Drink service question
Dec 10, 2017, 9:41 pm
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Dec 11, 2017, 10:18 am
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The problem is that recently I have been on flights where they start drink service, the people in the rows ahead of me get served, and then we hit turbulance and drink service is suspended, and on one occasion never even resumed.
Dec 11, 2017, 11:07 am
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Dec 11, 2017, 4:26 pm
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A little off-topic, but I recently flew a -800 that was at 75/175 capacity. I don't recall how drink service worked, but we did spend some time prior to pushing back from the gate rearranging seating for proper balance. By far the lightest load I've seen on an -800.
Dec 11, 2017, 10:12 pm
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If the flight is light enough, we usually split the cabin evenly. We don't know where service will start until we have a final count and see how the passengers have distributed themselves. Your best bet is to still sit in 1/9/17 (-700) or 1/9/16/23 (-800) because we generally only move up a row or two, so you'd still have good odds of being on the first tray.
Dec 12, 2017, 1:52 am
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In the end we got nothing.
also, I think the cups have shrunk from 6 months ago. And they put too much ice not enough drink.
Dec 12, 2017, 8:03 am
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Dec 12, 2017, 2:41 pm
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You can ask for the whole can. You can ask for two cups. You can ask for seconds. You can ask for no ice, just soda. Regarding drinks, I can't think of anything I've ever asked for that has been denied. Just tell them what you want!
