Originally Posted by
Herb687
^ I also frequently pay for F on DFW-ORD (~800 sm) and DFW-TPA (~950 sm).
I've purchased a couple of paid F tickets for CLT-DFW (937 mi) recently and can say the meal service is a huge differentiator. I am usually flying at meal times. at 3 hours westbound, by the time I arrive it is too late to eat dinner. I would not pay for US F on this route but would for AA.