Brits biggest drinkers when flying

Research into the alcohol-free flights has revealed that the British are the heaviest onboard drinkers, beating the Russians into second place. According to Skyscanner research, over half of Brits admit to starting their holiday with a drink either in the airport or onboard the plane.

Despite this, 41% of UK respondents said they would book an alcohol-free flight should it be offered – with a quarter of those saying that this was to avoid the risk of sharing a plane with drunken passengers.

The survey came about after Russian officials were proposing to ban vodka on some flights when Russian carrier Aeroflot identified over 1,000 incidents of drunk passengers being abusive, attacking the crew and fellow passengers and even trying to get inside the cockpit.

Skyscanner’s Victoria Bailie said, “Although British and Russian travellers might be the biggest on-board drinkers, these results are a clear sign that the popularity of alcohol-free flights is on the rise.
It seems that travellers would prefer to forgo their favourite tipple rather than spend several hours sitting next to someone who has had one too many.”