Cookies for Breakfast?
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I'd like something more too. Even the old 'snack basket' (ghasp)
I did the SFO-PDX-ANC shuffle last month, there is barely enough time to get to the gate (30 min cxn), and that time of night most good things are closed in PDX.
I'd like something more too. Even the old 'snack basket' (ghasp)
I did the SFO-PDX-ANC shuffle last month, there is barely enough time to get to the gate (30 min cxn), and that time of night most good things are closed in PDX.
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I took the LAX-ANC non-stop earlier this month that leaves at 7:55 PM and includes dinner in F. Unfortunately the flight left 2 ½ hours late, so dinner wasn’t served until midnight Pacific time, but I didn’t notice anyone turning it down.
As others point out, with short connections and delayed flights there isn’t time always to get something to eat at a connecting airport. And if you start off the beaten path in outlying locations in Alaska, there may be no options for airport food, you won’t get anything significant flying intra-Alaska to Fairbanks or Anchorage, nothing significant overnight to the lower 48, and then a light breakfast and a couple cups of coffee flying across the rest of the country the following morning. The duration could be a minimum of 12 hours or more from rural Alaska to the East Coast, but it is good advice to bring some food along, even in first class on AS.
As others point out, with short connections and delayed flights there isn’t time always to get something to eat at a connecting airport. And if you start off the beaten path in outlying locations in Alaska, there may be no options for airport food, you won’t get anything significant flying intra-Alaska to Fairbanks or Anchorage, nothing significant overnight to the lower 48, and then a light breakfast and a couple cups of coffee flying across the rest of the country the following morning. The duration could be a minimum of 12 hours or more from rural Alaska to the East Coast, but it is good advice to bring some food along, even in first class on AS.
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Also if you are so overworked you don't get a chance to eat all day maybe a new career path is in order.
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I would never consider flying without food in my carry on. I always have an apple and peanut butter on hand. Tasty at any time, and healthier than most airline snacks. Besides, I'd rather never be dependent upon an airline.
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To me it is the complete inconsistency of what AS does as far as meals. Recently I have had cookies at what should be meal time and full on dinner on redeyes. I am at the point that I am more curious about what they will be serving than worrying about whether I will get fed or not.
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What a state American airlines are in - arguing about whether or not cookies are an appropriate course of service in first class, irrespective of time of day!!! Pathetic. Go ANYWHERE on this planet in F class on any carrier for anything more than about 45 minutes at ANY time of day, and passengers get a COOKIE??? OMG. Truly Stockholm Syndrome as evidenced by the comments of some of the responders. And the airline industry (including AS) is raking in revenue hand-over-fist - no thanks.
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What a state American airlines are in - arguing about whether or not cookies are an appropriate course of service in first class, irrespective of time of day!!! Pathetic. Go ANYWHERE on this planet in F class on any carrier for anything more than about 45 minutes at ANY time of day, and passengers get a COOKIE??? OMG. Truly Stockholm Syndrome as evidenced by the comments of some of the responders. And the airline industry (including AS) is raking in revenue hand-over-fist - no thanks.
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Seriously, Indeleware? Perhaps I am from a different generation, but when I fly F class (which I do exclusively as I am old!) I expect service in addition to an additional 4 inches of pitch and 3 inches of seat width. The state of the domestic system is truly pathetic for those of us who have the means to pay (again, read 'old') for what, for the rest of world, is simply a given. So, argue away regarding cookies, plastic cups (versus glasses), and the like.... Like someone else in this string suggested, Stockholm Syndrome....
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To me it is the complete inconsistency of what AS does as far as meals. Recently I have had cookies at what should be meal time and full on dinner on redeyes. I am at the point that I am more curious about what they will be serving than worrying about whether I will get fed or not.
I have taken a few redeyes on DL (PDX-ATL) and all they serve is the snack basket.
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Seriously, Indeleware? Perhaps I am from a different generation, but when I fly F class (which I do exclusively as I am old!) I expect service in addition to an additional 4 inches of pitch and 3 inches of seat width. The state of the domestic system is truly pathetic for those of us who have the means to pay (again, read 'old') for what, for the rest of world, is simply a given. So, argue away regarding cookies, plastic cups (versus glasses), and the like.... Like someone else in this string suggested, Stockholm Syndrome....
Not saying I agree with it but it is what it is.
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Therein lies the inconsistency. Full meal at midnight has happened. Last time was 3-4 months ago and it was a pasta with red sauce dish. I have not seen the snack basket in a couple of years but the rumors persist that it is back.
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That's a snack
I was offered one before, on AS871 HNL-ANC. Was a pleasant surprise. The flight was scheduled to leave at 8:55 PM or so (right before the 9 PM cutoff for dinner), so a full transcon dinner was offered with an arrival into ANC around 4-5 AM. So not a lot of sleep, but was tasty,
Originally Posted by BOB W
Therein lies the inconsistency. Full meal at midnight has happened. Last time was 3-4 months ago and it was a pasta with red sauce dish. I have not seen the snack basket in a couple of years but the rumors persist that it is back.
I was offered one before, on AS871 HNL-ANC. Was a pleasant surprise. The flight was scheduled to leave at 8:55 PM or so (right before the 9 PM cutoff for dinner), so a full transcon dinner was offered with an arrival into ANC around 4-5 AM. So not a lot of sleep, but was tasty,