Is delta too cheap to stock sick bags?
Jan 15, 2020, 12:31 pm
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Oh I wasn’t aware of that; my experience has only been in the U.S. lately. Still, the fuel consumption argument is a red herring - the marginal fuel consumption for 1.5 kg on a 70,000 kg aircraft is negligible; many others things could be jettisoned and create a much bigger impact. I’d also say there’s very little administrative overhead for them since they only have to be replaced when they’re used. It’s cheap insurance against a major cleanup causing a delay during turnaround.
Re Europe, sick bags are also gone from many (most?) EU flights.
Jan 15, 2020, 12:42 pm
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On multiple flights over the last few months I have noticed very alarming behavior: No sick bags in the backseat pocket. How can Delta possibly think this is a good idea?
Now I have been sick on a plane exactly once in my life and luckily I did have a sick bag. But every time I sit down I check for the sick bag. Usually the bags are there except for the last few months. I always ask FA's for sick bags and receive the same response. We don't have any sick bags on the plane. I'll find a plastic bag for you.
Last night on JFK-PHX DL 2209 before the boarding door closed we had a sick passenger in main cabin. Apparently the sick not only got all over the passenger but also over the entire row of seats. I feel terrible for the person who got sick but I blame delta for not providing adequate supplies to handle this type of situation.
I will file a complaint to delta even though this did not affect me at all. Delta needs to do better in this regard. IMMEDIATELY!
Now I have been sick on a plane exactly once in my life and luckily I did have a sick bag. But every time I sit down I check for the sick bag. Usually the bags are there except for the last few months. I always ask FA's for sick bags and receive the same response. We don't have any sick bags on the plane. I'll find a plastic bag for you.
Last night on JFK-PHX DL 2209 before the boarding door closed we had a sick passenger in main cabin. Apparently the sick not only got all over the passenger but also over the entire row of seats. I feel terrible for the person who got sick but I blame delta for not providing adequate supplies to handle this type of situation.
I will file a complaint to delta even though this did not affect me at all. Delta needs to do better in this regard. IMMEDIATELY!
One time on LAX-AUS this summer someone puked in the isle and it was dark out and I almost stepped in it until a girl told me to look out. The F/A's were slow to clean it up too.
But yeah I see the bags every now and again but it's pretty spotty. Personally if I'm going to get sick on a plane it's not going to fit in that tiny little bag.
Jan 15, 2020, 12:43 pm
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Sometimes it's unexpected. My daughter is a great example - on a ATL-BOS flight a few months ago she was freaking out she was going to get sick. She's been on a dozen flights before and never had an issue. It's cheap insurance for the other passengers around. It was during takeoff so I couldn't get up and the FAs couldn't at that point either. Thankfully she didn't spew all over but based on your idea why have a lavatory to pee in? Use the bathroom before your flight.
Jan 15, 2020, 1:42 pm
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Jan 15, 2020, 9:42 pm
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Nothing wrong with that but are you willing to share it or hand it over to the guy, gal or kid next to you who starts heaving ?......it all usually happens in the blink of an eye.
Jan 15, 2020, 11:01 pm
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VERY grateful for the multiple available sick bags for the person on my JFK/SFO flight this morning/afternoon who was having panic attacks and repeatedly getting sick.
also grateful I wasn’t her seat mate.
also grateful I wasn’t her seat mate.
Jan 16, 2020, 12:14 pm
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Let's take some approx numbers for Delta.
5000 flights a day X 160 seats on a plane = 800,000 sick bags per day.
9g each = 7,200kg of sick bags being flown around the world each day
2,628,000kg of sick bags a year, needlessly. Same for in flight sales.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
5000 flights a day X 160 seats on a plane = 800,000 sick bags per day.
9g each = 7,200kg of sick bags being flown around the world each day
2,628,000kg of sick bags a year, needlessly. Same for in flight sales.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
5000 flights a day X 160 seats X estimated weight of fluid in each passenger bladder at the time of boarding (say 30 grams) = approximately 8,700,000 kg of excess fluid being carried around a year, needlessly. Same for other, um, items we carry around.
We could make sure everyone makes a pit stop immediately prior to boarding to save those millions of kilos needlessly being carried around.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
Jan 16, 2020, 5:08 pm
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I agree completely with this. Along those lines...
5000 flights a day X 160 seats X estimated weight of fluid in each passenger bladder at the time of boarding (say 30 grams) = approximately 8,700,000 kg of excess fluid being carried around a year, needlessly. Same for other, um, items we carry around.
We could make sure everyone makes a pit stop immediately prior to boarding to save those millions of kilos needlessly being carried around.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
5000 flights a day X 160 seats X estimated weight of fluid in each passenger bladder at the time of boarding (say 30 grams) = approximately 8,700,000 kg of excess fluid being carried around a year, needlessly. Same for other, um, items we carry around.
We could make sure everyone makes a pit stop immediately prior to boarding to save those millions of kilos needlessly being carried around.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
And of course then no food or drinks aboard, to keep it that way and conserve the weight.
Then there will be no need for air sick bags.
And DL can charge extra on each ticket for "complementary" Weight Watchers membership for the duration of the flight.
....if it's not obvious to someone, this is obviously meant in a sarcastic tone, in tune with the poster that I was quoting immediately above...
Jan 17, 2020, 8:35 pm
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Hey flyers. I have the good news to share! I flew JFK STT on DL 465 this week. Upgrade to 1B at the gate. Guess what? I had a sick bag in the seat pocket. So all of my complaining clearly paid off. LOL. JK.
seriously the flight was bumpy. And service was interrupted at least twice per Pilot instructions. Nobody got sick (that I know of).
P.S. I took that sick bag with me. They will be my new best friend. Never leave home without it
seriously the flight was bumpy. And service was interrupted at least twice per Pilot instructions. Nobody got sick (that I know of).
P.S. I took that sick bag with me. They will be my new best friend. Never leave home without it
Jan 17, 2020, 9:02 pm
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Also to the OPs point, which I had never really thought about until now, really not cool for your friend to take them for their "collection". I am not surprised that absent knowing that someone used a bag on the previous flight, that the ground crew would take the time to check every seat back to make sure someone hasn't decided to take the bag, eventually resulting in someone needing the bag and not having it available.
Jan 18, 2020, 4:37 am
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Hey flyers. I have the good news to share! I flew JFK STT on DL 465 this week. Upgrade to 1B at the gate. Guess what? I had a sick bag in the seat pocket. So all of my complaining clearly paid off. LOL. JK.
seriously the flight was bumpy. And service was interrupted at least twice per Pilot instructions. Nobody got sick (that I know of).
P.S. I took that sick bag with me. They will be my new best friend. Never leave home without it
seriously the flight was bumpy. And service was interrupted at least twice per Pilot instructions. Nobody got sick (that I know of).
P.S. I took that sick bag with me. They will be my new best friend. Never leave home without it
Jan 18, 2020, 7:25 am
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I agree completely with this. Along those lines...
5000 flights a day X 160 seats X estimated weight of fluid in each passenger bladder at the time of boarding (say 30 grams) = approximately 8,700,000 kg of excess fluid being carried around a year, needlessly. Same for other, um, items we carry around.
We could make sure everyone makes a pit stop immediately prior to boarding to save those millions of kilos needlessly being carried around.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
5000 flights a day X 160 seats X estimated weight of fluid in each passenger bladder at the time of boarding (say 30 grams) = approximately 8,700,000 kg of excess fluid being carried around a year, needlessly. Same for other, um, items we carry around.
We could make sure everyone makes a pit stop immediately prior to boarding to save those millions of kilos needlessly being carried around.
A lot of waste. A lot of fuel. Marginal gains.
This would also stop all those pesky main cabin people from using the lav in first.
