Originally Posted by
injian
thanks for sharing the TR. the food definitely does not look appetizing.
Thanks for reading! I tried to eat it so you don't have to
Originally Posted by
djjaguar64
That's a sad sad sad AA experience.
It was indeed. I came in with low expectations and was still disappointed.
Originally Posted by
gaobest
But isn't it typical AA??
This is the question I wanted answered when I wrote the TR. The answer sadly seems to be yes.
Originally Posted by
djjaguar64
100% thats why I avoid any US based airlines. ^^
I've been delighted overall with Delta. Sure, they're not as extravagant as the ME3 or polished as many foreign carriers, but I've found their staff to be very kind and competent, the food always readily edible, and excellent elite treatment. I'd also commend Delta for having a better international Y experience than any other airline I've ever flow, including the ME3. They have better food and full-sized bottles of water, the latter of which is extremely important to me.
Originally Posted by
SFO777
Excellent report on one crappy product and airline.
Crappy it was indeed! Thank you for reading and for the kind words
Originally Posted by
krazykanuck
I began wondering after my last AA J flight whether they came up with menus based off that they happened to have lying around the kitchen. This is a meal I was served on MIA-LIM, and posted verbatim as I did in my Trip Report:
Appetizer; quinoa, beet, goat cheese, and a couple other ingredients, served with a salad
The verdict: overall a decent meal. Though I like goat cheese and quinoa, the appetizer was a bit of an odd mish mash of ingredients that didn’t [go] together.
I forgot the go in the original post. But seriously AA? I also don't know why AA bothers with the drink ticket system, because it's a bit confusing to those that don't fly AA often and don't know they have to make sure they get them if entitled. There's even a fun FT thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ad-2017-a.html 
A nice report though!
Thanks for reading!
I'd say your meal looks quite a bit better than mine. At lease goat cheese and beets makes sense. And you got a salad too, which I would have quite liked.
That's a hilarious thread. If I somehow get stuck on AA again I'll play. But seriously, the system is moronic especially if you have to get begging for them with an international F or J ticket.
Originally Posted by
Bretteee
AA's economy meals are also the worst. At least United made an effort to improve the starters and deserts.
I'm glad I haven't had the misfortune of trying one
Originally Posted by
HMPS
We have a short 2.5 hr. AA domestic F coming up. Lists a lunch.
Being a vegetarian I expect will get some sort of a pasta dish, usually "gloppy"!
AH well the excellent food on QR will make up for it !
Thanks for reading! Enjoy your trip.
Originally Posted by
uclabruin82
overall, I feel like your experience was pretty standard for AA.
One small defense I would make, is that I feel like many airlines fall down on the J-class breakfast for the short east coast - europe flights, so just by the picture, I am not sure if it is the worst I have had / seen.
I did think the breakfast was the best part. If was filling, if nothing else. Thanks for reading!
Originally Posted by
flyboy7974
On what date did you travel PHLFRA?
3 September 2017
Originally Posted by
fly747first
No, typical pAArker... the guy was a C- student and now he is running the world's biggest airline.
Whatever he's doing doesn't seem to be working
Originally Posted by
andymcdonnell
I've flown transatlantic J quite a bit with AA & BA. While the BA food is generally a bit better than AA (and they're currently improving it), in general I find the AA cabins comfortable, often more so than BA. That said, the A330 isn't the newest kid on the block. Aer Lingus offer a better transatlantic J experience than either, but if you're connecting from Europe it means an economy flight to Dublin
Eek none of those sound especially appealing. I've never ridden in BA Club World and I don't fancy trying it unless it's literally completely free. I can't imagine how awkward that seat must be, and I further don't want to pay hundreds of dollars to reserve one that sucks a little less.