Originally Posted by entropy
I was on a ground hold in LGA once for several hours and they told me no free booze (I was invol downgraded... not a happy camper), they said that in Gordo's day they would have but now they could get fired for it...
Again, experience would say no liquor during the big delay, but once airborne, I'd do it on the "down-low" and probably only for the first round. I don't know anyone fired for that, now or when Gordo was here.
If the agents informed me that you had been downgraded, that would have impact on my decision to offer you free drinks (again, not until you were liquored up). If you told me, with no confirmation from the agents, I'd think you were trying to pull a fast one.