The captain may authorize the flight attendant to offer complimentary liquor if the flight is delayed longer than how many hours?

• A. 0 hours
• B. 1 hour
• C. 2 hours
• D. 3 hours

Answer: (B)

The situation tested is the point at which crew may offer complimentary liquor during a delay. The captain’s authority to adjust cabin service is exercised after a delay reaches a certain length to balance passenger comfort with safety and policy. In practice, that threshold is one hour: once the delay has lasted longer than 60 minutes, the captain may authorize flight attendants to offer complimentary liquor to passengers who want it. This provides a courteous gesture to help ease the wait without extending the policy to very short delays, and it keeps alcohol service within safety and airline policy limits. Shorter delays (zero hours) typically don’t trigger this exception, and longer delays (two or three hours) aren’t the standard threshold for this particular courtesy.