Red L

It is a little odd that they have a price listed for premium cocktails under the info for First Class beverage options, but I'm guessing it's a copy/paste oversight from the Main Cabin page.

At the top of the First Class page, it says this (bolding mine), so I would guess no changes are planned (not to mention what an uproar and negative press that would cause):

First Class drinks

As a First Class guest, your drinks are on us. Settle in and relax with one of our drink options. Crack open a craft beer or wind down with a glass of West Coast wine. Enjoy a sparkling beverage or a perfectly steeped cup of Teavana® full leaf tea.

fly18725

Reference for the assertion that there is no charge for any beverage in First?

Perhaps if one had never stepped foot on an AS flight, or were unfamiliar with the concept of domestic F, the question may only raise mild suspicion.

CDKing

There is no charge for drinks in first class. Its an error on the website. If you look on the main cabin page:

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...food-and-drink

PaperGlider

I agree it is a possible a copy and paste. I wish that webpage said "As a First Class guest, ALL your drinks are on us". So, with the $7.50 price for premium beverages listed in that webpage for First Class it is also possible that another reduction in services policy is about to be unleashed.

Part of an implementation plan: 1. Post it. 2. Sell the tickets. 3. Wait. 4. Implement the charge. 4. Point to the webpage when customers complain and say "you got what we said"

On the anniversary of Apollo 11, charging for drinks in First and Premium would be One Giant Step In The Wrong Direction.

And couple that with what I know from experience, just because I got a certain snack, meal, or drink yesterday, doesn't mean the policy isn't changing.

MSPeconomist

fly18725

The website has been like this for years. Relax.

PaperGlider

So no reference other than past experience. Okayyy.

I want it to be a mistake on the webpage too. And I want a pony.

No need for one be overly suspicious. Every-one should be.

BenA

Sokol Blosser Evolution wines are really quite excellent - Delta was serving their white as one of the Delta One options a few years back, and I liked it so much I started buying it at home, which is a rarity for me.

Sounds like the Q2 California Chardonnay was a miss (and would have been for me as well - big cheap oaked California Chardonnay is awful and almost made me think I hated the varietal), but if this is an accurate wine list the Q3 choices should be significantly better.

BenA

The problem with BC is price/performance. BC has some of the worst protectionist policies on wine, and as a result they can overcharge by a ton; they don't end up exporting a lot, and the local market is propped up by an obscene 85% importation duty on any foreign wine. So the local swill can be twice the cost of foreign wine and still "competitive" in their marketplace. There are some pleasant enough wineries to visit in the Okanogan, but you're going to get far, far more for your dollar in the US on anything except ice wine.

AndyPatterson

Not to change the subject too much, but I've never seen an airline able to get the water to a rolling boil for a "perfectly steeped cup" of any brand of tea. Instead, the water is perhaps 180F, which doesn't get the tea properly steeped... Hence, I avoid tea onboard, even on BA/VA.

eponymous_coward

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chipmaster

I'm surprised they are drinkable at all, given the ticket price revenue etc. even in 1st class, compare that to what the big three can for business/first on international revenue. I'd not expect anything fancier than 10-15 retail, right there with the cheapest Costco stuff.

eponymous_coward