US Airways, flying from CLT to GCM, leaving CLT 11:15am and arriving GCM 1:00pm, which is lunchtime in my book, and no meals in FC? Does anyone but me think that is outrageous? Cut the movie and serve at least a sandwich!

Welcome to LCC - Less Cuisine Catered.....

Jim

What's wrong with bring aboard? Hey I fly US for UG, for the space. I have no issue bringing Quizno or whatever for lunch.

Welcome to LCC - Less Cuisine Catered.....
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the meal cuts on these short routes came long before the Sandcastle showed up, right?

Not that I'm a huge defender of Tempe, but the blame for this one goes back to Crystal City, I believe.

You are correct, Travis. But the Sandcastle either adopted the policy or it already matched theirs. Either way, they're in charge now so it's their policy.....

Jim

Very true.

What's wrong with bring aboard? Hey I fly US for UG, for the space. I have no issue bringing Quizno or whatever for lunch.

Is this a new thing - 2 1/2 flight over lunchtime, First Class, and no meal? We haven't noticed this on other U. S. carriers - ie AA, DL etc. I agree about the space, but we don't fly on UGs - we pay full fare.

That doesn't make sense. While sub 3 hour flights don't have meals on US (please note this is 2:45 gate to gate, CLT-GCM gains an hour) there seems to be an exception on some of the shorter international routes (and PHL/CLT/PIT-DFW/DEN). For example, BDA flights (even from PHL which is several hundred miles shorter than CLT-GCM) gets a full meal.

I'm confused....strange inconsistency :td:

This is one of the small reasons that I (among many others) choose to fly the European carriers whenever possible. Even on short flights (less than an hour), there is both drink and meal service. A one hour flight from Paris to Bordeaux will get you at least a croissant and coffee / tea. Ditto for the Lufthansa flights and KLM flights. The "we're bankrupt" excuse only goes so far. Throw another $5 onto my ticket price. I'll pay it. In flight meals are a form of entertainment and help the flight go by faster.

This is one of the small reasons that I (among many others) choose to fly the European carriers whenever possible. Even on short flights (less than an hour), there is both drink and meal service. A one hour flight from Paris to Bordeaux will get you at least a croissant and coffee / tea. Ditto for the Lufthansa flights and KLM flights. The "we're bankrupt" excuse only goes so far. Throw another $5 onto my ticket price. I'll pay it. In flight meals are a form of entertainment and help the flight go by faster.
Unfortunately, unlike on American carriers, they compromise the meals with space. I will take the extra space from F on a US airline anyday, and bring aboard my own food. Of course I would like to see food as well, but if it is one or the other I prefer a nicer seat.

I propose you (OP or anyone else) demonstrate to US the consequences of their decision by doing the following:

Drive down to your local asian market (or perhaps your local grocery store has an international foods aisle). Purchase a jar of kimchi. For added visual effect, you could bring something pickled in a jar (eggs, pig's feet, etc.).

Open and eat both while on the airplane (you are a brave soul). While enjoying (if that's possible) the kimchi, be sure to turn your overhead vent on full blast so others can enjoy the wafting sensory overload that kimchi can provide. Be sure to offer samples to any passengers who would like.

Shortly thereafter, I expect US to offer complimentary meals on all flights, regardless of length, in order to avert severe respiratory distress and gastrointestinal disease from the 130 other passengers on your flight.

And we'll all know it's thanks to you that we're getting meals on our flights again. You'll be famous and worldly (if you're not already).


Disclaimer: To those who routinely enjoy kimchi - I apologize. I do not, and have co-workers whose hobby it is to walk around the office while enjoying a jar of it - thereby ensuring that the smell is evenly distributed for all of us to "enjoy".

If kimchi is too much for your palate, some of those frozen budget dinners work almost as well - be sure to microwave it immediately before boarding so that the smell packs the intended "punch". I'll ask around this week to find out what the most offensive ones are... :D

What's wrong with bring aboard? Hey I fly US for UG, for the space. I have no issue bringing Quizno or whatever for lunch.
Agree 100%. If I'm looking for food, I just spend $10 for food. If you're looking for a real F product to pay for, go to CO/AA.

I propose you (OP or anyone else) demonstrate to US the consequences of their decision by doing the following:

Drive down to your local asian market (or perhaps your local grocery store has an international foods aisle). Purchase a jar of kimchi. For added visual effect, you could bring something pickled in a jar (eggs, pig's feet, etc.).

Open and eat both while on the airplane (you are a brave soul). While enjoying (if that's possible) the kimchi, be sure to turn your overhead vent on full blast so others can enjoy the wafting sensory overload that kimchi can provide. Be sure to offer samples to any passengers who would like.

Shortly thereafter, I expect US to offer complimentary meals on all flights, regardless of length, in order to avert severe respiratory distress and gastrointestinal disease from the 130 other passengers on your flight.

And we'll all know it's thanks to you that we're getting meals on our flights again. You'll be famous and worldly (if you're not already).


Disclaimer: To those who routinely enjoy kimchi - I apologize. I do not, and have co-workers whose hobby it is to walk around the office while enjoying a jar of it - thereby ensuring that the smell is evenly distributed for all of us to "enjoy".

If kimchi is too much for your palate, some of those frozen budget dinners work almost as well - be sure to microwave it immediately before boarding so that the smell packs the intended "punch". I'll ask around this week to find out what the most offensive ones are... :D

I loved your post, and honestly we have done somethign similar to the kminchi scenario except we didnt even give out samples.

Now about the frozen meals. I am not sure if anyone has tried this but one time we bought two packets of some frozen meal and took it in a small cooler with us. This honestly was just an experiment if it would work, with hopes for the best. It was the PHL-SAN flight. We were in Y, and just one row behind F. F didnt get anything for some reason, no hot meal, not even a snack box. Anyhow, after take-off I asked the F/A in First if she could heat these two meals for us. She set up her oven and in 5 minutes we had 2 portions of lasagna ready. I gave her a small tip and I walked by the 26 pax in F(A321) and they looked at the steaming hot lasgna and probably wished it was for them. We ate and enjoyed ourselves and watched as F pax desperately stuffed themselves with the snacks from the snackbastket. :D

I have been complaining about this for MONTHS! I have finally "spoken" with my wallet and have since gone away from US.

Last time this happened, the slob next to me in F brought HOT WINGS onto the flight from MIA-PHL. Even the f/a's eyes were watering. I thought it was comical!

Oh my gawd. Does this mean I will not be getting a meal on todays CLT/EWR flight? :D

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1st course water, 2nd Cape Cod chips,dessert Walters cookies!

Last time this happened, the slob next to me in F brought HOT WINGS onto the flight from MIA-PHL. Even the f/a's eyes were watering. I thought it was comical!

From the Budweiser bar in the terminal? Say it isn't so!!!!

That place must be positively the most disgusting airport bar I've ever had the pleasure to visit.

Nope - but hopefully all the snack basket plundering you can get in..... :eek:

Jim

I loved your post, and honestly we have done somethign similar to the kminchi scenario except we didnt even give out samples.

Now about the frozen meals. I am not sure if anyone has tried this but one time we bought two packets of some frozen meal and took it in a small cooler with us. This honestly was just an experiment if it would work, with hopes for the best. It was the PHL-SAN flight. We were in Y, and just one row behind F. F didnt get anything for some reason, no hot meal, not even a snack box. Anyhow, after take-off I asked the F/A in First if she could heat these two meals for us. She set up her oven and in 5 minutes we had 2 portions of lasagna ready. I gave her a small tip and I walked by the 26 pax in F(A321) and they looked at the steaming hot lasgna and probably wished it was for them. We ate and enjoyed ourselves and watched as F pax desperately stuffed themselves with the snacks from the snackbastket. :D
This sounds like something an inmature teenager would do.

Unfortunately, unlike on American carriers, they compromise the meals with space. I will take the extra space from F on a US airline anyday, and bring aboard my own food. Of course I would like to see food as well, but if it is one or the other I prefer a nicer seat.

Bigger seat vs. food I would also go for the seat - but some airlines manage to do both, even if it is a little sandwich. It just seems to diminish FC even more, and to re-iterate, we usually pay full fare due to flexibility.

I propose you (OP or anyone else) demonstrate to US the consequences of their decision by doing the following:

Drive down to your local asian market (or perhaps your local grocery store has an international foods aisle). Purchase a jar of kimchi. For added visual effect, you could bring something pickled in a jar (eggs, pig's feet, etc.).

Open and eat both while on the airplane (you are a brave soul). While enjoying (if that's possible) the kimchi, be sure to turn your overhead vent on full blast so others can enjoy the wafting sensory overload that kimchi can provide. Be sure to offer samples to any passengers who would like.

Shortly thereafter, I expect US to offer complimentary meals on all flights, regardless of length, in order to avert severe respiratory distress and gastrointestinal disease from the 130 other passengers on your flight.

And we'll all know it's thanks to you that we're getting meals on our flights again. You'll be famous and worldly (if you're not already).


Disclaimer: To those who routinely enjoy kimchi - I apologize. I do not, and have co-workers whose hobby it is to walk around the office while enjoying a jar of it - thereby ensuring that the smell is evenly distributed for all of us to "enjoy".

If kimchi is too much for your palate, some of those frozen budget dinners work almost as well - be sure to microwave it immediately before boarding so that the smell packs the intended "punch". I'll ask around this week to find out what the most offensive ones are... :D

I have occasionally thought of bringing a large steaming pizza on board, but at the end of the day, that would probably disturb me more than the FAs or the airline. And then possibly the next thing they will say is that no one can bring ANY food on board!

This sounds like something an inmature teenager would do.

Not really, no. I heard and see of people doing it as well. The couple of dreaded times I had to fly ATA from MDW to DEN I've seen people ask the FA's to heat up their cold McDonalds burgers, hot dogs and that kind of stuff. On US Airways I have see a woman from F ask the F/A to reheat her cofee on a long redeye flight.

You know what else. I bet that this is exactly something a person like you will start doing and will be pounding on him/her self on the head saying: "Why didnt I think of it first?" And yet, there you are criticizing me and callin me an immature teenager :rolleyes: . It's hard to admit someone else's tactful thinking.

Like I said though, it was just an experiment once, worked very well though I am sure I could easily bump into a crew that will not be as nice and just say no and there goes my frozen lasagna to the trash or itll defrost by the time I get to a hotel that may or may not have a microwave. :D But it was worth a try.
Now about the meals. Anyone flying from CLT or PIT in F should definately have a meal with them, and one they would like to eat. Those 2 airports, in my opinion have the largest food selections from any US Airways hub or focus city. PHL, LAS(especially LAS) have very poor food selections for US Airways pax connecting and not leaving security. If you have enough time in PHL you can walk over to A-West where they have a really good Itallian place and many like McDonalds. The B/C food court is pretty weak, not to mention the terminals B/C have almost nothing. PHX isnt that good either.

Slowly going back to topic. I am surprised OP did not get anything from CLT-GCM. The CLT-CUN is a slightly shorter flight and it did get the tiny crossaint and fruits plate which GCM should get as well at the least. Another fair warning, none of the FLL to Carribean flights offer any meal(maybe the SJO does), however the upgrade succes is magnificent on the FLL leisure markets. But all you get is the basket. The FLL folks are great and the FA's are very good as well, but after all they are dealing with almost empty F cabins.(Carribean only)

I would have suggested that you use the rear oven.

This is one of the small reasons that I (among many others) choose to fly the European carriers whenever possible. Even on short flights (less than an hour), there is both drink and meal service. A one hour flight from Paris to Bordeaux will get you at least a croissant and coffee / tea. Ditto for the Lufthansa flights and KLM flights. The "we're bankrupt" excuse only goes so far. Throw another $5 onto my ticket price. I'll pay it. In flight meals are a form of entertainment and help the flight go by faster.

I was on BA a couple of weeks ago from MAN to GLA. The one way ticket price was £130 and they wanted £1.65 for a cup of tea. This is not a low-cost service, yet you pay for even the most basic refreshments. Why? Secondly, US Airways is not bankrupt. Nevertheless, the drinks service is free.

What's wrong with bring aboard? Hey I fly US for UG, for the space. I have no issue bringing Quizno or whatever for lunch.

Because it is called "First Class" and therefore supposed to be different (i.e. better) than coach. If the flight is long enough that people feel that they reasonably need to bring food aboard in coach then they should be serving a meal in F.

I was on BA a couple of weeks ago from MAN to GLA. The one way ticket price was £130 and they wanted £1.65 for a cup of tea. This is not a low-cost service, yet you pay for even the most basic refreshments. Why? Secondly, US Airways is not bankrupt. Nevertheless, the drinks service is free.

Isnt' that a small subset of BA flights though?

I was on BA a couple of weeks ago from MAN to GLA. The one way ticket price was £130 and they wanted £1.65 for a cup of tea. This is not a low-cost service, yet you pay for even the most basic refreshments. Why? Secondly, US Airways is not bankrupt. Nevertheless, the drinks service is free.

Why? I don't know...ask BA.

I wasn't pointing out any one US airline as quoting bankruptcy (although DL, UA, NW and until recently US) have all filed for bankruptcy in recent years. And I'm probably leaving out an airline or two. However, in their defense, they don't have France or Germany or the UK subsidizing them either.

We are travelling US to Nassau from Charlotte in October, what food (if any) will we likely get in First Class? Outbound leaves 11.10am and return is 2.20pm.