Originally Posted by MoonPet
Is that because the flight time goes into the lunch window? It is my understanding that lunch is from 12-1:30. So even though the flight departs at 11:30am but is still in flight at noon, it is considered lunch?
This is potentially more complicated than I thought.
I still don't understand why the 3:05 flight was pretzels only. I'm considering emailing AA . . .

Why is this so complicated? 3:05pm is clearly outside of meal windows. However, because it is 2:31, it MAY have a snack service. Obviously, for some reason, AA has chosen NOT to have a snack service. If you feel strongly about it, then email AA and complain.