The ban comes after a passenger punched a flight attendant in the face on a Southwest flight from Sacramento to San Diego on Sunday
HMBSoFL Photography/Shutterstock.comSouthwest announced it would extend a ban on in-flight alcohol through the end of July, on Friday.Visit Insider's homepage for more storiesAmerican Airlines joined Southwest Airlines and announced that they will continue to ban alcohol on flights throughout the summer to help curb a rise in unruly and sometimes violent passengers on board.for all planes, buses, and trains, is set to expire.
"Over the past week we've seen some of these stressors create deeply disturbing situations on board aircraft," the memo said. "Let me be clear: American Airlines will not tolerate assault or mistreatment of our crews." American had previously reinstated beverage services, which were first banned in March 2020, on their domestic premium cabins on May 1, and alcohol sales were supposed to resume on their main cabin on June 1.
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