SEA -> PSC Service
Sep 7, 2023, 5:22 pm
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SEA -> PSC Service
Has Alaska just given up on service on the short flights?
in the “old old” days (~2012) they would top off your wine with the left over bottle before landing.
In 2022 they at least bothered to get you a pre departure drink in first class.
in 2023… nothing, not even in first class. What a joke.
in the “old old” days (~2012) they would top off your wine with the left over bottle before landing.
In 2022 they at least bothered to get you a pre departure drink in first class.
in 2023… nothing, not even in first class. What a joke.
Sep 7, 2023, 9:31 pm
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Has Alaska just given up on service on the short flights?
in the “old old” days (~2012) they would top off your wine with the left over bottle before landing.
In 2022 they at least bothered to get you a pre departure drink in first class.
in 2023… nothing, not even in first class. What a joke.
in the “old old” days (~2012) they would top off your wine with the left over bottle before landing.
In 2022 they at least bothered to get you a pre departure drink in first class.
in 2023… nothing, not even in first class. What a joke.
Sep 7, 2023, 11:26 pm
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True...The odd thing in this case is that the same exact routes have different service standards depending on aircraft type which generally wouldn't happen on other routes where AS and QX overlap such as PDX-LAX. If they were really trying to cut costs there would be no beverage service on any flight in F between places like SEA-PSC or PDX-SEA.
Sep 8, 2023, 1:28 pm
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Its a 40 minute flight gate to gate so about 25-30 min in the air. Looking at today I see two mainline and three E jets on that route. I used to fly that a lot and there has never been anything but water service since the Q200's were phased out.. Sadly the days of full beverage service plus beer and wine on every Horizon flights have long since passed.
Sep 8, 2023, 6:04 pm
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Sep 9, 2023, 10:05 am
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Flew SEA-PSC-SEA this week. SEA-PSC on 737 in First and PSC-SEA on E175 in Premium. On the 737, no service was offered at all - not even water predeparture. The E175 had beverages offered in first during the flight (not pre-departure), but nothing in the rest of the plane. Service level was disappointing on the 737 in F.
Flew DL on the same route earlier this year, which in F offered both pre-departure and in-flight beverage.
Flew DL on the same route earlier this year, which in F offered both pre-departure and in-flight beverage.
Sep 9, 2023, 10:13 am
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Flew SEA-PSC-SEA this week. SEA-PSC on 737 in First and PSC-SEA on E175 in Premium. On the 737, no service was offered at all - not even water predeparture. The E175 had beverages offered in first during the flight (not pre-departure), but nothing in the rest of the plane. Service level was disappointing on the 737 in F.
Flew DL on the same route earlier this year, which in F offered both pre-departure and in-flight beverage.
Flew DL on the same route earlier this year, which in F offered both pre-departure and in-flight beverage.
Sep 9, 2023, 10:18 am
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Flew SEA-PSC-SEA this week. SEA-PSC on 737 in First and PSC-SEA on E175 in Premium. On the 737, no service was offered at all - not even water predeparture. The E175 had beverages offered in first during the flight (not pre-departure), but nothing in the rest of the plane. Service level was disappointing on the 737 in F.
If there is no significant turbulence, AS should really offer a drink and snack basket in F. Take orders before departures.
Sep 9, 2023, 10:29 am
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PSC-SEA is 172 miles. I have flown LH J on a regional jet and received a small cold meal (and drink with refill) on a 109 mile flight. Everyone in coach received a drink. Hawaiian manages to give everyone one a 717 intra island flight a water or POG (not sure if they have F/J and additional options).
If there is no significant turbulence, AS should really offer a drink and snack basket in F. Take orders before departures.
If there is no significant turbulence, AS should really offer a drink and snack basket in F. Take orders before departures.
Feb 13, 2024, 4:06 pm
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Flew the 737 flight in F from SEA-EUG last weekend and was shocked that not only did F get full beverage service, but the entire Y cabin was served water or apple juice...almost seems like the "old" days. I wonder if that was a one-off or standard operating procedure now.
Feb 13, 2024, 10:10 pm
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Flew the 737 flight in F from SEA-EUG last weekend and was shocked that not only did F get full beverage service, but the entire Y cabin was served water or apple juice...almost seems like the "old" days. I wonder if that was a one-off or standard operating procedure now.
Feb 19, 2024, 11:41 am
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Always... lol. Unless there is turbulence or something akin to turbulence. On this route, I've seen quite a few things. PDB can happen on mainline, not seen on QX.There is typically service in the air, sometimes with refills offered. And the snack basket was showing up on mainline flights, not as much anymore. I wish there was a pdb at least on flights that there will be no service in the air.