Is it safe to drink alcohol on a plane?

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Maria Gallercia

From personal experience and being diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety disorders, I would have to say affirmatively "no."

HELP ME

being drunk in the plane can also have its risk,take some sleeping pills,that should calm a person down and sleep until you arrivie.

Heidi

Considering you were diagnosed with a panic disorder, I would suggest seeing your doctor for some medicine for the plane. This would be safer. I wouldn't suggest getting drunk before you get on the plane because they can stop you from boarding. My brother almost didn't get his flight because he had drank so much. They do serve alcohol on the plane, it is pricey. Hope I helped and good luck with your flight. If you do drink on the plane, drink one for me cause I hate flying too.

xyz

Was not a good idea for those pilots that tried..

James F

as safe as it is on the ground

Manrolls

Don't do it. You need to see a doctor who can prescribe some anti-anxiety meds for you.

Oliver T3

Unless you are the pilot, do what you have to.

phlflyers1

Drinking while on board a flight dehydrates you 3x more than when you are on the ground. Be careful. As some people have said, you should see a doctor and have him prescribe some medication...usually something like xanax or valium. I wouldn't mix them though with alcohol. I work for the airlines and have seen people time and time again take medication and then drink and have the police waiting for them at their arrival point.

Hope you enjoy your trip :)

Dan

Yes. It is safe to drink on a plane. However, if you want to medicate...see your doctor. Ambien is nice.

Don't get TOO drunk...they might not let you board.

Glen B

I wouldn't get drunk but catch a nice buzz. And they do serve ridiculously expensive beer/wine on the plane in case youre goin through buzzkill.

Cameron

Alcohol isn't safe period, since it destroys brain cells. But it wouldn't make a difference if you were on the groud or in the air.

billiejoe4me

It is safe to drink while flying. They serve alcohol on the plane. I would not recomened getting drunk before you get on, if they suspect you are drunk they will not let you on the plane.

Also, only drink enough to make yourself comfy. NOT a good idea to be drunk while flying.

vintagelove

I would recommand you not to because it is not good for your health and plus if you get drunk the plane can get into serious trouble because you moan around.
They serve you alcohol on planes but it has a tiny bit in it. Like some coffee have alcohol in it. That is a different kind of alcohol. Those are the kind of alcohol they serve you. But like sometimes they serve you wine and beer, thats ok.
If you are used to alcohol and you dont have a kind of sickness that like panics you while dirnking in a ride then don't.
Those are my advises. If i were you I wouldn't.

SCH

You really don't want to get drunk before you board because they can deny you boarding if they feel you are drunk...this is because you become a safty hazard and a liability if they allow you to board intoxicated and then you do something stupid.

You can drink on the plane but they charge way to much for drinks (like $5 for a small drink).

Call your doctor and get some Xanax.

Russ

The biggest problem about being drunk before getting on a plane is they wont let you on. If by chance you get on board you have to worry about motion sickness. If your worriesd about a panic attack take some sleeping pills or type of muscle relaxers / sedatives, not enough to put you out but enough to keep your mind off the trip. Just incase though dont fly alone and besure you let your companion know what and how much you've taken incase an emergency does arrise.

tamarindwalk

It's safe, but in limited quantities.

On long trips, it's good to have a single glass of wine to relax. But keep it to one glass. Alcohol dehydrates and when flying at altitude for a long time, you are in a very dry environment. Avoiding alcoholic drinks and drinking plenty of mineral water will help you to have a much better flight and you'll feel better when you arrive.

Kevin

If you want a drink or two to relax sure, but to overcome a panic attack NO (besides they wont let you board if you are drunk). What most people don't realize is how alcohol affects the body at higher altitude. Most of us in the US live at or below 1,000 feet above sea level. An airline cabin is pressurised at 8,000 feet above sea level. 7,000 feet is a big difference (much thinner air) to the body even after it has had a couple of days to adjust let alone a 7,000 foot difference in mere minutes. Your body during a commercial flight doesn't have enough time to respond and become more efficient in the thinner air. Less oxygen to the body for a healthy person isn't a big deal when we are talking about 8,000 feet above sea level, but introduce alcohol and it is a major issue. The rough rule of thumb I got in my Aerospace Physiology class was each drink you take at altitude has the same effect on your body as 3 drinks would on the ground at home. Not only that, but cabin air dries you out and is dehydrating enough by itself, but alcohol is a powerful diuretic (a diuretic is any drug that makes you pee mroe than normal) and combines to REALLY dehydrate you. As if that wasn't bad enough, alcohol interferes with the ability of your body to absorb oxygen, which is really bad in thinner air, which is why your father had to be put on oxygen. My advice is to see a doctor and get some prescription to calm you. Also try and get a seat toward the middle of the aircraft if the panic is enhanced by the movement of the plane. I've been on countless flights as both pilot and passenger and as tempting as it might have been on a 10 hour flight I never let myself drink so much as one alcoholic beverage in flight (obviously never as a pilot and ocne as a passenger one horrible flight in what amounted to an airborne daycare) and I tend to avoid caffine as well. I really find avoidng caffine too helps troubled flyers.

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