Jan 28, 2024, 1:18 pm
PDB back! On my flight at least.
Apr 6, 2024, 8:58 pm
#286
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Bloomfield, NJ
Programs: UA Gold, Million Miler, Marriott platinum, lifetime platinum
Posts: 974
4/1 - EWR SFO - Trays of Water/Prosecco offered. 777 with rear facing seat - not bad to fly backward actually!
4/2 - SFO LAS - same as above - 737-800
4/3 - LAS LAX - nothing offered, in bound flight was early, boarding started about 2 minutes early. Lazy. Max 8
4/5 - LAX EWR - Trays of Prosecco - with glasses fill to the tippy top! 787-9. Great crew.
4/2 - SFO LAS - same as above - 737-800
4/3 - LAS LAX - nothing offered, in bound flight was early, boarding started about 2 minutes early. Lazy. Max 8
4/5 - LAX EWR - Trays of Prosecco - with glasses fill to the tippy top! 787-9. Great crew.
Apr 7, 2024, 10:11 am
#288
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,462
PDB is back in the policy, but in practice the reality is all over the place. Some like to report the actual experience on the ground.
Apr 7, 2024, 11:02 pm
#289
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL 3MM DM / UA 1K / AC 75K / F9 100K / Hilton Diamond / Marriott Platinum / Hertz Presidential
Posts: 39
Because lazy UA FA's keep it real with worthless excuses and laziness. And...UA still only serves a swig of cabin temp water or cheap Prosecco while Delta is an open bar.
Apr 7, 2024, 11:31 pm
#290
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO / LHR
Programs: UA GS 2.2MM / UC / AS Gold 75K / Bonvoy Plat / Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,028
I’ve actually found PDB increasingly rare - more so than ever before. I’m 1/6 in my last three round trips, and there’s been no catering delay or overall delay. We’ve gone from open bar > pre-pour water + juice/prosecco > often nothing.
I’m also increasingly having my first beverage + nuts served all at once on the main tray. Last three flights this has happened, all 5+ hours in length and no turbulence truncating service.
I was reflecting lately that service has never been so consistently bad overall - it used to be 1 out of 10, now it’s 50/50.
I’m also increasingly having my first beverage + nuts served all at once on the main tray. Last three flights this has happened, all 5+ hours in length and no turbulence truncating service.
I was reflecting lately that service has never been so consistently bad overall - it used to be 1 out of 10, now it’s 50/50.
Apr 8, 2024, 2:38 am
#291
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: AADULtArer
Posts: 5,688
Apr 8, 2024, 11:20 am
#292
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
My experience over the last year has been greater than 90% success at obtaining a requested "open bar" PDB cocktail.
Apr 21, 2024, 7:58 am
#293
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,697
IAH-TPA 10am dep— water or bubbles
TPA-IAH 7am this morning, SO reports water or bubbles, but was able to request a mimosa
TPA-IAH 7am this morning, SO reports water or bubbles, but was able to request a mimosa
Apr 21, 2024, 9:38 am
#294
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 11,462
Apr 22, 2024, 12:28 pm
#295
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: USA
Programs: UA Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,195
This past Friday, I was upgraded to F for COS-DEN. The flight takes less than 20 minutes so I always get a laugh over the upgrade notification but I will note that we were offered water or champagne as PDBs. I think the FA spent more time on our drinks than we spent in the air.
