Originally Posted by
mdavies
What time does AA use to decide what meal to serve on a given flight? I'm sitting on 1806 from AUS to JFK, from 9:50 to 2:40, and they served breakfast. Rather than serving a meal right off the bat, why not start with just a drink, then serve lunch, which clearly makes more sense for that travel time?
I can't think of any airline anywhere in the world that delays the meal service. Generally speaking people want to eat after take off and then haev time to sleep, work, relax, etc. Travel messes with peopl'e schedules and often leaves them hungry at odds times.
That said, I don't think a traditional breakfast should be served on departures after 9 a.m. A brunch (like quiche and fruit perhaps?) on departures between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. would be nice. But serving cereal as an option on a 9:50 a.m. departure is admittedly silly. The worst are the ex-LAX transcons that leave at nearly 10 a.m., land at JFK after 6 p.m. and serve breakfast??
