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Old Aug 21, 2015, 8:26 pm
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Alcoholic Beverage Service Hours
in Admirals Clubs

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AIRPORT Open Sunday Sun Note
 ATL 6:00 AM 12:00 PM
 AUS 7:00 AM 12:00 PM
 BNA 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
 BOS 8:00 AM 11:00 AM
 BUF 8:00 AM 10:00 AM
 CLT 7:00 AM 12:00 PM
 DCA 7:00 AM 12:00 PM
 DEN 7:00 AM 7:00 AM
 DFW 7:00 AM 12:00 PM Comp Bev Before Noon
 EWR whenever club is open
 GSO 7:00 AM 12:00 PM
 HNL 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 JFK 8:00 AM 10:00 AM
 LAX 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 LGA 8:00 AM 12:00 PM
 MIA 7:00 AM 7:00 AM
 ORD whenever club is open
 PHL 7:00 AM 11:00 AM
 PHX 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 RDU 7:00 AM 12:00 PM
 SAN 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 SFO 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 SJU whenever club is open
 SNA 6:00 AM 6:00 AM
 STL 6:00 AM 9:00 AM
 TPA 7:00 AM 7:00 AM

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Old Aug 20, 2015, 5:26 pm
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Originally Posted by LBJ
It's not just southern laws, the DTW Sky Clubs are also prohibited from offering alcohol before noon on Sundays due to Michigan liquor laws (DTW is self serve so it is all comp).
Weird. I almost never fly on Sunday mornings. I transited ATL a few times early on Sundays and they were offering comp alcohol, but could not sell anything from the 'Luxury Bar' until noon. That was really my only experience with that. I don't really see why liquor laws should vary by county.
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Old Aug 20, 2015, 6:11 pm
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Originally Posted by Memo21
AC's in Charlotte can't serve alcohol until 12 noon on Sundays. Another reason to avoid that hub.

One small out-station, and I can't remember where, had some sort of rule where even once on the plane, alcohol could not be served before a certain time.....had to wait until the plane was airborne. Utah maybe? Can't remember where I was, but it shocked me.
In certain states, PDB alcohol (by definition on the ground) requires airlines to purchase a liquor license, and not all airlines buy licenses in every such state. And occasionally, airlines are hit with liability in dram shop cases, like US in New Mexico a few years back. IIRC, as a result, New Mexico yanked the US license, which terminated all alcohol PDBs on US in New Mexico. Once airborne, state laws are irrelevant, and airlines can do whatever they want.
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Old Aug 20, 2015, 7:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Simon Schus
how about serving alcohol on board flights (e.g. in First)? Does wine flow at 5/6am on American flights?
In first, it certainly does. In coach, many early morning flights are catered only with vodka and no other liquor.
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Old Aug 20, 2015, 9:12 pm
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It's virtually impossible to get anything (even a tomato juice) at LGA's AC before 8am (which is when the bartender starts to appear) but I have had and witnessed many people having Bloody Marys and screwdrivers by about 9am. I've never seen anyone have an issue getting something alcoholic to drink in the air for a 5am or 6am flight.
Bars in NY can't serve before 8am.
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Old Aug 20, 2015, 9:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Catbert10
DFW doesn't serve before noon on Sunday either. I know they can't sell before noon, and I'm pretty sure they also don't serve the free stuff.
Then that changed this week. Knocked back many a Bloody Mary on Sunday mornings in AC's at DFW.
DFW can't sell before noon, but they can comp....free stuff. Charlotte can't serve it before noon PERIOD.....buy or comp.
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 2:08 pm
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On Sunday's in Texas, you can be served drinks from 10am to noon if you are ordering food.
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 3:42 pm
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in NYC you can't have alcohol before noon on Sundays.....I always have to point this out to friends that are visiting and want to do brunch wayyyy too early at like 11am.
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by AANYC1981
in NYC you can't have alcohol before noon on Sundays.....I always have to point this out to friends that are visiting and want to do brunch wayyyy too early at like 11am.
Are you kidding?? If I don't have a glass of Bloody Mary, Mimosa, or Sangria by 1030am on a Sunday morning I'm gonna be in a mood!
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 3:49 pm
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Originally Posted by AANYC1981
in NYC you can't have alcohol before noon on Sundays.....I always have to point this out to friends that are visiting and want to do brunch wayyyy too early at like 11am.
Originally Posted by cmd320
Are you kidding?? If I don't have a glass of Bloody Mary, Mimosa, or Sangria by 1030am on a Sunday morning I'm gonna be in a mood!
Nope he's not. I discovered this a couple of weeks ago. The funny part is a New Yorker came down here a few years ago and complained about our Sunday liquor laws - which are apparently exactly the same as New York's.
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 5:54 pm
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Here's a list I compiled that displays the time at which each domestic Admirals Club location begins serving alcohol, including Sunday hours (if different than normal hours). Somebody should double-check this data and put it in a Wiki.

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AIRPORT	Open	 Sunday
ATL	6:00 AM	 12:00 PM
AUS	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
BNA	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
BOS	8:00 AM	 11:00 AM
BUF	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
CLT	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
DCA	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
DEN	7:00 AM	  7:00 AM
DFW	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
EWR	whenever club is open		
GSO	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
HNL	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM
JFK	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
LAX	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM
LGA	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
MIA	7:00 AM	  7:00 AM	
ORD	whenever club is open		
PHL	7:00 AM	 11:00 AM
PHX	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM
RDU	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
SAN	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM	
SFO	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM	
SJU	whenever club is open		
SNA	6:00 AM	  6:00 AM	
STL	6:00 AM	  9:00 AM
TPA	7:00 AM	  7:00 AM
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 6:01 pm
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Originally Posted by jbsay
Here's a list I compiled that displays the time at which each domestic Admirals Club location begins serving alcohol, including Sunday hours (if different than normal hours). Somebody should double-check this data and put it in a Wiki.

Code:
AIRPORT	Open	 Sunday
ATL	6:00 AM	 12:00 PM
AUS	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
BNA	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
BOS	8:00 AM	 11:00 AM
BUF	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
CLT	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
DCA	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
DEN	7:00 AM	 
DFW	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
EWR			
GSO	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
HNL	6:00 AM	 
JFK	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
LAX	6:00 AM	 
LGA	8:00 AM	 12:00 PM
MIA	7:00 AM		
ORD			
PHL	7:00 AM	 11:00 AM
PHX	6:00 AM	 
RDU	7:00 AM	 12:00 PM
SAN	6:00 AM		
SFO	6:00 AM		
SJU			
SNA	6:00 AM		
STL	6:00 AM	 9:00 AM
TPA	7:00 AM
MIA should be 7am for Sunday as well.
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 8:28 pm
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Originally Posted by jbsay
Here's a list I compiled that displays the time at which each domestic Admirals Club location begins serving alcohol, including Sunday hours (if different than normal hours). Somebody should double-check this data and put it in a Wiki.

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Done! Now it's up to the membership to update... Thanks!
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 8:37 pm
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I believe the Sunday column should differentiate between paid and comp as well since in some locations they're different (ATL, DFW).
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Old Aug 21, 2015, 10:26 pm
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Originally Posted by cmd320
I believe the Sunday column should differentiate between paid and comp as well since in some locations they're different (ATL, DFW).
Interesting—at PHL and DCA, the ACs start serving paid and complimentary alcohol for on-premises consumption at the earliest time local law permits the sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption. To the extent that clubs in airports like DFW and ATL start earlier, I assume they begin serving comp drinks immediately after they open because local law does not treat the distribution of unpriced drinks as a form of serving alcohol on-premises. However, if those clubs don't begin serving comp drinks until after they open, but before they begin serving paid drinks, I assume it's just an airline (or airport) policy that could change at any time.
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Old Aug 22, 2015, 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by jbsay
Interesting—at PHL and DCA, the ACs start serving paid and complimentary alcohol for on-premises consumption at the earliest time local law permits the sale of alcohol for on-premises consumption. To the extent that clubs in airports like DFW and ATL start earlier, I assume they begin serving comp drinks immediately after they open because local law does not treat the distribution of unpriced drinks as a form of serving alcohol on-premises. However, if those clubs don't begin serving comp drinks until after they open, but before they begin serving paid drinks, I assume it's just an airline (or airport) policy that could change at any time.
It's the former. Comp beverages are offered upon opening/bar opening while for purchase options cannot be sold until a specific time. I know this to be the case in ATL and someone upthread noted the same was true for DFW.
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