American Airlines is extending its ban on serving alcohol during flights to January 18, 2022, NBC News reported yesterday (August 19th), citing an internal memo it obtained.

The memo said, “We are doing all we can to help create a safe environment for our crew and customers onboard our aircraft.”

The airline had already pushed back the suspension once, to September 13th. Airlines had been dealing with a spike in unruly or dangerous passenger behavior since the start of the year, as passengers began to return to the skies in big numbers following the huge decline in air travel to numbers not seen since the dawn of passenger air travel due to the pandemic.