Originally Posted by
volar
What seems to happen now is a single drinks run, then food hand-run without drinks, which means you have nothing to go with your meal and the tray-loaded wine glass is entirely pointless. Last time this happened I asked the CSM for wine with my meal and was refused until they'd completed the food service (by which time there was no white wine left anyway).
This is precisely what happens on Gatwick services. I've noticed Heathrow crew are generally a lot more polished. Gatwick crews also seem to want to pack away everything a lot quicker... closing bars 40/45 mins before landing isn't uncommon now.
It's all right for those on here saying you can get a top up later on ... But a lot of the time that isn't possible.