Brits are biggest in-flight boozers
Brits are biggest in-flight boozers
Apr 4, 2013 6(TheDrinksBusiness) - British air passengers have been voted the heaviest drinkers according to a survey of 700 international cabin crew by Skyscanner.
Holidaying Brits beat the Russians into second place according to the travel site, which also polled UK passengers for their reaction to the concept of alcohol-free flights.
According to Skyscanner research, over half of Brits admit to starting their holiday with a drink either in the airport or onboard the plane.
However, 41% of respondents said they would book an alcohol-free flight should it be offered – with a quarter of those saying that this was to avoid the risk of sharing a plane with drunken passengers.
The survey followed a suggestion in November last year by Russian officials to ban vodka on some flights after a report by Russian national carrier Aeroflot identified over 1,000 incidents of drunk passengers being abusive, attacking the crew and fellow passengers and even trying to get inside the cockpit.
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