When A Wine Split is Split in 2
 

FA trainees working LAX-ATL left me puzzled. After scanning my drink voucher, one poured half the bottle of red wine, replaced the cap and handed me the cup.

"Don't I get all of it," I asked?

"No sir..sorry," her teammate replied. "You also asked for tomato juice and drink orders in the main cabin total one full cup."

And where did such a directive originate? "Training instructor," they smiled.

Ok, then. :rolleyes:

Isn't the tomato juice free in coach anyway?

Also, I wonder what happened to the remainder of the little bottle of wine.

Just be glad you didn't give them two vouchers for two wines. :D

I remember some of the old paper HOOU coupons specifically stated they were good for "ONE of the following: beer, cocktail, headset, wine split."

If you protest this, maybe they'll only knock out one of your teeth instead of two.

Gotta love a crew that will "Strive for Five Zero" and I would have called them on that. :rolleyes:

Sorry to be playing catch up here, but are you saying that I could be using my HOOU coupons to "pay" for those splits? I'd much rather have that than the swill they serve in the main cabin!

Thanks for the tip!

Confused? Wine is either free or not. If not you can use the HOOU to pay.

I'm not a wine drinker myself, but I'm pretty sure what is served in the main cabin (and Economy Comfort) is a "split".

The Trainees were instructed to return the remainder to the Training Instructor (for proper disposal) :)

What you should have done was handed the tomato juice back to them and said you didn't want the tomatoes juice any longer.

Yeah, this sounds like complete bs. The tomato juice is complimentary, and you paid for the wine separately. How can they hold back half of the wine?

Did they give you the other half later?

Next time fly in Comfort+ where you can get more than one bottle. I fly in Comfort Plus and get two minis or two bottles of wine without a problem.

+1.

I'm not a frequent flyer by any means, but I recently flew C+ MSP-GEG to visit family. First time using Delta for direct service, I usually can get a much better deal doing MSP-SEA-GEG on Alaska.

Anyways, the FA had no issue refilling my vodka OJ's when they got low. I had a ride picking me up on return, so I may have over-indulged just a tad. :D