DURING A RETURN TO THE GATE FOR A B767-200 MAINT PROB; IT WAS NOTED THAT DURING THIS GND TIME 2 PAX HAD CONSUMED A BOTTLE OF VODKA. RPT DEALS WITH THE 45 MIN DELAY IN GETTING GATE AGENTS TO ACT ON REMOVING THE 2 PAX AT JFK.

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I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #3 ON THIS FLT; WE WERE TAXIING FOR TKOF; WHEN THE CAPT NOTICED A MECHANICAL IN THE R ENG. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE GATE AND FIX IT. A PAX IN ROW XX TOLD US ABOUT THE 2 MEN IN ROW YY; THAT THEY WERE DRINKING AND HAD FINISHED A WHOLE BOTTLE OF VODKA. FLT ATTENDANT #7 WENT UP TO TELL FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND THE CAPT. THOSE FLT ATTENDANTS ALONG WITH THE CAPT WANTED THESE 2 MEN OFF BEFORE WE TOOK OFF. IT TOOK 45 MINS WITH PAX SVC MGRS AND FLT SVC MGRS TO GET THEM OFF. WE SHOWED THEM IN OUR MANUAL THE FAR ABOUT DRINKING ON THE AIRPLANE; BUT THEY SEEMED AFRAID OR BETTER YET DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THIS. FINALLY AFTER THE CAPT YELLED AT THEM; THEY TOOK THE 2 MEN AND AN INTERPRETER (THEY WERE IN A RUSSIAN TRAVEL GROUP) THEY WENT PEACEFULLY. THE ISSUE WAS BASICALLY THE FLT ATTENDANTS DOING THEIR JOB; THE CAPT DOING HIS JOB AND THE MGRS NOT REALLY WANTING TO PARTICIPATE UNTIL FORCED BY CAPT. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS DID FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND TURNED IT INTO AIRLINE EVENT CTR.