Drinking Alcohol On Planes May Become Restricted

For those of you who like to enjoy an alcoholic beverage before your flight, you may not be able to partake in that little happiness at airports in the near future.

According to Metro News, because of recent incidents involving passengers being drunk on planes, new aviation minister Lord Ahmad has announced he will examine the way in which alcohol is sold at airports. Earlier this month, Lord Ahmad was appointed aviation minister by Theresa May when she became Prime Minister.

He also plans on investigating into the way unruly travellers are prevented from going through airport departure gates, as the protocol may be inefficient at thwarting disruptive behavior.

In the last two years, recent police statistics have shown hundreds of passengers being arrested on suspicion of being drunk on a plane or while at the airport. Between March 2014 and March 2016, at least 442 people were held because of problematic drunk behavior.

"If you're a young family travelling on a plane you want to go from point A to B, you don't want to be disrupted," Lord Ahmad stated.

He continued, "I don't think we want to kill merriment altogether, but I think it's important that passengers who board planes are also responsible and have a responsibility to other passengers, and that certainly should be the factor which we bear in mind."

"In terms of specific regulations of timings of outlets (which sell alcohol) and how they operate, clearly I want to have a look at that," Lord Ahmad stated.

One solution from airports in Glasgow and Manchester is a scheme involving selling alcohol in sealed bags in an effort to reduce problems on flights.

Do you think the airports need to do a better job of preventing travellers from becoming intoxicated?