Morning Alcohol at Airports: Should You Drink Before Your Flight?
Airports operate under their own rules, where early flights coexist with evening dinners. Food and alcohol, including beer in the morning, are served around the clock. This has become so normal that no one pays attention to people drinking prosecco at seven in the morning. However, Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, is calling for a ban on this practice.
According to him, nearly every day one flight of the company changes its route due to unruly passengers, and most incidents are related to those who have had too much to drink before boarding. O'Leary believes that serving alcohol in airports during early hours is inappropriate.
He suggests introducing a limit of two drinks per person, controlling this by boarding passes. Ryanair adheres to a zero-tolerance policy towards violators, and recently reported on two passengers who were convicted for their behavior on board.
However, not everyone agrees with O'Leary's proposal. The owner of the Wetherspoon pub chain, Sir Tim Martin, stated that implementing such a limit would be very difficult, and that many alcoholic beverages are ordered alongside food. He also noted that strict rules are already in place to prevent excessive drinking before flights.
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Rules for Intoxicated Passengers on Board
Rules regarding intoxication during flights are established by national aviation authorities. For example, the UK Air Navigation Order of 2016 states that no one may board an aircraft while intoxicated, although there is no precise definition of what constitutes intoxication.
In Lufthansa's terms of carriage, it is stated that a passenger may be denied boarding if their behavior poses a danger to themselves or others. In 2019, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency launched the #NotOnMyFlight campaign aimed at combating unacceptable behavior on board.
