77W walk up bar - why do they offer sandwiches?
 

I was in J from LHR to DFW, and enjoyed the walk up bar area, except for one thing. The sandwiches. The fillings were great, but the bread was all dry. I also had a similar experience on BA, and the FA even cautioned me to keep the cover on until eating, since the dry air affects the bread dramatically (they still were dry).

So, why does AA stick to offering sandwiches as snacks? The bread basket with meals is usually good, but as an item that is prepared in advance, and is then left out for some time before consumption, I would have thought sandwiches a logical poor choice (sort of like how airlines don't serve meat on the bone), and that there would be better options.

Any thoughts?

Any other choice for US/European airlines?

JL and NH serve Onigiri(rice ball) instead of sandwiches though:)

Well, CX actually serves noodles with braised beef in J as a snack (which you request by ringing your call button, at which point a FA rushes to your seat), but that's probably not a fair comparison.

Ever gone to sleep at takeoff and awaken 4 hours later starving? Dry bread is better than nothing, particularly if the snacks are chips and not filling.

Olives, smoked/cured/cooked meats (fish, shrimp, hams, poultry), filled pastries, topped crackers (may be messy) come immediately to mind.

If you go off the reservation a little, you can probably get some pretty tasty international snacks that are more dry air resistant without being too "ethnic". And with the proliferation of cuisines, I would be surprised if it would be a big issue - but I'm sure some folks would be surprised.

Out of curiosity what else is stocked in the walk up bar?

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The offering from LHR was a little different, but you get the idea of what type of foods. You can make out the sandwiches in the first tray from the left!

Now all they need is a kegerator and some champagne on ice.

Thanks.

I am thrilled they are offering sandwiches. Pretty much my favorite food item, from little finger sandwiches, right up to full size NY deli heros.

Plenty of airlines offer sandwiches as snacks. They should be individually wrapped in plastic.

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It looks pretty nice with the yoghurt and frsh fruit. But indeed, where are the bubbles :)

From memory, the only thing they had readily available was water and juices. If you wanted anything else, they would get it for you (like a soda) and bring it to your seat. So you could ask for bubbly.

That would be a big help. However, they want the presentation as well - as though it were like any snack buffet. Plastic wrap just wouldn't do. Given the choice, I'd say give me the wrap.

When I was 19 and flew over to China, the Chinese Airline (whichever, they've merged so much over the past 20 years, no one can keep track) left out wine and soft drinks on a mini bar at the back of coach. I had some and can say that Chinese wine on a cheap chinese airline sitting out in coach may be the worst thing ever.

Absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand, but hey, this is FT. :)

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