Controlling costs or drunks? [short pours in F]
May 12, 2015, 10:26 pm
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Controlling costs or drunks? [short pours in F]
I sat in 1C on a 320 yesterday and noticed the FA only poured half of the small bottle of booze when mixing cocktails. I wonder if this is a new practice or if it's the way it has always been. Is it a way to control overhead or intoxicated pax?
May 13, 2015, 1:43 pm
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On the shuttle flights from BOS, including as late as last Monday the 11th, the FAs usually give me and anyone else who ordered a liquor drink two mini bottles. And with wine, the pour is always very very generous.
May 13, 2015, 5:25 pm
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May 13, 2015, 6:39 pm
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Probably. And probably more of a consolidated airline issue: I was on an Envoy flight in F last week and noticed the FA using only half the mini to make a bloody for the guy sitting behind me. I assumed it was because he was being loud and she was worried he was already plastered on an 11am flight on a Wednesday. But I'm perfectly happy to see a conspiracy at work. 
May 13, 2015, 8:06 pm
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Since I had to drive when I got to my final destination I was okay only having three half vodka and crans.
The cart of full of bottles and even the Baileys and coffee was poured short.
With diversions just for asking for hot food?
It was full and there were two kids in F so she only had 10 of us to serve.
Well there wasn't a PDB on my connecting Mesa operated flight.
With diversions just for asking for hot food?
Well there wasn't a PDB on my connecting Mesa operated flight.
Jul 24, 2015, 10:46 am
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Sitting in F CLT to PHX while boarding I couldn't believe my eyes as the FA is only pouring half of the mini bottles. She even made a snide comment to one of the crew about "I've already served a bunch of mixed drinks" when asked about it. I'm looking at the bin of bottles and it is completely full. Wow.
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Jul 24, 2015, 4:47 pm
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Sitting in F CLT to PHX while boarding I couldn't believe my eyes as the FA is only pouring half of the mini bottles. She even made a snide comment to one of the crew about "I've already served a bunch of mixed drinks" when asked about it. I'm looking at the bin of bottles and it is completely full. Wow.
Jul 28, 2015, 12:45 pm
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Isn't there some health regulation that violates? Yes, I know, it's alcohol, so the likelihood of infection is low, but in theory, isn't she supposed to throw out any unused portion of the bottle?
Jul 28, 2015, 12:58 pm
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Pretty sure no. They don't dedicate a bottle of wine per wine drinker on board either.