Should in-flight alcohol Service be banned?

Yes

I HAVE just returned from a week’s holiday in Spain, during which the outbound flight was marred by the objectionable behaviour of drunks (“One in 10 drinks a week of booze on a single flight”, October 20).

I don’t begrudge people a drink, especially on holiday, but this was six o’clock in the morning, a time when a coffee is preferable to ale.

The offending party was sizable and talked loudly throughout the aircraft safety demonstration before breaking into a football chant which contained foul lyrics.

The poor crew were powerless to stop them. I was very ashamed. Clive Asplin,

Cambridge

No

WHILE it is regrettable that some Britons act up on aircraft under the influence of alcohol, the vast majority of travellers see drinking on a plane as part and parcel of going abroad and behave well.

I always look forward to the seatbelt sign going off and the drinks trolley making its way down the aisle, sipping a gin and tonic while passing over clouds is highly pleasurable.

Airlines themselves must shoulder some responsibility as they present their drinks selection in an enticing menu with some even offering two-for-one deals.

Bob Jones, Clitheroe, Lancs