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Drinking age on airplanes
2006-05-29, 6:18 PM #1
Purely hypothetical question: Say someone is going from a country where the drinking age is 21 to a country where the limit is 18. The country where the airline is based is the same one where the limit is 18. What would be the drinking limit on the airplane?

The company's website didn't provide any information, so I'm left with little to no choice instead of asking the outside world: you guys. Help?
2006-05-29, 6:23 PM #2
I would imagine that, if it's a U.S. airline, it's 21, and that you're not eligible to drink until you've set foot on age-18 land.
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2006-05-29, 6:32 PM #3
I don't know how it works in the air. There might not be any actual rules, but the airline might have their own policy.
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2006-05-29, 6:37 PM #4
Don't drink and fly.
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2006-05-29, 6:41 PM #5
Originally posted by Jepman:
Don't drink and do up you'r fly.


Fixed
2006-05-29, 6:41 PM #6
Similarly, I wonder how it works on cruiselines? Im guessing its just up to the company running the air/cruiselines.

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2006-05-29, 6:43 PM #7
I bet the booze starts flowing once they get into international waters.
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2006-05-29, 6:44 PM #8
Originally posted by Tiberium_Empire:
Broke it


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2006-05-29, 7:28 PM #9
HAHAHAHA!
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2006-05-29, 7:50 PM #10
It's the highest age of the countries you're flying between. So, US and England, it's 21, England and Taiwan, 16 (I think it's 16 in England)
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2006-05-29, 8:24 PM #11
Originally posted by fishstickz:
It's the highest age of the countries you're flying between. So, US and England, it's 21, England and Taiwan, 16 (I think it's 16 in England)


Are you sure? I had plenty of drinks on international/US bound flights when I was under 21.

I think as long as you don't look like a dumbass when you order it, the flight crew usually doesn't care... which pretty much goes for every situation involving underage drinking. If you're at a restaurant, especially in a big city, and notice the waitstaff isn't ID-ing, then you're usually good to go.
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2006-05-29, 8:35 PM #12
Originally posted by Greenboy:
Similarly, I wonder how it works on cruiselines? Im guessing its just up to the company running the air/cruiselines.


Pretty sure drinking age on a cruise ship, once they're in international waters, is up to the discretion of the cruise operators. I've heard of 14-year-olds getting served on "booze cruises" that get just outside the boundary and open up the bars.

Surprised to find out that it doesn't work similarly on planes. I have a vague recollection of being offered complementary champagne on an international flight once. And no, it's not vague because I accepted the offer. :p
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2006-05-29, 11:27 PM #13
Just carry a fake ID and hope you look old enough.
2006-05-30, 3:54 AM #14
Originally posted by Schming:
Are you sure? I had plenty of drinks on international/US bound flights when I was under 21.

I think as long as you don't look like a dumbass when you order it, the flight crew usually doesn't care... which pretty much goes for every situation involving underage drinking. If you're at a restaurant, especially in a big city, and notice the waitstaff isn't ID-ing, then you're usually good to go.



That's just what they told me, I wasn't going to buy anything because all the alchohol is expensive as **** up there.
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2006-05-30, 4:00 AM #15
Originally posted by fishstickz:
It's the highest age of the countries you're flying between. So, US and England, it's 21, England and Taiwan, 16 (I think it's 16 in England)

It's 16 for cigarettes. Drinking age is 18 in England.
2006-05-30, 5:14 AM #16
Originally posted by LividDK27:
It's 16 for cigarettes. Drinking age is 18 in England.


Unless with a meal... although I guess you could hardly call those things they serve on airplanes meals.
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2006-05-30, 5:58 AM #17
Originally posted by Tiberium_Empire:
Don't drink and do up you'r fly.


...what? :confused:
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2006-05-30, 7:40 AM #18
hmm, this has nothing to do with the thread but i thought it was quite interesting and in the same vein as the topic. :)
2006-05-30, 8:08 AM #19
Aaah! 6,666 posts! :mad:
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2006-05-30, 12:39 PM #20
On the way back from Spain to America they served me alcohol on Luft-hansa. Im 17
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2006-05-30, 12:49 PM #21
[obligatory]Beers on a Plane![/obligatory]
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2006-05-30, 12:51 PM #22
Once they get over International waters the age limit is done with. My cousin went to Germany when he was 16 and he said they served him.
2006-05-30, 1:05 PM #23
Originally posted by GhostOfYoda:
Unless with a meal... although I guess you could hardly call those things they serve on airplanes meals.


I believe that a parent or guardian has to be there at the time too. And no spirits.
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2006-05-30, 1:09 PM #24
Originally posted by Wolfy:
I would imagine that, if it's a U.S. airline, it's 21, and that you're not eligible to drink until you've set foot on age-18 land.


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