Originally Posted by radonc1

Does anyone really care about meals at mealtimes

I was going to start another thread about this subject, but since we are talking about transcons...
Why is it that the F meal service in the CLE-LAX nonstops is a significant step down from that offered to those flying EWR-LAX? The difference in milage is only about 275 miles, and the time to fly the route is at least 4 hours in either direction (which should be enough time to deliver the service without rushing through it). The cost of an F ticket appears to be similar so why the degradation in meal service? If you want to fix something without sinking a lot of money into revamping airliners and equipment, may I suggest that this would be an excellent way to start @:-) In fact, this could be an excellent way to start expanding CLE long range service and start taking some of the heat off of EWR, which is becoming a joke of an airport (My thursday 5PM CLE-LAX flight was delayed almost 3 hours because the flight to CLE from (where else) EWR was delayed that amount of time. And yes, I know the weather story