Originally Posted by
zombietooth
I tried that on my recent flights and got the, "We're not allowed to do that until we're in the air" or "These are the only beverages available until we're in the air", BS most of the time.
Contrast that with DL where, even on short 1 hour flights, I always get my PDB of choice. I wish UA would at least establish a consistent service protocol. I always preemptively carry a beverage in my backpack when flying UA because I have no idea what service I'm going to get.
I’m surprised the thought police hasn’t jumped on this yet, but if it’s an adult beverage, that’s illegal by FAA regulations. (Admittedly, when flying long haul in coach in the old days, I would always bring wine splits to avoid drinking the free poison they served behind the curtain.)
Originally Posted by
elmira56925
is that not right? The FAs are most of the time on a power trip and unpleasant.
Most times? Most times most people are just doing their job. Do they sometimes go on power trips, and is that unpleasant, yes. But I believe this is more about abusing one’s position to be uncooperative to make life easier on themselves. (And certainly not a most of the time thing for me.)
Originally Posted by
elmira56925
sadly I have. I’m sure I’m not alone. We live in an environment where flight attendants make stuff up and you can’t push back or ask them to prove who’s right or wrong.
In fairness, we also live in a time where people are pulled off flights for extremely legitimate reasons. Working in that environment must be challenging at times.
Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
No in my experience. In 1,500 flights I have never felt threaten, not once.
Also in fairness, Elmira said nothing about being threatened in the post you quoted, just about it being unpleasant.