Originally Posted by
jhawk737
I flew 3 first class flights on American in the past month and all had a PDB. Yesterday, flying Alaska PDX-MCO in first, had a good chat with the San Diego based F/A. He told me that operationally, they ARE supposed to do a PDB every time, “when they can”, but often with the rush to get everybody on board and in air he said, it is tricky to ever do. I understand the point logistically of people trying to board, people constantly in the aisle and it being a little complicated to get everybody a drink, but other airlines are able to do this? I can’t figure out why Alaska “can’t”. Seems like they used to be able to a lot of the time pre-pandemic.
It is also tricky for some crews to get your first beverage out in less than 45 minutes. It is also tricky for some FAs to offer a beverage refill when the glass has been sitting there for 2 hours, empty and unremoved, begging the question that "is it tricky to remove empty glassware?".
Other than a late catered galley or a rare rare boarding mishap occasion, none of this is tricky for the even marginally skilled.