Second meal in transcon F?
Apr 26, 2017, 9:44 am
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Apr 26, 2017, 10:52 am
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I'm not the only one who asked, and it's completely relevant: airline food is generally VERY unhealthy, although sometimes tasty. I don't think you get maximum upgrade value on a transcon breakfast flight because there's no warm nuts, ice cream, etc, but adding all those things that come with lunch or dinner and then a breakfast meal on top of that? Heart attack at 36,000 feet.
Apr 26, 2017, 11:05 am
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Apr 26, 2017, 12:26 pm
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(As someone who is flying to MSY tomorrow, I am surprised that serving airplane food on flights into MSY is not barred by the Geneva Convention.)
Apr 26, 2017, 1:30 pm
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You'll get a dopey breakfast, and that's it. If you're still hungry, you can ask the crew if there's anything else to eat and they might find something for you.
I know what you mean. Even the fried chicken right down the street from MSY at Brother's gas station is superb!
I know what you mean. Even the fried chicken right down the street from MSY at Brother's gas station is superb!
Apr 26, 2017, 4:08 pm
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I'll say it -- I'm hungry again in less than 6 hours.
Not that it's EVER coming back, but for purposes of discussion, back in the "old days," as referenced above, US used to serve a hot meal and a cold arrival meal on all its morning westbound transcons in BOTH cabins. The arrival meal in first class was something like a small sandwich, side salad, and a dessert like cheesecake, and the meal in coach was something like cold sandwich tray (or a boxed sandwich, bag of baby cut carrots and a candy bar later on.)
You took off and ate breakfast at breakfast time, and then landed after lunch time in your originating city, so I ate the whole arrival meal easily every time.
Not that it's EVER coming back, but for purposes of discussion, back in the "old days," as referenced above, US used to serve a hot meal and a cold arrival meal on all its morning westbound transcons in BOTH cabins. The arrival meal in first class was something like a small sandwich, side salad, and a dessert like cheesecake, and the meal in coach was something like cold sandwich tray (or a boxed sandwich, bag of baby cut carrots and a candy bar later on.)
You took off and ate breakfast at breakfast time, and then landed after lunch time in your originating city, so I ate the whole arrival meal easily every time.
Apr 26, 2017, 4:18 pm
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Apr 26, 2017, 4:20 pm
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Apr 26, 2017, 4:33 pm
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Sorry, I should clarify that I meant by "mid-con" that the flights are from mid-continental USA to Hawaii. (as opposed to AA's other Hawaii flights that are from the West Coast or PHX)
In the old days, "Hawaii midcon" meant Hawaii widebody flights to/from DFW or ORD.....nowadays only DFW has these flights.
In the old days, "Hawaii midcon" meant Hawaii widebody flights to/from DFW or ORD.....nowadays only DFW has these flights.
Apr 26, 2017, 4:39 pm
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I'm not the only one who asked, and it's completely relevant: airline food is generally VERY unhealthy, although sometimes tasty. I don't think you get maximum upgrade value on a transcon breakfast flight because there's no warm nuts, ice cream, etc, but adding all those things that come with lunch or dinner and then a breakfast meal on top of that? Heart attack at 36,000 feet.
) I would eat about 3,500 calories per day and I'm under 6 feet. Not sure you can really judge someone for wanting 2 meals in 6-7 hours if you don't know their circumstances. I will say though that I agree on the unhealthy part. The only "healthy" part of the meals seems to be actually just the "not unhealthy" part.
