When purchasing alcohol on Southwest or airplane, can I buy more than 1 & bring them unopened off the plane?

Question

I use my Southwest credit card a lot and have been rewarded drink booklet coupons along with the free plane tickets. Can I redeem them all for multiple bottles of alcohol and bring them unopened off the plane, or do I have to consume them all onboard? I just love those cute little bottles of vodka, Bailey's, etc., and after all they would be free for me :)

Lol, I can picture the crew asking me 'where are those bottles' as they collect trash. AND, you don't tip the stewardess, right?

Answer 1

You can, but just to be safe, hide the unopened bottles as you're getting off the plane.

It's not a big deal, but every crew is a little different.

Answer 2

This is what I've done in the past: I tell the attendant that I'd like to use up the entire booklet, and ask if I can have 3 mini bottles and a can of mixer (juice or soda). They seem happy to comply if you ask nicely. Sometimes they'll even give you two cans of mixer, and you get a cup with ice and a stirrer. I stash the mini bottles for later, and drink the "mixer" in-flight. This way, you also get a full can of juice or soda instead of the scant liquid they'd normally pour into a cup full of ice. I don't know what they do for beer (like if they pop off the cap so you can't take it with you) or wine (like if they pour some into a glass or if they have mini bottles), but this is what works with the mini hard liquor bottles. By the way, notice in the back of the booklet you can order more drink coupons. If you really like those mini bottles, that's how you can get more than 3 in a flight. ;)

Answer 3

I take them all the time. I've even been given bottles of wine BY the flight crew to take off the plane with me. It's no big deal.

Answer 4

Put them in your carry on bag and how would they know.