Are you serious with this FC breakfast? hilarious!
Oct 13, 2010, 5:53 am
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http://www.consumertraveler.com/toda...ers-for-meals/
Let's face it, between the idiotic charging for certain drinks in CO F, and UA's general low caliber approach to the world, the combined carrier is going to be less than US.
Oct 13, 2010, 6:03 am
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HA! UA, the airline that tried to charge business class passengers for meals, and then had to back down?:
http://www.consumertraveler.com/toda...ers-for-meals/
http://www.consumertraveler.com/toda...ers-for-meals/
situation that UA was facing?
The meal now is free for business class passengers.
I think I agree this.....let's see...
Oct 13, 2010, 7:29 am
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That, and it was not a pay BOB, it was a free BOB in domestic business. Plus, after getting negative feedback on the announcement I think it never got off the ground.
When's the last time CO backtracked on an announced negative change before it was implemented? They're too full of themselves to do that, they'd just go through with it and keep it going (like the current pillows and pay for drinks situation).
Oct 13, 2010, 8:17 am
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[QUOTE=pigx5;14936946]Have you noticed what date was the "News" and what kind of economy
situation that UA was facing?
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Yes, I did. That's why I said announced this and then had to back down. Have you noticed where I said "and then had to back down"?
situation that UA was facing?
QUOTE]
Yes, I did. That's why I said announced this and then had to back down. Have you noticed where I said "and then had to back down"?
Oct 13, 2010, 9:23 am
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I got the same government cheese bagel on AUS-EWR last week....bleech!
Oct 13, 2010, 9:32 am
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It's probably healthier than the greasy biscuit sandwich that has been served on routes of this duration in the past, although 'healthy' is entirely subjective.
I think the cereal is a better play here.
I think the cereal is a better play here.
Oct 13, 2010, 9:35 am
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I agree, but it would be nice to have the option of the famous Chelsea cheeseburger instead of the bagelwich! :-:
Oct 13, 2010, 10:32 am
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On a just-over-two-hour UA flight last week, I got a warm mini-muffin and a choice of piece of fruit, dropped on the linen, plateless.
Oct 13, 2010, 12:50 pm
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Hmmm if Delta can serve this breakfast in F, what's going on at CO?
Oct 13, 2010, 12:52 pm
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Oct 13, 2010, 1:09 pm
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In fairness, DL has a higher meal threshold than CO. Their shorter meal threshold is cereal only, and their non-meal flight is snackbox only. Where DL stands out is in their RJ service. They do the cold meal service on their RJs with F. This includes china, glassware, etc. This is much nicer than UA's snackbox in RJ F with plastic cups, and of course much much better than CO's all-Economy RJs.
UA has similar meal thresholds to CO, but a more standardized offering. UA does the full breakfast on the short-haul breakfast flights as well as mid-con flights. Similarly, UA does the snack basket on no meal flights, whereas CO does pretzels. Between meal flights on UA get a hot sandwich and side salad (these on CO would be the "cold plate" flights).
That's why I think UA should be model going forward for the shorter-hauls. Transcon and Int'l J, CO does better.
What was the market? I know on SFO-DEN or SJC-DEN it's always the regular "breakfast." That's about two hours, though it's probably blocked at a bit more. Sounds like you were under the threshold, which would be a "snack basket" flight.
Oct 13, 2010, 2:56 pm
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Oct 13, 2010, 3:33 pm
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