Originally Posted by
TravelingNomads
I chose BA for 4 out of the 5 legs, but could have chosen AA for more for an almost identical flight length of time/price. It does include a couple of meals for economy since it's international from the US to Europe and back. We're just starting to travel more and I'd like to know for future flights. First always seems to be passable if not great, but I'm curious about economy flights which doesn't get discussed as often.
As a general rule, I find long-haul transatlantic meals on BA to be the 'best' on offer between the larger transatlantic airlines (including AA, DL, LH, AF, VS etc). However, I now do actively choose AA (by default) if on a west-bound Y flight to the East coast, because of BA essentially ditching the 2nd meal service. With BA, all drinks are included (including spirits and mixers), which is a marked improvement on any AA TA flight (at least for me).