{"id":24554,"date":"2018-11-02T15:20:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=24554"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:20:48","slug":"last-call-for-pints-at-the-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/last-call-for-pints-at-the-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Last call for pints at the airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

The much-loved travel tradition of the early morning pint is in danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Home Office is considering new legislation that extends high-street licensing rules to airport terminals around the country, meaning airport bars and restaurants would be prohibited from selling booze before 10am – putting an end to the pre-holiday breakfast pint. How else will we steady our nerves before take-off?<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Airline lounges are exempt from the crackdown as alcohol is <\/span>complementary<\/span><\/li>\n
  • As well as no alcohol sales before 10am, Ryanair is pushing for a two drink limit per customer <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Jet2, the low-cost airline, has already banned alcohol sales on flights before 08:00<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    A possible motive behind the proposed changes is the rise in reports of drunk and disorderly passengers on flights. A recent\u00a0<\/span>BBC Panorama investigation suggested arrests of drunken passengers have risen by 50% in just a year.<\/span><\/p>\n

    A Japanese pilot was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being almost 10 ten times the alcohol legal limit for a pilot. He was also two times the legal drink-drive limit in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    “The code of conduct isn’t working\u2026 we’re seeing these incidents on a daily, a weekly, a monthly basis. It’s the alcohol mainly in the duty free that is the significant problem,” said an anonymous crew member to Panorama.<\/span><\/p>\n

    [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xCE_cVuw5Rw?start=7&w=560&h=315]<\/p>\n

    However, the argument to ban alcohol has been brewing since the summer when Ryanair called for restrictions at the airport. Research done by the Voice of London saw a 50\/50 split between people for and against the ban.
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    See also: Ryanair raises hand luggage costs again.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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    They are thinking of banning drinking in the mornings at airports. Here's an idea, how about making airports and aircraft alcohol free zones. Nobody needs a drink that badly surely unless they are alcoholics. <\/p>\n

    Would stop drunk behaviour on planes.https:\/\/t.co\/6ALD3uTkoF<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Hovellin' Hermit (@HovellingHermit) November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n