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If im flying to israel via el al arlines from JFK airport, can I legally drink?

Adam G asked:


Im 20 so I cant legally drink in america, but EL Al is an israeli airline and the drinking age is 18 in Israel.

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4 Responses to “If im flying to israel via el al arlines from JFK airport, can I legally drink?”

1.   Gerald J Says:
   April 16th, 2009 at 2:23 am

   You should be fine, airline drinking ages are determined by the laws in the country where the airline is registered. If the drinking age is 18 in Israel then you’re of legal age on El Al. Cheers.

2.   travelmaster Says:
   April 19th, 2009 at 6:59 am

   but dont think you can on the Sabbath!
   and now the flight attendants may still refused to serve you
   because they have that right..
   and they still have to go by FAA regulations as well
   yes it might be Israel airline but they left from the US
   whats the big deal about drinkig anyway

3.   Annabelle Says:
   April 21st, 2009 at 10:06 am

   You should not have a problem with the drinks. And they usually refuse to serve if a passenger had too many drinks and behaves inappropriately. So… Have a nice flight!

4.   Techwing Says:
   April 24th, 2009 at 6:40 pm

   If drinking alcohol is so important to you that you need to know in advance whether or not you’ll be allowed to take the drug on board an airplane flight, perhaps you already have a problem.

   In answer to the question, several variables are involved. Also, there are actually two questions: whether or not the airline can legally serve you alcohol, and whether or not you can legally drink it. The claims of jurisdiction of both countries may conflict in certain circumstances. It also depends on which State you are from in the U.S., because drinking ages are State restrictions, not Federal restrictions. The U.S. may claim jurisdiction over you for the whole flight if you are a U.S. national, but Israel might also claim jurisdiction if you are a dual national of that country (or even if you are Jewish). It depends on where you drink (over U.S. territory, over international waters, over Israeli territory), and it depends on the registration of the aircraft. It might even depend on the nationality of the flight attendant (a U.S.-based American flight attendant might be under different jurisdictional claims from an Israeli flight attendant based in Tel Aviv). And so on.

   You could always try getting through the entire flight without alcohol, then the question doesn’t arise.

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