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You're ignoring the issue - legacy airline aside, I'm arguing that those here who are loudly calling the current food "inedible" are being massively hyperbolic in their complaining. Is the food going to get a Michelin star? No. But is it "inedible?" Not even close.
Just because I've primarily flown US doesn't somehow make my overall taste in food worse than someone who flew AA - I love and appreciate a fantastic meal just as much as the next person (had a fantastic meal just last night in the North End in Boston - fra diavolo sauce to die for!). As someone who loves and appreciates food, and who has had a bunch of food on US over the past few years, I do in fact argue that the food is fine. The salads are always fresh, the appetizers are decent (Just in the past few weeks, I've had nice rare roast beef, good shrimp, fresh hummus, etc), the deserts are good (tasty cheesecake, nice moist carrot cake), and the mains are "fine." No, the beef isn't a Morton's filet - but it's perfectly edible.
All I'm asking for is a rational analysis of the food that you're eating - because if you're honest with yourself, I think you'd say that maybe it's marginally less appealing than AA's was, or that your chicken was a bit dry, or whatever - but I just can't buy the "this is worse than prison food, Doug Parker is out to personally screw me over" line of thinking.
Originally Posted by
MrAndy1369
I disagree. Food is one of the biggest selling points of F, besides the seat. Many business travelers don't have time to buy/grab meals at the airport. I guess perhaps US didn't have enough business travelers riding up front, while AA did? @:-)
I guess I disagree (although I respect your position on this). If airlines tomorrow said "we're keeping First, but we're stopping food service entirely," I wouldn't blink an eye. If they said, "we're keeping First, but turning it into a Euro-style offering with a blocked middle seat and economy pitch, but we're going to serve a true 5-star meal," I'd stop trying for elite status immediately.
Originally Posted by
Clipper110A
Forgive me Deacon, but do I know you ? You dividend miles people must be omniscient. Another US frequent flyer on this thread says 100 percent of the people in First class on his flights are upgrades, and that first class pax on American if they are not flying JFKLAX are either fat, on a feeder to international, or just want premium economy. How he knows this is a mystery to me.
How YOU know because I dare to say that Dougie's ghettoization of what was a decent US (not saying much) airline premium cabin food experience makes me a food snob or a picky eater is equally mysterious. Maybe it makes me hungry and busy after a week of work making $$$ for myself and my company part of which is spent on tickets on American. But maybe that form of omniscient ESP comes with a Dividend Miles card. Have eaten from street vendor carts in Africa and across SouthEast Asia and some of the recent food on American is subpar to that from my perspective. You must have been on that flight along with the guy who thinks everyone in F is upgrade, overweight or going intl. After all, what do I know ?
Thread turned this way because the AA announcement is bogus PR fluff.
I'm not sure about any of the strange stuff you say in your first paragraph, so I'm going to ignore that (although I'd love to be omniscient, because I wouldn't have lost my college football pick'em league last weekend). Although if you are talking omniscience, what I find interesting is how you, and many others here, seem to be on a first name basis with the CEO, and know his heart and soul. I've never had a chance to meet the man, so can't claim to know what most of you guys "know" to be true.
I too spend my weeks working and making $$$ for myself and my company, so I guess we have that in common. Also, don't diminish Asian street vendors by comparing them to airline food (any airline!) - there are some vendors there who I would choose over lots of restaurants here in the US.
I might've been on that flight you reference - I was the guy in 2F who purchased the A-fare.