FC Basket full of nothing but Peanuts
Jun 11, 2012, 6:32 pm
#16
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I still find the whole basket to be less than adequate. I would never complain to Delta unless I actually paid for first....but if I had paid for a first class seat and was offered peanuts, chips and candy bar----terrible! I realize that for many its upgrade class--but not for all. The in-between meal times snack should at least be something freshly prepared.
I really can't complain at all as I get upgraded to FC almost all the time on Delta for free compared to pretty much never when I flew American (unless I used those little upgrade points that cost $30 each). So much so, that I've come to expect to be upgraded and I'm only Gold Medallion.
But, the domestic FC experience doesn't seem quite as good on Delta as AA. The basket tends to be so-so. I rarely take anything from it. The seats seem to be a little closer together.
Maybe I'm wrong, though, not like I've measured...
All in all, better than coach regardless.
Jun 11, 2012, 7:34 pm
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"Food Class Monetization"? just another of the many ways they're looking to pinch pennies ...
Jun 11, 2012, 9:22 pm
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Jun 11, 2012, 9:26 pm
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Per DL.com, flights under 250 miles offer only complimentary peanuts, pretzels, or Biscoff in FC.
https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec....../dining.jsp
Anything above and beyond that is a bonus. (Granted, it's a bonus I've seen fairly often.)
https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec....../dining.jsp
Anything above and beyond that is a bonus. (Granted, it's a bonus I've seen fairly often.)
Jun 11, 2012, 9:26 pm
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Sometimes there is just a small round basket with only peanuts or pretzels...is that provisioned only on flights with a meal and offered as the aperitif (although 75% of the time, FAs just put your drink on the tray instead of offering the first round, then meal, then refills)?
Jun 11, 2012, 10:53 pm
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Jun 12, 2012, 8:41 am
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I can count on one hand the lifetime total number of upgrades I've gotten as a GM in ATL... and no, I don't have extra fingers on my hand!
Jun 12, 2012, 8:43 am
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Jun 12, 2012, 12:25 pm
#24
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At some point over the past year or two, Delta dropped the usual full snack basket from flights with cold meal service. (Perhaps the full basket was dropped from flights with hot meal service, too, but I don't travel on > 1,500 mile domestic routes often enough to know.) SkyTeam777 is right: these flights are now catered with a small, round basket containing only peanuts and pretzels. I would think that these small, salty snacks are intended to accompany the pre-meal beverage service, but in my experience the flight attendants usually offer them later in the flight.
Jun 12, 2012, 12:27 pm
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Per DL.com, flights under 250 miles offer only complimentary peanuts, pretzels, or Biscoff in FC.
https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec....../dining.jsp
Anything above and beyond that is a bonus. (Granted, it's a bonus I've seen fairly often.)
https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec....../dining.jsp
Anything above and beyond that is a bonus. (Granted, it's a bonus I've seen fairly often.)
Just another example of DL management wanting to deliver less service/value than they hope people will imagine when selecting their choice of air carrier. Virtual benefits... they only exist in advertising copy.
Jun 13, 2012, 8:41 pm
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The horror!Once I had a basket of pretzels, peanuts and Biscoff and I thought that was bad!