I’ll be travelling from DUB airport to JFK in a couple of days. It’s an international Delta flight that’s just about 8 hours long.
I’m 20 so not yet 21 (next May). It’s legal to drink alcohol here in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland along with almost all of Europe. I have been given alcohol on an Ethiopian flight back in the summer.
From what I’ve read, the carrier’s original nation determines the drinking age regardless of destination or whether it has taken off in nother far away countrt or not. Does this mean then that Delta Airline f/a’ s are definitely not allowed to serve me?
I’ve heard otoh that they don’t ask for I.D. and are pretty leninet. I’m not underage in my country so should this be an issue?
I’ve been carded on a flight. I was into my 30s, I looked really young. It wasn’t a overseas flight. So I don’t know about that. But they can and do card.
Looks like you’ve quoted a policy for their domestic flights - I don’t think I’ve ever been on an international Delta flight where drinks weren’t free - anyway, to the OP, it’s basically going to be at the discretion of the flight attendant.
Forgot to add that your “Delta” flight may well be operated by a partner carrier (e.g. when we flew “Delta” JFK-Heathrow RT a couple of months ago the flights were actually with Virgin Atlantic.)
Just to add, that all over the counter “sleep aids” at the drug store are–if they’re not things like “sleepy time” chamomile tea and the like–chemically equivalent to antihistamines (you can check the label).
Also, FTR, good old Benadryls differ from the “24-hour” antihistamines (I forget their names) not only are they not “non-drowsy” (yay! for OP) but they kick in much faster.
In 1965 I was 16 years old and was on an international flight from LA to Argentina. As soon as we were over Mexico, I ordered a scotch and soda. I thought, well we are no longer in the USA.
The stewardess brought me the scotch and soda, Why did I order a scotch and soda? Because I had seen it in the movies. Never had one, and that is what they drink in the movies. So, why not?
I sampled it. It was disgusting. I watched the ice melt. Then took it to the bathroom to dispose of it.
So, in times past you could order booze when you are a minor. Apparently times have changed.
That was true on the ground, too. When I was exactly 21, I never got carded, nor when I was 22, and 23 and 24. The first time I ever got carded, I was 29, and I got carded a lot after that. I got carded into my 40s.
When I was in my early 20s, I served alcohol in my home to friends who were 19 & 20. I would not dream of doing that now, and it’s not because I’m 50 and the age difference is a little weird-- if I were 22 right now, I wouldn’t serve underage people in my home.
The culture around alcohol has changed drastically since the 60s, and even quite a bit since the 80s.
But when you make the reservation, that’s always very clearly spelled out. You even have the option to exclude partner flights. There’s no easy way to excluded subsidiary flights, though. That is, “Delta Connection” is, strictly speaking, a different company, but can’t be excluded from results. But you certainly can exclude, say, Aeromexico and China Eastern.
