CMK10

6/24:
PHX-MSP A320: Preflight Beverage. I was impressed as this was a 1 AM flight and everyone was in a bad mood.
MSP-RDU CR9: Preflight Beverage.

I've still yet to have a flight without one.

brazzleman

This holiday wknd:

7/3: SLC-MSP - 757 - boarded middle door- no preflight beverage
7/5: MEM-SLC - A319 - no preflight beverage

First time all year for not having one; and no announcement why - both were on time and I boarded with all the other Sky Priority folks 30 min before departure.

jabez

Both flights HOU-ATL this weekend had no pre flight beverages. On the first leg the FA went around and asked " What would you like to drink when we are in the air?"

N522US

Pure laziness.

james318

I haven't kept exact track, but I am almost positive the ONLY PFB's I have received have been on Mesaba, on a CR9. Even when delayed. (Almost every DTW-BNA-DTW flight I've taken this year has been delayed)

YVR Cockroach

Not a frequent DL flyer by any means but I flew from Canada to MSP a few weeks back. Flight boarded on time though there wasn't any room with boarding through 1L on a 319. Drinks *could* have been served as there was a 1/2 hr+ at-gate ground hold imposed by the company while they decided whether to take extra fuel or not for the thunderstorm that was threatening MSP.

SFO777

Wow, didn't realize this was an issue. I'm 6/6 so far this year.
On tonight's DL 2501 MEM-SFO, even got a lime in my G&T. ^
Y'all have it good compared to water (or maybe juice) only on AA and even then only 50% of the time. But OMG, what's with the tight First DL seating. AA's mad dogs seem like sleeper seats in comparison.

StayingHomeIsBetter

Gotta give credit where credit is due... I believe I am 16 for 16 on my last 4 trips.

Even got PFB on some delayed departures.

Fargood

From MSP to FAR, no pre-flight or in-flight beverage, until one of the First Class passengers got very rowdy half-way through the flight and demanded the FA at least offer a beverage.

The FA did not hide her displeasure at being forced to serve beverages. Considering the flight was delayed 4.5 hours, a little in-flight cocktail hit the spot.

Bonzz

Interesting....I've had pretty good success with the ole PFB. I'm usually pretty aggressive about asking for it if they aren't johnny on the spot. If they say no and it is clear it is for no reason other than laziness (no IROPS, no overly full plane, late boarding etc....) I usually make a point to ask again and question the reasoning for not providing it. If the FA gives attitude and I'm on a paid F fare I will then point it out (I've only had to do that once).

PDXLexus

Good luck this last weekend. 7/3 & 7/4

BOI-SLC
SLC-SEA

Pre-flight drinks on both.

Upgrades on both too.

batdude

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.

Boarding/pre-flight Delta has gotten to be like going to the freakin' post office....and that ain't a compliment.

BadgerFlyer91

Msn-dtw . 15 minutes on the ground with no pfb. And this is after all passengers on board. Frustrating.

StayingHomeIsBetter

On a MX-delayed flight out of DTW...

When it became apparent that we were not going anywhere soon, and after I had grown tired of watching the FAs clustered in the galley nattering about what restaurant they were going to that evening... I asked if they were going to do the PFB.

Response... "No, because the plane was late inbound, and the boarding was completed late."

Keep in mind that boarding had been completed 15 minutes earlier.

Perhaps the Captain heard my request, but someone instructed the FAs to do the PFB.

So, one went around taking orders, but making sure to tell each PAX "But we only have about 10 minutes before we close the door" ... as if to imply "You really don't want this , do you?"

We were still waiting for the door to close 30 minutes later.

ND76

PFBs are company policy unless there is a delayed boarding and the boarding occurs through door 1L.