When flight attendants come around asking what you would like to drink while you are on your next flight, it might be tempting to ask for a glass of wine or one of those mini bottles of whiskey, but you might want to pass, avoid alcohol and opt for soda water or still water.
Choosing to pass on the alcohol could help you avoid a number of problems that arise when you drink while flying. If you are wondering what could happen when you drink while flying, here is a look at some examples.
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Possibility of a Missed Flight
Most airlines have a rule that if they believe you are too intoxicated to fly, they can force you to miss your flight and take another one when you are less intoxicated.
If you are drinking on the first flight, you might appear intoxicated when you arrive at the boarding gate. A flight attendant could make the decision to not allow you to fly, which will result in you arriving at your final destination hours – or even days – later than expected.
That Drunk Feeling
It was often thought that if you drank while flying, your blood alcohol content would increase at a higher rate than if you were normally drinking. That isn’t true, but you will feel the effects of the alcohol more if you are drinking while flying.
The higher altitude causes you to feel drunker than if you were drinking on the ground. This will result in you feeling nauseous, jittery, or tired. You could feel this way after one or two drinks, when normally it would take you three, four, or five drinks to feel this way. The only difference is you are drinking while flying, as opposed to drinking on the ground.
Lost in Translation
When you arrive at your destination, you want to be able to quickly adjust to the timezone and pace of life, but having a little tipple of alcohol could throw your body clock right out of whack and jetlag could see you wide awake in the middle of the night or nanna napping on your sightseeing tour of the hottest tourist attraction. Find out more tips about avoiding jetlag and symptoms of jetlag.
Confusion on the Ground
Things are all fine when you are drunk and flying on the plane, but what happens when you land. How will you get home? Will you be able to pick up your car from the airport car park? Are you going to be sober enough to find your luggage? There are a lot of things that could go wrong once you’ve landed and aren’t fully sober.
Keep things easy as possible and avoid drinking while flying. It will allow you to have a clear head and find your luggage, as well as get home without any problems.
Next time you are flying and you go for a drink, you might want to think again. Think about what could happen and choose to wait to drink once you have safely landed and left the airport.
