Originally Posted by
adampenrith
The FA forgot to load the water.
There may have been no water on board - BUT it had nothing to do with the FA.
So if there is no water or no ice cream or no napkins - etc - its the fault of the caterering trucks not the FA.
Exactly. That's why I said "The FA said _they_ forgot to load the water" meaning someone else whose job is was dropped the ball.
Originally Posted by
pushmyredbutton
Personally, I didn't even bother to ask for compensation or complain, since having no water for coffee or the sinks was a far far better alternative to a MX delay, in which no compensation would likely be due at all.
Agreed, but our expectations have been set by TV commercials showing jets turning around because they were out of Colombian coffee.
I was on a flight once, sitting in first, EWR->LHR I think, where they announced there was a delay because "the first class meals weren't loaded yet." I'm surprised the people in the back of the plain didn't revolt!