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UPDATE: The aircraft was an Airbus and US Airways had produced a very professional video on the merits of there new “cafe” service including $2 for coke/water and $7 for liquor/beer — again no audible gasps as the video played — unfortunately I was sitting at the front and didn’t get to see much of the reaction during the 1st service — but the crew seemed unfazed …
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Had to tell you about this while it’s still fresh in my mind.
I am now on a US Airways jet heading from Las Vegas to Dallas — but just before boarding, the gate agent made a sarcastic little speech.
He wasn’t upset with us — he was upset with his airline — and he spoke in bitter tones: “It is my very special duty to inform you that today is inauguration day’ at US Airways and what we are inaugurating is our new onboard beverage policy. You now have to pay $2 for that coke, $2 for water.”
Now, nobody booed or anything but I did see surprised and startled looks on the faces of some passengers — apparently they hadn’t heard about this new fee, and looked like they couldn’t quite believe it.
Meanwhile, the unhappy gate agent had a bit of advice for us: “Buy a drink now — you can bring it onboard if it has a lid.” Unfortunately, as we all know, finding a drink in an airport shop or cafe that costs less than $2 is hard to do.
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Not sure if it is legal or wise to charge for water. Just wait until somebody dies of DVT on a flight where they charged for water…
My thoughts exactly. They are going to have to provide an alternative, or someone is going to end up using the TSA beverage restriction plus this airline’s policy in a lawsuit.
They are charging for *bottled* water. The airplane source, the one they make the coffee/tea with and comes out of the sinks in the bathrooms is free. They are not denying you water.