AA Buy on Board
May 6, 2023, 7:03 am
#46
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
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I've never had buy on board options going CMH-PHX or PHX-CMH. Is it because the plane overnights in Columbus instead of PHX, and they don't load catering at either end?
May 6, 2023, 6:48 pm
#48
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Phoenix/Columbus
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May 6, 2023, 7:49 pm
#49
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: ASE
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PHX-KOA - NO salad shakers in row 8 of the A321Neo and FA looked at me like I was crazy when I asked for one. She checked with another FA, who said none were loaded, but I was offered 2-for-1 salami/cheese/processed thing, which, given the flight length, I gratefully accepted after a short stint with limited offerings and no seats in the high-end A Admirals Club in PHX.
KOA-PHX - Nada.Zip.Zilch. Other than a double helping of biscotti. Extremely pathetic.
KOA-PHX - Nada.Zip.Zilch. Other than a double helping of biscotti. Extremely pathetic.
May 7, 2023, 9:26 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
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May 7, 2023, 10:24 am
#51
Join Date: May 2015
Location: DCA
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There's no LAX flight, so a lot of west coast connections get routed through that PHX flight, and there's only one a day. It's the same reason that medium sized city-SLC is such a tough upgrade on DL.
May 8, 2023, 10:12 pm
#52
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NYC
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My flight easily had 6 food items bought in the three rows in front of us, where our row was each provided a Mezze Dip. I can't believe AA can't make money off of this, if people are willing to buy a $4 can of pringles or small snack. Easily could be expanded to the meal flights of 900+ or the 2+ hour flights.
May 9, 2023, 5:21 am
#53
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: CMH, West Coast
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, oneworld emerald
Posts: 2,741
Few buy on board options have nerfed the value of the Barclay's Silver card for me. I try to buy up to $25 of snacks on every flight over 1300 miles, but half the time, there aren't any loaded. Then the other half, the FA gives me whatever I want (even last time 3 cans of Pringles) and refuses the card. Oh well!
Nov 19, 2023, 7:35 am
#56
Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: SNA, Orange County, CA
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Nov 19, 2023, 10:04 am
#57
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast
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A lot of times, the cabin crew simply doesn't have anything to give to CKs and EXPs. Last month, I had to book a MIA LAX ticket at the last minute and J was already sold out; I was in row 14 on the 772 and the only item for sale that they had was the fruit and cheese plate which the cabin crew did give me for free.
Feb 26, 2024, 8:27 am
#60
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