Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2025]
Oct 3, 2025 | 7:52 am
#121
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AS 8047 today. Somehow this AS subsidiary can serve me a Mai Tai, prosecco, guava juice or water in proper serviceware on a jam packed A321 with a smile at 6:40 AM.
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Oct 5, 2025 | 2:17 pm
#122
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AS 357 - SEA-MCI - 1:25 p.m., 10/2 - Water or mimosas
AS 418 - MCI-SEA - 3:28 p.m., 10/5 - Full selection of beverages
AS 418 - MCI-SEA - 3:28 p.m., 10/5 - Full selection of beverages
Oct 5, 2025 | 2:35 pm
#123
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HA 48. Pineapple daiquiri within a few minutes of boarding.
Oct 5, 2025 | 4:54 pm
#124
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PDB consisting of boxed water on LAX-EUG today
Oct 15, 2025 | 9:19 am
#126
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BOS-SEA (AS 819) on Saturday night. No offer of PDB, and generally lackluster service the whole flight. No offer of refills during dinner, and one round offered after dinner. We had empty glasses at our seat for over two hours as FA sat up front the whole time.
Oct 15, 2025 | 11:00 am
#127
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Unfortunately I can beat that. No PDB in Polaris on UA 7 (IAH to NRT, so 14 hours) on Sept. 29 nor on UA 6 returning on October 9. Nuts served with first drink were mostly pretzels. Flight attendants on UA 6 had some of the worst attitudes Ive experienced.
Oct 15, 2025 | 11:58 am
#128
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AS 105 SEA-ANC Oct. 13, 2025
No attempt at any PDB's despite boarding early. FA's did a good job once in the air.
No attempt at any PDB's despite boarding early. FA's did a good job once in the air.
Oct 23, 2025 | 2:40 pm
#129
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Promptly served but unfortunately it looks like HA is now using AS fine stemware for PDBs.
Can't tell if this is Or A Fours or Ford's Water. Maybe La Leeks? Ah, it is Reed El!
Can't tell if this is Or A Fours or Ford's Water. Maybe La Leeks? Ah, it is Reed El!
Oct 23, 2025 | 3:26 pm
#130
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Looks more like KreeStall to me!
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Oct 23, 2025 | 4:14 pm
#131
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PDJH
Slightly off topic (but Ill preface with no PDB offer on ATL-PDX this evening). Is pre departure suit jacket/sport coat hanging in F no longer part of crew training? Id say I get a proactive offer to hang my jacket maybe 33% of the time (even after seatbelt/bulkhead bag checks, with my jacket conspicuously on my knee or the armrest). Sometimes twirling it in the air like a rally towel helps. Feels inattentive to us get-off-my-lawn curmudgeons after a long day of meetings. Ive noticed AA excels in valet closet services - they ask before Im fully seated sometimes.
Oct 28, 2025 | 10:30 pm
#132
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AS36 SAN-JFK: water (with our without ice), orange juice, or sparkling wine. Boarding held while the FA is in the aisle. This is how it should always be!
-J.
-J.
Oct 28, 2025 | 10:44 pm
#133
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LAS-SEA, 10:00am departure: only water offered 
Nov 3, 2025 | 2:57 am
#134
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3496 SFO-LAX SkyWest 11/01/2025
FA to wife: water or orange juice?
Wife: orange juice
FA to me: water or orange juice?
Me: orange juice
FA: sorry, I just ran out of orange juice. Champagne or water?
Me: Champagne will work nicely
FA to wife: water or orange juice?
Wife: orange juice
FA to me: water or orange juice?
Me: orange juice
FA: sorry, I just ran out of orange juice. Champagne or water?
Me: Champagne will work nicely
Nov 3, 2025 | 1:40 pm
#135
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AS 3428 SAN - LAS 11/2 no PDB whatsoever. We were delayed, but the FA decided that chatting with the GA about hair product and what worked better for their curls was more important. Service in the air was ok.