Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2024]
Jan 29, 2024, 8:07 pm
#19
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Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
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HNL/SFO. First she came around with only water. I thought that was it, but then POG mimosas arrived later.
Feb 3, 2024, 8:22 pm
#21
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Boston's north shore
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2/2/2024 AS 311 BOS-PDX
Lovely (personable, amusing, attentive) FA Brandon proactively offered mimosas or water. (I didnt hear anyone ask for alternatives, but he seemed like nothing possible was too much trouble.)
He kept my wine topped up above what I wouldve asked for, so definitely not ungenerous with pours, yet I also heard him (I think) neatly avoid over-serving someone else through charm and distracting stories (without using the word no.) He was a real pro.
Lovely (personable, amusing, attentive) FA Brandon proactively offered mimosas or water. (I didnt hear anyone ask for alternatives, but he seemed like nothing possible was too much trouble.)
He kept my wine topped up above what I wouldve asked for, so definitely not ungenerous with pours, yet I also heard him (I think) neatly avoid over-serving someone else through charm and distracting stories (without using the word no.) He was a real pro.
Feb 4, 2024, 8:58 am
#23
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
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Feb 5, 2024, 9:24 pm
#24
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: MVPG
Posts: 253
AS #134 2/5/2024
Anchorage to Seattle
No PDB of any kind. Very very very light loaded flight, maybe 50 pax on entire plane.
Early departure and short flight.
No boarding problems/excuses other than junior crew not following the sop 😩
Will submit Alaska Listens on landing.
DUT
Anchorage to Seattle
No PDB of any kind. Very very very light loaded flight, maybe 50 pax on entire plane.
Early departure and short flight.
No boarding problems/excuses other than junior crew not following the sop 😩
Will submit Alaska Listens on landing.
DUT
Feb 8, 2024, 10:11 am
#26
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Posts: 1,293
PDB of water, coffee, or juice promptly offered on PDX-SEA and then SEA-PHL this morning. SEA-PHL had drinks in hand less than ten minutes after boarding started.
Last edited by williwaw; Feb 9, 2024 at 1:33 pm
Feb 10, 2024, 5:54 am
#28
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AS 31 JFK-SEA this morning. No PDBs 
On the bright side, the crew is very nice, and the gate agent strictly enforced boarding zones. The line of people pulled out and told to wait was nearly longer than the PRI group!
-J.
On the bright side, the crew is very nice, and the gate agent strictly enforced boarding zones. The line of people pulled out and told to wait was nearly longer than the PRI group!
-J.
Feb 10, 2024, 10:46 am
#29
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: LAX/SFO
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AS292 SFO EWR
No pdb offered and we even left half an hour late. Havent seen a pdb yet this year but with rollovers, deqm and 20k from my boa cc I may not have any more AS this year. Maybe better luck in 25!
No pdb offered and we even left half an hour late. Havent seen a pdb yet this year but with rollovers, deqm and 20k from my boa cc I may not have any more AS this year. Maybe better luck in 25!
Feb 10, 2024, 2:59 pm
#30
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AS 38 SFO-JFK: offered water or prosecco. Water distributed while catering does their thing. They just left so I imagine she's pouring the prosecco. Yay! ETA: she was indeed pouring the prosecco. Happy days!
-J.
Last edited by GW McLintock; Feb 10, 2024 at 5:30 pm