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Alaska Airlines overserved my female friend alcohol on BURBANK - SEA in May 2022

APRIL 2024 US DOT UPDATE to AIRLINES RULES https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/biden-harris-administration-announces-final-rule-requiring-automatic-refunds-airline Under the rule, passengers are entitled to a refund for: Canceled or significantly changed flights : Significant changes to a flight include instances where passengers are downgraded to a lower class of service. | " If the scheme of federal aviation law does not pre-empt state actions for vendor liability and there are no remedies available under the FAA regulations, in order to recover against an airline a plaintiff must prove negligence based on either a common law or statutory cause of action . The service of alcohol to someone becomes the proximate cause of an injury if serving the liquor is a "substantial factor" in causing the injury..." Bowe, Catherine Stone    "May I Offer You Something to Drink from the Beverage Cart: A Close Look at the Potential Liability for Airlines Serving Alc