Anyone been on the UA ORD-IAD-ORD Route Recently in First/Business
Jan 6, 2012, 6:38 pm
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On my ORD-BWI flights in the afternoons I've typically been getting a snack basket of those Popped Chips, Toblerone, Mini-Clifs, and fruit.
(These are the same baskets that were removed from mid-cons once Jeff came onboard and lied about taking the best of both airlines; not that I'm bitter or anything.)
(These are the same baskets that were removed from mid-cons once Jeff came onboard and lied about taking the best of both airlines; not that I'm bitter or anything.)
(bolding mine)I've found that the bananas offered are usually appropriately ripe.
Jan 10, 2012, 9:59 am
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No snack basket on my flight at all.
Jan 11, 2012, 1:11 pm
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I flew ORD-IAD on First on UA 994 a couple months back. We received drinks and a snack basket with Pop Chips, Toblerones and Clif Bars. I think it's just under the flight length where a meal should be provided so I was happy with what was served.
Jan 11, 2012, 2:45 pm
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I fly this route in 3 cabin F/C and 2 cabin F. Most of the time it's just drinks, sometimes the basket. They do pass the snack basket around in 3 cabin F with some consistency. Count me as one who would like a meal/snack on this flight.
Jan 11, 2012, 4:18 pm
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Count me with the others that they CAN serve a full meal, but choose not to do so - probably due to reducing costs more so than the FAs.
BTW - if you think that's bad, SEA-SFO routinely tells you that the pretzels/whatever aren't loaded because the flight is too short
Like others I've been on many a short European flight that C got a meal & even if the folk in the back got sandwiches.
Cheers.
BTW - if you think that's bad, SEA-SFO routinely tells you that the pretzels/whatever aren't loaded because the flight is too short
Like others I've been on many a short European flight that C got a meal & even if the folk in the back got sandwiches.
Cheers.
Jan 11, 2012, 4:30 pm
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Count me with the others that they CAN serve a full meal, but choose not to do so - probably due to reducing costs more so than the FAs.
BTW - if you think that's bad, SEA-SFO routinely tells you that the pretzels/whatever aren't loaded because the flight is too short
Like others I've been on many a short European flight that C got a meal & even if the folk in the back got sandwiches.
Cheers.
BTW - if you think that's bad, SEA-SFO routinely tells you that the pretzels/whatever aren't loaded because the flight is too short
Like others I've been on many a short European flight that C got a meal & even if the folk in the back got sandwiches.
Cheers.
I was amazed at the fact that LH served me a meal on the 407 mile flight from LHR-FRA.
Jan 12, 2012, 10:07 am
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And since I do remember the days when meals were served ORD-DCA/IAD, it's obvious they can serve them, just that they no longer due to cutting down costs.
To the OP - if you get a good crew who makes the rounds a lot, you can at least get some booze on your trip. I've had ORD-DC trips where the glass overflowth with wine & others where even getting water refreshed took a lot.
Cheers.
Jan 12, 2012, 12:06 pm
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Comparing what United does on a flight where plenty of people in F are upgraders from what Lufthansa does on a flight with far fewer upgraders is really immaterial. European flights will almost always have more food than American ones, this is fact. The flight is under 600 miles so I don't think it really needs a meal. At least UA isn't DL where unless the flight is a special exception, flight under 900 miles get nothing but a snack basket.
Jan 12, 2012, 12:54 pm
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Comparing what United does on a flight where plenty of people in F are upgraders from what Lufthansa does on a flight with far fewer upgraders is really immaterial. European flights will almost always have more food than American ones, this is fact. The flight is under 600 miles so I don't think it really needs a meal. At least UA isn't DL where unless the flight is a special exception, flight under 900 miles get nothing but a snack basket.
Personally, given the flight IAD-ORD is ~2 hours, I do think some sort of a meal should be served in F. That's long enough that when you factor in time getting to the airport, checking in, going through security, boarding, etc., you can be pretty hungry even if you ate on the airport just before that rigmarole.
Jan 12, 2012, 2:16 pm
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I got served a continental breakfast with fruit plate and hot croissant, orange juice and tea on that 40 min flights on LX in C on the Avro RJ.
Jan 12, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Comparing what United does on a flight where plenty of people in F are upgraders from what Lufthansa does on a flight with far fewer upgraders is really immaterial. European flights will almost always have more food than American ones, this is fact. The flight is under 600 miles so I don't think it really needs a meal. At least UA isn't DL where unless the flight is a special exception, flight under 900 miles get nothing but a snack basket.
Also, just because UA doesn't serve good meals, it doesn't mean other airlines don't. AA serves full meals where UA serves snack baskets. On the LAX-DFW 1250 mile route, AA serves a full meal with separate appetizer course, far better salad, and ice cream sundae/and or fruit/cheese for dessert.
Jan 12, 2012, 2:41 pm
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That should be fixed sometime before the exit from bankruptcy.
Jan 12, 2012, 3:37 pm
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Jan 12, 2012, 4:27 pm
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Comparing what United does on a flight where plenty of people in F are upgraders from what Lufthansa does on a flight with far fewer upgraders is really immaterial. European flights will almost always have more food than American ones, this is fact. The flight is under 600 miles so I don't think it really needs a meal. At least UA isn't DL where unless the flight is a special exception, flight under 900 miles get nothing but a snack basket.
Cheers.