Catering strike at SLC?
Sep 2, 2018, 11:01 pm
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In the strictest sense, no. However the current employees have basically stopped working knowing their jobs are gone. Plus if they get hired by new company itll be at lower wages.
Sep 3, 2018, 9:11 am
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I assume that Delta's contract with the outgoing vendor contains stiff failure-to-perform penalties that Delta is enforcing. What else do you think Delta could/should do?
Sep 3, 2018, 1:13 pm
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when a commonly used LAX catering kitchen had listeria last year Delta was somehow able to manage that kitchen being shut down with near normal catering......I guess SLC just has fewer options as a back up?
Sep 3, 2018, 1:38 pm
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Delta really dropped the ball. How hard would it have been to load on a few pallets of drinks and snacks on flights going in to SLC? Just a couple of years ago they would order pizza for delayed flights. Why not do that in SLC during this mess? Allowing your passengers to go without is shameful.
Sep 7, 2018, 8:36 pm
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SLC-SAT tonight, the flight leader very apologetically offered us a choice of a literal ham sandwich or a chicken caesar wrap from Cat Cora. The price tag was still on both, and a bag of chips was also on the tray. I never thought I’d miss the dancing deer cookie so much. Flight leader gave each of us 2500 miles as an apology.
Sep 7, 2018, 8:49 pm
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SLC-SAT tonight, the flight leader very apologetically offered us a choice of a literal ham sandwich or a chicken caesar wrap from Cat Cora. The price tag was still on both, and a bag of chips was also on the tray. I never thought I’d miss the dancing deer cookie so much. Flight leader gave each of us 2500 miles as an apology.
Sep 7, 2018, 9:00 pm
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You know what, though, I commend the creativity. At least someone recognized the problem, grabbed the corporate card, and went off to go fix it. Sure beats throwing up your hands and just telling passengers who might not have had a chance to eat before the flight to pound sand once aloft. (And of the grab and go establishments in SLC, Cat Cora's is about the quality pinnacle.)
Sep 7, 2018, 9:54 pm
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You know what, though, I commend the creativity. At least someone recognized the problem, grabbed the corporate card, and went off to go fix it. Sure beats throwing up your hands and just telling passengers who might not have had a chance to eat before the flight to pound sand once aloft. (And of the grab and go establishments in SLC, Cat Cora's is about the quality pinnacle.)
Sep 7, 2018, 9:59 pm
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The state of the MSP and SLC SCs tell us as much. At DCA DL actually has to compete for customers, and it shows.
Sep 7, 2018, 10:33 pm
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To be honest, I’d much rather have those sandwiches from CatCora than what Delta usually serves. The main problem with the SLC SC is overcrowding at any time. The airport is undergoing a major expansion and I hope/expect the SC will also be enlarged and improved. For the degree of overcrowding, the staff does a good job keeping up. I doubt that Delta is ignoring the catering problem. It’s not just SLC captives that are affected. This is a hub,after all.
Sep 8, 2018, 2:41 am
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BTW the wrap looks much more substantial then a regular DL entree.
Sep 8, 2018, 7:17 pm
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To be honest, I’d much rather have those sandwiches from CatCora than what Delta usually serves. The main problem with the SLC SC is overcrowding at any time. The airport is undergoing a major expansion and I hope/expect the SC will also be enlarged and improved. For the degree of overcrowding, the staff does a good job keeping up. I doubt that Delta is ignoring the catering problem. It’s not just SLC captives that are affected. This is a hub,after all.