Vacationers wait to test in on the Southwest Airways ticketing counter at Baltimore Washington Worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Southwest Airlines will resume alcohol gross sales on most of its flights this month after nearly two years, a pause it prolonged final 12 months due to a surge in disruptive passengers.
The Dallas-based airline initially paused alcohol and different providers in March 2020 firstly of the pandemic.
Beginning Feb. 16, Southwest will promote alcohol, together with beer, wine, rum, tequila and vodka on flights at the least 176 miles lengthy. It’s also stated it would additionally serve tonic water, apple juice, Coke Zero, Dr. Pepper, scorching tea and scorching cocoa to present lineup of non-alcoholic drinks.
All U.S. airways slashed onboard service through the pandemic and meals and different beverage providers are beginning to make a comeback.
American Airways and Alaska Airlines scaled again some current service expansions below stress from flight attendants unions, which argued it could improve the period of time passengers wouldn’t be sporting face masks, that are federally mandated on board, although they are often lowered when ingesting or consuming.
Southwest and American Airlines final Could stated they’d maintain off on bringing again alcohol due to disruptive passenger habits that in some instances included bodily assault towards crew members.
“Prospects have expressed a need for extra beverage choices, so we’re delighted to revive further on-board choices as part of the Southwest Hospitality that our Prospects know and love,” Tony Roach, Southwest’s vice chairman of buyer expertise and buyer relations stated in an announcement.
