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Old Apr 16, 2017, 3:00 am
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Originally Posted by Stripe
That looks like a very weak snack setup for such a long flight. Is that the new norm?
lately I'm confused by this as well. The wonderful snack trays that were previously there seemed to have disappeared. DFW-HKG a couple days ago had something similar to what is pictured. A big disappointment.
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Old Apr 16, 2017, 3:04 am
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Originally Posted by Stripe
That looks like a very weak snack setup for such a long flight. Is that the new norm?
lately I'm confused by this as well. The wonderful snack trays that were previously there seemed to have disappeared. DFW-HKG a couple days ago had something similar to what is pictured. A big disappointment.
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Old Apr 16, 2017, 7:59 pm
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Why even bother with the fancy bar area if you are just going to serve water, chips, and fruit. All of that could easily be provisioned in a galley area.

In fact, the snack bar setup in the galley in YCL on the A330s looks almost like that, minus the fruit and the fancier snack selections. Sad.
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Old Apr 16, 2017, 8:25 pm
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Originally Posted by oaken
Flying FCO-ORD Business this coming week.

The preorder menu has
- Braised Beef Cheeks with truffle jus, creamy polenta and petite carrots
- Breast of Corn-fed Chicken with tandoori sauce, basmati rice and sauteed spinach
- Filet of White Halibut with beurre blanc sauce, champagne risotto and grilled asparagus
- Seven Cheese Ravioli with sage butter and sauteed spinach

Anyone have thoughts on the braised beef cheeks vs. filet of white halibut? Pics? Thanks.
Recently had the Corn-fed Chicken, I thought it was very tasty.
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Old Apr 16, 2017, 11:16 pm
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Originally Posted by GotCalcio4
lately I'm confused by this as well. The wonderful snack trays that were previously there seemed to have disappeared. DFW-HKG a couple days ago had something similar to what is pictured. A big disappointment.
This is really too bad. Always thought the snack bar was too good to last on penny pinching AA. The jello cups were my favorite and I will be very sad if they're not offered any more.
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by robinhood
This is really too bad. Always thought the snack bar was too good to last on penny pinching AA. The jello cups were my favorite and I will be very sad if they're not offered any more.
I thought I read somewhere upthread that the snack bar selection had been greatly reduced due to take rates. Someone had noted it on a JFK-LHR flight or something and it was a change due to how much wastage there was.

I can't say I blame them. There are snacks on demand to ask for from an FA, and if you're in the mood for something peckish, the new snack basket should solve that.

I don't take too many international flights on AA, but I can say that from all of the JFK-LAX/SFO flights I take, while the snack and fruit baskets at the front of Business is nice, I've never used it, and rarely see anyone else doing so.
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 9:23 am
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Originally Posted by weirdlyndon
I thought I read somewhere upthread that the snack bar selection had been greatly reduced due to take rates. Someone had noted it on a JFK-LHR flight or something and it was a change due to how much wastage there was.
I've never had any snacks on JFK-LHR - however on the reverse I would grab few items, especially when the second meal was boring asian noodle salad or croque monsieur(I'm vegetarian). I enjoyed the small desserts as well!
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by royng
HKG-LAX AA192

5 April 2017

Black Angus Beef Filet
red wine demi-glace, twice-baked potato, asparagus, roasted cherry tomato

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Comment: surprisingly the beef was made good.

Mid-flight snack corner looked like this:
Attachment 30726

Pre-arrival meal:
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LAX-HKG AA193

12 April 2017

Lobster Ravioli
Lobster cream sauce, sautéed spinach

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FA proactively offered mid-flight snack:
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(Unforunately there was only one FA which was good, the rest was only lukewarm and even there was one which was outright nasty. I have reported her, I hope you don't have to bear with her.)

Pre-arrival breakfast:
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Overall comment: based on this pair of flights, I think catering out of HKG was much better than that out of LAX. I did not have trouble taking snack corner photo, unlike this incident (external link to TPG).
How was the lobster ravioli? Worth a pre-order?
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by Acid
I've never had any snacks on JFK-LHR - however on the reverse I would grab few items, especially when the second meal was boring asian noodle salad or croque monsieur(I'm vegetarian). I enjoyed the small desserts as well!
On the 77W snacks are set up in the galley between the two J cabins.
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by FlightNurse
On the 77W snacks are set up in the galley between the two J cabins.
Yup - I know, I meant I've never needed them on overnight transatlantic flights
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by WiscAZ
How was the lobster ravioli? Worth a pre-order?
Um...nothing to write home about. But I will still pre-order that if other choices are not interesting, just in case it runs out.
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 5:36 pm
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Any reports on MIA-LIR or similar destination on the 175. Headed there in about a week and wanted to know what to except.
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Old Apr 17, 2017, 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by GotCalcio4
lately I'm confused by this as well. The wonderful snack trays that were previously there seemed to have disappeared. DFW-HKG a couple days ago had something similar to what is pictured. A big disappointment.
I'm disappointed as well. Moreover, the presentation of the snack bar is also dependent on crew. On my flight back to HKG (AA193), the snack bar was essentially not existent. Just some pieces of Giradeli chocolate lying around. Didn't take a photo so can't show it here
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Old Apr 19, 2017, 9:47 am
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We flew our first, in almost two years, transatlantic flights in coach over Easter from ORD to CDG and LHR to DFW. The flights were empty and we are conserving our SWUs this year. We ate at the Flagship Lounge in ORD so skipped the meal to Paris. Thank goodness we had a four-hour layover at the LHR Flagship Lounge yesterday so we had some decent snacks, Moet champagne, and soup. I have no idea what we were served as our entrée on the flight to DFW. We were given a choice of vegetarian or beef with no other explanation. My vegetarian dish had rice, a dark green vegetable, and a strange orange mixture. Does anyone know what is was? I put the plastic back over it and nibbled on the cheese, crackers, bread, butter, and salad. My mother had the beef and said it tasted like and had the texture of beef in Campbell's vegetable beef soup. She did not eat her entrée either. I used to volunteer for Meals on Wheels and honestly those meals looked and smelled better. We did receive small cups of vanilla ice cream mid-flight. The pre-arrival snack was a folded vegetarian pizza and a red velvet sponge served in a box.
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Old Apr 19, 2017, 9:55 am
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On domestic day flights they offer for sale (free for exps^) a cheese and fruit item plus sandwiches are these available on intl (if you don't like bc meals)?
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