Southwest Airlines will resume selling alcohol on flights after almost two years.
Southwest Airlines will resume selling alcohol on its flights Feb. 16 after nearly two years, the carrier said Thursday, a pause it extended last year due to an increase in passenger disruptions on flights.
The beverages would include wine, vodka, tequila, rum, on most of its flights of 176 miles (283.24 km) or more. The airline also said it will add a new line-up of non-alcoholic beverages like tonic water, apple juice, Coke Zero, Dr. Pepper, hot tea, and hot cocoa.
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“Customers have expressed a desire for more beverage options,” Tony Roach, vice president customer experience and customer relations, said in a statement.
The union, which represents Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants, said the move is “both unsafe and irresponsible.”
“TWU Local 556 is outraged at Southwest Airlines’ resumption of alcohol sales,” Lyn Montgomery, president of TWU Local 556 said in a statement when contacted by Reuters.
Southwest’s decision to extend the pause on alcohol services last year came following an incident where a passenger assaulted a flight attendant verbally and physically, during a flight from Sacramento to San Diego.
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