which airlines do NOT allow passengers to bring their own food onboard?
Aug 7, 2010, 1:00 pm
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On a couple of occasions my "Kippy" bag has contained naught but 4 miniature bottles of decent whisk(e)y. One TSAer did give the bag a second look, while on the other occasions, the contents seem to have gone un-noticed. Now, that's what we need, 3 ounce plastic flasks....
For years, before the TSA and liquid-less flying, I always carried a little booze, and don't ever remember being challenged by an FA in Economy. I suspect that the airlines "prohibit" the practice, but the only active discouragement would come if an FA actually witnessed the "pour' from bottle to plastic cup (or swigging straight from the jug). Now, if you order a cup of ice, they might be suspicious...
For years, before the TSA and liquid-less flying, I always carried a little booze, and don't ever remember being challenged by an FA in Economy. I suspect that the airlines "prohibit" the practice, but the only active discouragement would come if an FA actually witnessed the "pour' from bottle to plastic cup (or swigging straight from the jug). Now, if you order a cup of ice, they might be suspicious...
Aug 7, 2010, 2:31 pm
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Aug 7, 2010, 2:56 pm
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So, when I take my food on and they are all off having a chat/sleep/playing scrabble/reading mags and I eat my sandwich, how does the food police monitor this?
Aug 8, 2010, 10:43 am
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On a couple of occasions my "Kippy" bag has contained naught but 4 miniature bottles of decent whisk(e)y. One TSAer did give the bag a second look, while on the other occasions, the contents seem to have gone un-noticed. Now, that's what we need, 3 ounce plastic flasks....
My assumption would be it's more to keep people from getting blitzed on their own bottle of cheap vodka than anything else. If the only alcohol served is that bought from the crew, they can monitor intake and cut you off. If you're nursing your own 40 of booze, they can't do that. Add in the amount of air rage incidents we see with the "passenger was intoxicated" tagline right afterwards, and I can't say I blame them.
Not that it stops me from imbibing single servings of liquor if I have them with me
But I'm not a rowdy drunk, and unlikely to get so drunk I can't walk. (ok I've come close once or twice, but it was champagne! And it was GOOD!)
Aug 9, 2010, 2:48 am
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I depends on how you define "drunk". I would imagine a fair percentage of passengers will have a high level of alcohol in them - but airlines don't mind as long as you are well behaved and/or asleep. Being drunk is not a problem - it's being rowdy and acting drunk, that can get you in deep (and expensive) trouble.
Aug 9, 2010, 2:57 am
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In the United States, apparently any parent has the power to claim their kids has an "allergy" and force the flight attendant to make an announcement (after everyone's boarded and the door's closed) that nobody is to eat whatever food it is the parent claims there's an allergy to.
This happened to me this morning.
So the point is, you never know. You may be denied the ability to eat your food for any arbitrary reason at any time.
This happened to me this morning.
So the point is, you never know. You may be denied the ability to eat your food for any arbitrary reason at any time.
Oct 17, 2010, 3:36 am
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Amazing that they would bring in the authorities after the plane had landed at its destination, especially since they weren't causing any trouble. What exactly did that do for the airline since everyone was disembarking anyway?
Oct 17, 2010, 3:40 am
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For years, before the TSA and liquid-less flying, I always carried a little booze, and don't ever remember being challenged by an FA in Economy. I suspect that the airlines "prohibit" the practice, but the only active discouragement would come if an FA actually witnessed the "pour' from bottle to plastic cup (or swigging straight from the jug). Now, if you order a cup of ice, they might be suspicious...
She mentioned that consuming one's own alcohol is prohibited onboard and asked me how many cans I have. Of course I replied, "just this one." That seemed to be ok with her so she went off to continue with her other duties... while I sneakily replaced my current can with a new one every 10-15 mins for the next hour until I went through my 6-pack.