Thanks for the ginger ale but where's my ice cream?
Jan 23, 2009, 9:17 am
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Wasn't there a flight out of Oz which was turned back and emptied because someone found a note in the WC which read "BOB"? (It was interpreted as meaning "bomb on board.)
Jan 23, 2009, 9:23 am
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NW is supposed to start doing the DL inflight service soon. Will TPAC booze end then? Maybe. Certainly it will be gone when operating certificates merge.
I'm just happy Ginger Ale is back and hoping to get my hands on some Woodford Reserve.
Jan 23, 2009, 9:41 am
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the drink -- as you pointed out is in the singular, and only w/ the main meal. A european carrier isn't stingy for the same price. So again, why should I give DL my money when someone else will give me more for the same $$?
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Jan 23, 2009, 10:05 am
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BOB TA is an insult..... again bad DL, bad DL
the drink -- as you pointed out is in the singular, and only w/ the main meal. A european carrier isn't stingy for the same price. So again, why should I give DL my money when someone else will give me more for the same $$?
Dave
the drink -- as you pointed out is in the singular, and only w/ the main meal. A european carrier isn't stingy for the same price. So again, why should I give DL my money when someone else will give me more for the same $$?
Dave
However, I agree, European carriers are generally better in Y. Particularly if you're an alcoholic.
Jan 23, 2009, 10:36 am
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For the most part, in Europe, Beer and Wine is no more expensive than soft drinks. In particular the varieties offered in Y. So it's not like European carriers are being more generous. They would just have a hard time justifying free pop and $5-7 alcohol.
Jan 23, 2009, 1:01 pm
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Why can't we just take NW's T/A service and use that as the standard? Sure, the meal was nothing special (not that DL's is...), but free booze, comfortable seats, AVOD, large overhead bins (not the tiny ones in the center on the 767-300s), free ice cream prior to arrival. For a 9h LHR-MSP service, it wasn't bad at all.
Jan 23, 2009, 1:05 pm
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they were selling snacks on my atl hnl flt. meals were free tho.
Jan 23, 2009, 1:11 pm
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Why can't we just take NW's T/A service and use that as the standard? Sure, the meal was nothing special (not that DL's is...), but free booze, comfortable seats, AVOD, large overhead bins (not the tiny ones in the center on the 767-300s), free ice cream prior to arrival. For a 9h LHR-MSP service, it wasn't bad at all.
Not sure why DL are cutting their product down. Their meal options are already poor compared to all the others (in particular all the Europeans).
Jan 23, 2009, 4:32 pm
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Product wise, NW's transatlantic flights beat the hell out of DL's. The meal quality is about two notches above. I've never had a bad meal on NW in Y, whereas on DL I've had my fair share (especially from ATL).
Not sure why DL are cutting their product down. Their meal options are already poor compared to all the others (in particular all the Europeans).
Not sure why DL are cutting their product down. Their meal options are already poor compared to all the others (in particular all the Europeans).
Jan 23, 2009, 5:17 pm
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So we've gone from mid-flight ice cream to peanuts to BOB now? I know DL is trying to make a profit and they gotta cut some things at times. However, I'd rather DL just serve me the meal after take-off and serve me the pizza (or breakfast depending on the direction) near the end of the flight and serve nothing in-between than hawk Pringles and M&Ms for sale.
BOB on a TATL flight is just plain tacky. If DL wants to be a "premier international airline", it needs to stop looking at US as its competitor and start looking at BA, LH, SQ, KE, etc.
BOB on a TATL flight is just plain tacky. If DL wants to be a "premier international airline", it needs to stop looking at US as its competitor and start looking at BA, LH, SQ, KE, etc.
Jan 23, 2009, 5:27 pm
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Why can't we just take NW's T/A service and use that as the standard? Sure, the meal was nothing special (not that DL's is...), but free booze, comfortable seats, AVOD, large overhead bins (not the tiny ones in the center on the 767-300s), free ice cream prior to arrival. For a 9h LHR-MSP service, it wasn't bad at all.
NW definitely has an upper hand with the Airbus and free booze, but its meal service in Y has never been anything special.
Jan 23, 2009, 5:43 pm
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Jan 23, 2009, 6:02 pm
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There's a danger for Delta that the more cuts they do the more people will flock to the other airlines. As far as I see it DL has never had a good product and is just leading me towards the likes of BA...