Room Service
03-21-2020 | 08:45 AM
#31
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You need to buy a cooler. Or call the Duty Officer and have extra meals boarded to take along and get a fridge at the hotel. I cannot believe some of the whining around here as we watch every pax pilot in the world get their a$$e$ handed to them. Figure it out, make it work, and count your blessings. Or put your schedule in open time - plenty of folks would be fine with that as well.
03-21-2020 | 09:04 AM
#32
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From: B777 Capt
You can’t carry a cooler around internationally. Limit to two bags for carry on and many countries customs and immigrations don’t allow food inbound. I hate what’s happening to our friends at the pax carriers and we certainly aren’t out of the woods. To keep the operation running through requires pilots to sleep and eat. Not ideal but some things we have to rely on the company to work out on our behalf.
03-21-2020 | 09:17 AM
#33
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From: 757 Capt
You can’t carry a cooler around internationally. Limit to two bags for carry on and many countries customs and immigrations don’t allow food inbound. I hate what’s happening to our friends at the pax carriers and we certainly aren’t out of the woods. To keep the operation running through requires pilots to sleep and eat. Not ideal but some things we have to rely on the company to work out on our behalf.
03-21-2020 | 09:50 AM
#34
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From: Two Wheeler FrontSeat
My suggestion is that we order catering which can be available to us at the hotel upon check in. I’m a few days into my trip and these granola/protein bars and oatmeal pack go fast when seating in a room for couple days at a time.
03-21-2020 | 09:58 AM
#35
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From: 767 CA
In the cities where we have multiple hotels (Los Angeles) we need to consolidate hotels, thereby one hotel has more people staying in it and less likely to close. They would be able to keep a kitchen open for room services
03-21-2020 | 10:00 AM
#36
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The smartest move would be for UPS and FedEx to consolidate to the same hotels everywhere. It would make those hotels more viable from a business sense and make it easier for them to afford to provide the services we need as pilots, like food.
03-21-2020 | 10:09 AM
#37
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From: 777 Captain in Training
You need to buy a cooler. Or call the Duty Officer and have extra meals boarded to take along and get a fridge at the hotel. I cannot believe some of the whining around here as we watch every pax pilot in the world get their a$$e$ handed to them. Figure it out, make it work, and count your blessings. Or put your schedule in open time - plenty of folks would be fine with that as well.
03-21-2020 | 10:53 AM
#38
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Made multiple phone calls today to Westdrift hotel, crew scheduling and flight services. There is no food near the Westdrift open. They will not give access to a microwave. Only option for now is Uber Eats.
Also called the Hyatt House Indy. Food options a plenty there!!
Also called the Hyatt House Indy. Food options a plenty there!!
03-21-2020 | 11:17 AM
#40
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From: 767 CA
i was just recently in a hotel that has about 300 rooms. the desk receptionist said 48 rooms were occupied, of which more than half were aircrew. I know AA was staying there. The hotel restaurant was shut down.
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