{"id":6877,"date":"2013-10-15T18:59:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T01:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=6877"},"modified":"2013-10-15T18:59:30","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T01:59:30","slug":"foreign-airline-carriers-stingy-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2013\/10\/15\/foreign-airline-carriers-stingy-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Foreign Airline Carriers So Stingy on Ice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have flown to many places around the world, primarily to Latin\/South America on carriers like LAN, TACA, and Aeromexico. I\u2019ve flown on ANA and Thai to Asia. I have also flown Lufthansa, KLM, Turkish Airlines, and most recently Finnair and SWISS to Europe. During my flights on those aforementioned foreign carriers, I noticed that not much ice is given at all when requested.<\/p>\n<p>You actually need to request ice or else they will just give you that warm coke. I requested for ice on SWISS and was given 1 cube for my can of soda. That\u2019s definitely not sufficient enough to make it iced cold (the way I like it).<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, American carriers absolutely love to fill up your cup with ice to the brim and they do it with a smile. Here\u2019s a Vine video on a flight attendant schooling me on how to crush ice:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/blF3Dn9pHJD<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know why foreign carriers are so stingy on ice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a real reason why ice is so sacred on foreign carriers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I have flown to many places around the world, primarily to Latin\/South America on carriers like LAN, TACA, and Aeromexico. 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