Police said the two were arrested on arrival at Manchester and charged with an act of outraging public decency contrary to common law, being drunk on board an aircraft, and conduct causing harassment, alarm or distress. Both were bailed to appear at Manchester Magistrates Court on November 1. We hear them. Research indicates that flight attendants are being taught ways to slow down excess drinking by passengers. They may claim that the liquor is already locked up for the rest of the flight.
Some airlines actually water down the drinks.
Others serve sober passengers first taking as much time between drinks as possible for those who look like trouble. The bottom line is that this is pussyfooting around the problem. It is time to set a simple restriction on how many drinks someone can have while in the air. Or, base it on a drink an hour for longer flights. Before You Go .