07-01-2010
11:22 AM
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I was on a flight from Houston to New Orleans last month for a business meeting and was told that my drink coupon could no longer be used for a Monster energy drink. I just received a new booklet of drink tickets and happened to notice the language that the ticket can be used for a "specialty non-alcoholic drink." I then checked my briefcase and saw that the same language was on the ticket that the flight attendant rejected. Then I ran a search on the internet and found this thread. I join in the chorus of displeasure being expressed about this change of policy. I also note that the stated policy of continuing to accept coupons with the “specialty non-alcoholic drink” language is not being followed and there appears to continue to be a failure to communicate this policy to the flight attendants. Out of curiosity, when I fly next week and the attendant again refuses to give me a Monster in exchange for my ticket, what are the “specialty non-alcoholic drink” options available to me at that point?
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