WN alcohol returns - your move AA?
Feb 4, 2022, 8:50 am
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WN alcohol returns - your move AA?
Southwest Airlines bringing back booze on planes | CNN Travel
So, this leaves AA as the only carrier that is still banning alcohol. Wonder if AA will finally grow a pair and tell their union to do their damn jobs?
Southwest Airlines is bringing back alcoholic beverages on flights this month after suspending their sale in March 2020.
Beer, wine and hard liquor will be offered again starting on February 16, the airline said in a news release.
American Airlines is the only one of the four largest US carriers that has not resumed alcohol sales.
Beer, wine and hard liquor will be offered again starting on February 16, the airline said in a news release.
American Airlines is the only one of the four largest US carriers that has not resumed alcohol sales.
Feb 4, 2022, 9:44 am
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There's a small part of me that wonders if WN knows something we don't. Especially when making such an unexpected, abrupt backflip.
~6 weeks is when the Feds typically announce the mask extension and there's been no buzz about it yet (outside some bloggers saying it could be around for a long time).
Either changes are coming soon and WN is getting ahead of it, or changes *aren't* coming soon and they are giving up on waiting. It is an election year after all.
~6 weeks is when the Feds typically announce the mask extension and there's been no buzz about it yet (outside some bloggers saying it could be around for a long time).
Either changes are coming soon and WN is getting ahead of it, or changes *aren't* coming soon and they are giving up on waiting. It is an election year after all.
Feb 4, 2022, 9:59 am
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Feb 4, 2022, 11:50 am
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There's a small part of me that wonders if WN knows something we don't. Especially when making such an unexpected, abrupt backflip.
~6 weeks is when the Feds typically announce the mask extension and there's been no buzz about it yet (outside some bloggers saying it could be around for a long time).
Either changes are coming soon and WN is getting ahead of it, or changes *aren't* coming soon and they are giving up on waiting. It is an election year after all.
~6 weeks is when the Feds typically announce the mask extension and there's been no buzz about it yet (outside some bloggers saying it could be around for a long time).
Either changes are coming soon and WN is getting ahead of it, or changes *aren't* coming soon and they are giving up on waiting. It is an election year after all.
I asked a FA on a flight last weekend if booze would ever return and she quickly said "yep, when the mask mandate ends". Now, I know not to trust stuff like that as fact, but it's interesting to see how some react.
Feb 4, 2022, 11:51 am
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Feb 4, 2022, 1:57 pm
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As someone who flies both AA and WN, I hope the WN decision doesn't trigger a sickout among FAs. With as much labor contention as there's been in the past 90-120 days across multiple airlines, I'd rather have people showing up to work than be able to have 1-2 drinks on a short domestic flight.
I don't care if AA wants to wait a little longer.
I don't care if AA wants to wait a little longer.
Feb 4, 2022, 3:22 pm
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I suspect a lot of FAs would prefer all of the mask stuff to end before they serve booze again. A lot of 2021's crew-passenger tension was related to masks.
Feb 4, 2022, 4:38 pm
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Do FAs get a percentage of alcohol sales? 30 years ago when I was a FA for a non US airline, we used to get 10% of all Y alcohol sales. They prob don't get any commission like they do with the credit cards otherwise you can bet they would pushing those drinks!
Feb 4, 2022, 5:03 pm
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I've mentioned before how L-US FAs always seemed to be willing to comp drinks in the back at the slightest delay. I've also seen L-US FAs "forget" to use the card reader on shorter flights in Y and simply comp people because they didn't want to fool around the machine. US was a cheap airline for sure, but between the consistent PDBs, the F service flow (consistent doubles...and as another poster said "a good LUS FA could serve you three drinks on CLT-RDU"), and the comping of drinks in the back, the airline gave booze out like Halloween candy.