No Free Coffee on US Airways

[usfa304]

I didn't realize that drinks brought on to the plane were not metabolized the same way as drinks served on the plane. Bring your own drinks and you don't have to use the bathroom! Wow!

Suprisingly, not many people even brought their own drinks. Most slept.

 

[lgwcalling]

Just finished my trip today. I'm surprised to say that there were no problems at all selling non-alcoholic beverages. We took in a few hundred dollars each day. There were, however, a few complaints about $7.00 beers. All-in-all, no big deal.

 

[FlyUs]

We sold almost $125.00 on beverage sales today and possibly more if we had the credit card machines. Alegiant and Spirit already sells beverages and they seem to be doing fine.

If this is going to save our jobs, I don't mind it and it was sooo easy. I think once the other airlines start seeing that we are making a profit, they are going to follow us.

I totally agree.. Sold a lot of water bottles.. passengers seem to like having their own bottle. I made sure to keep them on ice. I don't feel exhausted at the end of the day like I sometimes do running back and forth to re stock the beverage cart. And there's no longer a refuse problem. All in all this seems to work.

 

[UPNAWAY]

This may actualy make the FA's job a bit easier in the long hall.

 

[usfa304]

No big deal...you want it, you pay for it...

Kind of like the Gatwick Express to Victoria

 

[HPearlyretiree]

This may actualy make the FA's job a bit easier in the long hall.

Does this mean that the union won't ask for a raise because the job is easier?



-----KIDDING-------

 

[Mrs. Doubtflier]

Everywhere I went, an occasional eye roller was all I experienced. So despite all of the dramatic posturing in the press the last two days have been anticlimatic. Most of the F/a's that I flew with adapted so well that perhaps everyone was ready for some kind of change anyway.

So here in the current industry of passenger frustration? there turned out to be no fire at all and what was pronounced a No-Win seems to be initially successful. Money for the company can mean money for me so may I respectifully ask my union to stop worrying so much that I will be completely distracted making change that I forget my safety protocols. That tune has been played so many times that it seems formulaic anymore and the public hasn't listened to that lament since we protested the movie Flight Plan.

Let's consider this premise. The US Airways Flight Attendants are doing well with this huge cultural shift and have borne up very well under what now seems to be overblown controversy. It looks like it will add to the company's bottom line so if the union could possibly swallow their pride on this one and get behind it they may be able to leverage it.

I am ready for the handhelds and trendy bevs, truly cold beer and sales contests and to try to exceed the company's expectations of revenue from this in order to get my sorely needed raise.

Flight Attendants are now directly responsible for bringing in this additional revenue (BOB doesn't count it goes to LSG) and the more we bring in the better position we will have.

The airline world changes ( and no it is not pretty) but it now surprisingly comfortably on us so let's work it.

 

[flybynite]

Keep in mind that this is the begining of a new trend, As more people get accustomed to this, more people will by their drinks and the work load load will increase.

For now it's just a handful.
Just wait until an aircraft full of people decide to buy their drinks.

Let's decide then how easy it is.

 

[LCC_#1]

Everywhere I went, an occasional eye roller was all I experienced. So despite all of the dramatic posturing in the press the last two days have been anticlimatic. Most of the F/a's that I flew with adapted so well that perhaps everyone was ready for some kind of change anyway.

So here in the current industry of passenger frustration? there turned out to be no fire at all and what was pronounced a No-Win seems to be initially successful. Money for the company can mean money for me so may I respectifully ask my union to stop worrying so much that I will be completely distracted making change that I forget my safety protocols. That tune has been played so many times that it seems formulaic anymore and the public hasn't listened to that lament since we protested the movie Flight Plan.

Let's consider this premise. The US Airways Flight Attendants are doing well with this huge cultural shift and have borne up very well under what now seems to be overblown controversy. It looks like it will add to the company's bottom line so if the union could possibly swallow their pride on this one and get behind it they may be able to leverage it.

I am ready for the handhelds and trendy bevs, truly cold beer and sales contests and to try to exceed the company's expectations of revenue from this in order to get my sorely needed raise.

Flight Attendants are now directly responsible for bringing in this additional revenue (BOB doesn't count it goes to LSG) and the more we bring in the better position we will have.

The airline world changes ( and no it is not pretty) but it now surprisingly comfortably on us so let's work it.

This is the most insightful post I have read here in a very long time.

 

[wings396]

Always nice to see all is so perfect at Untied and NorDelda that they must stray over here and provide info that has been repeated over and over.

The person who started this post has a long history of posting any/all negative info that he can dig up on any Airline other than his beloved Delta. Have no fear, he will have all the negative crap that he can hande once DL & NW combine.... :blink:

 

[N965VJ]

We sold almost $125.00 on beverage sales today
<SNIP>
If this is going to save our jobs, I don't mind it and it was sooo easy.

You only sold $125 worth of cokes?

My GAWD, what’s wrong with you? Your JOB is at stake! Sell, sell, sell!

This may actualy make the FA's job a bit easier in the long hall.

Only if FAs don’t have to haul large bags of cash down long hallways.



This post goes out to all the hopeless sinners, and pilferers of obsolete galley supplies.

 

[LCC_#1]

The person who started this post has a long history of posting any/all negative info that he can dig up on any Airline other than his beloved Delta. Have no fear, he will have all the negative crap that he can hande once DL & NW combine.... :blink:

I think you're right.

 

[N965VJ]

Well, the OP of this thread was posting a PR Newswire article from AFA.

Your $43 a month at work! Or make that 21 cokes and 1 coffee.


This post goes out to all the hopeless sinners, and pilferers of obsolete galley supplies.

 

[ussnark]

Money for the company can mean money for me .......

I thought the money was for the oil companies, at least, that was the implied reason for the exercise.

and, if you think the "money" even has a chance to "can mean money for me", you are so naive. Incredible.

 

[SolidCactus]

I don't know that the workload will even increase for you guys and gals. Most people have at least $2 in their wallet.

All in all, I think this is going to work out well for US, and it is probably a good move in the long run. I didn't like it when I first heard it (not because it made me mad) - just because of the "impression" it makes. I'm a marketing guy by nature, and given how quickly this was executed, it was done as well as it could have been - BUT considering it is really an "industry" changing move, it could have been done in a more positive way... It is often easier to deliver a perceived negative when it is accompanied by a positive. I would have liked to have seen the addition of "premium" beverages and snacks for sale when the program launched so US could have at least taken the approach of, "times are tough, and we have to tighten the belt, but look at what we're now able to offer you". In any case, I think that water should still be offered for free.

I dont know the specifics behind handheld units for credit cards within your industry, but I am familiar with that hardware, and personally, I would just accept cash. Even though it SEEMS easier to just swipe a credit card, you now add other negatives. US will probably pay upwards of $400 for every unit they buy - it will break frequently - it will need to have the data "sent" to the credit card processor at least once a day - people will make mistakes and charge customers the wrong amounts, and voiding a sale is not easy, and on top of that, US will pay 3% of all its revenue to VISA/MC, etc. I would want to guess that, handling cash is cheaper than dealing with these issues.

Best of luck to you all with the new service. Life is too short to be a hater... We all have to just do the best we can with the cards we're dealt, no matter what industry you are in...