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Is it time to ban alcohol on flights?

The number of inflight incidents is drifting higher again. What would you do?

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Christopher Elliott
Apr 27, 2025
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Jodi Smith lost count of the number of rum and cokes her seatmate had ordered on a recent flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Was it five? Or six?

"He was a nervous flier," remembers Smith. "Old enough to order alcohol, but too young to make good decisions."

After the third drink, the passenger started slurring his words, so Smith made eye contact with the…

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