Originally Posted by
musicmtl
Regarding drink selection, if it's an early flight and don't want an alcoholic drink, are the other (normally paid) drink options eligible, such as San Pellegrino or David's Tea?
Officially, it is only for an alcoholic beverage. However, most FAs have been willing to substitute with another non-alcoholic beverage without any issue. There was only one case where I had to push the FA to give me a non-alcoholic beverage.