Limiting Alcohol On Planes? That's What Health Researchers Are Proposing

There's something special and well-needed about having that beer or cocktail while 25,000 feet in the air.

After the chaotic mess that the airline industry is these days - basically assuming that every time you fly it's going to be delayed, not to mention the absolute savages that you may have to interact with that may end up streaking down the airplane aisle or claiming they're seeing ghosts - you're damn right that 5% alcoholic beer is well warranted.

But now the health fanatics want to take it away from you!

A man holding beer glass in airplane to celebrate himself

According to the respiratory medical journal "Thorax," alcohol consumption along with cabin pressure at higher altitudes can have negative effects on people's hearts - especially when they're sleeping. Researchers at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Germany, who were behind the study, claim that the combination of alcohol and altitude reduces the oxygen in one's blood while elevating the heart rate and could lead to health problems for some.

They have now called for BANNING all alcohol on airplanes.

Over my Coors Light, blue-mountain holding hands! Try telling Wade Boggs, who I spoke with last year about his infamous claim that he drank 100 beers in a day - including a number of them while flying, that he can't have a couple of cold ones!

HEALTH RESEARCHERS WANT TO RESTRICT ALCOHOL ON FLIGHTS

"Higher doses of alcohol could amplify these observed effects, potentially escalating the risk of health complications and medical emergencies during flight, especially among older individuals and those
with pre-existing medical conditions," researchers wrote.

Here we go again - just because someone else has health issues, why should the rest of us that just want to enjoy a cold one suffer as well? There's something called personal responsibility - people should have it and if they don't, well, Darwin literally called it Survival of the Fittest for a reason, no?

"We show that the on-board consumption of alcohol is an underestimated health risk that could be easily avoided," the authors continued. 

This study makes me want to do the same thing I do whenever I get into it with PETA - I tweet a photo of me eating the most delicious wings and steak at them.

Only this time, I'm going to tweet out a photo of a mimosa, a glass of wine, a vodka soda and a Coors Light all at once on my way-too-small tray table to the Thorax medical journal.

Is it petty? Sure. But you're talking to someone who literally needs a mimosa for good luck before flying, regardless what time of day it is. 

So, cheers everyone!

SHOULD ALCOHOL BE BANNED ON FLIGHTS? EMAIL ME: MICHAEL.GUNZELMAN@OUTKICK.COM OR TWEET ME: @THEGUNZSHOW