Originally Posted by Eastbay1K

You do mean unwilling, not unable. I fear that some crews on the new "no food" flights are going to get even lazier - a post departure beverage, galley chat, and a clean up prior to landing. Not even the opportunity to ask for another beverage during food service removal, absent a galley visit or a call bell.

An airline is able to do a lot in a short amount of time with proper training and staffing. Most choose not to anymore. Many here may not recall this, but once upon a time, AS served a hot three course meal (single tray) on Bay/Pac NW services, even OAK/PDX, with enough booze topoffs to please even a twenty-something old ME, along with serving a substantial snack and full beverage service in the main cabin. I'm not suggesting that we could or should return to that. The point is that when there's a will, it happens. Now a days, even in Y+, asking for a second beverage can get a stare of impending death, or an "if there's time."

I suppose if anyone is fleeing WN because now they're all the same, they won't be disappointed on AS.