Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
15-08-2017, 11:20
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
This attitude of banning for the majority because of the abuse of a tiny minority just never gets old does it and it can be done on just any abuse and the majority can then bask in the warm glow of the new security from abuse that they now have. The laws are already there to deal with the few idiots that cannot limit themselves to moderation and should be applied and maybe the bigger question is why those laws are not used when it's appropriate. Personally anytime ryan air calls for anything i instinctively oppose it as they are always only thinking of how they can seperate more money from their customers and very rarely does it have anything to do with customers safety or well being
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15-08-2017, 11:29
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
You`re not allowed to drink your own drink on a plane so I`ve never understood why they sell the little bottles of minatures in dutyfree. It can`t be for any other reason than to drink on a plane.
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15-08-2017, 11:32
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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You`re not allowed to drink your own drink on a plane so I`ve never understood why they sell the little bottles of minatures in dutyfree. It can`t be for any other reason than to drink on a plane.
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15-08-2017, 12:05
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
Smoking was banned from aircraft, now it's the turn of alcohol.
Just as smoking was banned from buses, trains, hospitals, schools, colleges, shops, parks, cinemas, theatres, pubs and some beaches, you can expect alcohol to be banned from all public places and forms of transport at some point.
Except for pubs.. but they are still closing down at a high rate, partly due to the smoking ban.
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15-08-2017, 12:15
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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Smoking was banned from aircraft, now it's the turn of alcohol.
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The thing is smoking has a negative impact on others in a way that alcohol, drunk in moderation, doesn't. You can't escape someone else's smoke on an airplane but if someone in front of you is drinking it doesn't harm you at all.
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15-08-2017, 13:16
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
Ah yes, the old 'Let's ban something due to the behaviour of an idiotic few'
There's a few issues on this...
Airports will never go for it due to the exorbitant profit they make on selling alcoholic drinks
People have been actively been stopped boarding trains due to alcohol consumption the same can and should be done on flights.
I hardly every drink, but one of my pleasures is sitting with a cold beer, or a glass of wine before boarding a flight/connecting flight
As with so many things, this is about personal responsibility and accountability.
A blanket ban is not required.
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15-08-2017, 13:34
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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Airports will never go for it due to the exorbitant profit they make on selling alcoholic drinks
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Spot on Mr M.
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People have been actively been stopped boarding trains due to alcohol consumption the same can and should be done on flights.
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And many more have been allowed on trains when they have been well inebriated beforehand.
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As with so many things, this is about personal responsibility and accountability.
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l quite agree.
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15-08-2017, 13:51
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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So like drunks getting on a train or coach we simply have to put up with it do we? as the airlines and train companies simply don't employ enough staff to deal with this increasing alcoholic problems that many sober passengers have to face daily on their travels.
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Did you actually read my post, Den? I said that people who are drunk should not be allowed to proceed through the gates.
These people should not spoil it for responsible drinkers.
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But that is the problem as they are allowed to fly in many cases and that ruins it for everybody else and the same sentiments apply to other transport modes as well as they don't employ trained staff to sort it out.
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But the rules can be changed, Den!!
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The trouble is the authorities have had these powers for ages and the vast majority of the time do diddly squat about it pip as yes l am all for freedom but sometimes a line needs to be drawn somewhere to stop the rabble ruining it for the vast majority.
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In which case, they should enforce the rules!
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You`re not allowed to drink your own drink on a plane so I`ve never understood why they sell the little bottles of minatures in dutyfree. It can`t be for any other reason than to drink on a plane.
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Security issues, blackthorn, security!!
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Smoking was banned from aircraft, now it's the turn of alcohol.
Just as smoking was banned from buses, trains, hospitals, schools, colleges, shops, parks, cinemas, theatres, pubs and some beaches, you can expect alcohol to be banned from all public places and forms of transport at some point.
Except for pubs.. but they are still closing down at a high rate, partly due to the smoking ban.
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In which case, they should have pubs on planes.
That was a joke, by the way, in case anyone wasn't sure.
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15-08-2017, 14:11
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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In which case, they should have pubs on planes.
That was a joke, by the way, in case anyone wasn't sure.
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15-08-2017, 14:43
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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Did you actually read my post, Den? I said that people who are drunk should not be allowed to proceed through the gates.
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But the problem OB is they do allow them through the gates a lot more then you imagine.
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16-08-2017, 08:37
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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But the problem OB is they do allow them through the gates a lot more then you imagine.
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As I said, rules can be changed and enforced. Drunks in airports stand out a mile and they should be told to sober up and get another ticket for the next day.
If you can't enforce straight forward rules with all that security at our airports, it's a pretty poor show.
What happens on trains is completely different. There is a distinct lack of security at stations. That's something else the government should be looking at, incidentally.
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16-08-2017, 08:58
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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But the problem OB is they do allow them through the gates a lot more then you imagine.
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Not only do they let them trough the gate, they then give them alcohol on the plane. It's not really fair to ask stewardesses to say no/confront drunks and act as security/policemen.
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16-08-2017, 09:03
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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Not only do they let them trough the gate, they then give them alcohol on the plane. It's not really fair to ask stewardesses to say no/confront drunks and act as security/policemen.
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Exactly and its even worse on the railways as some train stations and trains are full of drunken louts with hardly a member of staff in sight Mr K.
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16-08-2017, 16:04
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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The thing is smoking has a negative impact on others in a way that alcohol, drunk in moderation, doesn't. You can't escape someone else's smoke on an airplane but if someone in front of you is drinking it doesn't harm you at all.
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You're more likely to catch an airborne infection on an aircraft than suddenly come down with lung cancer 'cos of "second hand smoke".
Or catch a sudden chill when some drunk pops a door open to go out for a smoke
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16-08-2017, 17:00
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Re: Ryanair calls for two-drink limit at airports
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You're more likely to catch an airborne infection on an aircraft than suddenly come down with lung cancer 'cos of "second hand smoke".
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I am not sure of the science of it but I imagine frequently flyers might have their risk increased? Either way I was thinking more of it being unpleasant to have smoke in your face if you're not a smoker rather than health risks. The ventilation isn't brilliant on planes.
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