My Kingdom For a Cup Holder?
Apr 24, 2014, 12:16 pm
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My Kingdom For a Cup Holder?
They're cheap, useful, and contrary to what some people claim, they don't make a mess. So WHY don't U.S. airlines install cup holders in their seat backs?
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May 9, 2014, 12:55 pm
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They're cheap, useful, and contrary to what some people claim, they don't make a mess. So WHY don't U.S. airlines install cup holders in their seat backs?
Ask the Pilot asks....
http://www.askthepilot.com/cup-holders/
Ask the Pilot asks....
http://www.askthepilot.com/cup-holders/
May 12, 2014, 10:05 am
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May 13, 2014, 6:27 pm
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My Kingdom For a Cup Holder?
That would sure be nice since my laptop usually takes up the entire tray. Hmm easier to convince them to use cup holders or my company to get me a tablet for work.
May 14, 2014, 9:41 pm
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Maybe if the cup holder was attached to your own seat or console. Seems to me like that picture of the cup holder coming out of the seat back looks like a disaster waiting to happen as soon as the passenger in front reclines or someone bumps the seat back, in which case your beverage will be all over your lap.
May 24, 2014, 3:23 pm
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The UK operator Thomson Airways (TOM) has them in economy class - we flew with them a week back to SFB (flight only).
http://www.seatplans.com/airlines/Th...0-11-Long-haul
Not a single person used them but they seemed too small.
Awful seats.
http://www.seatplans.com/airlines/Th...0-11-Long-haul
Not a single person used them but they seemed too small.
Awful seats.
May 25, 2014, 5:25 pm
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This is a thousand reclosable lids for paper cups for 21 dollars -- if you buy a few ten millions I am sure you can get a little discount 
http://www.amazon.com/Dixie-TP9550-S...dp/B004NG8EC8/ so probably less than a cent per drink. Something like this would be way more useful than a cupholder (of course a cupholder would rock too, I've seen that on a few airlines too).
http://www.amazon.com/Dixie-TP9550-S...dp/B004NG8EC8/ so probably less than a cent per drink. Something like this would be way more useful than a cupholder (of course a cupholder would rock too, I've seen that on a few airlines too).