CX F meals & FA availability
Jan 31, 2010 | 7:49 pm
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CX F meals & FA availability
For long haul 77A flights in F, are two FAs always on duty? Don't they take shifts, which leaves only one available at certain times?
What if a passenger requested to have their meal (not snack) in the middle of a flight when the other FA is not on duty?
With only one FA available to handle the whole meal service (i.e. preparing & serving), wouldn't the entire meal take much longer to complete?
What if a passenger requested to have their meal (not snack) in the middle of a flight when the other FA is not on duty?
With only one FA available to handle the whole meal service (i.e. preparing & serving), wouldn't the entire meal take much longer to complete?
Jan 31, 2010 | 8:16 pm
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Think about it, you'll have "your" dedicated FA if everyone else is asleep, no? I wouldn't think that will make too much of a difference when compared to 6 pax having meals at the same time.
I don't know about the 77A, but on the 74A what you have said is indeed the case onboard. Sometimes the ISM will come to the F galley if he/she's on shift. There's always the FAs from J too.
I don't know about the 77A, but on the 74A what you have said is indeed the case onboard. Sometimes the ISM will come to the F galley if he/she's on shift. There's always the FAs from J too.
Jan 31, 2010 | 10:54 pm
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Do most F passengers follow the J & Y meal schedules (i.e. after takeoff, before landing)? I would assume these are the times when 2 FAs are available.
I don't think FAs from J can help. Usually there's only one to two on duty after the meal service. They're usually quite busy with mid-flight snack and drink requests in J.
I don't think FAs from J can help. Usually there's only one to two on duty after the meal service. They're usually quite busy with mid-flight snack and drink requests in J.
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Jan 31, 2010 | 11:08 pm
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Do most F passengers follow the J & Y meal schedules (i.e. after takeoff, before landing)? I would assume these are the times when 2 FAs are available.
I don't think FAs from J can help. Usually there's only one to two on duty after the meal service. They are usually quite busy with mid-flight snacks and drink requests.
I don't think FAs from J can help. Usually there's only one to two on duty after the meal service. They are usually quite busy with mid-flight snacks and drink requests.
The majority follow it, from my experience.
FAs from J can definitely help in F, if needed.
Feb 1, 2010 | 7:31 pm
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I can't speak for most pax, but whether I do depends on things like the flight time and meals served. On 830, for example, they serve a main meal right after takeoff, but it's not breakfast. At that hour, I need breakfast, so I have a regular breakfast in The Wing first, then eat when I'm hungry, 7+ hours into the flight. When there are opup pax in F, the FAs always ask for my preference when they're taking orders for the meal so that they will save what I want in case there weren't enough of my choice loaded.
Feb 1, 2010 | 9:54 pm
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For long haul 77A flights in F, are two FAs always on duty? Don't they take shifts, which leaves only one available at certain times?
What if a passenger requested to have their meal (not snack) in the middle of a flight when the other FA is not on duty?
With only one FA available to handle the whole meal service (i.e. preparing & serving), wouldn't the entire meal take much longer to complete?
What if a passenger requested to have their meal (not snack) in the middle of a flight when the other FA is not on duty?
With only one FA available to handle the whole meal service (i.e. preparing & serving), wouldn't the entire meal take much longer to complete?