Originally Posted by
halls120
If the above is true, it just shows that the current cutback has nothing to do with COVID, it has everything to do with saving money. Going back to pre-pandemic meal service will cost United $$$, both in the food and drink itself, and having to return staffing to pre-COVID levels.
I don't believe for a minute that the majority of Polaris customers just want to sleep. That hogwash might fly if we all just flew eastbound with departures in the late afternoon/early evening. This is all about Kirby being cheap.
Also I can speak for ALL of United's ultra-long hauls to/from India and Im sure this is the case on other particular long hauls too. Nobody sleeps right away. Many people are drinking and chatting away for hours. Only after like 2-3 hours do people actually start sleeping and that's well beyond the scope of how long the pre-covid multi-course service used to be. And I agree this seems like its cost cutting. But to our purser I'm of course putting a smile on as I accept his answers.
And I'm with you, from all the flights I've had, sleeping early is a rare case and not the norm