Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2019 and Earlier]
Jan 10, 2019, 10:26 pm
#166
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CONUS
Posts: 947
That's the "Famous" AS water service the airline actually bragged about in a news release! Imagine - someone stroking themselves about providing a cup of water!
1/9/18 IAD-SFO. No PDB offered, not even a water bottle on the seat. After takeoff, all of Y was provided water a good 10 min before any beverage offered in F.
I don't get how any FA or airline would think this sort of system makes sense. If water is offered after take-off, that should include F. Plain and simple. Even when there is a PDB.
I don't get how any FA or airline would think this sort of system makes sense. If water is offered after take-off, that should include F. Plain and simple. Even when there is a PDB.
Jan 10, 2019, 10:27 pm
#167
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CONUS
Posts: 947
Sounds like normal AS Beyond!
Don't worry about that! I finally wrote in after the FA said AS didn't want any PDBs due to the potential for delaying departure, and more than one flight where the FAs had time to chat with themselves or make themselves a cup of coffee.
Didn't ask for anything and didn't receive anything. Did get a very nice response from customer care outlining the PDB policy and promising to forward my comments to inflight management. Which is all I really want.
Didn't ask for anything and didn't receive anything. Did get a very nice response from customer care outlining the PDB policy and promising to forward my comments to inflight management. Which is all I really want.
Jan 10, 2019, 10:56 pm
#168
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Jan 10, 2019, 11:46 pm
#169
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Jan 11, 2019, 12:01 am
#170
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Thanks. With all the "fails" being reported here (a drop in the bucket I bet) I wonder if they really did have a company wide training session on this matter. 
Jan 11, 2019, 4:35 pm
#171
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NYC
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Posts: 6,156
Nothing besides a bottle of water pre-placed at seat on AS51 today ORD to SEA.
Jan 11, 2019, 8:15 pm
#172
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
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Posts: 8,250
AS 178 1/10/19 ANC-FAI
Water at seat. Coffee and OJ offered PDB.
Water at seat. Coffee and OJ offered PDB.
Jan 11, 2019, 8:18 pm
#173
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
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AS 178 1/10/19 FAI-ANC
Water at seat. No PDB.
Water at seat. No PDB.
Jan 13, 2019, 7:10 am
#174
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: SEA
Programs: DL Plat, AS MVPG, Bonvoy Plat/LT Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,260
AS728, SEA-CHS 1/11 735a departure. Water at seat and choice of OJ or coffee offered by FA.
Jan 13, 2019, 8:45 am
#175
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 200
I think this is a unicorn policy. I am not particularly upset about it but none of my qualifying flights have offered this since it became policy.
Jan 13, 2019, 9:47 am
#176
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Jan 14, 2019, 8:02 am
#177
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 200
Jan 14, 2019, 12:05 pm
#178
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 658
AS 995 01/13/19 LAS-SEA
Water at seat, offered sparkling wine or orange juice... I think it was just OJ, not a mimosa
Water at seat, offered sparkling wine or orange juice... I think it was just OJ, not a mimosa
Jan 14, 2019, 1:10 pm
#179
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,029
AS 628 1/11/19 SEA-JFK: water at seat, coffee and OJ offered.
AS 349 1/13/19 JFK-SEA: water at seat, coffee and OJ offered
AS 349 1/13/19 JFK-SEA: water at seat, coffee and OJ offered
Jan 14, 2019, 2:21 pm
#180
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K, Marriott Titanium, Delta Gold, United Silver
Posts: 250
I’ve been on two different flights now where they came out with a pre-poured tray of oj and sparkling wine. A few people requested mimosas and in both flights, the flight attendant just poured one of the wine glasses into an OJ glass (they were all about half full) and handed them the mixture