Minor: Rejected for LAX Flagship Lounge Access
Jul 20, 2018, 11:37 am
#47
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Jul 20, 2018, 1:14 pm
#48
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AA is allowed to set any (legal) lounge access policy they'd like, and they've chosen to do so based on particular lounge offerings.
Jul 20, 2018, 1:30 pm
#49
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Wow... just wow...
The amazing and consistent ability of FTers to take what is an utterly simply open and shut thread (yes the agent was correct, no they shouldn't have been rude about it) and spin it wildly out of control is nothing short of breathtaking...
Regards
The amazing and consistent ability of FTers to take what is an utterly simply open and shut thread (yes the agent was correct, no they shouldn't have been rude about it) and spin it wildly out of control is nothing short of breathtaking...
Regards
Jul 20, 2018, 1:57 pm
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ok, but that wasn't in the OP's original post. It may be the ultimate reason, so one oculd have just said that and left the politically biased drivel for somewhere else.
Jul 20, 2018, 2:15 pm
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Taboo (Kapu)? The. Volstead Act was actually rescinded in 1933. Interestingly, Utah was the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment rescinding the 18th Amendment. Alcohol is quite legal, albeit regulated, in most parts of the USA.
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Jul 20, 2018, 2:53 pm
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Yes, 30+ years ago. The last state to raise it, Wyoming, did it on 7/1/1988.
Jul 20, 2018, 5:28 pm
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I think I might have phrased it inaccurately. I'm not talking about the kinds of major criminal charges where you get arrested or face jail time. But, if an unaccompanied minor under 18 were to cause damage to a lounge, or injure somebody, the minor could not be sued (unless legally emancipated).....however his or her PARENTS or LEGAL GUARDIANS could be sued. Parents/guardians are expected to supervise their children (or provide appropriate alternative supervision when needed). Parents/guardians who permit their minor children to travel unsupervised are taking on a certain level of risk/liability.
Jul 21, 2018, 1:14 am
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Jul 21, 2018, 6:08 am
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Hi there,
AA allows minors to travel alone on their aircraft....
"Children from 15 through 17 years of age may travel alone, and the Unaccompanied Minor Service is optional
(subject to the same provisions)."
But they do not allow the same minors to get into their lounge ? if they are worried about minors drinking
alcohol, make it mandatory for them to wear a band so they are not served alcohol. (Ban entry in lounges
with self serving alcohol)...
AA allows minors to travel alone on their aircraft....
"Children from 15 through 17 years of age may travel alone, and the Unaccompanied Minor Service is optional
(subject to the same provisions)."
But they do not allow the same minors to get into their lounge ? if they are worried about minors drinking
alcohol, make it mandatory for them to wear a band so they are not served alcohol. (Ban entry in lounges
with self serving alcohol)...
Jul 21, 2018, 8:36 am
#57
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Hi there,
AA allows minors to travel alone on their aircraft....
"Children from 15 through 17 years of age may travel alone, and the Unaccompanied Minor Service is optional
(subject to the same provisions)."
But they do not allow the same minors to get into their lounge ? if they are worried about minors drinking
alcohol, make it mandatory for them to wear a band so they are not served alcohol. (Ban entry in lounges
with self serving alcohol)...
AA allows minors to travel alone on their aircraft....
"Children from 15 through 17 years of age may travel alone, and the Unaccompanied Minor Service is optional
(subject to the same provisions)."
But they do not allow the same minors to get into their lounge ? if they are worried about minors drinking
alcohol, make it mandatory for them to wear a band so they are not served alcohol. (Ban entry in lounges
with self serving alcohol)...
Jul 21, 2018, 9:32 am
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I find it outrageous that AA discriminates against specific occupations.
Regardless of your stance on the environment, they should not deny coal minors entry into the lounge.
Regardless of your stance on the environment, they should not deny coal minors entry into the lounge.
Jul 21, 2018, 12:58 pm
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I'll admit it I was 17 and got Wine and Baileys and a Scotch on an American First Class SJC-ORD-SJC flight. I was dressed in a suit and confidently told the FA I'll have a Red wine please with my Steak Dinner. Then with the Sundae I asked for a Bailey's one way and Scotch the other way. I was not denied it nor did I abuse it.
I have never been carded on a plane as I look and act the part. I even got a Bloody Mary with Vodka from SJC-JFK in the AM and alcohol on flights to and from Hawaii all before I was 21!
I come from a European culture and we had Wine before we were 21 and my Grandparents served me Red Wine when I was 14-15 with dinner! No I am not an alcoholic I am a very responsible drinker.
Even with the self pour liquor I am able to gauge how much I intake. I have never been cut off by a flight or lounge attendant and I will switch between water and other liquids in between and make sure I do it with enough food.
As others have said its about playing the part!
I have never been carded on a plane as I look and act the part. I even got a Bloody Mary with Vodka from SJC-JFK in the AM and alcohol on flights to and from Hawaii all before I was 21!
I come from a European culture and we had Wine before we were 21 and my Grandparents served me Red Wine when I was 14-15 with dinner! No I am not an alcoholic I am a very responsible drinker.
Even with the self pour liquor I am able to gauge how much I intake. I have never been cut off by a flight or lounge attendant and I will switch between water and other liquids in between and make sure I do it with enough food.
As others have said its about playing the part!