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The Drinking Age On Flights

AC_A340 From Canada, joined Sep 1999, 2251 posts, RR: 2
Posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1559 times:

Well, is it the age of majority at the destination, or the origin of the flight?

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Iainhol From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1513 times:

Age where the plane is registered.
Iain

Skyhawk From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1065 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1497 times:

Drinking age on aircraft in the US is 21 no matter what state they left from, going to. What is the dringing age in Canada AC_A340?

Airsicknessbag From Germany, joined Aug 2000, 4723 posts, RR: 38
Reply 3, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 1484 times:

Oh well, they gave me champagne on a Delta plane when I was 15, so I guess they don´t handle it that strict. It might have helped, though, that the flight in question was from Greece to Germany...

Daniel Smile

Boeing422 From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 28 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1473 times:

To Answer Skyhawks queastion the drinking age in Canada is either 18 or 19 depending on the province. Good question AC_340 I have been wondering the same thing. I guess I will be drinking on the AC flight as soon as I board in Washington.

MIG54 From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 39 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1463 times:

In the 1970s I regularly flew between college and home. In those days I was rarely asked for ID and had no problem being served alcohol. Maybe all that facial hair and a smoke in hand helped a bit on that score.

Mls515 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 3069 posts, RR: 9
Reply 6, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 1434 times:

I'd like to see a state try to enforce it's drinking age on an airplane flying a few thousand feet above it! Who's jurisdiction would that fall under? The state where the airplane is owned? is flying over?

SJC>SFO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1420 times:

If you live in texas, they'll shoot you down.

just kidding. But I'm sure they keep an eye on the Bush girls when they are flying out to DC to visit daddy haha

AC_A340 From Canada, joined Sep 1999, 2251 posts, RR: 2
Reply 8, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1402 times:

I have no idea as to what the age is in Canada. That's why I asked. Some of the provinces are 19 and some 18. I believe it is the age at the destination but I'm not sure.

Mls515 From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 3069 posts, RR: 9
Reply 9, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1398 times:

I need to lease some planes from the Netherlands and operate special "booze and weed" charters from select US cities.

Ironminds From Australia, joined Apr 2001, 556 posts, RR: 4
Reply 10, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1389 times:

don't forget the hookers!

Penguinflies From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 975 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1360 times:

I wondered about that overwater. Fly TWA and once you are out past SFO and the movie starts....

But their policy is no one served under 21 on any of their flights (or so they say). They also say only two carry-on bags...

B757-223 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1364 times:

The legal age to drink is where the a/c is registered. Hope I helped! Smile/happy/getting dizzy

Regards,
B757-223 Big grin

Rootsboy From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 111 posts, RR: 2
Reply 13, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1348 times:

Iainhol is correct.

It's the legal age of the country where the aircraft is registered. In Canada, we go by 19 y/o on the aircraft. (I don't think it matters what province the a/c is registered to)

Example:

XYZ Airlines flight 123, YYZ-LAX

Any passenger 19 years of age or older may drink on this flight, as well as the flight back.

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