Current UA Process for Prioritizing Meal Orders in Premium Cabins [2012/13]

SF1K · Nov 30, 12, 12:35 pm

Apparently FAs received an email that starting today 1K meal orders are supposed to be prioritized. Don't have further details. The "CO" FA that was telling another FA wasn't too happy about it.

UA-NYC · Nov 30, 12, 12:39 pm

A big

if true!

Pat89339 · Nov 30, 12, 12:41 pm

A change I'll like, if true! I can go back to my favorite row on a 757 now.

dmodemd · Nov 30, 12, 12:42 pm

Is the manifest showing elite status now? I think I recall that was added a few months back?

Do the CO FAs understand how the pmUA FAs did this by asking for "first choice" and taking the list back to the galley to sort it out? Rather than just ignoring the now out of stock selection when getting to the higher rows?

FriendlySkies · Nov 30, 12, 12:42 pm

About time

Maybe somebody is realizing that not all elites should be equal?

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Originally Posted by Pat89339

A change I'll like, if true! I can go back to my favorite row on a 757 now.

+1

Looking forward to my favorite seat: 6A

TomA · Nov 30, 12, 12:44 pm

That's great. I haven't missed a meal choice yet this year, but this is still good news!

RobOnLI · Nov 30, 12, 12:54 pm

Adding my +1 if true.

I think the pmCO FA's will be the slowest to adopt this so expect inconsistent service for a while.

-RM

golfingboy · Nov 30, 12, 1:02 pm

I just hope they will give priority to full fare customers over 1Ks. Even if that results in me not getting my meal choice.

I feel sorry for the FAs due to the much larger FF base and how will they determine who gets their choice when the entire cabin is filled with full fare customers, GS, and 1Ks?

GoAmtrak · Nov 30, 12, 1:04 pm

Yay, another clawback backtrack to celebrate. We're back where we used to be!

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Originally Posted by dmodemd

Is the manifest showing elite status now? I think I recall that was added a few months back?

Yes.

Ari · Nov 30, 12, 1:06 pm

The star system worked well.

GS ****
1K ***
F/J Ticket (non-upgrades) ***
Premiers **
Others *

channa · Nov 30, 12, 1:06 pm

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Originally Posted by GoAmtrak

Yay, another clawback backtrack to celebrate. We're back where we used to be!

Indeed.

Maybe after a couple more years, the place will be back to where it once was.

FlyingNut724 · Nov 30, 12, 1:12 pm

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Originally Posted by Pat89339

A change I'll like, if true! I can go back to my favorite row on a 757 now.

While I would be very happy to see it return, if true. I'm not going to sing the praises of this airline for giving me back something I already had before this stupid merger...

belynch · Nov 30, 12, 1:13 pm

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Originally Posted by channa

Maybe after a couple more years, the place will be back to where it once was.

Rar!

FlyingNut724 · Nov 30, 12, 1:14 pm

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Originally Posted by golfingboy

I feel sorry for the FAs due to the much larger FF base and how will they determine who gets their choice when the entire cabin is filled with full fare customers, GS, and 1Ks?

I think their task will be much easier after Feb 1, 2013 and all the people that didn't re-qualify (because they went elsewhere) are off the elite list.

UA-NYC · Nov 30, 12, 1:17 pm

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Originally Posted by golfingboy

I just hope they will give priority to full fare customers over 1Ks. Even if that results in me not getting my meal choice.

I feel sorry for the FAs due to the much larger FF base and how will they determine who gets their choice when the entire cabin is filled with full fare customers, GS, and 1Ks?

FF=1K in the PMUA days - a fair compromise

Who says that the F cabin is full of those pax these days? I bet there are fewer now due to YBs, TODs, cheap V-ups and the like