Flights can be a stressful experience, so many choose to have a drink on the plane.
Yet ordering a drink from the trolley can come at a cost, and most airlines prohibit passengers from drinking their own alcohol that they bring on board.
This includes both their own drinks and those brought in duty-free.
One expert has since revealed how there is a way around this, and that there is a legal way to be able to drink onboard a flight.
Travel writer of website God Save The Points Gilbert Ott explained how to both bring it onboard and be allowed to drink it.
Bringing personal alcohol is allowed if it is under 100ml.
“Fortunately, mini alcohol bottles fit into the sizing requirements, and you can bring multiple mini-bottles through security,” Mr Ott explains.
“It’s absolutely fine. Just put them in a clear plastic bag, just as you would any other liquid items.”
Otherwise purchasing a slightly larger bottle at duty-free is also allowed, as long as it is in a sealed bag.
Drinking it during a flight, however, is a contentious topic, with many stating that any alcohol that isn’t from the serving cart is banned.
Mr Ott explains how this isn’t always the case as, depending on the airline, personal alcohol can be drunk if it isn’t served by the passengers.
He reveals: “You CANNOT serve yourself on the plane. Any plane. No. You can’t.
”You CAN however politely ask a member of the cabin crew if they would not mind serving you the liquor you brought on board.”
The catch is that the alcohol must be finished before landing and, as it is at the flight attendants discretion, they may stop serving the alcohol if they feel the passenger is too inebriated.
Mr Ott emphasises to “be discreet” and that “the crew must dispose of anything open and unconsumed at the end of the flight”.
It is worth checking if the airline does allow this or if they actively prohibit it. JetBlue flights promoted the policy recently which allows passengers drinking their own alcohol.
The British Airways website confirms that alcohol under 100ml is allowed, but any opened duty free bags which include alcohol are disposed of if there is a connection between the flights.
Cheapflights also stated: “It’s against federal regulation to open your own bottle of alcohol on a flight or to drink alcohol that was not directly served to you by a flight attendant.”
This could imply that if the flight attendant serves it then it is okay to drink onboard.
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