Originally Posted by Catbert10

I've been flying this route for more years than I'd like to remember, so I'm pretty familiar with with flight profile. Used to be, the flight rapidly went to ~21K, leveled off for a few minutes, then started a gradual descent/glide into AUS. Since February, it seems like most flights (not all) are only going to between 12K and 14K. Flights from AUS-IAH seem to be rise to ~20K. Other than giving a legitimate reason for not serving drinks in FC, why would UA do this? Not rising above the weather is uncomfortable, and spending 30m in a paint shaker isn't desirable.