Carrying alcohol onboard

[SmitteyB]

As a uniformed flight crewmember, am I allowed to carry on a single bottle of wine, unopened?

Taking a trip tomorrow and would like to bring a bottle as a gift and have no desire to check my PNT 22.

 

[Bama]

Yes

 

[Getburned]

Of course man, I knew people that would buy duty free all the time when going international, I did too, and carry it around for 4 days.

 

[BobDDuck]

We have a few FAs here who's rolling bag is pretty much a moving wine store.

 

[RRPower]

I flew with a guy that would bring two bottles of wine on his trips. He would drink from either during the 4 days. That means he was carrying OPEN bottles in his bag. Been here 20 something years and no one has ever said anything.

 

[JaceTheAce]

I usually bring 1 bottle of wine with me on a trip and drink it throughout the trip. One time I brought 11 bottles of wine with me in my rollaboard for a fundraising dinner I jumpseated to. The look on the TSA scanner's face was hilarious.

 

[Qgar]

We have a few FAs here who's rolling bag is pretty much a moving wine store.

Funny, we have at least one pilot whose rolling bag is the same. He likes to have room parties. Maybe we should introduce them!

 

[kellwolf]

I usually bring 1 bottle of wine with me on a trip and drink it throughout the trip. One time I brought 11 bottles of wine with me in my rollaboard for a fundraising dinner I jumpseated to. The look on the TSA scanner's face was hilarious.

Moot point at 9E. We hardly have any overnight over 12 hours anymore.

 

[Orange Anchor]

And as for the pax...

Sec. 121.575

Alcoholic beverages.

(a) No person may drink any alcoholic beverage aboard an aircraft unless the certificate holder operating the aircraft has served that beverage to him.

Which could be argued that if you get the FA to serve your booze to you, you're legal.

I guess you may have to pay a decanting fee if the FA is enterprising.

 

[derg]

As a uniformed flight crewmember, am I allowed to carry on a single bottle of wine, unopened?

Taking a trip tomorrow and would like to bring a bottle as a gift and have no desire to check my PNT 22.

Sure!

But one word of caution, I'd heavily suggest not carrying a bottle that is also served on the airplane.

 

[Qgar]

You have NO idea how wonderful it is to NEVER serve alcohol on my flights (so far!)

 

[JaceTheAce]

Sure!

But one word of caution, I'd heavily suggest not carrying a bottle that is also served on the airplane.

Yeah, but a FA could've given you a goody bag from another carrier when you commuted in. Even though there's no way to prove it, the company could still blame you for stealing their liquor and fire you... sadly.

 

[grnclvrs]

Funny, we have at least one pilot whose rolling bag is the same. He likes to have room parties. Maybe we should introduce them!

BW?

 

[derg]

Yeah, but a FA could've given you a goody bag from another carrier when you commuted in. Even though there's no way to prove it, the company could still blame you for stealing their liquor and fire you... sadly.

It's happened!

Hell, there's even a story making the rounds about a flight attendant getting an "Ag check" coming thru customs and had a bottle that she hadn't declared on her customs form.

She said something about not actually having bought it but had brought it off the airplane. I'm not sure how IFS caught wind of it, but low and behold, someone's probably working at Subway now!

 

[MQAAord]

And as for the pax...
Which could be argued that if you get the FA to serve your booze to you, you're legal.

I guess you may have to pay a decanting fee if the FA is enterprising.

You are correct, that if a pax has their own alcohol, a F/A can serve the pax from their own bottle. The bottle must be given to the F/A upon boarding, the F/A serves it, and the bottle is returned to the pax upon deplaning.