Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2020-2023]
Dec 30, 2019, 1:12 pm
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Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2020-2023]
Due to the volume of posts, this is now a yearly thread.
The earlier thread can be found here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...erage-pdb.html
The earlier thread can be found here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...erage-pdb.html
Dec 30, 2019, 8:25 pm
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hey, there's still a day left in 2019 ...
Dec 30, 2019, 9:10 pm
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Dec 31, 2019, 9:11 am
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And to think, I won't be able to add to this thread for another week (except for this totally worthless post)! 
Jan 1, 2020, 7:07 pm
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Well, let me help you out then.😉 Champagne (no oj) offered on ord-sea #1053 today. Turned it down as I don’t enjoy the sparkling wine in a can. But very helpful FA was able to rustle up a couple of splits of sparkling wine from the back once we got into the air. Went well with the Mandarin orange chicken.😃
Jan 4, 2020, 6:23 pm
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1/04/2020
ABQ-PDX
AS3381(OO E175)
13:20 departure
FA came around with a tray of OJ and sparkling wine during boarding ^
ABQ-PDX
AS3381(OO E175)
13:20 departure
FA came around with a tray of OJ and sparkling wine during boarding ^
Jan 7, 2020, 8:16 am
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Tampa-SEA, Jan 3, Lisa 1st cabin FA , BEST on EARTH !!!
Jan 7, 2020, 9:15 am
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Tue 7 Jan, AS8 SEA-EWR
posted 15 min departure delay, started boarding ~T-35; water bottles at seats (plus a half-empty one in the sidewall pocket at 1F :/ )
FA (Chanel) delivered menus ~T-20 and came around shortly thereafter offering coffee or orange juice; I asked if I could get sparkling wine in the juice, and she promptly obliged
posted 15 min departure delay, started boarding ~T-35; water bottles at seats (plus a half-empty one in the sidewall pocket at 1F :/ )
FA (Chanel) delivered menus ~T-20 and came around shortly thereafter offering coffee or orange juice; I asked if I could get sparkling wine in the juice, and she promptly obliged
Last edited by jrl767; Jan 7, 2020 at 3:18 pm Reason: credit to the proper FA :)
Jan 7, 2020, 1:50 pm
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OGG-SEA Jan 4: pre- departure offering: Mimosa
Jan 7, 2020, 7:01 pm
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Jan 7
LAX/SEA
#1783 . 1:15 pm departure
Water at seat
Galley already catered before boarding.
(all onboard 10 minutes before push back)
NO PDB. FA could have cared less. No interaction with F passengers before take off. At 10,000 ft, came around to take drink and food orders.
LAX/SEA
#1783 . 1:15 pm departure
Water at seat
Galley already catered before boarding.
(all onboard 10 minutes before push back)
NO PDB. FA could have cared less. No interaction with F passengers before take off. At 10,000 ft, came around to take drink and food orders.
Jan 8, 2020, 12:48 pm
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8 Jan LAX SFO. 10am departure. Boarded by 920. Juice/coffee offered with water at seat.
Jan 8, 2020, 8:43 pm
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Jan 7
LAX/SEA
#1783 . 1:15 pm departure
Water at seat
Galley already catered before boarding.
(all onboard 10 minutes before push back)
NO PDB. FA could have cared less. No interaction with F passengers before take off. At 10,000 ft, came around to take drink and food orders.
LAX/SEA
#1783 . 1:15 pm departure
Water at seat
Galley already catered before boarding.
(all onboard 10 minutes before push back)
NO PDB. FA could have cared less. No interaction with F passengers before take off. At 10,000 ft, came around to take drink and food orders.
Jan 8, 2020, 11:00 pm
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7 Jan
AS1808 EWR-PDX
Dasani bottles at seats; I don’t seem to remember the FA (Kim) asking for drink orders when she handed out menu cards, but she was very attentive to beverages during the floght
AS2268 PDX-SEA
Dasani bottles at seats, FA came through with a tray of plastic cups of sparkling wine; I believe she also asked what people would like to drink during flight, but the captain declared that the FAs would remain seated because of turbulence (which, unsurprisingly, turned out to be nonexistent until ~4500 feet on descent)
AS1808 EWR-PDX
Dasani bottles at seats; I don’t seem to remember the FA (Kim) asking for drink orders when she handed out menu cards, but she was very attentive to beverages during the floght
AS2268 PDX-SEA
Dasani bottles at seats, FA came through with a tray of plastic cups of sparkling wine; I believe she also asked what people would like to drink during flight, but the captain declared that the FAs would remain seated because of turbulence (which, unsurprisingly, turned out to be nonexistent until ~4500 feet on descent)
Jan 9, 2020, 6:22 pm
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AS140 ANC-PDX is being served pdb from a tray as I speak. Looks like mimosas. 7B seems to have acquired one as well... no love for row 10.
Jan 10, 2020, 7:00 pm
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1910 SFO-LAS we were given sparkling wine.