Yes, an old thread but still an issue. This was my beef in a
recent post. I wrote to NWA about when meals are served in FC, and their reply was not at all specific, rather I got a form letter.
According to NWA's Customer First (
Part 6): "Meals are served in the First Class cabin on flights over two hours in length that occur during normal meal times." What is frustrating is that the "normal meal time" for dinner apparently varies with the destination. For example, a survey of flights >2 hours at dinner time shows :
Flight 416, DTW-MCO, 7:18pm, Dinner
Flight 331, DTW-LAX, 7:24pm, Dinner
Flight 275, DTW-SAN, 7:25pm, Dinner
Flight 1225, DTW-DEN, 7:28pm, Snack
Flight 1063, DTW-SAT, 7:31pm, Nothing
Flight 261, DTW-PHX, 7:33pm, Snack Basket
Flight 1189, DTW-LAS, 7:34pm, Snack Basket
Flight 485, DTW-SEA, 7:35pm, Dinner