Originally Posted by fender5787

I fly TK pretty often (ex both EWR and jfk) and their usual on the ground SOP is to have a plate of juices and water but anyone can request any alcoholic beverage. However, they seemed to change their SOP and now have an open bar pdb and specifically ask if one would like champagne. I experienced this most recently ex-EWR in November. And I do recall JL serving champagne on the ground in J ex-JFK, albeit in plastic cups similar to what the us3 serve their longhaul pdbs in. I do believe the majority of international carriers ex-JFK and EWR serve alcoholic beverages, and I personally think it’s disappointing that SQ doesn’t. But to each their own.

Edit: the only exception some carriers follow is no on the ground booze ex-JFK on Sunday morning flights before 10am due to blue laws.