Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE

Actually I think that this is more a cultural issue rather than airline. I cannot think of an airline in Europe who would cut anyone off after that little. One question that I do have is are spirits free or now as they used to be paid for? If they were free, she might have an issue with handing out alcohol. Were it paying then maybe she'd cashed up although that too would surprise me. This is the perennial problem at American - there is no one person in overall charge of the service and who has the authority to tell people what to do. Air France has a Cabin Service Director aboard who is there to ensure that the service goes smoothly and deal with any problems leaving the crew free to get on with the service.

Had it happened to me, she and I would have had come-to-Jesus in the galley after I had gone and asked her colleagues for a gin and tonic. This is an international flight so any threats of the police getting involved would just eyewash.All I can say is unless as skylady remarks that he could have been seeming inebriated; I find this extraordinary.