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American Airlines Will Start Serving Alcohol In Coach April 18 – Even With The Mask Mandate Extended

by Gary Leff on April 13, 2022

Apr 13 2022

United, Delta and Southwest all sell alcohol in coach. American Airlines has been the lone holdout, consistently saying they wouldn’t bring alcohol back into the main cabin while the mask mandate was in place. Former CEO Doug Parker emphasized that he believed adding alcohol into tense confrontations over masks was a bad idea.

The mask mandate was scheduled to lift April 18, and not coincidentally American has been scheduled to bring back alcohol sales and coursed meals on longer flights up front. Now that the mask mandate is being extended again, what happens to American’s plans for booze?

Alcohol, Snacks For Sale Return To American Airlines Coach April 18, First Class Gets Multi-Course Meals

by Gary Leff on March 18, 2022

Mar 18 2022

Real service elements begin coming back on American Airlines starting April 13, and alcohol and snacks for sale start back with the expected end to the federal mask mandate on April 18. Here are the details of what to expect.

Will The Federal Mask Mandate Be Lifted This Month (And Will American Airlines Bring Back Booze)?

by Gary Leff on March 3, 2022

Mar 03 2022

JetBlue is bringing back fresh food to its premium cabin, and bringing back liquor to its flights starting March 15. American Airlines already brought back food to domestic first class, but its coach cabin remains dry. The airline has said it won’t bring back alcohol until the federal mask mandate is lifted.

When Southwest Airlines starting serving drinks again last month, that seemed like it would mean more pressure on American than JetBlue’s move. After all, both airlines are Dallas-based and Southwest is the traditional largest airline in the U.S. domestic market.

JetBlue Pilot Taken Off Flight And Arrested After Blowing .17

by Gary Leff on March 2, 2022

Mar 02 2022

JetBlue flight 2465 from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale was delayed four hours on Wednesday morning when the aircraft’s co-pilot was flagged as possibly impaired as he went through the security checkpoint.

Police were called and the man was taken off the plane and given a breathalyzer test. He registered a blood alcohol content of .17.

Southwest Airlines Moves Up Return Of Alcohol, Booze Is Back February 16

by Gary Leff on February 3, 2022

Feb 03 2022

Southwest Airlines just pushed back the return of alcohol on board to “late in the first quarter maybe early in the second quarter” a week ago blaming virus spread. And now they’ve reversed course. Booze will be back on board February 16th.

Good news Southwest is honoring free drink chits with 2020 and 2021 expiration dates. Here’s how you can still get free drinks on Southwest.

Group Of Women Pregame At Airport Security, Since TSA Won’t Allow Their Alcohol Through Checkpoint

by Gary Leff on December 16, 2021

Dec 16 2021

A group of young women flying to Miami tried to bring a bottle of alcohol through the TSA checkpoint. The bottle was flagged because it was more than 100 milliliters of liquid, and not inside a plastic freedom baggie.

In my experience when TSA stops someone with a bottle of water they’ll ask the passenger if they want to drink it or throw it away? These women weren’t going to let a perfectly good buzz go to waste.

Grammy Winning Producer Kicked Off Delta Flight For Bringing His Own Booze

by Gary Leff on December 14, 2021

Dec 14 2021

Record producer Stevie J – a Grammy winner for Puff Daddy’s debut album and known for his work with Mariah Carey, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z – was kicked off a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta over to go alcohol in the airport on Friday. He and his son were told to toss their drinks before boarding. And things escalated.

Passenger With Bottle Of Wine On Tray Table Drinks It On Short Miami Flight

by Gary Leff on October 16, 2021

Oct 16 2021

American Airlines won’t serve alcohol in coach. They’ll serve alcohol to first class passengers, though, and on a recent Charlotte-Miami flight one passenger was spotted with a full bottle on their tray table for the short 650 mile trip – impressive indeed for a two hour flight.

Government Gives Airlines One Week To Solve Unruly Passengers Problem

by Gary Leff on September 21, 2021

Sep 21 2021

The federal government has seen unprecedented levels of passenger incidents on planes this year. About three quarters have related to the federal mask mandate. Yet no one seems to know what to do about it.

The FAA hasn’t solved the issue, so they’re punting to the airlines.

Southwest Will Start Serving Cocktail Mixers On Board, Without The Alcohol

by Gary Leff on September 13, 2021

Sep 13 2021

With the extension of the mask mandate into January 2022, Southwest Airlines told employees that it’s not bringing back alcohol this year. No word yet on what happens to expiring drink coupons.

While alcohol won’t be served on board, mixers will be as a standalone starting next month because the airline had planned to bring back cocktail service and had to order these ahead of time.