Originally Posted by
Luvs2snowbordbut1kSEA
I recently flew SFO- IAH on UA 854 with scheduled departure time of 8:43 AM and was served lunch. FA said it was based on arrival time. What I hate is that they do not account for connecting passengers, who may have boarded an earlier flight at 5 AM... Odd structures to be sure.

Wouldn't connecting passengers be more acclimated for lunch than originating passengers, since the former have been up since 5 am (and may have already had breakfast on their first leg)? Or am I missing your point?