Jan 28, 2024, 1:18 pm
PDB back! On my flight at least.
Aug 1, 2023, 6:10 pm
#166
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: KUSA
Programs: Whatever AMEX Plat comes with... I buy on price.. Spirit Big Front Seat, want First/buy First
Posts: 1,480
Over the last 3 weeks...
CLT-IAD: None
IAD-BNA: Water only
ORD-CLT: "champagne" or water
CLT-IAD: None (and F/A pulled a cart out across galley opening and sat on the floor behind it watching a movie after barely doing one pass of coffee/water in the air)
IAD-TPA: choice of anything (B757 staffed with 6 F/A)
CLT-IAD: None
IAD-ORD: None (on 787)
ORD-OMA: None
ORD-CLT: Water
CLT-IAD: Choice of anything - it was the F/A's retirement flight after 20 years with Mesa, also wrote notes to all the HVCs
IAD-BNA: None
IAH-CLT: None
CLT-IAD: None
IAD-BNA: Water only
ORD-CLT: "champagne" or water
CLT-IAD: None (and F/A pulled a cart out across galley opening and sat on the floor behind it watching a movie after barely doing one pass of coffee/water in the air)
IAD-TPA: choice of anything (B757 staffed with 6 F/A)
CLT-IAD: None
IAD-ORD: None (on 787)
ORD-OMA: None
ORD-CLT: Water
CLT-IAD: Choice of anything - it was the F/A's retirement flight after 20 years with Mesa, also wrote notes to all the HVCs
IAD-BNA: None
IAH-CLT: None
Aug 1, 2023, 7:47 pm
#167
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloomfield, NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Million Miler, Marriott platinum, lifetime platinum
Posts: 974
July 30 EWR BUF EMB175 - full PDB open bar. Full service in the air wirh refills, and snack basket.
AUG 1 BUF EWR EMB175 - water only PDB, one full serivce in air, no refills, no snack basket. It's like rolling the dice!
AUG 1 BUF EWR EMB175 - water only PDB, one full serivce in air, no refills, no snack basket. It's like rolling the dice!
Aug 20, 2023, 1:32 pm
#168
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 520
UA1411 SFO to EWR 8/14 OJ or water, I asked for Champagne, he said yes, but never brought it
UA3620 BTV to EWR 8/20 nothing
I thought pandemic days were over
UA3620 BTV to EWR 8/20 nothing
I thought pandemic days were over
Aug 20, 2023, 1:42 pm
#170
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 520
Aug 20, 2023, 1:44 pm
#171
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
Aug 23, 2023, 5:18 pm
#173
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
08/23/23 UA2136 BOS-IAD Purser taking requests; asked for Old Fashioned but either consumed on the EWR-BOS feeder or not stocked. Received Baileys on the rocks as an alternative:
David
David
Aug 26, 2023, 10:13 am
#174
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,048
This week I had my first full PDB on UA post pandemic. SFO-BOS red-eye - FA came around and asked what I wanted - red wine was no problem. No stupid tray of water or sparking wine w/o any other options. 100+ flights ... first one for me. Sad, but maybe a good sign 
Aug 26, 2023, 3:04 pm
#175
Join Date: May 2007
Location: WAS
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, WN A+, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Amb, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,126
DFW-IAD evening departure on A319. Zero PDB. FA stood around and played on phone. We pushed a few minutes early and they had plenty of time for at least water. I was running late and had moved quickly through the airport and needed water. Service was very lazy. My pre-ordered meal was not catered (seemed like 4-5 of us). No nuts. Never addressed by name (what’s the point of the phones if zero recognition ).
I’m losing my patience with the apathetic domestic F service. Nearly 100% with AA on PDB of choice plus significantly better service in F (constant refills, warm towel, legit ramekin of nuts).
I’m losing my patience with the apathetic domestic F service. Nearly 100% with AA on PDB of choice plus significantly better service in F (constant refills, warm towel, legit ramekin of nuts).
Aug 27, 2023, 9:41 pm
#177
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL 3MM DM / UA 1K / AC 75K / F9 100K / Hilton Diamond / Marriott Platinum / Hertz Presidential
Posts: 39
SAT-IAH AUG 26. Nothing. Just truly pathetic, lazy, worthless service effort. Especially since FAs never got out of their jumpseats after takeoff. From sitting in first class, to deplaning, with a 40 minute gate hold after landing in IAH, 93 minutes with not even a squirt of water. And...first class was only 9/16 filled. Yay AFA!!!!
Aug 28, 2023, 11:48 am
#178
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
In probably about thirty UA flights since PDBs were officially restored, I have batted about .900 on getting my choice of PDB upon request even when they are explicitly offering only a tray of pre-poured options.