SAS to limit Alcoholic Beverages on european flights for security reasons

DubDani

Just read on several news outlets that SAS will now impose a new Limit of maxmimum 3 Alcoholic Beverages per Traveller on their European Flights due to ongoing problems with drunk passenegers:

http://www.thelocal.no/20150602/drunk-passengers-force-sas-alcohol-rule-change

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/2015/06/03/sas-announces-new-alcohol-guidelines-on-european-routes/

I personally think it is a good move. I always felt that there shouldn't be any drinks served during short flights, and on longer ones just a wine/beer to go with the meal. Some people really try to make it a competition on how quickly they can empty the bar on board, and it's not pleasant on the majority of the other customers.

de biz

Airports will be delighted with extra revenue from prinks!

Blut2

Good. I agree completely with you.

The vast majority of people would be happy with 2 drinks served with/after food, in my opinion. People drinking excessively drive up the cost of everyone else's flights. Plus, more importantly, they're incredibly annoying to be near.

fits

Fly quite a lot including with SAS and never had a problem. Id say boozing in the bar or lounge before takeoff is more problematic.

That said. Three drinks is plenty per person.

coylemj

Blut2 wrote: »

People drinking excessively drive up the cost of everyone else's flights.

Can you explain the economics behind that statement? Are you suggesting that the airlines are selling booze at a loss?

Surely people paying way over the odds for onboard booze are pushing ticket prices down rather than up?

Blut2

coylemj wrote: »

Can you explain the economics behind that statement? Are you suggesting that the airlines are selling booze at a loss?

Surely people paying way over the odds for onboard booze are pushing ticket prices down rather than up?

I should probably have qualified that sorry - people drinking excessively on flights with free alcohol.

I've had a few horror long-haul flights with people having 10 drinks next to me. Unpleasant.

L1011

SAS European flights have only free tea/coffee anyway. This is a sales limit. Scandinavia has some quite severe drink problems so this isn't that surprising

cml387

SAS seemed to have a particular problem with boozed up Scandi's filling up before they got to expensive home.

Irelandcool

food and drink on a plane tend to be pretty crap though.

Ludo

DubDani wrote: »

Just read on several news outlets that SAS will now impose a new Limit of maxmimum 3 Alcoholic Beverages per Traveller on their European ....

What about other all other travellers?

Rawr

L1011 wrote: »

SAS European flights have only free tea/coffee anyway. This is a sales limit. Scandinavia has some quite severe drink problems so this isn't that surprising

Too true. Over here in Norway I can confirm that Norwegians they have earned themselves a reputation in Scandinavia of being a nation of excitable drunkards.

Now, I know from experience that's not entirely true. Most Norwegians are level-headed, however the country does have its fair share of idiots.
I've noticed some being quite unable to fly anywhere without getting sloshed in the process. So, while most of my flights have been sober affairs, there have been good a few with drunken shouting and general obnoxiousness.

As L1011 just said, they only ever dole out free tea/coffee. The booze is always a paid extra, and I would agree that 3 drinks is a reasonable limit.

martinsvi

well booze in Scandinavia is expensive and not so easy to get. It's no wonder when Swedes or Norwegians get into any tax free zones, they like to fill up, it basically becomes an instinct, like you'd be a fool if you wouldn't do that. Same happens on ships, Swedes used to go to Riga and Tallinn by ship not getting further than the first local.

But if we look at the statistics by World Health organization, Irish are in no position to call Scandinavians alcoholics. I mean seriously guys, shush! Let's just agree that the entire Europe likes a drink before some angry Norwegian/Swede comes up pointing out the ugly truth