Gourmet meals in Y. Are they worth ordering ?
May 19, 2013, 8:51 pm
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Gourmet meals in Y. Are they worth ordering ?
Flying Lax -dus in 2 weeks. I note that AB offers what they call Gourmet Meals in Y. Does anyone have an experience they can share as to whether I should preorder an upgraded meal? Is it worth the time an effort?
May 21, 2013, 2:30 am
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as jetlag said - "our service on long-haul flights does not include Gourmet meals".
Check out their offerings here: http://www.airberlin.com/site/landin...LANG=eng&cid=2.
Check out their offerings here: http://www.airberlin.com/site/landin...LANG=eng&cid=2.
May 21, 2013, 10:31 pm
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AB website that you can special order gourmet meals in Y
The website has about 8-10 meals they say are gourmet that you can prepay and order 48 hours in advance. This is in addition to special dietary requests. I am curious if anyone has experience with the quality of these special meals.
May 22, 2013, 7:20 am
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But, as noted, these are not available on LAX-DUS .
May 22, 2013, 10:06 pm
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Yes those are the meals I was referring to. I was not aware they were not available on the Lax -Dus flight. The website did not make that clear. Thank you for the help.
May 23, 2013, 1:37 pm
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Flying LHR - DUS - AYT and would happily pay for a reasonable meal on the DUS-AYT sector, but when I try online the option is grayed out?
Booking via TA and BA on the first sector. Guess this is the problem, but any idea if you can still book meals?
Booking via TA and BA on the first sector. Guess this is the problem, but any idea if you can still book meals?
May 24, 2013, 7:51 am
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Yes, when you have booked via travel agent or tour operator, the website for booking meals is different:
https://www.airberlin.com/booking/po...ator/index.php
https://www.airberlin.com/booking/po...ator/index.php
May 24, 2013, 12:37 pm
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Yes, when you have booked via travel agent or tour operator, the website for booking meals is different:
https://www.airberlin.com/booking/po...ator/index.php
https://www.airberlin.com/booking/po...ator/index.php
Mine flights were booked via a corporate TA.
May 25, 2013, 2:30 pm
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"We will need to receive your order no more than 30 days and at least 48 hrs. before the flight. During this period you can also pre-order your gourmet meal immediately after you have booked your flight online."
http://mobile.airberlin.com/es/infor...etails/service
Jun 8, 2013, 1:48 am
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OK, couldn't order online, but no problem with ordering on the flight.
Very good meal as well. I was surprised though as on a full 737-800 I was the only person that ordered? I guess most of the flight was going on vacation, so they considered 12 Euros expensive. For me, it was well worth it when comparing it to the sandwich that was served.
Very good meal as well. I was surprised though as on a full 737-800 I was the only person that ordered? I guess most of the flight was going on vacation, so they considered 12 Euros expensive. For me, it was well worth it when comparing it to the sandwich that was served.
Jun 12, 2013, 9:37 am
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It is a nice option to be able to pre purchase a hot meal in addition to a limited number of the more popular selections being boarded should passengers decide to purchase one in flight. I ordered a holiday special selection of duck with red cabbage, apple, and roasted potatoes before Christmas a few years ago and found it a good way to have something more substantial to eat than their sandwich offering which was still given to me anyway. I was connecting to another shorter AB flight which was below the time frame to have sandwiches so it was pay for an on board meal, grab something in the terminal during the connection or wait until my arrival to have something substantial. Just as few will pay for the food and drink offering on Ryanair or Easyjet, few on AB will spring for this service, particularly when a sandwich and beverage is included in the fare but it is a great convenience for those interested in springing a few euro.
May 5, 2014, 9:29 pm
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I can aboslutely recommend these "gourmet" meals. I tried both the duck with red cabbage and the chicken curry with coconut on my two AB flights last week and they were both delicious. Reasonably priced too. When you have a late flight and just want to find your hotel and go to bed upon arrival, it's not a bad idea to have something to eat on the plane, and these meals are quite filling.
May 8, 2014, 5:46 pm
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I can't seem to find an order page on my flight reservation. I assume they don't offer these on domestic flights? (TXL-FRA)