Tracking Limited (H2O only) or No Predeparture Drink Flights in FC (Domestic)
 

There has been inconsistency in the domestic FC pre-departure drink service.

Please post any flights this month (December 2006) that you were seated in domestic FC and were only offered H20 or not offered a predeparture beverage.

RC

01 DEC DTW-MIA NW997. Nothing offered, flight was delayed boarding 30 min, but then we spent another 20 min before pushback, so there was plenty of time.

Dec 11 DTW to RIC...no predeparture drinks

11 Dec MSP-IND only water for those who asked...

dec 8 msn to dtw, dtw to dca
dec 11 dca to dtw, dtw to msn

no predeparture drink on any of the flights

12/2 - MHT-DTW None offered (nw1627)
12/2 - DTW-MCO Water (nw428)
12/4 - MCO-MEM Water or OJ (nw957)
12/4 - MEM-DTW Drink offered (nw282)
12/4 - DTW-MHT Water (nw1632)
12/5 - MHT-DTW Drink offered (nw726)
12/5 - DTW-MSP Drink Offered (nw195)
12/5 - MSP-SJC Drink Offered (nw195)
12/8 - SJC-MSP Water or OJ (nw200)
12/8 - MSP-DTW None offered (nw754)
12/8 - DTW-MHT Drink offered AND pre-depatrture SNACK from the basket!! (nw284)


9 for 11 or 81% Drink (forced choice or anything)
5 for 11 or 45% Drink (choice of anything)
2 for 11 or 18% Nothing offered

I have certainly noticed the inconsistency of pre-departure offerings of late as well.

AvidFlyer-

If RC's intention is to present this information to NW Inflight Service folks, then I think date AND flight number AND city pair would be helpful.

Dec 14, Flight 1275 BOS-MSP. Nothing, not even water, offered during pre-board.

Dec 14 SFO-MSP Flight 362

Drinks offered.

12DEC2006 NW 0867 MCI - MSP none
12DEC2006 NW 0183 MSP - SAN water, 2 beverage limit inflight (on a 3:45 flight?)

10DEC2006 NW 1529 MSP - MCI none
10DEC2006 NW 1484 MSO - MSP none

28NOV2006 NW 0867 MCI - MSP water
28NOV2006 NW 1481 MSP - MSO water

27NOV2006 NW 1480 MSO - MSP no preflight, stingy inflight
27NOV2006 NW 1535 MSP - MCI no preflight, even though we were delayed for over an hour after boarding (they needed 2 more seatbelt extenders), stingy and rude inflight

12/5 flight 1293 MDW to MSP Nothing

Is has been my experiences that on Airbus 319/320 or any of the DC-9 series, I have been offered pre departure drinks, and on any of the 757-200 or 300 I have not been in the last two months.

Pre-Departure Drinks offered:
BWI-DTW DC-9
FNT-LAS Airbus 319
LAS-FNT Airbus 319
LAX-LAS Airbus 319
LAS-LAX Airbus 319
DTW-PHL Airbus 320


No Pre-Departure Drinks offered (including water):
LAS-DTW 757
PHL-DTW 757
DTW-BWI 757
DTW-MEM 757


Not sure if this has anything to do with it, but 4 times on a 757 no pre-departure drink, and all other aircraft, yes.

1 Dec NW 186 SAN-MSP - drink offered
1 Dec NW 1531 MSP-MCI - drink offered
3 Dec NW 867 MCI-MSP - nothing offered
3 Dec NW 183 MSP-SAN - drink offered
5 Dec NW 184 SAN-MSP - drink offered
(CO flights - drinks offered on all, btw)
11 Dec NW 189 MSP-SAN - drink offered

18 Dec NW 276 SAN-DTW - drink offered
24 Dec NW 275 DTW-SAN - drink offered

12/9 MCO-DTW NW425 No Pre-Flight Offered.

Almost all flights out of MCO have no pre-flight drinks.

14DEC2006 NW 1531 MSP - MCI

Water only.