Timeline for What is the minimum age for serving alcohol on an international Delta Airlnes flight?
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| Dec 25, 2017 at 3:51 | comment | added | user71659 | @Damon There's no Federal US law that defines a minimum drinking age. In fact, states vary on when their drinking laws apply (e.g. in private, or provided by parents). Thus, the minimum age is by custom, not by law. | |
| Dec 24, 2017 at 12:53 | comment | added | Damon | I think they do not even have an option to do anything different since the plane "sails" under the flag of the USA. Even if it didn't actually bear the US flag (which it almost certainly does), it would nevertheless have the right to do so (which is enough). Thus, US law applies as long as the wheels don't touch foreign ground. | |
| Dec 24, 2017 at 2:25 | comment | added | David Richerby | Having flown on an international Delta flight at the weekend, I can confirm that the cabin crew were asking younger-looking passengers if they were 21 before serving them alcohol. | |
| Dec 23, 2017 at 23:49 | comment | added | Zach Lipton | @Doc Sure, and they could go check if they wanted (part of the reason not to lie), but the crew don't usually check the manifest for each passenger when serving drinks. "Oh I left my ID at home" is not going to work so well on an airplane either. | |
| Dec 23, 2017 at 23:41 | comment | added | Doc | No need for ID - the airline already knows your age as a part of the APIS data. For at least some airlines, whether a passenger is over 21 or not IS shown on the manifest. | |
| Dec 23, 2017 at 22:15 | history | answered | Zach Lipton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |