vscss wrote:Mini bottles of water now on meal trays in Y/W & on request only in J.
I believe this came up a few weeks back and I still see the water bottles being handed out at the gate to those that ask.. that said they are right there on the jetway making conversation with pax so I cannot see why anyone would miss the water angels (new term.. lets see if it sticks
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Mini water bottles in J tend to be loaded behind the seats in the mini alcove and easily forgotten so on request I can almost understand. That said, the water bottle handout is an ideal opportunity for the FSM or CSS to get to know the cabin.
tontybear wrote:Can we stop blaming the 'bean counters' these are management decisions.
1. Seeing the number of kits that get left on flights it's probably a good move both financially and environmentally.
2. never seen the point of a paper menus in Y theyshould use the IFE to display the menu or the crew can make a few cabin specific announcements. Surely not handing them out would save the crew some work?
3. Again if on the meal tray or handed out during the drink service rather than leave on the seat this would save the crew work.
Not meaning to sound contradictory Tonty, but... always blame the beancounters..
1) The amenity kits in Y can be 'on demand' or the crew could load up compartments in communal spaces with amenities (toilets, galley areas etc)
2)Paper menus make sense otherwise the crew are reciting the same menu 300 times because people will not listen to/remember a single announcement and will invariably ask what's for dinner/lunch/breakfast. Refer them to the menu and then the crew can serve someone else whilst the other person decides etc.. I am sure that would save the crew time.
3)So the crew get potentially hundreds of requests for water sending them backwards and forwards through the flight.. one person sees water being delivered and they will likely subsequently ask etc.. Mini bottles in W and J on the seats and then Y at the gate/doors via trolley I think should work.
jayden wrote:Even in J now, the number of amenity kits you see lying on the ottoman when disembarking seems to increase every time I fly. If anything they should be handed out like the sleep suits on boarding, those who do not want or have too many already can say no thank you.
When they are clearing the cabin for takeoff, why not return it unopened? Personally I am like a magpie with such things and (I am loathe to admit it but) I have a crates of amenity kits, hotel and other traveller packs in one of my spare bedroom cupboards.
jayden wrote:On the useful pen topic, I do miss the old short chrome pen's!
As do I.. the ones with the fin or the turn and click ones?
Awesome topic VSCSS