Does Us F/as Clean Planes?

[Optimist]

I was wondering if US F/As cross seatbelts, fold blankets and clean planes 'cause at America West...the Flight Attendants do just like Southwest.

 

[tahitigirl]

Yes, that was part of our last promotion. We don't call it cleaning, we call tidying.

 

[traderjake]

The Flight Attentents clean the cabin on domestic flights, except west coast and the last flight of the day.

Please give them a break and hand them your trash when they pass through the cabin before landing. It's unbelievable what people leave in the seatback pockets and on the floor.

 

[1L1R2L2R]

US flight Attendants "tidy" all domestic flights from MCI east.
(with the exception of the MDA division) who cleans on all flights.
We have been told not to dig into the seat back pockets. Just grab what is sticking out. If we have the luxury of having pillows and blankets we fold them and toss them overhead. Some flight attendants like to get creative and shove them between the headrests all the way down the cabin.
It really takes a short time to "tidy" the a/c. I dont mind doing it.

 

[StewGuy86]

Some flight attendants like to get creative and shove them between the headrests all the way down the cabin.
It really takes a short time to "tidy" the a/c. I dont mind doing it.

[post="293831"][/post]​

Count me as one of those....at least when it's a full flight. For one thing, it makes more room in the overheads. For another, pillows don't get buried behind all the bags so that when someone asks me for one, I don't have to move a ton of luggage and dig around until I find a pillow.

 

[tahitigirl]

I don't think it's all that big of a deal. As of Sep. 1 the pretzels are gone so there will be even less to pick up.

 

[Light Years]

Count me as one of those....at least when it's a full flight. For one thing, it makes more room in the overheads. For another, pillows don't get buried behind all the bags so that when someone asks me for one, I don't have to move a ton of luggage and dig around until I find a pillow.

[post="293837"][/post]​

Ugh, I HATE that! You walk on the plane and it looks like a Klan meeting with all of those pointy white things sticking up between the seats.

Or how about on red eyes when F/As leave a stack of cups and a bottle of water on top of the TRASH CAN BY THE LAV . thinking they are being friendly and offering water. Uh, yeah, I'd love a glass of water from an unsupervised bottle placed atop the garbage! Gross.

 

[StewGuy86]

Ugh, I HATE that! You walk on the plane and it looks like a Klan meeting with all of those pointy white things sticking up between the seats.

Or how about on red eyes when F/As leave a stack of cups and a bottle of water on top of the TRASH CAN BY THE LAV . thinking they are being friendly and offering water. Uh, yeah, I'd love a glass of water from an unsupervised bottle placed atop the garbage! Gross.

[post="293846"][/post]​

Sorry, Light....it works and, like I said, on full flights it saves overhead space. The water from the trash cart, however, I have to agree with you on.

 

[Light Years]

LOL... I'm not even talking about the trash cart, I've seen it on top of the little mini trash can by the lav doors on the 757 CZone and Airbuses. Bleech!!!

 

[StewGuy86]

LOL... I'm not even talking about the trash cart, I've seen it on top of the little mini trash can by the lav doors on the 757 CZone and Airbuses. Bleech!!!

[post="293850"][/post]​

Never seen that one....but yeah, that's bad!

 

[PITbull]

I was wondering if US F/As cross seatbelts, fold blankets and clean planes 'cause at America West...the Flight Attendants do just like Southwest.

[post="293800"][/post]​

It was NOTwhat we actually negtiated this last round. Our sideletter states that we would tidy the a/c but would not interfere with another labor groups work, which was all bases, first and second shift and NO RON.

The IAM got their contracts abrogated because, IMO, the Co. was gunning for the IAM an would not negotiate or go into the rooms where IAM wer waiting.

This abrogation cost over 1,000 utility livlihood. Something AFA would NEVER arbitrarly agree to. I do feel at time the co. wanted that side letter because they knew they would want the judge to abrogate, and take the wind fall from us. :down:

Something that I am not pleased about at all.

 

[Travelpro72]

I have never understood the concept of leaving the bottle of water and cups. Not very sanitary if you ask me. I still say that the pillows and blankets have to go. I mentioned in another threat the other day how on my last trip we had a f/a throwing up in the the lav. Apparently "one of our finest" passengers used the blanket as a facial tissue. We were doing CLT to MCO and cleaning when she discovered it. In the van that night we had two Delta pilots and a NW flight crew that were AMAZED that we still had pillows and blankets. They take space and look HORRIBLE stacked between the seats. Passengers all take the ones in the front of the plane during boarding not realizing there are more in the back. They are unsanitary and not needed. On Amtrak which have higher fares lately in certain markets does not offer ANYTHING that we do. PHL to PIT: Hot dog- $2.75, soda $1.25, SW chicken sand. $4.50. NO PILLOWS, BLANKETS, FREE SODA ETC..... As a f/a not being able to commute I chose the train. $40.00 I might add. The price of a SW or US flight PIT-PHL or reverse...$29.00 and up. HMMMMM.

 

[Light Years]

I agree pillows are uneccessary with the exception of transatlantics and maybe red eyes. And the blankets are just skanky. The same warming effect can be achieved with some paper towels.

I go to the movies, pay about as much for the night as some of our tickets, and I don't request a pillow or demand that the projectionist turn off the a/c in the middle of August. Bring a cardigan.

 

[US1YFARE]

I agree pillows are uneccessary with the exception of transatlantics and maybe red eyes. And the blankets are just skanky. The same warming effect can be achieved with some paper towels.

I go to the movies, pay about as much for the night as some of our tickets, and I don't request a pillow or demand that the projectionist turn off the a/c in the middle of August. Bring a cardigan.

[post="293868"][/post]​

I think both the pillows and blankets are so disgusting. However, I will admit, that on a recent redeye, the woman next to me wouldn't stop talking (actually complaining about how US had screwed her over a million different ways) and when she took a breath and turned, i grabbed the blanket and put it over my head and went to sleep--that's pretty desperate. Other than that situation, I think they are totally unnecessary....

 

[JS]

I have never understood the concept of leaving the bottle of water and cups. Not very sanitary if you ask me. I still say that the pillows and blankets have to go. I mentioned in another threat the other day how on my last trip we had a f/a throwing up in the the lav. Apparently "one of our finest" passengers used the blanket as a facial tissue. We were doing CLT to MCO and cleaning when she discovered it. In the van that night we had two Delta pilots and a NW flight crew that were AMAZED that we still had pillows and blankets. They take space and look HORRIBLE stacked between the seats. Passengers all take the ones in the front of the plane during boarding not realizing there are more in the back. They are unsanitary and not needed. On Amtrak which have higher fares lately in certain markets does not offer ANYTHING that we do. PHL to PIT: Hot dog- $2.75, soda $1.25, SW chicken sand. $4.50. NO PILLOWS, BLANKETS, FREE SODA ETC..... As a f/a not being able to commute I chose the train. $40.00 I might add. The price of a SW or US flight PIT-PHL or reverse...$29.00 and up. HMMMMM.

[post="293860"][/post]​

What did you expect? Amtrak is basically a government agency.

I agree pillows are uneccessary with the exception of transatlantics and maybe red eyes. And the blankets are just skanky. The same warming effect can be achieved with some paper towels.

I go to the movies, pay about as much for the night as some of our tickets, and I don't request a pillow or demand that the projectionist turn off the a/c in the middle of August. Bring a cardigan.

[post="293868"][/post]​

Your point is ... ? The last time I went to the movies with my kids I spent $18. The lowest air fare is twice that, plus tax, for one person, one way.