No Soft Drinks on Westjet.
Sep 1, 2015, 10:19 pm
#1
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No Soft Drinks on Westjet.
Well at least on the Triangle.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Sep 2, 2015, 10:09 am
#2
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Well at least on the Triangle.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Sep 2, 2015, 7:32 pm
#3
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The flight times in the triangle range from 30 some minutes to 50 some minutes. Keeping in mind that crew must remain seated for the first 5 and last 10 minutes of a flight, it is reasonable to expect that a full beverage service offering can't be possible. Add in the fact that there may be turbulence impacting service levels (after all, the safety of you and the crew should be above a drink and a snack) and that FAs have to set up/tear down the carts and stow their galleys, there isn't a lot of time to do anything but an abbreviated service. And because the service levels are as you described, ice is not needed and therefore not normally provided by air supply.
Sep 2, 2015, 8:11 pm
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The flight times in the triangle range from 30 some minutes to 50 some minutes. Keeping in mind that crew must remain seated for the first 5 and last 10 minutes of a flight, it is reasonable to expect that a full beverage service offering can't be possible. Add in the fact that there may be turbulence impacting service levels (after all, the safety of you and the crew should be above a drink and a snack) and that FAs have to set up/tear down the carts and stow their galleys, there isn't a lot of time to do anything but an abbreviated service. And because the service levels are as you described, ice is not needed and therefore not normally provided by air supply.
If they can do it so can WS, the fact you don't means you choose not to for
your own reasons. Sorry we have to disagree on this one.
Sep 3, 2015, 2:18 pm
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Because airplanes tend to be dry places. Because some people are on tight connections and may not have a chance to grab something in between. Cuz the other guys do it. Because having a drink in your hand is relaxing. Because on early or late flights that hit of caffeine induced via Coffee,Tea or a soft drink is a good thing.
Sep 3, 2015, 2:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Well at least on the Triangle.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
It's coke, diet coke, coke zero, fanta, fanta zero, fanta red, 3 kinds of juice and a couple of more options.
Sep 3, 2015, 6:57 pm
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I guess I know which airline I would fly. The one where employees are not condescending, and sarcastic.
Sep 4, 2015, 10:27 am
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Well at least on the Triangle.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Flew out to YUL on WS Friday on the 16:00 and back on the 14:00 Sunday. Ground staff was very helpful when I had to change my flights.
Flight crews were very pleasant and professional. Except I could not get a soft drink. Westjet serves only Wine, Beer ( 2 choices ) Water and coffee.
No soft drinks. I find this baffling, wine and beer have to cost more than a can of pop. The excuse is the short flight time, but this is nonsense. If LH can serve a full breakfast to a full 737 on a 50 minute FRA to MUC seg, the short flight argument goes out the window.
I did manage to get a tea even though the crews said you only have the four choices mentioned above, and only the four. I asked nice and said I would wait until after everyone else had been served. One more note, the person across from me asked for ice for his glass of water, and the FA said there was none on board.
Sep 6, 2015, 8:38 pm
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Sep 7, 2015, 3:10 pm
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Sep 7, 2015, 5:51 pm
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The flight times in the triangle range from 30 some minutes to 50 some minutes. Keeping in mind that crew must remain seated for the first 5 and last 10 minutes of a flight, it is reasonable to expect that a full beverage service offering can't be possible. Add in the fact that there may be turbulence impacting service levels (after all, the safety of you and the crew should be above a drink and a snack) and that FAs have to set up/tear down the carts and stow their galleys, there isn't a lot of time to do anything but an abbreviated service. And because the service levels are as you described, ice is not needed and therefore not normally provided by air supply.
Sep 8, 2015, 10:43 pm
#14
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YYZ/YUL flight time is never anywhere near 30 some minutes, the shortest flight time when take off/landing is optimized between the two airports (YUL RWY28 - YYZ RWY24) is 49 minutes., Flight time is typically somewhere around 54-58 minutes in the air for these two airports during ideal weather conditions.
That said, all three flights are quite short. Best thing to do would be to handout the inflight server as you board.
Sep 8, 2015, 10:59 pm
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The flight times in the triangle range from 30 some minutes to 50 some minutes. Keeping in mind that crew must remain seated for the first 5 and last 10 minutes of a flight, it is reasonable to expect that a full beverage service offering can't be possible. Add in the fact that there may be turbulence impacting service levels (after all, the safety of you and the crew should be above a drink and a snack) and that FAs have to set up/tear down the carts and stow their galleys, there isn't a lot of time to do anything but an abbreviated service. And because the service levels are as you described, ice is not needed and therefore not normally provided by air supply.