Virtually all airlines have adjusted inflight food & beverage offerings due to the current pandemic, with a special focus on minimizing contact between passengers and flight attendants. Well, if you’re a Delta flyer and enjoy adult beverages, there’s a positive update.
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Ben/D.C. Nomad - fair enough - I'd expect the booze to be Bacardi (or some other rum), or hell, Jack Daniels, though.
I'm pretty sure Dr. Fauci has never said that minis have too many touch points and that's a big COVID hotspot...
Beer but no hard seltzer?! They had just started serving Bon & Viv's before everything collapsed. C'mon, Delta, it's summer and we need some breezy vibes as we whistle past the graveyard.
Of course, Delta won't say what kind of wine. I bet it will be Sutter's Home. Delta was already serving individual bottles of Spanish cava sparkling wine or Italian prosecco sparkling wine. Both were pretty cheap brands. So the fact that sparkling wine isn't coming back tells me the new wine is going to be brutal. You're better off filling your coffee thermos with wine from the Sky Club.
I love it...everything is better with a few shots of vodka. Keeps the bulkhead babies from making too much of a fuss.
Serious question: Do we actually have any real evidence that anyone’s gotten infected from touching an object? CDC said the chances of getting infected that way are rare. I’d argue it’s probably non-existent. Eventually, the whole “abundance of caution” business starts to wear thin, and feels more like marketing than genuine safety measures. And I’m 100% on board with mask wearing. But for Pete’s sake, I don’t believe “minimizing touch points” is a valid concern with this virus. Call me crazy.
The issue with alcohol is people who are intoxicated are much less likely to follow rules of any kind. Their inhibitions are lowered, and will more likely do things that don't minimize contact.
Will the wine be served in a sealed container that the customer drinks from? Like a plastic glass with a peel off foil lid? If not, I am not sure how a bottle if wine that needs to be poured into a glass is any different than a cocktail that needs to be poured into a class. The fact that no ice is involved?
Pure cost cutting, if you can hand me a baggie with water and snacks in it you can hand me a Bacardi and Coke. Diamond Medallion
@lucky will this be rolled out to all domestic flights on July 2nd? I’m flying ATL to LAX in First on July 3rd so is it safe to assume that the flight will have beer / wine or should I have an extra one or two in the sky club 😉
If they drink heavy enough, the alcohol in their body should kill the virus on everything they come in contact.
Hahahahaha!!!!!!
Now here is the not so funny part. In your statement, if you replace the word 'alcohol' with 'BLM' you still make a valid statement.
The reason I ask is bc the points guy posted a similar article that the roll out would take a month - don’t know where they got that from the press release though. Thanks and love the blog but rarely comment 🙂
Good for Delta! Given rubbing alcohol is known to kill corona virus, it is a wonder why the CDC haven't recommended at risk groups consume a large amount of alcohol on a daily basis.
@Warren: You should know by now not to trust TPG. They basically reprint Delta's press releases. The reporting in that article was, as is typical, horrible. For example, they claimed you can't bring your own alcohol aboard -- that's just false.
@R B
Tito's is 40% alcohol (80 proof). The recommendation is that hand sanitizer needs a minimum of 60% alcohol. So Tito's isn't even good for making hand sanitizer.
I think serving alcohol shouldn't be a problem at the first place. In a lot of countries, people working in the restaurant need to wear gloves, hairnet and mouth guard. So all they need is wear gloves when making cocktails as they already need to wear masks.
Also, most delta planes have IFE. Not sure why they don't implement ordering from IFE. Don't their new A339 and A222 have latest an greatest IFE that they can push wirelessly?
Ben - You should clarify in your article when you say: "Personally I give Delta the benefit of the doubt for not serving alcohol for the past several months. In theory if a flight attendant could serve a can of Coke they could also serve a beer, but I also recognize that all of this has been quite an adjustment for airlines."
Delta does not offer soft drinks on domestic flights and will not after this change. They provide bottled water only in all classes of service.
I had to fly this past week. Family reason. Although, I would have preferred not too. Sky club filled up a water bottle with vodka by sweet lady. And I’m in first and huge loyalty to delta. Was kind enough to give ice and mixer on flight. I asked if I could consume. Happily said yes. Against protocol. But very kind FA. AND AGAIN, I did ask first.
I had to fly this past week. Family reason. Although, I would have preferred not too. Sky club filled up a water bottle with vodka by sweet lady. And I’m in first and huge loyalty to delta. Was kind enough to give ice and mixer on flight. I asked if I could consume. Happily said yes. Against protocol. But very kind FA. AND AGAIN, I did ask first.
@FNT Delta Diamond
You can bring your own alcohol onboard as long as it's 3-1-1 complaint or duty free and you don't drink it onboard. NO PERSONAL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ONBOARD. EVER.
No alcohol making this 4 hour plane great , plus standing in line for an hour at delta priority makes me want a drink. Stay safe delta!
Please Delta, bring back those small bottles of liquor at least in First Class. Not a huge selection, but a small, quality selection. Tito's Vodka, Jack Daniels Whiskey, Bombay Gin, and Johnny Walker Black and Bacardi Rum. Plastic toss glasses OK and ice that the FAs can serve with a scoop. If you must adhere to just beer and wine, Ok, but don't serve that crappy Sutter Home or some other trash wine. Make it a good white and a good red. At least a 90 rating. Sutter Home is not even good cooking wine. Not complaining, I have very much enjoyed my Delta flights during the last 4 decades. I have more miles than most FAs. Give us the gift of a good drink in 2021. Start the year out right. Thank You.
What white wines are offered? I had one this past week during my flight from San Fran to LAX and I forgot to take note of the white chardonnay I was given. It was delicious, would be nice to find it.