Originally Posted by
DataPlumber
Late Evening departures have been that way for at least the last decade. While this may sound shocking, I have survived many 9PMish ORD-LAX flights.
It isn't a matter of "survival".
If you are paying for first class, you should receive more than a snack basket on a 3+ hour flight.
I was recently on an Air Canada flight in business PHL-YYZ and served bread then a full plated hot breakfast on a flight that is barely more than an hour airborne.