Originally Posted by
Masterofpuppets
When was the last time you flew F on DL? Just did a JFL to FLL F flight last week. 5 different meal options. All look pretty spectacular to me. My meal on the way down and the way back were actually very good. Then again, more and more people are paying for F so the hot AND cold food options are actually rather....good. If its the intention of B6 to compete with the legacies by introducing an F, or MINT Jr. cabin, then they need to offer comparable or better meal service.
I think it's a bit more complicated than that, depending on where you're flying from (or to). I'm BOS based, and B6 flies nonstop to far more places than the legacies. On most of the routes where I fly B6 there is no competing option, so a better seat, even with no food, would be something I'd see as a viable option. I realize there are many routes where the competition is more significant, but B6 mostly flies point to point rather than through hubs, so I think it's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison.