Inflight Beverage Options
Mar 7, 2021, 1:43 pm
#16
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
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Ok! When did AS start flying TPAC?
Well, that is just the pits! Is that the reason for the "cold" shoulder?
James
Mar 7, 2021, 2:44 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA ExecPlat; AF Gold; UA GS; Hyatt L. Globalist; Marriott Plat; Hilton Diamond; National EE
Posts: 6,164
Red wine should normally be drunk at 60-68 deg F.
Hopefully AS brings back liquor soon. I am happy to mix my own gin & tonic!
Hopefully AS brings back liquor soon. I am happy to mix my own gin & tonic!
Mar 7, 2021, 2:49 pm
#19
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I'd rather have a cold can than a warm can. [Mind out of gutter, please. I am referring to the wine.]
Mar 8, 2021, 10:38 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: OR,ID, NV
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I’m not a fan of warm bourbon but it has never stopped me.
Mar 8, 2021, 2:30 pm
#24
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Mar 8, 2021, 3:11 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
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I have flown 6 flights in the last week, five of them in F, there is just no reason not to be serving hard alcohol. If they don't want to mix them that is fine, just give me the mixer and the miniature bottle and I can do it myself. I am also seeing really inconsistent service up front. Some flights essentially just throw the boxed food at you and give you a beverage and are never seen again, others are very much providing F service in pre-covid style (except for the boxed food). As usual, QX is providing the best in flight service!
Mar 8, 2021, 3:22 pm
#26
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: SEA, NW/DL 1.6Million Miler
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Coke Zero is where it’s at.
Mar 8, 2021, 3:36 pm
#27
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Possibly the most honest post in the history of Flyertalk. ♫ You can't always get what you want ... But if you try sometimes, well, you might find, You get what you need ♫
Mar 8, 2021, 3:45 pm
#28
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
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Mar 8, 2021, 6:17 pm
#29
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Melonville
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan MVPG, HHonors Gold, Hyatt GP Plat, SPG Gold, IHG Spire
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Does the “Complimentary premium beverage in the Main Cabin” still apply for Golds and 75Ks? Since the only premium beverage currently offered is the canned wine, that’s what I asked for the other day while seated in an exit row. I’ve been alternating between Premium and the exit rows this year, going with whichever offered more social distancing. Saturday was the first time I was turned down. The FA said I had to be in Premium to get the wine. “Even for Golds?” I asked. “Yes, even for Golds. You have to be in a Premium row.” They were about to move the cart, so I asked for my chocolate, which she gave me after checking her phone to verify my status.
Mar 8, 2021, 6:45 pm
#30
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: SoCal,
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro
Posts: 771
On AA F, I got a cup of ice, can of tonic, and as many aviation gin tiny bottles as I wanted. Nobody is asking FAs to be mixologists. The only reason why Alaska still refuses to bring back alcohol is cost-cutting. No need to be imaginative to come up with some ridiculous excuses for them. They're getting a new bailout soon so hopefully they'll trickle some down to their customers in the form of better service. One can only hope.