Complimentary Beer/Wine Discontinued Jan 1, 2014 for transpacific/asia flights
Dec 20, 2013, 12:18 pm
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Don't worry, UAI will come and let us know it's due to a "mutual agreement" with the liquor suppliers that they've jointly decided to remove them from complimentary status 
Dec 20, 2013, 12:20 pm
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I assume the next announcement will be that they're charging for meals and snacks on overwater flights.
Dec 20, 2013, 12:27 pm
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If they were to take the funds saved by removing free alcohol in Y and put it towards improving the purina dog chow that they call "food" this would be palatable. Strangely I don't think that is going to happen. $2 billion in savings never sounded so awful to this shareholder.
Dec 20, 2013, 12:29 pm
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Dec 20, 2013, 12:32 pm
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If true, it just shows how out of touch they are with everything. While a drink here or there really doesn't matter, it's funny that they will be the only one charging for it. Industry leading in cuts
Dec 20, 2013, 12:39 pm
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If they are going to charge, then offer something decent. The wine for purchase onboard is awful.
There is a liquor store in NJ that has half-bottles of an outstanding Malbec for $5.99. On Black Friday it was half-price. Surely an organization with UA's buying power can source decent small-format wine bottles. They can even charge more (that should get Smilesack smiling).
There is a liquor store in NJ that has half-bottles of an outstanding Malbec for $5.99. On Black Friday it was half-price. Surely an organization with UA's buying power can source decent small-format wine bottles. They can even charge more (that should get Smilesack smiling).
Dec 20, 2013, 1:05 pm
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If they are going to charge, then offer something decent. The wine for purchase onboard is awful.
There is a liquor store in NJ that has half-bottles of an outstanding Malbec for $5.99. On Black Friday it was half-price. Surely an organization with UA's buying power can source decent small-format wine bottles. They can even charge more (that should get Smilesack smiling).
There is a liquor store in NJ that has half-bottles of an outstanding Malbec for $5.99. On Black Friday it was half-price. Surely an organization with UA's buying power can source decent small-format wine bottles. They can even charge more (that should get Smilesack smiling).
Dec 20, 2013, 1:12 pm
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how much further can the devaluation continue? i mean seriously...
Dec 20, 2013, 1:28 pm
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Dec 20, 2013, 1:29 pm
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Complimentary Beer/Wine Discontinued Jan 1, 2014 for transpacific/asia flights
"Word on the street?" What street? Halfway down page 2 of this thread - surprised no one has asked about a source yet. So is there one?
Dec 20, 2013, 1:29 pm
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I can take DAL (VIA SEA) or I can take a real airline (Japanese or Korean) that has better seats AND a 33 or 34" pitch. Taking the family to ASIA, I just booked ANA, its a 777-300ER and the pitch is "34".
At this point UAL is just a bottom feeder airline.
Dec 20, 2013, 1:30 pm
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...081902859.html
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