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BYOB? Is it possible to bring my own alcohol for int. flight with Delta?

BYOB? Is it possible to bring my own alcohol for int. flight with Delta?

Old Jun 27, 2008, 1:01 am
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Originally Posted by OhSoBlessed
Here you are a college student getting terrible advice from some irresponsible adults. I was utterly shocked finding this thread and angered by some of the responses posted by FT members.

Now that you are aware of Federal Aviation Regulations regarding alcohol, do not even consider bringing your own alcoholic beverage onboard and consuming it.

Some others said they mix alcohol and medication. I'm a nurse, and I cannot believe some older adults would be giving you that idea.

Shame on those of you that bring your own drinks onboard KNOWING the FAA prohibits it and even more for giving this young college student crazy ideas.
Thanks for your concerns, as I stated earlier, I'll not attempt anything like that.

I'm though seriously thinking about getting a regular dose of niquill. During the midterms/finals/project dues I used to take dayquill around 10 11pm and it would keep me awake till 2-3 am which is usuall around our coffee break. That thing would keep me awake and I would be the only one that did not have a crushed immune system and coughing or sneezing. So I'm thinking the opposite would work with niquill... Or should I just stick with the old style, opening the textbook I'm taking in my backpack anyways and start reading it (which is even more effective than cloroform to knock you out :P)
A nurse's help is appreciated even more
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Old Jun 27, 2008, 4:07 am
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A few years ago my friends and I got busted drinking a bottle of costa rican rum coming home on Taca, the FA took the bottle,then returned it after the flight. The FA wasnt to happy and we felt like Jack asses, but at lease we had a good buzz Since then I just get the drinks from the FAs.
On the Captains comments, a little harsh in my opinion. I have seen plenti of sober people that should be off the plane, before someone who is drinking a mini bottle of booze.

In addition, its hard to even get a drink in coach now.

I know the Captain and FAs are doing their job, but come on.

Its kind of like the mandatory age for retirement for captains, the rules need to be looked at.

My two cents.

Oh yeah, if you send me a message I will send you some free drink coupons (as long as your 21) to save you the trouble of having to sneak anything on, I think I have 3 of them sitting around.
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Old Jun 27, 2008, 4:55 am
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Old Jun 27, 2008, 6:06 am
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Originally Posted by skylady
If you get the bottle on, then just ask the FA to pour it for you. They will pour as long as you do not appear intoxicated. The leftovers will be yours to take off. Good judgement on both sides will make your flight!
Sorry, it's not Delta's policy to pour. From the manual:
"Alcohol may not be:
• sold at the gate.
• served to any passenger who appears to be intoxicated, is a prisoner or
prisoner’s escort or is carrying a weapon.
• served to passengers under the age of 21. If in doubt, request positive
identification from the passenger.
• consumed or served on board an aircraft unless the certificate holder
operating the aircraft provided and served the beverage. This policy
prohibits any Delta flight attendant from serving liquor/wine brought on
board by a passenger for special occasions or purchased from Duty Free.

• taken off the aircraft once served. Delta’s policy requires that all liquor,
complimentary or sold must be consumed on board the aircraft. “Liquor to
go” is not allowed."
(Whether your FA complies with policy or not is a different matter)
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 10:32 am
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joelA, korhan:
Thanks for your offers :-) I'm on the other side of the world now, maybe our paths will cross. PM me if you visit SHA.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 11:23 am
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This thread is just......ridiculous? I cannot believe anyone would recommend taking prescription medication and alcohol at the same time. Those little stickers prohibiting alcohol consumption are not just on your pill bottles to provide additional decoration. It is beyond irresponsible to do this yourself, and much worse to suggest to a college student that it is a desirable way to travel.

I rarely drink while flying. It just does not seem to be a wise idea. I am a huge believer in living better through chemicals, but I would not use any of them irresponsibly. If I want to sleep I take a prescription medication manufactured for that purpose. I do not guzzle Nyquil. I do not recommend that anyone use medication any differently than allowed for in the dosage instructions. Many of those medications depress your respiration rate, and when mixed with alcohol it means further depression of your respiration rate so sometimes you just stop breathing. Even if you have been successful with this behavior in the past does not mean you are immune to killing yourself by mixing sleeping medication or cold medication and alcohol.

OP, drinking Dayquil to stay awake during finals is not the reason you did not get the sniffles. These is no prophylactic for the common cold, and I suspect that it did not do that much to improve your concentration. Likely it was just a placebo effect. One hopes, for the sake of your future career, that you have not shared this information on My Space.

How about watching the movie, listening to your iPod, reading a good book and being sure you do not arrive at your destination in a coma!
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:17 pm
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Wife and I always pack several mini bottles of gin and j daniels, she orders sprite and I order coke and enjoy our flight, upgraded 50% of the time so we use it on return flight or save it for next flight......no one has ever said anything to us about having our own liquor.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:22 pm
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I know quite a few people who bring a few empty flasks, hit the duty free, and then fill up the flasks before the flight. Bottle goes in the carry on, and flasks goes in the computer bag/briefcase for easy access.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:39 pm
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I'm not even sure this thread belongs in the Delta forum.

Isn't it more appropriately suited to a substance abuse forum? Or, in the case of the OP apparently, an addiction or dependency forum?

All kidding aside, I'm beginning to think that this might be some kind of reaching out for help. I've had several friends struggle through substance abuse problems (alcohol, prescription drug abuse, illegal drugs, you name it), and some of the early indications and ways that trouble was manifested were pretty odd. Looking for ways to stay drunk (or stoned, or high, as some of the other posters have helpfully offered) on a transatlantic flight would absolutely fit the profile.

I don't mean to sound judgmental, but if it's that critically important to you that you remain intoxicated for a flight that you're willing to take some of the steps recommended here (mixing drugs and alcohol, injecting alcohol into fruits, bringing minis onboard and violating FARs and airline policies), you might want to really take a good look at your motivation and talk about it with some other people.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Down3Green
What I can tell you for certain is that you absolutely cannot serve yourself your own drinks.
The above statement is incorrect (unless somebody is a quadriplegic or has some other disability). The correct statement is: "you absolutely cannot LEGALLY serve yourself your own drinks."

Originally Posted by Down3Green
I know I may sound like a hard-*ss on this, but believe it or not, I'm a pretty friendly Captain. I like to engage and joke around with my passengers and I always hang around during delays to face the music and explain whats going on and I understand the frustrations that passengers feel during delays....that said, the handfull of Pax that I have kicked off the plane have been those who try to sneak their own booze on board or those who are clearly drunk before they ever sit down. Let me be real clear, if the F/As inform me that during boarding, someone in row 25 is pouring their own drinks from a bottle, you are going to find yourself off the plane with very little discussion.
Booting somebody for self-serving pre-flight is the easy part. Would you divert a flight which has already departed in order to de-plane a self-serving pax (assume other things being equal / ie: pax's only offense is self-serving)?

Again, given the dismal state of DL's in-flight Y "service", I find it hard to believe that a relatively sober pax spiking his/her drink mid-flight would even be noticed by the FAs, let alone reprimanded.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:48 pm
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Originally Posted by jimrpa
I don't mean to sound judgmental, but if it's that critically important to you that you remain intoxicated for a flight that you're willing to take some of the steps recommended here (mixing drugs and alcohol, injecting alcohol into fruits, bringing minis onboard and violating FARs and airline policies), you might want to really take a good look at your motivation and talk about it with some other people.
If you go back to the OP, he/she describes wanting to be able to get a mild buzz on a very lengthy flight to a distant destination. In more civilized days, it was free and considered entirely acceptable to partake in multiple adult beverages even in the very back of Y during such a flight. These days, the OP will be lucky if he/she is even able to get more than 1 complimentary soft drink from the ancient FAs working that route.

You make it sound as though the OP were trying to stay hammered throughout every 60 minute MD-80 domestic segment rather than wanting to get a buzz in a single very specific situation.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 2:50 pm
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Just use common sense... wait until airborne, be discreet, don't get plastered. In some instances, it is often better to ask for forgiveness, rather than permission.
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 5:04 pm
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What's the big deal? What is keeping you from just buying the drinks you feel you have to have? Sure it is more expensive than BYOB, but it is comparable or even cheaper than purchasing a drink in a bar. All this scheming for the purpose of consuming alcohol on board seems pretty silly. Just purchase your drinks. No worries!
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 5:24 pm
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Wink Uh-Huh

Originally Posted by Down3Green

At least if the F/A is serving you, he/she knows how many drinks you have had.
Say what?

Reading through the many FT elite members' posts about drinking this on that in the club prior to boarding, you might get an impression that with CRC access there's no need to have more alcoholic beverage service in flight...
ya think? so, with due respect, captain, HOW can you tell how many drinks were served to an individual in the CRC (or other airport bar), prior to the ADDITIONAL BEVERAGE served to a particular person once aboard?


Originally Posted by Down3Green
What I can tell you for certain is that you absolutely cannot serve yourself your own drinks.
While that is true, I'm confident, captian, that you are not so naive as to believe it is not done by SOME.

Originally Posted by Down3Green
Let me be real clear, if the F/As inform me that during boarding, someone in row 25 is pouring their own drinks from a bottle, you are going to find yourself off the plane with very little discussion.
Look out for that guy in F with the Flask j/k
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Old Jun 28, 2008, 5:30 pm
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Phoenix? 800+ square miles of flat asphalt ?

Originally Posted by Korhan
OK I give up...

I'm just gonna behave...

But yensoy, you're the man! If you ever happen to come to Phoenix for a milage run, I'll take you to the greatest microbrewery: The Four Peaks"...


Sorry KORHAN but the truth is: the great microbreweries are concentrated
in PORTLAND OREGON

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