No free drinks on UA international flights ?
Feb 26, 2012, 12:30 pm
#16
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The current information on UA.com indicates TPAC flights still offer free alcoholic beverages.
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,1134,00.html
"Alcoholic beverages available for purchase on all flights (complimentary on international trans-Pacific flights and flights within Asia)"
But that screen shot from the production server sure suggests that will change soon.
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6867,1134,00.html
"Alcoholic beverages available for purchase on all flights (complimentary on international trans-Pacific flights and flights within Asia)"
But that screen shot from the production server sure suggests that will change soon.
Feb 26, 2012, 6:03 pm
#17
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Feb 26, 2012, 6:09 pm
#18
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Seems that some routes still have free drinks. USA-ASIA is one USA-South America is not 
Aug 6, 2012, 1:36 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2011
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I just noticed the "Wines, beer and spirits available for purchase."
Bummer! I'm heading to Bangkok via Frankfurt August 8.
My last trip abroad was Sep 4, 2011: Bangkok, Narita, Chicago, GSO. Thank god for the complimentary red wine; we hit the tail end of a typhoon and I thought the palne would snap in to...
Bummer! I'm heading to Bangkok via Frankfurt August 8.
My last trip abroad was Sep 4, 2011: Bangkok, Narita, Chicago, GSO. Thank god for the complimentary red wine; we hit the tail end of a typhoon and I thought the palne would snap in to...
Aug 6, 2012, 2:29 pm
#20
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I just noticed the "Wines, beer and spirits available for purchase."
Bummer! I'm heading to Bangkok via Frankfurt August 8.
My last trip abroad was Sep 4, 2011: Bangkok, Narita, Chicago, GSO. Thank god for the complimentary red wine; we hit the tail end of a typhoon and I thought the palne would snap in to...
Bummer! I'm heading to Bangkok via Frankfurt August 8.
My last trip abroad was Sep 4, 2011: Bangkok, Narita, Chicago, GSO. Thank god for the complimentary red wine; we hit the tail end of a typhoon and I thought the palne would snap in to...
BTW: there is a thread on this in the post-merger UMP forum. Don't understand why these pre-merger forums continue to run.
Aug 6, 2012, 4:54 pm
#21
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Aug 6, 2012, 6:24 pm
#22
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LH is still a full bar/no charge (apart from Champagne) airline. The same is with TG (or with any other Asian airline). From Europe only LO/FI/SU charge for booze on TATL flights, SK/AY have limitation in number of drinks you could have, though.