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.

  • @[email protected]
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    601 year ago

    10 drinks in 9 hours? Delta would be smart to settle this one quickly.

    Meanwhile this dude should be in prison.

    • @ngdev
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      81 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

      • @CasualWindVane
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        61 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

        • @ngdev
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          41 year ago

          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.

            • @ngdev
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              11 year ago

              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.

      • vortic
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        11 year ago

        I’d guess he had some before the flight too.