FA just unloaded the snack basket into carryon
May 11, 2019, 9:30 am
#32
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 170
Just to confirm, what happens to the snack items at the end of a day? Does catering reuse unopened/shelf stable items?
May 11, 2019, 10:01 am
#34
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 30,009
I’m more concerned about award travel availability and forthcoming TOD’s. These are more significant issues to me vs a rogue flight attendant putting jerky in her purse.
May 11, 2019, 1:23 pm
#35
Join Date: Oct 2007
Programs: AA, WN, UA, Bonvoy, Hertz
Posts: 2,491
I believe catering is allowed to reset snack baskets domestically adding missing items and wrap for next use.
Almost all my flights have the famous remove label from the water bottle and take by FAs.
Although, if AA wanted to better track drinks, it would do so for the MCE service too. So, AA has determined that is not worth the service hassle. Only food BOB (free or not) has consistent tracking. That appears to be for forecasting demand which is good.
Almost all my flights have the famous remove label from the water bottle and take by FAs.
Although, if AA wanted to better track drinks, it would do so for the MCE service too. So, AA has determined that is not worth the service hassle. Only food BOB (free or not) has consistent tracking. That appears to be for forecasting demand which is good.
May 11, 2019, 4:10 pm
#36
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Rapid Rewards, AAdvantage, SkyMiles
Posts: 2,931
I don't think the snacks & soda are tracked, just replaced when they are gone. Does anyone know if alcohol is accounted for? I remember a WN flight where the FA before beverage service took out almost something like a briefcase that was filled with mini's.
May 11, 2019, 7:37 pm
#37
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dallas, TX , formerly Wilmington, NC, hence ILMflyer
Programs: AA/WN/DL
Posts: 67
I rarely like to post, but this thread really bothers me. I was a flight attendant in the 80's and 90's and many of nights I dumped snacks, water, juice or soda in to my bag. Often you would arrive at a hotel near midnight and everything is closed. You just finished six or more legs on a DC9 or F100, and my personal favorite, the F28, running behind schedule all day with no time to run into the concourse to buy a meal. I spent many a nights eating my hearts content of pretzels, peanuts, cashews and granola bars. Also. flight attendants get paid twice a month and sometimes money gets tight at times. But, what it really comes down to is just mind your own business.
Last edited by ILMflyer; May 11, 2019 at 7:42 pm Reason: grammar
May 11, 2019, 7:46 pm
#38
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: The Indo Jungle
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Spire
Posts: 1,319
I rarely like to post, but this thread really bothers me. I was a flight attendant in the 80's and 90's and many of nights I dumped snacks, water, juice or soda in to my bag. Often you would arrive at a hotel near midnight and everything is closed. You just finished six or more legs on a DC9 or F100, and my personal favorite, the F28, running behind schedule all day with no time to run into the concourse to buy a meal. I spent many a nights eating my hearts content of pretzels, peanuts, cashews and granola bars. Also. flight attendants get paid twice a month and sometimes money gets tight at times. But, what it really comes down to is just mind your own business.
May 11, 2019, 8:37 pm
#39
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: PDX
Programs: AS DL
Posts: 9,038
That is theft. It is different if it is food on an international flight that must be thrown away after the flight.
May 11, 2019, 9:02 pm
#40
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
May 11, 2019, 9:07 pm
#41
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
I rarely like to post, but this thread really bothers me. I was a flight attendant in the 80's and 90's and many of nights I dumped snacks, water, juice or soda in to my bag. Often you would arrive at a hotel near midnight and everything is closed. You just finished six or more legs on a DC9 or F100, and my personal favorite, the F28, running behind schedule all day with no time to run into the concourse to buy a meal. I spent many a nights eating my hearts content of pretzels, peanuts, cashews and granola bars. Also. flight attendants get paid twice a month and sometimes money gets tight at times. But, what it really comes down to is just mind your own business.
You make it look like the people doing the wrong thing are those who report theft, rather than the people who are doing the stealing.
May 11, 2019, 9:12 pm
#42
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,753
I rarely like to post, but this thread really bothers me. I was a flight attendant in the 80's and 90's and many of nights I dumped snacks, water, juice or soda in to my bag. Often you would arrive at a hotel near midnight and everything is closed. You just finished six or more legs on a DC9 or F100, and my personal favorite, the F28, running behind schedule all day with no time to run into the concourse to buy a meal. I spent many a nights eating my hearts content of pretzels, peanuts, cashews and granola bars. Also. flight attendants get paid twice a month and sometimes money gets tight at times. But, what it really comes down to is just mind your own business.
May 11, 2019, 9:43 pm
#43
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Programs: Sometimes known as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
Posts: 26,694
May 11, 2019, 10:53 pm
#44
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 42,033
Why alert AA at all? I wouldnt as long as its at the end of the flight and no one was turned away and told sorry none left. Now if I saw the FA stashing it waiting for the end of the flight to put it in their bag that would be something else. Heck we also arent suppose to taking food or drink off the flight, especially the beer,wine or scotch etc
May 12, 2019, 6:56 am
#45
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 579
If the items are getting trashed or aren’t billed on consumption (or in the case of the water are contractual), and the pax are done with them, I’m fine with the FA’s eating or taking them.