Originally Posted by randidliyo
I was disappointed last week after working all day, rushing to the airport and gate, then getting in the air to discover that I was getting the grapes and cheese and cracker plate. This was on ORD-IAH. I aksed and found out the answer (finally). The flight was long enough, but it left at 7:15pm, which apparently isn't "mealtime" to Continental, even though my stomach was still on CST and it was 6:15.
I had a similiar experience EWR-IAH two weeks ago....IMHO that grape, cheese, and salami plate is one of COs worst creations for a FC snack. Personally I'd prefer a super simple salad over that any day.
My 2 cents,
CLEHillBilly