"There's too many of you to do a beverage service"
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"There's too many of you to do a beverage service"
Today on my flight to Seattle (which was delayed almost 2 hours), I was seated in First Class and asked for a Diet Coke after giving my coat. I was told "There's too many of you to do a beverage service" on a 737. She had plenty of time to talk with her colleague in the galley. Very pathetic.
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You definitely need to write this on your survey if you receive one and send in a complaint via Customer Care. Typical sCO attitude.
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sCO flight attendants tend to have a slower service and some don't provide beverage until meal is served an hour after takeoff. We've had many reports on here of them eating the snack basket.
I avoid sCO flights as much as I can -- mainly though because I desire a comfortable F seat.
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i am all for skipping PDB when it will expedite departure of an already delayed flight. on a 737, however, this is probably not the case since loading coach takes forever and a day with the outstanding UA boarding process.
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I sent a note to 1K Voice as soon as she said it!
Not to mention that we sat for over 20 minutes after boarding was done waiting for the final boarding of bags and 4 extra meals. Plenty of time.
to be fair it sounds like the OP was referring to pre-departure beverage
i am all for skipping PDB when it will expedite departure of an already delayed flight. on a 737, however, this is probably not the case since loading coach takes forever and a day with the outstanding UA boarding process.
i am all for skipping PDB when it will expedite departure of an already delayed flight. on a 737, however, this is probably not the case since loading coach takes forever and a day with the outstanding UA boarding process.
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; May 16, 2013 at 7:33 pm Reason: multi-quote should be used
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Lil Abner's total times NOT receiving pre-departure drinks: once maybe twice
Reasons for NOT getting a drink while boarding: Delayed flight and they were in a hurry to get the plane loaded and on its way.
# of times I felt that was being screwed for not getting something to drink during pre-departure: 0 out of 1 or 2 times
# of times that I just wished that people who don't have the foggiest idea how to put their excess crap in the overheads and sit their a$$es down and get the hell out of the aisle: Every time!
# of times I wished that the f/a would use the mic and tell people to move out of the way and forget about pre-departure formalities - Anytime we're running late
# of times I get tired the FT whines re comparison of pmUA vs pmCo service and lack of an early glass of wine: A zillion
# of times I almost puke hearing Smisek's name mentioned on here: Immeasurable as it's Never-Ending!
Lil Abner's Year to Date Premier Miles: 112,819
Lil Abner's total experiences in steerage for 2013: 3
Lil Abner's total upgrades for 2013: 84
Lil Abner's total times NOT receiving pre-departure drinks: once maybe twice
Reasons for NOT getting a drink while boarding: Delayed flight and they were in a hurry to get the plane loaded and on its way.
# of times I felt that was being screwed for not getting something to drink during pre-departure: 0 out of 1 or 2 times
# of times that I just wished that people who don't have the foggiest idea how to put their excess crap in the overheads and sit their a$$es down and get the hell out of the aisle: Every time!
# of times I wished that the f/a would use the mic and tell people to move out of the way and forget about pre-departure formalities - Anytime we're running late
# of times I get tired the FT whines re comparison of pmUA vs pmCo service and lack of an early glass of wine: A zillion
# of times I almost puke hearing Smisek's name mentioned on here: Immeasurable as it's Never-Ending!