Many accidents investigated after they have occurred reveal a series of seemingly minor unrelated events allowing an accident to slip through; I think investigators refer to this as the Swiss Cheese Model. This is recognised widely in aviation and I would be very surprised if BA did not welcome your account: similar circumstances in the future could be a contributing factor to a catastrophic event and the safety culture in any part of the aviation industry operates in a very mature and open way.

i wear my noise cancelling headphones during the safety demonstration; it makes it easier to hear it.

What this world needs much more of, is people claiming they know much more than the professionals and even when they are told that it’s not an issue by them, they disbelieve them and still want to make further waves.

Why is it appropriate that an investigation to be undertaken just because they disagree with the crew determination? If I think the pilot landed rather firmly, should I ask for an investigation because I think it should have been a soft landing?

Yes 10% of sales split between the whole crew.

how did they make at least a pound? Did the customer spend £40+? That is a lot more drinks that you suggested in your OP.

I was aware that is what the term couple meant 🙄

so £20 worth each, which equates to 3.2 drinks, assuming 50 ml measures 6.2 units, 5 hour flight at standard conservative estimate metabolism of 1 unit per hour so effectively a third of a glass of Stella more intoxicated than when they boarded.

i believe you described the man as ‘an elderly gentlemen’ and an ‘old boy’, it is unsurprising that others got the impression that he was old.

In any case, would you agree that it is actually difficult to assess how drunk somebody actually is, we have a game in the Emergency Department whereby someone ‘s alcohol level is guessed, often incorrectly.

You raised a concern, it sounds like the CC acted upon it, asked for advice from the CSM who told them to wake the individual and ask if he still felt able to use the emergency exit, which they did, noting your comment that the travel companion answered for him, nethertheless you assessed from your seat behind him, no doubt secured with your seatbelt secured, better than the CC did in front of him.

meanwhile my concern remains that the other half of the couple was fully awake and conversant with the CC yet the one who had fallen over was in your words ‘Caumatosed’. Many more have died from people assuming they were drunk when actually they have a significant bead injury that any risk being blamed for the concern uothread.

The risk of drunk pax in exit rows has been discussed many times before on these threads, and some additional points can be see by reviewing those threads, in quite surprised the ‘if there was a real likelihood or indeed risk of using a window exit, they wouldn’t rely passengers to do it yet.

Meanwhile those who argue that despite the tiny risk, all risks add up, I would urge them to consider the rrsks of other accepted circumstances onboard, perhaps they would argue to remove the ability to take hand-luggage onboard (far more likely to cause significant injury), or that we should start having 4 point harnesses in all seats rather than a lap belt.

One must balances levels of risk and that is why professionals are emplpyed tk balance these things, if you want to contact the CAA by all means do, but I reiterate I doubt anything will happen accept further frustration on your part.