Charging for alcohol on international flights?
 

I've been hearing rumblings that some carriers are now charging for alcohol (in coach) on international flights.<BR><BR>Does anyone know if Northwest has adopted this policy?<BR><BR>Thanks

I do not know about NW, but Continental charged for drinks from Houston to Panama City, Panama.

I don't know about Northwest but just this past Tuesday I paid $5.00 for a drink on American from Panama to Miami.

This is something that Continental and some others have changed within the past year. I don't believe Northwest has adopted this policy yet for international flights but turning a cost into something that could at least break even or possibly make a minor contribution would seem like a legitimate thing to do, in view of the losses being experienced.

There was another massivly-repsonded-to post on this very subject recently..I think in the &quot;Europe&quot; forum. Appparently some do and some don't..and then there was the pissing contest that ensued about whether or not it was &quot;OK&quot; to take your own liquor on board and then another pissing contest about &quot;safety&quot;..the only folks who didn't show up were the Fodors &quot;fashion police&quot;. Why don;t you simply CALL THE AIRLINE if you really ARE planning to fly and find out from them?

I hope they do start charging. I would probably be in better shape after a long flight if I weren't such a sucker for the free alcohol.

A ticket agent at American told me that they are going to be charging alcohol on the new York/London flights. It was said in the context of--along with the cheaper fares will come more of a &quot;no frills&quot; type of service. My question is: Can Economy get worse?

Well, it's BYOFood, so why not BYOB? I know, there are rules against it.