No joke, when I first saw this I assumed it was something from The Onion, but nope. It’s real, and I can’t decide if it’s the best or worst thing to ever happen to an airport.
Continue reading: OMG: Walk-Up “Shot Bar” Opens At Seattle-Tacoma Airport
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"I’m kind of surprised the airport didn’t somehow object to this concept, as something tells me there are going to be some misbehaving passengers as a result of this"
That was my exact first thought after seeing this title.
The thought of an adult doing shots at an airport is just so fundamentally sad to me that I don't think I could bring myself to do it. But I suppose there are worse ways to conk yourself out before getting on a redeye...
I have seen many a people take shots while sitting at a bar in an airport, but let’s just all be clear about the general point of taking shots. It’s to consume alcohol in the quickest way to get intoxicated. I don’t think anyone will argue with that, so I don’t think you can see this favorably if you also think that airports should be doing a better job at restricting people so that they don’t become dangerous on a plane due to their drunkenness.
Dim the lights, add the stench of stale beer and a few mechanical hands groping you and they could replicate the club experience.
Really with the endless stories of alcohol related inflight behavior problems and an airport opens a shot bar? Then we have to hear "well maybe airlines should stop serving alcohol inflight." It's the damn airport bars where the problems begin and gate agents are often too busy or don't take the effort to notice someone three sheets to the wind boarding an a/c.
A shot bar? It's like opening a bar in the same building as an AA meeting.
Read the title and thought for sure it was going to be about walk-up vaccinations!
the idea of anyone paying $10 to pound a double shot at some walkup airport bar is incredibly bleak
Yes, because what we need is more drunks inside flying metal tubes. Hooray.
On a March 3rd AS flight last year, I had the utterly delightful opportunity to intervene in an intoxicated young man's verbal and physical intimidation of a young woman. I can't wait to do it again. My thanks to airport bars (and airlines' liberal alcohol dispensing policies) for making this pleasant event possible.
Well now we know where the next OMAAT meet and greet, hosted by Tiffany, will be!
I don't mean get all Alan Harper about this but; remember you can bring your own 3-oz mini liquor bottles. While you can't serve yourself on the flight, I don't think there's anything against self pour in the terminal??
The American puritanism shows up in the comments just as expected. Get a break folks, and try to judge and moralize over fellow adults less. If somebody wants to get quickly drunk, there are plenty of other opportunities in self serve lounges with unlimited drinks around airports already.
Ben its been too long since your last trip review... this seems like a slam dunk. Give the people what they want and review Shot Bar.
I agree that there are incidents of people being overintoxicated on planes. But, what we don't see are the millions of people being chill on a flight because they got buzzed at an airport bar. I also like Lucky's point about people keeping their masks on more. There are more positives than negatives, IMHO.
That liquor selection sounds pretty low end, which might imply something about the clientele they're expecting.
And that’s different from you trying to drink all the Champagne on any given flight because??????
@West Coast Flyer The time and thought they put into decorating the sneeze guard "might imply something about the clientele they’re expecting."
This is stupidity. We already know some people can't handle their alcohol so they are going to let them do shots right before going on the plane? Why is this remotely appropriate?
I’m with @Andre and @George N Romey on this. What could possibly go wrong selling cheap shots at a standup airside bar? I prefer to not increase the risk that my flight be delayed or diverted to offload a drunken fool who quickly and conveniently got tanked up at an airside shot bar any more than I want to be stuck sitting next to one.
In a city where you can commit the crime of your choosing and open shoot heroin in public without any fear of consequences......I support this. What do you have to lose at this point?
My seat mate (a young doctor) on a Delta flight from ATL to SAN came up with the bright idea to see if we could drink them out of red wine in F. When the mission was accomplished, the friendly FA offered to bring some mini's from the back and she did. I commented that they probably wouldn't be as good, and sure enough. It was fun and no harm done.
americans and their shot culture....this is an awful idea, the only purpose of taking shots is to get drunk, and the last thing we need is encouragement to do so in a quick way before people get on a metal tube for hours.....aiaiai.....
It's been two years since I've been there, but I recall a shot and beer cart at TPA Airside E across from some Delta gates. My flight was delayed by several hours and the bartender said he had to stay until the last flight left or was cancelled.
@West Coast Flyer
Yes, but generally, it doesn't make sense (it's not worth it) to offer shots of the nice stuff. (Or maybe people do, which is great for them.)
Why do the Euros always feel the need to come and chastise Americans when they themselves are know for their drinking ways? Germans, Italians, Brits...we could keep going for hours. Holier than thou, I tell ya...
Great concept. The Air Line Pilots will appreciate the marked step up in convenience. An unstressed pilot is a safe pilot. Brava!
Considering my daughter is in the Seattle airport drunk right now and cannot board her plane back to Sacramento, I think this is a terrible idea!