Originally Posted by smmrfld
Don't know when you last flew WN, but they hardly "joke around the majority of the flight". Thankfully, they don't joke much at all anymore. I (and a whole bunch of fellow pax I've talked with) would be happy if B6 FAs were able to get the damn drinks and snacks out on time on OAK-LGB flights - oh, and maybe a napkin would be nice too. I guess my standards are now lower, since the dirty TV screens and almost-impossible-to-push IFE buttons don't seem to bug me as much - just a sign that B6 planes are getting older and there isn't sufficient maintenance money to dedicate to IFE stuff? Maybe less time joking, more time offering a full drink and snack selection on short routes would be nice (even WN is able to do this on most intra-CA flights) - B6 service ain't what it was a year or two ago.
Relax!! Delays with the flight crew getting the snacks happen on all airlines. I've had short and medium haul flights on Northwest, Continental, and United Express where the crew was strickly business and no "joking around" and they still had delays getting the beverages. One flight was approximately 85 minutes flying time and I didn't get my drink until 26 minutes before landing.