No Free Coffee on US Airways

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

Another transcon today-another profitable,uneventful trip.

Over $150 in revenue that was an expense last month.

 

[wasone]

Couldnt have said it better myself! We should have been doing this for years. The only reason people took a free drink was just because it was FREE! If you could see the stuff that we would throw away.

In the last seven days of working, I have not seen one angry customer.

Which had you rather do, give US Airways 2 bucks for a coke or give it to the Charlotte airport food vendors? I for one would like to keep US Airways around as long as I can.

 

[FlyGuyBWI]

Actually, I'm frightened at how well this thing rolled out -- especially since management did nothing except issue a press release and create a horrible new form that isn't on most aircraft yet. Passengers seem to be taking this better than the F/A's are. Accounting is a bi*ch for the B F/A, but I must say that people are buying beverages on-board. Bottled water seems to be the big seller. Ironicly, on my 4-day over launch weekend, the west coast passengers were the most resistant to the "a la carte" pricing. The east coast passengers just said yes (with correct change) or no. One west coast passenger that complained loudly about the "a la carte" pricing, but still purchased a $2.00 bottle of water (with a $100 bill) was given a chilled bottle of water, a cup of ice (and 98 one dollar bills in change). ;-)

 

[YVINTERN]

Actually, I'm frightened at how well this thing rolled out -- especially since management did nothing except issue a press release and create a horrible new form that isn't on most aircraft yet. Passengers seem to be taking this better than the F/A's are. Accounting is a bi*ch for the B F/A, but I must say that people are buying beverages on-board. Bottled water seems to be the big seller. Ironicly, on my 4-day over launch weekend, the west coast passengers were the most resistant to the "a la carte" pricing. The east coast passengers just said yes (with correct change) or no. One west coast passenger that complained loudly about the "a la carte" pricing, but still purchased a $2.00 bottle of water (with a $100 bill) was given a chilled bottle of water, a cup of ice (and 98 one dollar bills in change). ;-)

98 One Dollar Bills...How did you manage that

 

[FlyGuyBWI]

$1 Coffee, $2 Cokes, it doesn't take long. Like I said, end of a 4-day, and those east-coasters had correct change. I didn't have to make the deposit, but I'd love to see how the Brinks machines are going to deal with multipule $500+ deposits with all one dollar bills, per day.

 

[YVINTERN]

$1 Coffee, $2 Cokes, it doesn't take long. Like I said, end of a 4-day, and those east-coasters had correct change. I didn't have to make the deposit, but I'd love to see how the Brinks machines are going to deal with multipule $500+ deposits with all one dollar bills, per day.

Do they have Rent-A-Cops watching the deposit boxes

 

[usfa304]

Did anyone watch 'Squawk on the Street' with Mike Flores...he looked amazingly like Tom Brokaw (in the early years) but i digress....

The only thing I think needs to be 'tweaked' here is that we should put on a couple cases of LARGE bottled water....to be given out in the event of a ground delay...or 'PAX recovery' end of story...are we splitting hairs here over 'product'...or 'hydration'...??? Really...Think about it...

 

[LCC_#1]

$1 Coffee, $2 Cokes, it doesn't take long. Like I said, end of a 4-day, and those east-coasters had correct change. I didn't have to make the deposit, but I'd love to see how the Brinks machines are going to deal with multipule $500+ deposits with all one dollar bills, per day.

I went to turn money into Brinks and the safe was full. Just put it in the old safe where BOB from islands go.

 

[Harry Callahan]

Which had you rather do, give US Airways 2 bucks for a coke or give it to the Charlotte airport food vendors? I for one would like to keep US Airways around as long as I can.

I will probably catch it for this, but if I feel I will need a drink or food I WILL buy it before I go on board. For me it's the principle of the thing.

 

[aredeeyou22]

Ok, come on guys, you nay-sayers promised:

Where are all the angry mobs? Empty flights? Anarchy? Sheer chaos? Police meeting the flight? Something?We were promised here, from the usual people, that the $2 cokes would effectively bring this airline to a stand still. Chaos at the gates. Passengers losing it, abusing FA's, not able to make change, blah, blah, blah....

Someone on here (US1?) said he was flying US in Y because his upgrade didn't clear (about 3 days ago), and couldn't wait to watch the "circus"... Did you snap a pic? At least a trip report on the hate that was going on in the skies?

I'll wait....

 

[SS255]

Ironicly, on my 4-day over launch weekend, the west coast passengers were the most resistant to the "a la carte" pricing. The east coast passengers just said yes (with correct change) or no. One west coast passenger that complained loudly about the "a la carte" pricing, but still purchased a $2.00 bottle of water (with a $100 bill) was given a chilled bottle of water, a cup of ice (and 98 one dollar bills in change). ;-)

Ironic indeed.....considering that the East Coast pax probably paid twice as much per mile than the West Coast pax.

 

[Be Careful What You Wish For.]

If the last five days are an indication of things to come-out of five transcons planes were @ 95% to 100% full with revenue PAX(checked the nonrev list).

Front was full w/ business guys and gals in Y.

 

[BoeingBoy]

And the RASM on those 5 transcons was.....?

Jim

 

[aredeeyou22]

Wel allow me to be blunt. I end up in Y on a 1 to 2 hour flight that I paid nearly $1,200.00 and you tell me I can't have a coke for free???? Well I got two arse cheeks and Doug can kiss both of them.

The above statement is the issue.

How many eites will say/do exactly what I just said?

Will the extra revenue from coach offset however many elites ultimately leave?

I have no earthly idea and neither does anyone else. Just remember pendulums swing in both directions. I still think this industry is in a world of hurt even if the price of oil drops to $60/per bbl.

We haven't even begun to see the upheaval IMO. Union Contracts are expiring, Public is increasingly fed up with airlines in general. I really question whether the airlines will ever recover? Any airline not named CO & WN are not safe IMO from a trip to BK over the next 5 years regardless of the price of oil. Some will not emerge from that visit to BK.

No, I have said in previous posts that ALL DM members should be exempt from this program simply by showing their cards to us. Heck, I think FA's should take the preferred list with them on the bev cart! (Many do....) I don't take issue with the fact that US has damaged their reputation with the US 1/2/3's. I get that, LOUD AND CLEAR, as do most of the employees....

That said, I was simply wondering where all the "horror stories" were from the nay-sayers that said Tempe did not plan this one out, and that it would be anarchy at best!... STILL WAITING...

As far as upheaval, I think the we are all collectively pretty disgusted with the way management views its employees, and the fact that they could not care much about securing a contract for the FA's that let's us afford to live. (Pilots as well, but that's not my area...) I choose to keep the morale issue separate from the creative revenue generating issue. As much as you hate to hear it, a la carte is a necessity, and this one was pulled off without much of a hitch.

 

[N965VJ]

LOL Jim,

They never let facts or reality get in their way do they???

So what was the RASM???

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