FlyASAGuy2005 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6506 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 13391 times:
This may be in response to AA. They made a similar announcement some time earlier in the year if not last year.
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4engines4lnghll From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 63 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 13279 times:
AAs doing the same thing expect for their new program you take the seat with you.
qqflyboy From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 2198 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 13181 times:
Good for United. AA started their turndown service a year ago this month, and it includes pajamas. It's been very well received at AA, so no doubt UA pax will enjoy it too.
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questions From Australia, joined Sep 2011, 303 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 13113 times:
Will UA offer pajamas?
On a related note: I flew SYD-SFO in UA first. I had trouble pulling out that darn tray table as the meal service was beginning. The surly FA just stood there and looked at me. When I politely asked her for help, she moved on to the passenger behind me! I can't imagine her performing turndown service! (I got the attention of the FA on the other side of the cabin; she helped me with the tray table and set my table for the meal.)
On another related note: will they stop serving the midflight snack sandwich in aluminum foil?
STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16247 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 12577 times:
I think this is a great idea, and hopefully it will be well received. It's the little things that make a difference, for instance when I was younger my family and I would always stay at Marriotts. I thoroughly enjoyed coming back to the room at night and finding the beds turned down and an Andee's candy sitting on top of the pillows. It's something little that made the experience exceptional.
DL WIDGET HEAD From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 2039 posts, RR: 5 Reply 8, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 12564 times:
This is a great service addition by United. Very classy.
It took me a second to "get it", but when I did, you really cracked me up!
I think that is great. In fact when United had launched it's original international First many years ago, the seat came with a oddly shaped pad that looked like a 6 foot long tongue - I thought it was a seat shaped blanket? But they had turn-down service then, and it was then I found out it was a seat cover to lay on. After about 2 years ago they got rid of it.
I will look forward to this new feature, but I bet after once I will turn it away. I don't like turn down service on a plane. I prefer to do it myself. Once I attempted to make my own bed on
Singapore, when I did the "Singapore Girls" ran in large numbers to prevent me so they could do it. They were so mortified that I was making my own bed that they ran to me as if I was trying to open a door!
But congrats to United. I hope they keep raising the bar in ALL classes!
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ogshelly From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 26 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 10008 times:
Is Mexico or Colombia or Lima considered international? the A/C offered 737-9 do not have even a monitor, let alone music or any entertainment, it is like flying in a military plane, only new. The 767-3 IAH-LIM has the old configuration, they took off the 757-3 with flat beds. Far away from having that turn-down service I guess. Oh, I forgot, how about the 767-2 IAH-EZE with the old config as well. Business class good examples are AF it used to offer a flight IAH-MEX still available back in the late 90's. Have all a good weekend amigos.
AKE0404AR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2534 posts, RR: 50 Reply 15, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 8258 times:
SIA has been doing this turn down service for at least 13 years, maybe even longer.....but I guess at some point others have to catch up as well.
slcdeltarumd11 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2452 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6490 times:
Quoting 4engines4lnghll (Reply 2): AAs doing the same thing expect for their new program you take the seat with you.
Speedbird741 From Portugal, joined Aug 2008, 654 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5184 times:
British Airways and many other airlines from Europe and around the world have been doing this for a decade or more! Always late for the party, the airlines of the USA. Keep on counting the peanuts, gentlemen, as the others race ahead of you.
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Tbone354 From United States of America, joined Sep 2010, 73 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 5005 times:
Turn down service? Pajamas? Where would you change clothes? What is next? Bed time story? Lullaby? Foot rub? Wake up call? Do not some A-380s have shower stalls? Lots of questions and I have not a single answer. Sorry.
dfambro From United States of America, joined Nov 2009, 252 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4517 times:
Quoting Tbone354 (Reply 20): Turn down service? Pajamas? Where would you change clothes?
My thoughts exactly. I've enjoyed overnights on BA and LH in F and was given PJs. Not exactly top shelf stuff, definitely not as nice as the basic set of PJs you'd buy at Target, except some nice airline embroidery. I wore them at home a couple of times then threw them out. On the plane, I wasn't too keen on trying to change in the 1m^2 lavatory. Let's face it, even in F it seems icky to have your shoes off in the lav, and that's in addition to the awkward contortions required and the creativity you need to find places to place/hang your regular clothes while changing in there. I considered doing it under a blanket on the seat, but it's hard to even start doing that without feeling like a sex offender.
AirlineCritic From Finland, joined Mar 2009, 611 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 4042 times:
Quoting Tbone354 (Reply 20): Turn down service? Pajamas? Where would you change clothes? What is next? Bed time story? Lullaby? Foot rub? Wake up call? Do not some A-380s have shower stalls? Lots of questions and I have not a single answer. Sorry.
gigneil From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 16215 posts, RR: 88 Reply 24, posted (7 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3353 times:
Yeah, this is a total waste of time and training dollars.
Turndown service isn't even useful in a hotel - it serves no purpose, I am going to pull the sheets back anyway.
NS
25 smi0006: I think you are misunderstanding, a turn down service is very different on-board an aircraft then it is in a hotel. In a hotel you already have a bed
26 UA772IAD: Nailed it. Even in the hospitality world, traditional "turndown service" is becoming a thing of the past. My property doesn't offer it anymore, and I
27 nyc2theworld: Honestly I think its a smart move. Now if they could just get intl first food service on par with the likes of TG and NH they would really have someth
28 mariner: "Useful"? You can always decline the service if it isn't "useful" to you, but I like it. As service standards sink lower and lower, I am always pleas
29 VC10er: I always thought pj's were a waste of money, like who has the time? Put them on in the LAV, come out looking like a geek, eat dinner, sleep, wake up
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