Originally Posted by
bniu
I flew on the 763 a few times last week and was surprised to find pillows and blankets available to all pax in coach. I don't think i've seen these in years. I noticed that most pax didn't bother with them and just shoved them into the overhead bins. Would it cost AA much to simply remove these international germ bearing space consuming pieces of junk when they arrive at the gateways internationally? None of the 763's are going intl out of SFO/LAX anyways and wouldn't it be easier to just have a giant inventory of blankets/pillows at ORD/DFW/JFK/MIA and load them only when planes are going out? I also came across them again on a 757 BOS-SFO flight, naturally handed it to the FA to take somewhere else.
for every idiot that complains of not having blankets on board, just have a FA tell the pax the story of how many germs reside on those things and where those blankets have been. After hearing those stories, i'm sure the idiot will thank the FA's for not giving out blankets!
I believe the pillows and blankets in Y were introduced on the LAX/SFO-BOS route as a measure to compete with VX. Have not flown that route recently but earlier this year, the pillows and blankets in Y were shrunk wrapped together in one tidy package.
So you don't like the blankets and pillows in Y. As you noted, you have the option of stuffing them in the overhead bins or handing them to the FA. Your problem is solved. What's the point of suggesting AA remove all blankets and pillows when it is obvious other passengers do prefer to have them?