FAQ: Air Canada New meal offerings for International Business Class Customers
May 22, 2016, 6:02 pm
#1111
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I agree this is a first world problem, but I am still amazed when I fly JAL and ANA in J, where they achieve such perfection with their beef. Cooked at perfection, medium rare, tender and juicy.
May 22, 2016, 6:44 pm
#1112
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J meals on NH (can't speak to JL since I haven't experienced) should not be mentioned in the same sentence as those on AC. The two aren't even close to being comparable. Sad but true.
May 22, 2016, 6:47 pm
#1113
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May 22, 2016, 6:49 pm
#1114
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I believe somewhere upthread, I posted a photo of the last and only excellent beef meal on AC...in 2012.
It may indeed be FWPs, but I'm paying.
May 23, 2016, 3:24 am
#1116
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May 23, 2016, 2:02 pm
#1117
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AC ran out of champagne on AC10 this week NRT-YYC after the dinner service. 
Apparently they double-cater the wine on the outbound from Canada, so only had a couple bottles for our flight and ran out early in the flight. At least they still had some white/red wine, and the crew was fantastic.
Apparently they double-cater the wine on the outbound from Canada, so only had a couple bottles for our flight and ran out early in the flight. At least they still had some white/red wine, and the crew was fantastic.
May 25, 2016, 1:22 pm
#1119
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May 25, 2016, 5:55 pm
#1120
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787 Business Meal serving order.
So back in the day meal service always started at the back row of A and went forward and around in a U shape - ending at the back of the right side of the plane (starboard).
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
May 25, 2016, 7:25 pm
#1121
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So back in the day meal service always started at the back row of A and went forward and around in a U shape - ending at the back of the right side of the plane (starboard).
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
May 25, 2016, 8:37 pm
#1122
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Ac9 yyc-nrt
Here's some pics of the menu and meal from a recent AC9 flight.
Comments:
Comments:
- Flavour on the prawn appetizer was nice; more interesting than many of the more plain options in the past :-:
- Hawksworth Sablefish dish was great - chorizo added great flavour, and the crispy chickpeas added some nice texture ^ The presentation could have been a bit more refined.
- My travel companion had the beef, which was overcooked to a hockey puck, as usual.
As a sidenote, we had beef the following day on a ~4 hour intra-Asia flight on Oz, and it was cooked perfectly and much better than AC's. - The bread was stale and hard
- Service was very friendly, but also quite slow (it was 90 mins after departure, and 85 mins after the seatbelt sign went off before they even served an appetizer).
May 26, 2016, 8:43 am
#1125
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So back in the day meal service always started at the back row of A and went forward and around in a U shape - ending at the back of the right side of the plane (starboard).
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
Are the 787 meal orders supposed to also follow this standard still? I have had mixed observations.
787-9: Front to back with two trolleys-one for each aisle.
That's the service pattern. Taking orders may differ I guess.