No more wine bottles in Y.
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No more wine bottles in Y.
So I noticed this yesterday on EK229 to Seattle that Y pax are no longer being served red/ white wine in individual bottles any more. Instead, FAs have big bottles of red red and white wine and are pouring them out in plastic glasses and giving out to pax, just like they do for juices. Not sure if this is a one off or here to stay, but I assume this is a recent 'enhancement' as we definitely had bottles in my previous flight ex JFK last month.
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So I noticed this yesterday on EK229 to Seattle that Y pax are no longer being served red/ white wine in individual bottles any more. Instead, FAs have big bottles of red red and white wine and are pouring them out in plastic glasses and giving out to pax, just like they do for juices. Not sure if this is a one off or here to stay, but I assume this is a recent 'enhancement' as we definitely had bottles in my previous flight ex JFK last month.
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The serving size is definitely smaller in the plastic glass for one. And of course, there is that whole wine drinking 'experience' thing of pouring wine from a bottle and drinking it. I am sure most pax won't care as long as EK is not charging them for alcoholic beverages, but some like me will.
Last edited by jackiedada; Jul 13, 2018 at 8:15 am
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The serving size is definitely smaller in the plastic glass for one. And of course, there is that whole wine drinking 'experience' thing of pouring wine from a bottle and drinking it. I am sure most pax won't care as long as EK is not charging them for alcoholic beverages, but some like me will.
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Red wine or white wine
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Just an observation. Individual wine bottles were offered on EK506 yesterday but not on EK204. My guess is that EK is following a different strategy depending on the route. So, on routes where people do tend to order wine, opening a large wine bottle (and probably a higher quality wine) makes sense due to the high consumption. Whereas in routes to India where women rarely order alcoholic drinks and men tend to stick to Whiskey/ Beer, it makes sense to offer the smaller bottles for the occasional order because opening a large bottle and then dumping most of it before landing doesn't make sense. Purely hypothetical at this point, but my best guess on why EK might be following different strategies for different routes. We will see how it pans out in the next few months.
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Just an observation. Individual wine bottles were offered on EK506 yesterday but not on EK204. My guess is that EK is following a different strategy depending on the route. So, on routes where people do tend to order wine, opening a large wine bottle (and probably a higher quality wine) makes sense due to the high consumption. Whereas in routes to India where women rarely order alcoholic drinks and men tend to stick to Whiskey/ Beer, it makes sense to offer the smaller bottles for the occasional order because opening a large bottle and then dumping most of it before landing doesn't make sense. Purely hypothetical at this point, but my best guess on why EK might be following different strategies for different routes. We will see how it pans out in the next few months.
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I may not have seen it, but nobody is speaking of the quality of the new offering in big bottles. I still remember once a Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc on Qatar...if they go big bottles and quality, I'm seduced!
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