Trolley service on SH A320
Aug 11, 2017, 5:02 am
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Trolley service on SH A320
I know when the M&S service was introduced domestics had a trolley service from front and back. Now we have CE is this still the case? If there is, does the rear trolley start from the back row or start from the centre?
Aug 11, 2017, 5:18 am
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Yes, this is my experience on all the domestic flights I have done. Trolley in ET starts at the curtain and works backwards.
Aug 11, 2017, 5:48 am
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I wasn't clear. I meant that when we had a single class domestic I remember two trollies. Now there's also CE to be catered for does that mean a single trolley in economy?
Aug 11, 2017, 6:09 am
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It's usually one trolley for CE (or galley prepared) and one for ET, which starts at the curtain and goes to the rear. Sometimes there are two ET trolleys (e.g. the fuller ABZ services when MF aren't on strike). On 767s, lordy, there can loads of them. Or so it seems.
Aug 11, 2017, 6:33 am
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It depends on the aircraft and size of Club cabin. For example, you might be on an A319 GLA-LHR which has 4 Crew as the Club cabin out of LHR was large enough to trigger a 4th crew member, but on your return flight, the Club cabin is smaller and the purser allocates that 4th Crew member to Traveller, so you would have 2 trolleys. But on the next flight, the Club cabin was smaller on both legs, so only the minimum of 3 crew were working, so you'd have 2 crew in Traveller on one trolley which would always start from the front. Generally on the A321 you'd have 2 trolleys, and the 767 also 2 (no more than that as only 2 are loaded!). Sorry I can't give a more definite answer!
Aug 11, 2017, 6:42 am
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It depends on the aircraft and size of Club cabin. For example, you might be on an A319 GLA-LHR which has 4 Crew as the Club cabin out of LHR was large enough to trigger a 4th crew member, but on your return flight, the Club cabin is smaller and the purser allocates that 4th Crew member to Traveller, so you would have 2 trolleys. But on the next flight, the Club cabin was smaller on both legs, so only the minimum of 3 crew were working, so you'd have 2 crew in Traveller on one trolley which would always start from the front. Generally on the A321 you'd have 2 trolleys, and the 767 also 2 (no more than that as only 2 are loaded!). Sorry I can't give a more definite answer!
I booked late and the flight it almost full so I ended up getting allocated at the back. No big deal, it just means I'll buy something before boarding.