lhr380 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3893 times:
Oh yes!
My staple drink on a domestic flight is a Vodka and Sprite (Had one on my flight up to MAN today)
Longhaul its always Champers on the ground, and a great white wine before the meal, and a nice white to compliment the dinner. I have the odd beer sometimes, but after the champers and wine I stick with Tea/water and soft drinks from there on
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 2, posted (1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago) and read 3886 times:
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't ... depends on my mood. Usually on domestic flights, I'll take a beer or two with a snack. Internationally, I'll usually get a red wine with my meal followed by a gin and tonic or Jack Daniels with a lemon wedge.
MHG From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 670 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3875 times:
I never drink alcohol when inside an aircraft. Intentionally !
And I´m not missing anything.
It really gets beyond me why so many people focus on alcoholic drinks when flying - and complain about airlines charging for alcoholic beverages ...
GBLKD From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2011, 345 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3869 times:
Quoting MHG (Reply 3): I never drink alcohol when inside an aircraft. Intentionally !
Likewise.
Alcohol in a pressurised aircraft has more of an adverse effect on the body than it does on the ground. If there is an emergency on take off or landing I'll be no use when it comes to getting myself or my family off safely if I'm 3 parts pissed.
Plenty of time to enjoy a couple of beers or share a bottle of wine with my wife when we're at home or at our hotel. When I'm in the air I'm staying stone cold sober.
FriendlySkiesUK From UK - England, joined Jul 2011, 25 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3855 times:
I normally fly first class or business so I drink before I board and then once on the aircraft – the only times I don’t is when I have a meeting the same day at the other end of the flight, but on long haul flights you can have a few drinks in the lounge, then onboard and as long as you stop drinking alcohol around six hours before landing (and eight hours before the meeting starts) I am always fine.
I must admit while I get tipsy on flights I NEVER get drunk – it’s an etiquette thing
aa61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 8, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3827 times:
Yup. flew Y to LHR the other week got hammered with Vodka/sprites.
Flew J back to DFW, got hammered with the same only for free.
readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3793 times:
wilco737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8476 posts, RR: 78 Reply 11, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3792 times:
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Quoting readytotaxi (Reply 10): As a pax I do like a VERY GOOD white wine in F/C on a long 8+ night flight so that I sleep well.
Nah, not for me. When I drink alcohol I sleep less good, no matter if airborne or on the ground. So when I want a good sleep, I just sit back, relax and sleep. And thank god I can sleep on an airplane very well
readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 3 Reply 12, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 3787 times:
BD338 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 598 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 3770 times:
A Friday evening beer is a near tradition for me on my weekly flight home from work. A glass of wine with dinner on longhaul is about it for me.
jeppelainen From Sweden, joined Oct 2006, 24 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 3719 times:
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Depends if I'm driving home from the airport.
Quoting GBLKD (Reply 4): If there is an emergency on take off or landing I'll be no use when it comes to getting myself or my family off safely if I'm 3 parts pissed.
That depends if my kids are travelling with me or not. Otherwise I'm thinking that due to the low chance of surviving a plane crash. I'd rather be tipsy when that happens
CXfirst From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 2697 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3699 times:
Always nice with a couple drinks. But I do not get to a point where it affects me or the passengers around me. Some leisure routes have the worst passengers. Glad many airlines (TG for instance) only allow one drink at a time, just to slow down the passenger.
In June I flew TG to BKK from PER (with stopover in HKT). My seatmate probably had 10 drinks on the 6 hour flight to HKT, held up the plane in HKT as he missed the boarding call while at the bar, and became mad at the crew when he was disallowed alcohol between HKT and BKK, as TG do not serve alcohol on domestic flights. Also, the flight from PER was 4 hours delayed, so he probably had some at the bar on that end as well.
carbon787 From United States of America, joined May 2010, 66 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3690 times:
of course....no different to having the odd drink on terra firma!
As we usually travel up front, a nice glass of champagne to start with, then a wine or two with a meal and perhaps a nice scotch to follow.
I have learned the hard way though to not drink in excess whilst traveling by air!!!
RamblinMan From United States of America, joined Oct 2010, 1081 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (1 year 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 3663 times:
Quoting GBLKD (Reply 4): Alcohol in a pressurised aircraft has more of an adverse effect on the body than it does on the ground.
Exactly! It's like a 2-for-one special up there!
Anytime I've got an afternoon/evening domestic flight I stay pretty happy throughout the whole experience. That means 2-3 beers before leaving for the airport, another 1-2 post-security if there's time, and at least one mixed drink onboard. It's how I deal with 90 minutes of public transit followed by my Freedom Grope courtesy of the TSA.
On long rides in Economy you gotta do what you can to try and put yourself to sleep...for me that means wine, and lots of it.
25 Pe@rson: Nope, I don't. I don't particularly seen the need. But, each to their own.
26 Rara: Sure do. I always liked Air France's Caribbean flights from ORY, where a small bottle of wine is served de rigueur with every meal, and you order your
27 aa61hvy: To fly on those cramped 744's to SXM etc it makes sense!
28 Eltomzo: I have a tradition of having a beer whenever I arrive into Australia/NZ - it's a long way from London and the weary traveller needs to celebrate arriv
29 signol: I'll usually have one or two, but no more than that. signol
30 srbmod: Yes. Typically a mixed drink or two depending on the flight and whether or not on a longer flight they have a second round of inflight service (There
31 Max Q: There's always someone with a joke isn't there Wilco.. I will have a glass or two of wine when travelling as a passenger but not too much as the dehy
32 Quokka: Tell me about it. On one flight from DXB to PER (I was coming back from CMN) the crew were wonderful. I was travelling in Y and had done nothing more
33 BAViscount: I remember a time when EI served a champagne breakfast to every passenger in Business Class! Back in the mid 90s I had to attend a meeting in Dublin
34 EUFlyer: Exactly the same scenario I had, flying from LHR to SEA
35 exFATboy: As long as I don't have to drive when I land, I have a few...usually Vodka-7s. If I'm in Business or First, perhaps wine with a meal - I'm not a big w
36 cgnnrw: I'll second that! I actually choose AF because they offer free booze in Y class on their TATL flights, always make sure I get that free glass of Cham
37 BNEFlyer: If it's available, I'm drinking it. It's like a tradition for me, and my friends, to have a few drinks while flying. It's a shame QF only offer compli
38 srbmod: On DL, Heineken is one of the "good" beers they offer. Meanwhile, they serve some good beers in their Sky Clubs (Here in Atlanta you can get Sweetwat
39 AR385: I don´t want to play "Mom" here, but mixing Ibuprofen aka Advil and alcohol is not such a good idea. Not as bad as Acetaminophen aka Tylenol and alc
40 DeltAirlines: Definitely do. On US Airways, it's normally a Beck's for me. On Delta, it depends. If I'm drinking a beer, it's Corona. Often on Delta, I'm consuming
41 travelavnut: It's not for sleeping, it's for numming the body so any sitting position becomes comfortable. euh.... I know mom, but hey, I don't smoke, I'm in good
42 WROORD: I used to get wine with dinner, but the last few years I do not drink at all on aircraft it makes you double tired.
43 floridaflyboy: Oh yes, I had a similar experience flying MSP-LHR years ago. The crew recognized me and practically had me tipsy before we left the ground! On topic,
44 BAViscount: I've had that happen to me too! I was flying AC's A319 service YYT-LHR in August 2007 and when the trolley came round I had asked for a Vodka and Cok
45 aerorobnz: Yes. I always have a white wine or two with dinner ( I like to try new wines that I haven't seen on the market before), and a bourbon and coke after d
46 Babybus: Yeah, you bet! Brandy if it's early morning (pretending it's medicinal) and red wine the rest of the time. J and F champagne all the way plus a few gl
47 spacecadet: If it's free (e.g. international flights), I'm drinking as much as they'll serve me. If it's not free (e.g. domestic), I usually don't drink. Though I
48 AirbusA6: Definitely (if it's free) though not to excess, especially on a long haul international flight from the UK, as I like to go through immigration and cu
49 ajd1992: I don't, but I've never flown when I've been old enough. I was 17 the last time I flew, I'm 19 now (which is far too big of a gap for my liking, altho
50 CPHFF: SK serves the irresistable Mr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix. Unless I must drive a car upon arrival, one or two will often slip down the hatch with Ab
51 Delimit: I need something to chase the Xanax with.
52 Fiveholer: I'm not much of a drinker but I've developed a dirty habit of Baileys/coffee on morning flights in F. Last year in BF on EWR-OSL our FA made a few mea
53 BeakerLTN: This is quite an art.I Have different stipulations Before any holiday flight, Guiness at airport if before 9am, otherwise a nice bitter from Wetherspo
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