Preflight champagne......in CE?
May 14, 2019, 9:20 am
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Preflight champagne......in CE?
Flew recently from Brussels and was offered a glass of champagne on taking my seat. Is this normal?
No water, OJ etc, just champagne.
There wasn’t any delay, and there was a full bar service during the flight.
No water, OJ etc, just champagne.
There wasn’t any delay, and there was a full bar service during the flight.
May 14, 2019, 9:23 am
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Probably a Mixed Fleet crew, who operate both longhaul and shorthaul and sometimes get confused, given the different service standards that apply to each. Or a Senior Crew Member who was fully aware of the correct service standard but decided to go “off piste”.
May 14, 2019, 9:26 am
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No it is not normal, it is not part of the Club Europe service standard.
Probably a Mixed Fleet crew, who operate both longhaul and shorthaul and sometimes get confused, given the different service standards that apply to each. Or a Senior Crew Member who was fully aware of the correct service standard but decided to go “off piste”.
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May 14, 2019, 9:42 am
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that's very unusual - would be nice if BA did actually do this though...American manage drinks before departure in domestic First and I always quite enjoy it - eases you into the flight, and makes early boarding a bit more appealing if there's a G&T to while away the time to pushback!
May 14, 2019, 9:53 am
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GIven the short flight time from BRU to LHR, it's a practical thing to do. I don't think I've seen it happen though.
May 14, 2019, 9:54 am
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that's very unusual - would be nice if BA did actually do this though...American manage drinks before departure in domestic First and I always quite enjoy it - eases you into the flight, and makes early boarding a bit more appealing if there's a G&T to while away the time to pushback!
May 14, 2019, 10:34 am
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that's very unusual - would be nice if BA did actually do this though...American manage drinks before departure in domestic First and I always quite enjoy it - eases you into the flight, and makes early boarding a bit more appealing if there's a G&T to while away the time to pushback!
May 14, 2019, 11:04 am
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that's very unusual - would be nice if BA did actually do this though...American manage drinks before departure in domestic First and I always quite enjoy it - eases you into the flight, and makes early boarding a bit more appealing if there's a G&T to while away the time to pushback!
It varies depending on aircraft type but no more than four rows, so 16 passengers in total.
May 14, 2019, 11:19 am
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that's very unusual - would be nice if BA did actually do this though...American manage drinks before departure in domestic First and I always quite enjoy it - eases you into the flight, and makes early boarding a bit more appealing if there's a G&T to while away the time to pushback!
May 14, 2019, 11:38 am
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May 14, 2019, 11:48 am
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May 14, 2019, 11:53 am
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It varies depending on aircraft type but no more than four rows, so 16 passengers in total.
I fly AA FC a fair amount and I'd say I have about a 95% hit rate in terms of getting a full offering of PDBs.
