Originally Posted by
alphaeagle
I'm not sure, but the evening ANC-LAX, AS156 departing at about 5pm, did have the hot towel shortly before landing when I flew it earlier this month. It seems like a red-eye is the perfect flight to have it on, so really odd that they wouldn't.
Exactly. I would actually prefer it on the night flights than on the day flights. If I'm awake, I usually feel OK upon deplaning. But if I sleep during the flight, I find that I feel a bit grimy upon awaking. At least until the BRs all get showers in them, having hot towel service on early morning arrivals would certainly help one to seize the day...
Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
I wonder why the hot towels are at the end, and not the beginning, of the flight (if it has to be one or the other). I find myself wanting to wipe off the newsprint, (or perhaps the PDB has spilled
), before the start of service. It often results in a trip to the lav to wash my hands before I open the bag of "Crunchy" or "Savory" or "Island."
When I first flew Continental up front, I had the opposite reaction (CO, for those who don't know, does the hot towel service at the beginning of the flight). I realize it makes sense to allow the passengers to freshen up before dinner, but I've gotten pretty used to having it at the end so I can get off the plane feeling a bit fresher and not as worse for the wear.