Cabin crew can soon track how much booze you drink in-flight – and cut you off
We Brits are well known for enjoying a pint at the airport – no matter what time we fly. Plus there’s always plenty of holidaymakers cracking open their first drink on the plane.
To us, it feels like celebration and relaxation to enjoy the first boozy beverage of a trip away. But, for airline and airport staff drunken passengers can be a nightmare – and new tech means they may now be able to track what you’ve had to drink on-board.
In fact, you can actually be refused boarding if you are seen to be too drunk. Anyone found to be too inebriated while flying may also face further consequences.
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Depending on the airline and the country it hails from you may face fines and even prison time. Offenders can receive a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment according to the Civil Aviation Authority, or fines up to £80,000.
Plus, flight attendants are within their rights to refuse to serve any passenger on board. For any reason.
Now, it’s not often that this happens because most of us are able to enjoy a drink or two without going overboard. But, things are about to change as cabin crew may soon be armed with new technology.
The award winning tech will track what every passenger on the flight is drinking and how much is left in their glass. This will help cabin crew to see when they need to come round and offer top ups to passengers.
The tech could make flying a more enjoyable experience as you won’t be left waiting for the trolley to pass by for long. However, it will also mean they’ll know when you’ve had too many.
Flight attendants will then know to stop serving you anymore booze. Instead they might offer you a coffee to sober up.
The InteliSence system from Collins Aerospace uses a sensor system to help the crew monitor the plane. But, the company now says it can also be used to personalise services provided by the cabin crew.
A Collins executive said that they were looking to advance the system – with AI included – to be used to monitor refills as well as interact with lie-flat beds.
Aviation Today said: "InteliSence aims to modernize the onboard experience through the use of sensors and AI technology."These two systems track passenger interactions with various objects within an aircraft suite.
"This information is then shared with cabin crew, who can then use the information to offer more attentive service by proactively offering things like refills and converting seats to lie-flat beds."
Mark Vaughan, Collins Aerospace’s vice president of cabin experience, told USA Today: "InteliSence is how we improve the passenger experience by providing an intelligent, connected system that communicates the service needs of passengers in real-time for tailored customisation and an enhanced number of meaningful interactions between crew and passengers.
"The system can also monitor and report system health back to the ground, providing operators the data necessary to proactively mitigate faults quickly, more efficiently and predictively. The system is scalable, providing a pathway for new technology and service needs as needed."
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