With a nod to
SEA_Tigger for a nice compilation:
Generally speaking, domestic flights with food service in First Class can be broken down into these types:
- p.s. flights
- Mainline & Business1 flights over 2.5 hours
- Business1 flights under 2.5 hours
- Non-Business1 flights under 2.5 hours
- ExPlus flights
1)
P.S. flights: Passengers in First Class can expect a meal to be served for all non-redeye flights. Redeye flights can expect a fruit & cheese plate.
2)
Domestic mainline & Business1 flights over 2.5 hours: Passengers in First Class can expect meals according to the following scheduled flight departure times:
- 0500 - 1000 Breakfast
- 1001 - 1600 Lunch
- 1601 - 1930 Dinner
- 1931 - 0459 Snack Plate (ie Fruit, Cheese, and Deli Meat)
3)
Business1 flights under 2.5 hours: Passengers in First Class can expect meals according to the following scheduled flight departure times:
- 0500 - 1000 Fruit, Cheese, and Yogurt Breakfast
- 1100 - 1930 Snack Plate Meal (ie Fruit, Cheese, and Deli Meat)
- 1931 - 0459 No Meal Service (ie "Gold Bag" of pre-packaged mixed nuts only)
Note, no meal is served on the following Business1 flights:
ORD-MSP
MSP-ORD
These flights will be served the "gold bag" of pre-packaged mixed nuts.
4) First Class passengers on United Airlines
domestic flights other then p.s. and Business1 with durations under 2.5 hours in length will receive the "gold bag" of pre-packaged mixed nuts.
5)
United Express First Class passengers on flights over 759 miles (approximately 2 hours in length) will receive:
- 0500 - 1000 Smartpack SnackBox
- 1100 - 1930 Minimeal SnackBox
- 1931 - 0459 No Meal Service (ie "Gold Bag" of pre-packaged mixed nuts only)
With a nod to
rch4u here's a method to check what First Class meal code your flight is tagged with. Unfortunately this only works if the flight is also sold as a codeshare.
Originally Posted by
rch4u
The best trick I have found is to do an ITA search for F and find the US codeshare on UA metal. Somehow, that displays meal information correctly.
For example, F ORD-LGA (UA 678)*:
united.com
Fare basis code:
QUAUP
Booking class: A
First
733 Award miles
No Meal Service
UA ITA
United Airlines Flight UA678 on an Airbus A320 (jet) in first class
Departs Chicago, IL (ORD) Fri, Aug 3 11:05a 2 hrs 13 min
Arrives New York, NY (LGA) 2:18p
US UA Codeshare ITA
US Airways Flight US6756 on an Airbus A320 (jet) in first class
(operated by United Airlines as Flight UA678)
(lunch)
Departs Chicago, IL (ORD) Fri, Aug 3 11:05a 2 hrs 13 min
Arrives New York, NY (LGA) 2:18p
* The "trick" does not work for ORD-DCA because there is no UA/US codeshare on the route.
For an awesome description of United's First Class Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snack meals,
BlissWorld has created this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-pictures.html
For the curious folks:
With that, Let's Eat 2009!