Jan 28, 2024, 1:18 pm
PDB back! On my flight at least.
Mar 8, 2023, 11:30 am
#62
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Location: SAN
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It is the inconsistency
2/16 SAN-SFO - offered water or sparkling wine. Another pax requested a beer was told not until we were in the air. I had water
2/16 SFO-LAS. Nothing offered. Flight had been delayed but so was SAN-SFO - same aircraft. FAs standing around and chatting so no rhyme or reason why no PDB
2/19 LAX-SAN Whatever I wanted as a PDB. I had sparkling water and others had vodka sodas. Aircraft left early.
2/16 SAN-SFO - offered water or sparkling wine. Another pax requested a beer was told not until we were in the air. I had water
2/16 SFO-LAS. Nothing offered. Flight had been delayed but so was SAN-SFO - same aircraft. FAs standing around and chatting so no rhyme or reason why no PDB
2/19 LAX-SAN Whatever I wanted as a PDB. I had sparkling water and others had vodka sodas. Aircraft left early.
3/6 SAN-SFO Water or sparkling wine
3/7 LAS-LAX Water or sparkling wine
3/7 LAX-SAN Nothing. Same exact flight as 2/19 except obviously not the date. Nada. Nothing in flight which admittedly is very short but 2/19 drinks were offered during flight.
Mar 8, 2023, 11:57 am
#63
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Mar 8, 2023, 9:39 pm
#64
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TUS-DEN 7M9. Nada. Boarded 40 min before. 2 FA in forward 1L/1R. Someone hit their call button ahead of me, never noticed by anyone. Took seat mate flagging down FA to get sport coat hung.
Wildly inconsistent. Lack of pride, care. Poor training. Negative influence of "last line of defense" Sara.
Wildly inconsistent. Lack of pride, care. Poor training. Negative influence of "last line of defense" Sara.
Mar 11, 2023, 7:05 pm
#65
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Does UA still serve full PDBs?
I haven't flow UA much since Covid, but each of my flights they offer sparkling wine or juice. Nothing more. Is this the new normal or FAs simplifying their service? I asked for something else, leaving DEN and was told to wait. And then of course the pilot made the announcement asking Flight attendants to stay seated.
I haven't flow UA much since Covid, but each of my flights they offer sparkling wine or juice. Nothing more. Is this the new normal or FAs simplifying their service? I asked for something else, leaving DEN and was told to wait. And then of course the pilot made the announcement asking Flight attendants to stay seated.
Mar 11, 2023, 8:50 pm
#66
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Does UA still serve full PDBs?
I haven't flow UA much since Covid, but each of my flights they offer sparkling wine or juice. Nothing more. Is this the new normal or FAs simplifying their service? I asked for something else, leaving DEN and was told to wait. And then of course the pilot made the announcement asking Flight attendants to stay seated.
I haven't flow UA much since Covid, but each of my flights they offer sparkling wine or juice. Nothing more. Is this the new normal or FAs simplifying their service? I asked for something else, leaving DEN and was told to wait. And then of course the pilot made the announcement asking Flight attendants to stay seated.
over the place.
Mar 11, 2023, 9:02 pm
#67
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Thank you for explaining. Pre-Covid, my recollection is that UA was pretty good about offering a full choice. I've mostly been flying Alaska where you get a box of water and 1 out of 20 flights a limited offering. I thought UA was still doing full PDBs. I guess not (really)
Mar 11, 2023, 9:25 pm
#68
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Thank you for explaining. Pre-Covid, my recollection is that UA was pretty good about offering a full choice. I've mostly been flying Alaska where you get a box of water and 1 out of 20 flights a limited offering. I thought UA was still doing full PDBs. I guess not (really)
Mar 13, 2023, 8:40 am
#69
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Mar 14, 2023, 10:26 am
#70
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Mar 13 EWR-YYZ 5pm (E175)
No PDB
FA announced that they'd be serving H2O only in Y b/c of "turbulence" (maybe 5 mins of very light chop)
No snacks on offer, had a G&T, when I asked for a refill, FA grumpily said the service was over 30 mins before landing but grudgingly brought another.
Disappointing.
No PDB
FA announced that they'd be serving H2O only in Y b/c of "turbulence" (maybe 5 mins of very light chop)
No snacks on offer, had a G&T, when I asked for a refill, FA grumpily said the service was over 30 mins before landing but grudgingly brought another.
Disappointing.
Mar 14, 2023, 11:48 am
#71
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Mar 13 EWR-YYZ 5pm (E175)
No PDB
FA announced that they'd be serving H2O only in Y b/c of "turbulence" (maybe 5 mins of very light chop)
No snacks on offer, had a G&T, when I asked for a refill, FA grumpily said the service was over 30 mins before landing but grudgingly brought another.
Disappointing.
No PDB
FA announced that they'd be serving H2O only in Y b/c of "turbulence" (maybe 5 mins of very light chop)
No snacks on offer, had a G&T, when I asked for a refill, FA grumpily said the service was over 30 mins before landing but grudgingly brought another.
Disappointing.
David
Mar 14, 2023, 10:28 pm
#72
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March 7 EWR MCO - 737max 8. No PDB. Inbound either on time or early (cant remeber after 7 days in the RItz pool in Orlando). , boarding on time. Nothing. They stood and chatted for 20 minutes doing nothing.
March 14 - MCO EWR - 737 Max 8 830ish departure, PDB water, or prosecco. late in bound, decent service in the air. Have to save the new preorder beef with broccoli was positively disgusting. The beef was indefinitable. On the other hand the outbound preorder new meal of glass noodles, with chilled beef, etc, was rather good.
March 14 - MCO EWR - 737 Max 8 830ish departure, PDB water, or prosecco. late in bound, decent service in the air. Have to save the new preorder beef with broccoli was positively disgusting. The beef was indefinitable. On the other hand the outbound preorder new meal of glass noodles, with chilled beef, etc, was rather good.
Mar 15, 2023, 12:45 pm
#73
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Mar 15, 2023, 3:45 pm
#74
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3/14 UA 768 RDU-EWR A-319: Water or Sparkling Wine
3/14 UA 2344 EWR-MSP 737-MAX8: No PDB
3/14 UA 2344 EWR-MSP 737-MAX8: No PDB
Mar 15, 2023, 6:00 pm
#75
Join Date: Feb 2020
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No PDB on my flight on March 13, 2023, from IAH to Narita and said they had a catering issue. The food in Polaris paled in comparison to ANA’s on the 7-hour connecting flight into Singapore.
FWIW, the flight was UA 7 and I was serenaded in seat 10A by two crying babies, one across the aisle and the other in row 11, most of the 13 hour flight.
FWIW, the flight was UA 7 and I was serenaded in seat 10A by two crying babies, one across the aisle and the other in row 11, most of the 13 hour flight.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 15, 2023 at 6:13 pm Reason: merged consecutive posts by same member