The SkyTeam Lounge at Terminal 4 in Heathrow Airport. Steve Parsons/PA Images If you like to have a beer with your breakfast before you catch a flight, you might soon have to change your ways.

A new report from a parliamentary select committee suggests travellers could soon come up against restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol in airports, according to The Independent.

Under the current Licensing Act of 2003, normal alcohol restrictions don't apply at airports.

While there isn't an official blanket rule on permitted hours of selling or supplying alcohol throughout the UK, restrictions are implemented by region and establishment. However, UK airports can serve or sell alcohol at any time of day.

The 186-page report states: "No one travelling on an international flight can fail to notice that, once they have gone through customs, control of the sale of alcohol seems to be relaxed, and the permitted hours even more so."

The new regulations could mean time limits are introduced, according to The Independent.

They could also bring about stricter regulations on who alcohol is served to.

A Sussex police spokesperson reportedly told the select committee that during tests at Gatwick Airport, "all but one of the premises selling alcohol" sold to those under 18.

"No sanctions were possible due to none of the Licensing Act 2003 offences being relevant for airside premises, and because of this engagement with the owners of the licensed premises, including very large well-known providers, was very difficult," he said.

The new restrictions could also help avoid disruptions on flights.

According to The Independent, budget airline Jet2 reported that alcohol consumption was the cause of over half of all passenger disruptions on flights.

While being drunk on an aircraft is forbidden by aviation law, airlines can't control what a passenger does before they board the aircraft, despite the fact that some implement drink limits on board.

Providing evidence to the new report, Jet2 said that the "number of incidents where the passenger fails to respect the rules of conduct at an airport or on board an aircraft have risen significantly," adding that these occurrences range from "passengers being verbally abusive to crew or fellow passengers" to "incidents which endanger safety, such attempting to open cabin doors."

Chairwoman of the Lords select committee Baroness McIntosh of Pickering said that incidents like this "can lead to dangerous situations and must be changed."

The Independent reported that the new restrictions could mean drink limits are "extended to the airport bar" — for example, a two drink per traveller rule could be implemented. It could also mean pre-boarding checks for passengers suspected of being drunk.

When he was appointed last year, aviation minister Lord Ahmad pledged to make airports more family-friendly, according to The Sun.

"I don’t think we want to kill merriment altogether, but I think it’s important that passengers who board planes are also responsible and have a responsibility to other passengers, and that certainly should be the factor which we bear in mind," he said at the time.

"In terms of specific regulations of timings of outlets (which sell alcohol) and how they operate, clearly I want to have a look at that."