Polynesian Pub ?
 

the wikipedia pages of CO show a 'Polynesian Pub'.

Is this for real? If so did anyone have personal experience on this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nesian_Pub.jpg

No. wikipedia lied.

Yup - CO used to have a "Pub" on it's DC10 service to Hawaii. Had quite a few cocktails on a LAX-HNL flight back in '92. Great service - not quite what they are showing in the picture but they certainly had one.

There were some other pub flights as well. On the DC-10s if I recall correctly. Flew one from IAH to MCO in the mid/late 80's (I think it was 1986). I don't recall the red carpet or the wild prints on the walls and seats - the picture posted must be from the 70's - but there were barstools and bar tables in the pub area.

747
 

While there were Polynesian Pubs on CO's DC-10's, they were inaugurated on the 747's, which is what the photo is showing.

CO got rid of its 747's in the seventies (although it eventually acquired another batch when it took over PE, this time, of course, without any lounges).

That picture looks like its of the main cabin behind FC. They could have put 60 more seats in there. That would give the bean counters of today a stroke!

Picture is definitely that of a 747. I flew several Pub DC10s HNL-GUM and GUM-HKG in the mid 90s. The 'bar' was rather small. Standard FC seats were forward of the bar and behind the bar were maybe 1-2 rows of seats.

I loved the Continental "Polynesian Pubs" on DC10's to and from Honolulu
 

I flew Continental between Honolulu and LAX and SFO in the 90's and they still had the "Polynesian Pubs" on the DC10's.

It was great, if you were in First Class, you could order any beverage for free and if you were in coach, you only had to pay for alcoholic beverages. They freely offered soft drinks, juices, coffee and tea in the pub for free to all passengers.

Free light snacks of peanuts and pretzels were offered.

The photo the OP posted does resemble the actual pub onboard. It was a very social and pleasant atmosphere as shown with a Bar and tables that were similiar to seating in a private club.

These flights were some of the best flying experiences that I have ever had, especially when I flew Coach. It was great to be able to move about the aircraft and socialize with other passengers in this separate "pub" cabin. BTW, the pub was located between First Class and Coach and I do not think anyone under 18 or 21 years old were allowed to enter.

I say bring back the "Polynesian Pubs", even if they now have a "cover" charge to enter!

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I remember sitting in a Polynesian Pub, eating peanuts and drinking a soft drink at the age of 14 or 15...

They may not be Polynsesian, but Emirates has an on-board lounge on their A-380...

http://content.emirates.com/english/...233-354378.jpg

Also, Qantas has a lounge on its A-380's as well, but it's not quite as spectacular (looks like an East German bus stop)...

http://www.businesstraveller.com/fil...ard-lounge.jpg

The VS pubs are kinda cool....unique to this flyer. :-: I have only flown on the VS A340's, though,a nd although they are a bit cramped, it is a nice touch and doesn't really interfere with the normal seating arrangements, imho.

I say, put one in the ERJ's....take out the two A-side seats in the front and have a small bench facing the galley....put plexiglass in and *presto* we have a smoking section! :cool:

If they did that on ERJ's I might try to fly on jungle jets as opposed to avoiding them.

I like that idea.....a pub in the ERJ 145.

And, heck, if they do this, it may prevent their introduction into the boneyard at Mojave by a year or two.....

However, I'll have to veto this far fetched "smoking section" provision.....

Unless, of course, it involves a complimentary Gold Label Macanaudo "Churchill" for Plat Elite members.....with a complimentary fine Port offered as well, natch......:cool:

Yes, all brilliant. But instead of going through all this trouble, I would suggest leasing a good G5...

Flew on the CO D10-10 flights to HNL a few times and to HNL on the way to SYD/MEL. Although it wasn't called Polynesian Pub when I flew it. Only on the DC10-10s. There were no tables. The newer DC10-30s did not have a Pub.

CO printed schedule showed "Pub Service" next to the flight number for the flights that had it.

The pub was located in the door area between F and Y. On the DC10 - the bar was L shaped to one side. Row of CO brown leather lounge seats around the perimeter (like shown) but they were the standard brown leather. The bar had about 3 stools.

Since the pub was at the door area - the row in front of Y likely took one row of Y seats - there was a divider with curtain so as not to disturb those in the main cabin. The L shaped bar went into one side of the plane and the other side had the galley.

When CO took out the pub - they likely added one standard row of coach. The L part then had a mini cabin of coach seats added in a 2x3 arrangement. The DC10s were 2x5x2 as I recall.

The lounges was accessible for coach passengers - and used mostly by coach. Those in F (the old standard brown leather domestic F type of seats) usually stayed in F since they have more service to their seat.

The DC10-30 were three class of service with no pub - with F at 60 inch pitch, J was like domestic F brown leather. The DC10-10 had two class with F being a domestic F seat.

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On the photo of the QF J lounge. Not really a lounge - a row of 5 seats with a large TV panel across from it. A place to go and watch a large screen with a few people. Gets little use. I was on a QF J trip earlier this year to MEL- I spent about half the flight sitting in the J lounge - mostly alone. It was like having a private two story suite (staircase is open) on a flight with 500+ people in the back. One set of earphones availabe. Stairs are in the middle then lounge row on one side and the other side has a small bar cabinet and then a terminal area for the FAs - not an internet terminal (too bad).