‘Unruly and unsafe’ behavior leads FAA to ask for alcohol monitoring at airports

FAA administrator expresses concerns about serving alcohol before flights in letter sent to about 1,000 airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is asking airports to more carefully monitor alcohol sales, especially in to-go cups.

In a letter released Tuesday to leaders of about 1,000 airports across the US, the FAA administrator, Steve Dickinson, expressed concerns about serving alcohol to passengers in airport restaurants and bars before flights.