Published: July 17, 2010
Op-Ed Contributor
Japanese Airline Offers Draft Beer
By Robert Paul Reyes
"Japan's All Nippon Airways announced it Friday it will become the first airline in the world to offer draft beer in-flight beginning Tuesday.
The airline said the draft beer will cost about $11.30 per glass and 20 cups will be available on each domestic flight, except Tokyo to Okinawa flights, which will have 40 glasses, the Japan Probe reported Friday." UPI
A glass of freshly poured draft beer tastes a lot better than a can of beer, but at $11.30 per glass I think I will pass. At that steep price by the time you develop a beer buzz, you will have spent your children's college education fund.
All Nippon Airways is elitist, they should offer the draft beer at a price that everybody can afford. If a working Joe is sitting next to a businessman who is guzzling one draft beer after another while he sips from a can of beer, we might witness an act of air rage.
But I commend All Nippon Airways for thinking outside the box, and trying to make flying a more comfortable experience for their customers.
Flying is such a nightmare experience that every passenger should be entitled to a free glass of draft beer.
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