A father and son on a flight, and the son appears visibly drunk, but the flight attendant says he wasn’t served anything on board.
So how does someone reach that level of intoxication without staff catching it before boarding?
Gate agents and TSA aren’t checking for that, and it’s up to airline crew to notice before doors close. Situations like this can force a pilot to divert or land early for everyone’s safety, which affects every single passenger on that flight, not just the two of them.
Who’s actually responsible here, the airline for missing it at boarding, or the dad for not stepping in?