Originally Posted by par
Does anyone know why it's prohibited to consume one owns alcohol aboard?
I can eat my own sandwich and my own soda, but i can't have my own beer if i wanted to. Why is that?
FYI, I have a business in the wine industry and i'd much rather have my own high quality wine vs. the two buck chuck they serve in UA's RCC or the Canoe Ridge that they serve in Intl F on the FRA-SFO flight i did last friday.
BTW, i can't believe that int'l F serves a $20 wine, has the airlines in the US really sunk this low???.
I am fairly certain that the reason behind this is so that one will not get too crazy on their own sauce. The FAs can monitor how much of their booze they serve you and cut you off should you start acting the fool. They can actually deny you boarding if you appear to be too drunk. With acts of air rage, it is not surprising that the airlines don't want to have to worry about a passenger who is blitzed out of their gourd trying to cause a disruption.
What would be nice, however, is to let you bring your own stuff onboard, and then let the FAs serve it to you, and then give you the remaining as you leave the plane. That's probably too much hassle, though. I think the airline lawyers are just looking out for their companies' best interests.