Yes!

Most restaurants here in the states will charge a corkage fee.. but if I'm having a special dinner I'll often bring along a correspondingly special bottle of wine.

For any DC folks out there, Melrose at the Park Hyatt waives the corkage fee on Sunday nights..

I like my wine on those long international flights I make every few weeks, and I'll have as much of it as I can responsibly handle.

F**k you very much, Senator Feinstein.

Okay, Senator Feinstein, lets do a compromise on this. I will limit myself to two drinks in an airplane if you limit yourself to two terms in the US Senate.

And for those bringing their own nice special booze aboard, I was told this is OK, but it must be served to you by a FA.

MisterNice

Oh dear, this is the way to hell being paved with good intentions. I hate drunks on airplanes I really really do, but do we have to spoil life for everybody because of the actions of a minority.

I think that the person who made the comment about having seen most abuse where the alchohol was free is pertinent. I still think that whatever they do, people will still find a way. They take their own drink on "dry" airlines, and sup duty-free if they are denied. Is this is the Senator who was Gore's 2IC? Please excuse my ignorance, but I can barely take an interest in our own politicians let alone yours?! I am glad that you have (like ourselves) so little else to concern the legislators

I guess there isnt anything more important in the federal govt to worry about

What a stupid idea. Why is it that every time there's a small problem with a small number of people, the solution is to pass a big, repressive law?? Make individual people responsible for their own actions, enforce any applicable, sensible laws, and REPEAL laws that have outlived their usefulness or no longer make sense. I wish that every time a law was passed, another had to come off the books until our legal system was "cleaned up" and less complicated.

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I agree with MisterNice, Paul Palmer, THX1138 and Spiff! Don't these officials have more important things to do? My God, I live in California and am stuck with Feinstein for the time being...
I think each airline can regulate themselves regarding the "alcohol problem".

Preserve the gridlock!

Senator Feinstein has confused the words "democrat" and "demagogue".

No, thank God. (can you imagine "Vice President Feinstein?" Even the possibility would have me calling real estate agents all over Canada...)

BTW, with regard to the subject of the thread, whatever happened to individuals taking responsibility for their actions?

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I read this and can only shake my head.

Sure, it's a challenge to come up with a solution to the problem of air rage, and an arbitrary two-drink limit may not be the answer (but two or three drinks is probably about right for the majority of Americans who are not overweight). Everytime I hear a story where an innocent pax or airline employee gets abused by a drunk pax, I feel something needs to get done. Fortunately, air rage is not as common as drunk driving, but I feel that sitting next to an obnoxious drunk on an airplane is a bigger infringement on my rights than what Senator may be Feinstein proposing.

I personally think a better response is to raise the price of drinks to something closer to $10 a shot and to abolish free drinks on international flights...

Also, while the majority of the posts here are against this Feinstein idea, I believe that there is a silent majority of regular folks and frequent fliers who would support some form of control on onboard drinking.

On a nonstop flight from JFK-HKG (a 16 hour flight!) in the upper deck of a 747 recently, only 10 or so "minis" were consumed (the airline had stocked something like 150) by the 25-plus C pax. Not everyone feels they have to drink when they travel.

Feinstein and her communist agenda continue to be an embarrassment to CA and the nation! This is just another example of her absurd, illogical, and undemocratic approach towards legislation. For someone who is "pro-choice" she sure doesn't want us to have much control over our bodies. The woman is off her rocker.

But maybe I'm just saying that because I'm still feeling the effects of the 3 drinks I had on my way back to LAX from DTW last night.

LOL..just learn with most of us in California learned..ignore Feinstein.

I've never been a fan of too much regulation. However, I've seen my share of drunks on planes and abuse by drunks to think that a limit or ban on alcohol may not be such a bad idea.

Wouldn't it perhaps be a better idea to just ban the "drunks"?