Are you kidding me?
"Let us know up front blah blah"- do you really think that cabin crew didn't inform the flight deck that they were about to embark on a ten hour flight without food? The company (America West's wonderful management) felt it was OK to send it in that condition rather than prepare another set of catering. As usual, they waited until the crew went illegal to re-crew it and no one bothered to tell catering not to throw out the meals on the returned flight. Same with the blocked toilet- since the merger this type of thing has been deemed acceptable. You are correct that there is no excuse for any of the above. Attempting to blame it on crews is pretty lame, but maybe in the low cost world crews make catering and plumbing decisions and that's the viewpoint you are coming from.
It's a little more complicated than getting on the horn in Vegas for a gizmo bag of tit-bits or whatever for the haul to Tuscon.
The company made the decision to send these flights and many others in these conditions. The international schedule leaves late or cancels every night due to piss-poor aircraft and crew planning, and widebody aircraft (those are the big ones with two aisles) are sent across the ocean with catering fit for an RJ.
You're a flamebaiter so I won't entertain your comments too much, but our transatlantic operation never looked like this pre-merger. In fact, only a few short years ago we won best cabin staff, best economy class, and best business class for North America. I can assure you seven hour delays, cardboard boxes and human sh*t did not win those awards. I can only hope you are joking or being ironic when you refer to America West being dragged down.
Why don't you QUIT ALREADY since all you do is moan about your new co-workers who vastly outnumber you. You clearly have a very lonely and difficult career ahead of you.
Yeah, right. America's Worst does not hold up flights because of catering issues--not sufficient catering, so sorry. The old US was very different. I can't tell you how many SAN-PHL flights I was on where they would go out an buy FC food because of catering screwups and hold up the plane. America's Worst would never do that. America's Worst could care less that 1 tonic water can is loaded on a 5pm 5 hour flight with 26 FC seats filled.
That's BS lady!!! If it's supposed to be there and we are told most of us won't push. I have refused to move before because the crew meals weren't loaded and there are many many more like me!!!
May I recommend you start a petition AGAINST Northwest Airlines China Service.
Northwest Cancels Flights for Lack of Pilots
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/nort...mp;siteid=yhoof
Northwest Pilot Shortage Grounding Flights
http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/30/news/compa...rce=yahoo_quote

Next Stop...NOT CHINA!
Hi folks...you might know me from the other boards.
Sorry guys, if they can't get an 737 off the ground for CLT-PHL, I'm giving the vote of ZERO confidence in China service.
I'm starting a campaign... I'm collecting names and sending a meaningless letter full of unverifiable signatures to the DOT just like US Airways is
Join me if you wish. Please don't flame me if you're against me. Just seeking support.
I signed it!!!!
My Sister Signed it!
My Mom Signed it!
I sent the link to all of my associates
I sent the link to a few select others
......................................................................That's BS lady!!! If it's supposed to be there and we are told most of us won't push. I have refused to move before because the crew meals weren't loaded and there are many many more like me!!!
I do the San Phl run and if there is a broken toilet we ain't moving until it's fixed, PERIOD!!!! If food is supposed to be on board we wait, until it gets there, not doing 5hrs with no food. Now with regards to that BOB crap, I never understood why they never put on enough for everybody. I guess some bean counter figured that everyone won't eat thus take only a few. Stupid move but you know what, they did the same thing at UAL as well!!! Save money by starving a few. Dumb move if you ask me...
......................................................................Bryan...
Why would you do something stupid like this petition? All it would do is sabbotage a chance for growth and job security for all US employees :unsure:
...sounds pretty petty to me but whatever, I am just one person ( among 36k ) who have signed the pro-china petition already. I guess you might get a few hundred of the b****ers on here who will be with ya' but little else....par for the course.
I have had Captains refuse to go because of crew meals I just make an announcement that the captain refuses to go without his/her crew meal.Bad karma on the crewThat's BS lady!!! If it's supposed to be there and we are told most of us won't push. I have refused to move before because the crew meals weren't loaded and there are many many more like me!!!
My statement was meant to point this fact out, openly declare this about mine, and request signatures to show just how many people are, in fact, against the service. Surely, it's not scientific, but I will be sending a letter to the DOT with everyone's name on the bottom of it, along with a spreadsheet with all of the data.
