18 workers at JFK Airport charged in theft ring of airline mini-bottles of alcohol...

The lax way that AA handles liquor makes thinks like this possible. I have never understood why there was no accounting for any of their concession items. I guess it is just easier to charge for bags than keep up with item sold.

I flew for a few African airlines on contracts over a number of years. The local cabin crews and catering staff used to clear out all the catering trolleys after the flights. They would take bin liners and scoop the stuff into them to take home. I reported it to the airline but they took no notice. It probably goes on to this day.

Now this is just mind bottling

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18 Workers Arrested at JFK for 'Mini Liquor' Scheme

18 workers, most employed by airline catering company LSG Sky Chefs, were arrested Wednesday for stealing more than 100,000 mini-bottles of liquor from the catering company at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and reselling them on the underground market.

http://airnation.net/2012/09/14/18-workers-arrested-jfk-liquor-scheme/

If they were taking things all this time -- what could someone be LEAVING? Makes me feel safer. At least there we no donuts with icing or "suspicious" bottled water involved. Gotta love JFK. My absolute last resort.

Too true! I agree

It took nine months to investigate alcohol theft??? Multiple terrorist cells have been shut down in less time.

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18 workers at JFK Airport charged in theft ring of airline mini-bottles of alcohol

New York (CNN) -- It was a security breach at one of the country's busiest airports conducted on a tiny scale.
Eighteen workers at New York's JFK Airport were arrested on Wednesday and accused of stealing more than 100,000 mini-bottles of alcohol from LSG Sky Chefs, which provides food and beverages for American Airlines.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/12/us/new-york-airport-thefts/index.html?hpt=tr_c2

OOOPS

I often wonder why liquor stores around airports always have tiny bottles for sale, just like the airlines.

and this is news??? nothing out of theordinary at JFK

Pathetic

Well with TSA agents taking bribes for overweight bags, this just helps lighten the plane back to what the pilots expect the weight to be.

...after the first 20,000 bottles the recycle center started to get suspicious.

how the hell did they do that? mustve taken months to take 100,000 bottles, wonde rwhat they were planning to do with all of them.

Goes without saying it, but thats going to be one heck of a party

In other news, 18 LSG workers called in sick Saturday morning, after consuming approximately 781 gallons of alcohol at what was surely the greatest party Queensborough has seen since the days of disco.

The old employee 5 finger discount. It's in the benefit package. Lol

Well, I expect that AA's liquor bill will go down. LSG didn't get hurt. They were just passing the cost thru to AA.