Bye, Bye Beverage Carts ?
 

I imagine a nightmare on the MD-90 with FAs with trays full of liquids squeezing by plus-sized passengers deciding to walk the kilometer to/from the lav during beverage service. At least the carts keep most people seated for a bit.

This is the one I use . . . .

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:D

I wonder if the fact WN & B6 not having first class factors into their ability to make it work without a cart.

No need for the bev cart if DL & Coke can find a way to squeeze one of the new Coke Freestyle (minus all the extra flavors) or some tweaked variation of it into the galley. Think of all the flavor possibilities! :D

..And it would yield fewer empty coke cans at the end of the flight the cleanup crew has to worry about.

Yes, I can definitely see DL providing an "enhancement" by limiting the beverage choices and no full cans, even if you ask. "We are eliminating the beverage cart so we can serve your drinks faster...uh, I mean so we can serve you a more limited selection and less of it so we can save money."

Honestly the grammar and spelling on FT (and many other bulletin boards/forums, but FT ranks toward the top) are pathetic. You would think many posters are in elementary school, which sadly is not the case. Yes, unfortunately it does show how poorly our school systems are doing. Another example is this one - the error is in the title!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ustrating.html

dyslectics of the world untie (uh unite) :D

as a plus side, all of this is minor compared to the issues we have with our dear Delta this year!

Its been so long since I flew with the Golds that I forgot they had those drink carts ....

Why would it?

B6, IIRC, has 3 FAs on their A320s with 150 seats, the max ratio permitted (1 FA per 50 pax). Each FA gets about 8 or 9 rows, and it works just fine. As an added benefit, you can get to a restroom during beverage service.

Not sure why so many here are skeptical... it's been done for over a decade.

Three FAs to serve 150 coach passengers is not the same as three FAs to serve 150 passengers, of when 16 are FC.

Wouldn't that be the minimum ratio permitted? You can have as many FA's as you want as long as you have a minimum of 1 per 50 pax.

Don't you mean Plats too? Most of them sit in the back these days as well.

The next brilliant idea out of Virginia Avenue would be to open a couple 2 liter bottles, start one at the back row, one at the front, and let everybody take a sip and pass it along. No carts, and no FAs roaming the aisles.....

Skyfunnels!

Maybe integrate it into the overhead system. Can have hoses that pop down similar to the O2 masks and dispense soda or water after you swipe your credit card :p

The 2 coach FA's are serving 67 people each (if full) while 1 is serving 16 in the 2class config. Also having an extra galley to work out of makes a big difference