Inflight Service Changes Due to COVID-19
Mar 20, 2020, 2:32 pm
#63
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How prescient my post in another thread, minutes before I learned of this. "I'll be using my Amex UBER credit for some Eats tonight, accompanied by wine far better than what AS would have served me"
Mar 20, 2020, 3:27 pm
#66
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Mar 20, 2020, 3:38 pm
#67
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No, I booked for the extra EQMs, Using miles to discount it.
Trying to hit 75k as quickly as possible
The food on AS is much better than UA, which is one of the reasons that I switched.
At least UA still serves free food in E+ on transcons (as far as I know)
Trying to hit 75k as quickly as possible
The food on AS is much better than UA, which is one of the reasons that I switched.
At least UA still serves free food in E+ on transcons (as far as I know)
Mar 20, 2020, 3:50 pm
#69
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We're dealing with something that is far more virulent and surviving on surfaces far longer than most viruses, with more severe effect, including the age ranges seriously affected than originally sold to us, while our dear leader remains politically calling it Chinese Virus every day. As much as I'd have seriously disappointed had I flown today for 5+ hours with no F&B to speak of, and no tablet, today is not the day I'd have complained.
The last thing AS needs is to be sued for "serving someone COVID-19." I'm sure AS has been sued, and complained upon many many times by "food poisoned" people that perhaps were poisoned either before or after their flights. I'm not going to opine on anyone's F&B offerings right now. It doesn't mean I wouldn't hate my life flying transcon or similar right now. It means "I get it."
Mar 20, 2020, 11:36 pm
#70
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On AS 79 right now.
Only water and soda cans. No cups offered (gross, I begged for one and the FA relented). NO ice. No alcohol. Only snack basket. FA just came around offering snack boxes, no charge.
Grabbed a salad to go from the N lounge (pic on Insta.. search #MVPGOLD75K or #Turnleftorturnaround ) . Lotsa munchies to go in the N lounge, so I stocked up. Agent said I can take as much as I want to go.
Might recommend a Starbucks cup (with lid) full of ice and selling nuggets to your fellow F pax :-P
Only water and soda cans. No cups offered (gross, I begged for one and the FA relented). NO ice. No alcohol. Only snack basket. FA just came around offering snack boxes, no charge.
Grabbed a salad to go from the N lounge (pic on Insta.. search #MVPGOLD75K or #Turnleftorturnaround ) . Lotsa munchies to go in the N lounge, so I stocked up. Agent said I can take as much as I want to go.
Might recommend a Starbucks cup (with lid) full of ice and selling nuggets to your fellow F pax :-P
Mar 20, 2020, 11:50 pm
#71
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AKScotty was on the 6 am SFO-SEA this morning. He apparently was shocked there was basically no service onboard... fa's were apologetic. He got the email with notification after he landed.
Mar 21, 2020, 12:01 am
#72
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Mar 21, 2020, 12:10 am
#73
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Ill do a new post about the lounge offerings, but I snagged one of these cookies from the N lounge and they are LEGIT CRACK COCAINE! I want more!!
Mar 21, 2020, 8:12 am
#74
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I really would like to know how alcohol transmits the virus, or pre-maid sandwiches or other processed foods individually wrapped items do the same. You can grab something from the lounge..but that something cannot be served on the plane. If they cannot serve booze..can I bring my own on board? I want people to be safe, I want to protect service workers such as the AS crews...but if this is the policy then AS should shutter the front cabin and have a flat fee for all flights.
Mar 21, 2020, 8:14 am
#75
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11 hours for me tomorrow. Dashed out early to Wegman's/Whole Foods to see if there was anything reasonably transportable besides fruit and sweets. Fail. Will stop by liquor store for mini bottles to sustain me pre-boarding as the notion of a "limited selection" of beer (likely lager/IPA) is not enticing. All BOS lounges are essentially closed down. Thanks AS for letting me stumble across this last minute change vs firing me a warning shot so I could have enough time to shop safely during quieter hours.