Originally Posted by
jackiedada
Correct. Its just a lime drink given out in aluminium foil covered plastic cups - not sure why only here but they do. They also serve some local snacks/ savories which makes the meal trays look fairly overloaded and probably makes people think that they are getting a lot of value out of the money they are spending on the ticket. Mostly junk imo. I've seen plenty of folks spill their drinks on themselves because there isn't any space to keep the glasses because the tray and adjoining areas get full.
Probably the OP was expecting something similar for his 'welcome drink' and meal and hence the reason for the disappointment.
Interesting that the pre-flight drinks are apparently served only to/from the Indian sub-continent. I distinctly remember passengers being offered those round sealed water containers when departing BHX. The FA walked down the aisle with a tray and asked if anyone wanted water. Not many took one but I did. The reason I remember it is because the smiley FA was radiating happiness.
What I've taken from the replies posted so far (thanks for all of them) is that is likely to have been a one-off. If this is the case, it's difficult to accept the way their customer relations dealt with it because for a one-off incident, I'd expect them to take an interest instead of issuing a standard fob off response. I did compliment them on the flight that departed BHX so they didn't think I was just having a go for the sake of it.
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
If that describes your worst flight ever, then you either travel very rarely or been v lucky
The description doesn't sound like that much at all other than perhaps disinterested crew
I do travel rarely, generally twice per year. I accept that this means each flight experience carries far more weight than it would for a frequent flier.