The man verbally and sexually harassed the plaintiffs, a mother and her 16-year-old daughter, on a nine-hour flight from JFK Airport to Athens, Greece last year, according to the Tuesday filing, which accuses the airline of gross negligence.

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    1 year ago

    That’s actually not that many, assuming they weren’t guzzling 10 in the first hour. Depending on height and body weight, a drink an hour wouldn’t even put a male’s BAC above the legal driving limit in most places in the U.S.

    Drunk or not, they should definitely be catching charges

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      1 year ago

      Drinking on a plane typically hits people harder, I’ve seen estimates that say you essentially double your level of inebriation when drinking while flying

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        I’ve heard that as well, though I looked it up and it doesn’t seem to have any hard evidence (from a cursory google search). The one thing I did see that seemed convincing is that higher altitudes have less oxygen, so your blood will have less oxygen making you feel more drunk at a BAC level you would be fine with on the ground.

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            I’ve personally never felt any different after some drinks on a flight versus on the ground. I didn’t find any study or anything that supports this, I was trying to find something that supported what they said (and I have also heard it said). All I could find was speculation. I wouldn’t even feel a drink an hour at my height and weight.