Catered Cockroach
Jan 25, 2013 | 10:44 am
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Not to get too detailed, but I am curious:
1. Was the cockroach still alive
2. If the answer to #1 is yes, was it running around within the food trays?
3. If it was dead, was it just lying around somewhere random, or
4. Was it under the foil, in a dish, which would suggest intention/prank of some sort!
1. Was the cockroach still alive
2. If the answer to #1 is yes, was it running around within the food trays?
3. If it was dead, was it just lying around somewhere random, or
4. Was it under the foil, in a dish, which would suggest intention/prank of some sort!
Jan 25, 2013 | 10:52 am
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Flight status is showing arrival at ORD 44 minutes late. This will surely lead to a number of mis-connects, delays, etc. down the road. I would love to see an analysis of how much $$$ this cockroach is going to cost UA.
Jan 25, 2013 | 10:54 am
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This is not as unusual as one would think. Usually, though, the crew would state it "as some sort of catering error". There is no need to alarm the passengers. I'm very surprised that the pilot would make remarks "that he thought he would never have to make this sort of announcements". I'm sure that the FA's have seen insects/pests around the food before and I'm sure that they had the flight re-catered.
Jan 25, 2013 | 10:56 am
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I'd venture to guess that if the food was not destroyed, it ended up on another flight...
I have issues with this. The FAs preboard at like T-40 or so. It is their responsibility to make sure that everything is ok before the passengers board. If there was an issue like that they could have caught it early and have it fixed with no delays to the passengers
But, of course, that meant that they would work and not chit-chat...
I have issues with this. The FAs preboard at like T-40 or so. It is their responsibility to make sure that everything is ok before the passengers board. If there was an issue like that they could have caught it early and have it fixed with no delays to the passengers
But, of course, that meant that they would work and not chit-chat...
I've seen my share of "walkin' protein" on my crew meals, probably more than passengers. And we have the cost of many them deducted from our pay checks!
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Jan 25, 2013 | 11:14 am
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Jan 25, 2013 | 11:40 am
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I'd venture to guess that if the food was not destroyed, it ended up on another flight...
I have issues with this. The FAs preboard at like T-40 or so. It is their responsibility to make sure that everything is ok before the passengers board. If there was an issue like that they could have caught it early and have it fixed with no delays to the passengers
But, of course, that meant that they would work and not chit-chat...
I have issues with this. The FAs preboard at like T-40 or so. It is their responsibility to make sure that everything is ok before the passengers board. If there was an issue like that they could have caught it early and have it fixed with no delays to the passengers
But, of course, that meant that they would work and not chit-chat...
How many domestic flights you have seen the plane actually parked at the gate an hour or more before departure these days ? It often has tight turnaround times. Every FA have tons have things to do before departure, not to mention FA's main job is for safety for the pax, it is not like when they board the plane early, they would just stand there to chit chat the entire time before the pax board the plane.
And when it is a tight turnaround time, the catering would be stocking up the same time when the pax are boarding, you often see door 1R is open for that reason.
Jan 25, 2013 | 11:48 am
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You do realize that cockroaches have legs and move around? That even if they did check each and every tray, it's not like it would have been sitting on a lounge chair waving to them?
Not sure how you can blame the crew for not noticing one bug early enough not to delay the passengers.
Not sure how you can blame the crew for not noticing one bug early enough not to delay the passengers.
Jan 25, 2013 | 11:57 am
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Jan 25, 2013 | 11:57 am
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Why would one assume they performed these duties and *only* shirked the others? Seems unlikely.
Last edited by qasr; Jan 25, 2013 at 12:20 pm
