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Old Feb 28, 2023, 7:24 am
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Club World - welcome drink
Anyone else noticed it’s only orange juice or the fizz now? Used to have water on offer too, now you just get told to open the bottle at your seat.
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 7:48 am
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If the (warm) bottles have been distributed already. IME that can happen at any time during boarding anyway. I agree the PDB tray ought, in a perfect world, to have a water option, but perhaps involves too much to-and-fro for the CC?
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 7:49 am
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:09 am
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On Qatar the bottles are chilled (I seem to recall) and the Lemon/Mint juice is the one to have (especially good with Rum during the flight as well)
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:18 am
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Originally Posted by oceanscape
Anyone else noticed it’s only orange juice or the fizz now? Used to have water on offer too, now you just get told to open the bottle at your seat.
I noticed that, but I also noticed the guy sitting in front of me asked for sparkling water as his welcome drink and, to be fair to the crew, they got it for him. Not saying they'll do that for everyone who asks for their own custom welcome drink, but he wasn't refused.

I guess opening a sparkling water bottle is far easier than mixing up a cocktail. Not sure if he got ice and lemon though.
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:26 am
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Yes I’ve noticed that on the last few flights. I find it annoying as often I want to save the bottled water for later so I’d rather have a glass of water instead of the horrible concentrated orange juice or the champagne if it’s Castel-no.
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:33 am
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Yes I’ve noticed that on the last few flights. I find it annoying as often I want to save the bottled water for later so I’d rather have a glass of water instead of the horrible concentrated orange juice or the champagne if it’s Castel-no.
Yes, me too. And I haven't appreciated the huffing and puffing I've witnessed when - in response to being told to have my bottle - I've kindly asked for a glass instead. I'm sure a majority of pax used to take the water over the OJ/Fizz so why they've now removed it I've no idea.
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:35 am
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Yes I’ve noticed that on the last few flights. I find it annoying as often I want to save the bottled water for later so I’d rather have a glass of water instead of the horrible concentrated orange juice or the champagne if it’s Castel-no.
Are we rationed to one bottle per person, regardless of cabin? What about the “wellness” thing?
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by T8191
If the (warm) bottles have been distributed already. IME that can happen at any time during boarding anyway. I agree the PDB tray ought, in a perfect world, to have a water option, but perhaps involves too much to-and-fro for the CC?
Customers expecting chilled water ….. in business class ….. ?!! Whatever next
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:41 am
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What do the plebs down the back get?
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:46 am
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What do the plebs down the back get?

We were hoping you could tell us ……
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 8:57 am
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Are we rationed to one bottle per person, regardless of cabin? What about the “wellness” thing?
Mixed bag; some times a crew member will give me another bottle and other times they tell me it is one per person only
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 9:05 am
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They will give you sparkling water (or other mainstream drink) on request. And other bottles of water can be provided later in the flight. No recent changes in this area, so I don't think this is another harbinger of the end of civilisation just yet. Occasionally they will run low on small water bottles, hot water days at the point of origin will cause this, and so you may get a happier reaction if you present the empty Harrogate bottle and as for a refill from the bigger water bottles.
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by subject2load
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Short thrift?
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Old Feb 28, 2023, 9:23 am
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Are we rationed to one bottle per person, regardless of cabin? What about the “wellness” thing?
They rarely have more and fill your small bottle up
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