<p>Airlines are always looking to do less &#8230; for more.</p>
<p>After the 9-11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001, airlines in America did away with most meal services (and many started charging you $50 for an extra bag &#8212; that&#8217;ll teach those terrorists!).</p>
<p>Now, with COVID-19 emerging as a new threat in the states, airlines have decided to stop in-flight sales of alcohol on many flights (&#8216;cuz, you know, the coronavirus lives on those little bottles).</p>
<p>&#8220;Because COVID-19 can spread through surface contact, airlines have placed an emphasis on reducing &#8216;touchpoints&#8217; between fliers and airline staff as much as possible. And beverage service is a major source of those touchpoints,&#8221; The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2020/06/17/airlines-are-cutting-alcohol-prevent-spread-coronavirus/">Washington Post</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;To that end, Delta has nixed all beverages on board for the time being aside from single-serve bottles of water. Glassware, ice, plastic cups, and other open containers have all been scrapped, too, although Delta allows travelers to bring their own food and nonalcoholic beverages aboard,&#8221; the Post said.</p>
<p>American Airlines will do much the same but offer alcoholic beverages on all flights &#8212; as long as you&#8217;re in first class. Booze will be available on “long-haul international flights” in the main cabin as well. Oh, and you can get a light snack &#8212; on trips of more than 900 miles.</p>
<p>JetBlue flights, meanwhile, are “offering a pre-sealed bag with water and two snacks,&#8221; a spokesman for JetBlue wrote in an email to The Post. “For our mint product (our version of first class), we are providing a limited selection of beer and wine in single-serve containers and pre-sealed meal boxes.”</p>
<p>Southwest Airlines has suspended alcohol service on all flights &#8212; temporarily, they say &#8212;  and reduced onboard service on flights of 251 miles or less.</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s United. The massive airline has not done away with alcoholic beverages, although flights will “only serve sealed beverages” and will no longer offer “ice, coffee, and tea service, and poured alcohol,&#8221; The Post said.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s worse on other airlines. &#8220;On British budget airline EasyJet, water will be the only refreshment — and that will need to be requested from the crew, who will also monitor restroom use,&#8221; <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/06/16/these-airlines-have-stopped-in-flight-alcohol-sales-because-of-coronavirus/#6369a1472756">Forbes</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;Netherlands flagship airline KLM will no longer carry alcohol, but passengers can continue to ask crewmembers for more water and soft drinks,&#8221; Forbes wrote.</p>
<p>Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia, known for their in posh service and lush accouterments, have also temporarily stopped serving alcohol on flights.</p>
<p>&#8220;The UK&#8217;s flag carrier, British Airways, is suspending its alcohol service in the short-haul economy only (its &#8216;Euro Traveller&#8217; class), where customers will instead be offered complimentary refreshments along with a bottle of water. Special meals, including children&#8217;s meals, are temporarily unavailable,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/alcohol-ban-airlines-covid-19/index.html">CNN</a> wrote.</p>
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