The "What Will Alaska Be Serving In First Class On Your Flight?" DISCUSSION (2014)
May 12, 2014, 11:20 pm
#121
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Had the deconstructed chicken pot pie on JNU-SEA today... I think almost everyone had it, and this one was a bit better than last (not sure if this FA was just better at her job or not). Salt/pepper offered on each tray, along with a margarita Seattle chocolate, premeal hot towel, and ample refills on the beverages.
May 20, 2014, 9:22 am
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My search-fu is failing and I can't find the answer to this pretty simple question: in what direction are meal orders taken on Alaska Airlines flights? Is it always front-to-back?
May 20, 2014, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by djibouti
My search-fu is failing and I can't find the answer to this pretty simple question: in what direction are meal orders taken on Alaska Airlines flights? Is it always front-to-back?
May 20, 2014, 10:55 am
#124
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May 20, 2014, 11:12 am
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May 20, 2014, 12:36 pm
#126
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My last BOS-SAN-BOS trip had the same lead FA on different days (are they called pursers domestically?). BOS-SAN he took orders front to back, SAN-BOS back to front.
May 28, 2014, 8:42 am
#127
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Flew OGG-PDX and PDX-DCA. First time flying Alaska and quite impressed. On the OGG-PDX flight, it was a 10:55 PM departure, so all that was offered was a cheese plate and fruit and drinks. The cheese was fine.
On the PDX-DCA flight, the flight left around 7:30 AM, but they served a full lunch. The food was great. Starter was an arugula salad with grilled pears. Quite tasty. Mains were either a crusted Alaskan halibut or tortellini with sausage. I chose the tortellini which was quite tasty. For dessert, there was an apple pie-like dessert. It was warm and tasty. Very impressed with the food; far better than the food I had on United the day prior.
On the PDX-DCA flight, the flight left around 7:30 AM, but they served a full lunch. The food was great. Starter was an arugula salad with grilled pears. Quite tasty. Mains were either a crusted Alaskan halibut or tortellini with sausage. I chose the tortellini which was quite tasty. For dessert, there was an apple pie-like dessert. It was warm and tasty. Very impressed with the food; far better than the food I had on United the day prior.
May 28, 2014, 8:44 am
#128
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On my last two flights the order was in fact FEBO. This might have been pure coincidence as it's a sample size of 2.
May 28, 2014, 10:08 am
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On the PDX-DCA flight, the flight left around 7:30 AM, but they served a full lunch. The food was great. Starter was an arugula salad with grilled pears. Quite tasty. Mains were either a crusted Alaskan halibut or tortellini with sausage. I chose the tortellini which was quite tasty. For dessert, there was an apple pie-like dessert. It was warm and tasty. Very impressed with the food; far better than the food I had on United the day prior.
May 28, 2014, 10:29 am
#130
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It leaves at 9:35, not 7:30. Breakfast is generally served on flights leaving prior to 9:30 and lunch on flights leaving after.
May 28, 2014, 7:45 pm
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Getting on my salad rant again (although a bit tardy since the flight was on 5/14/14).
PDX-ATL the salad was described as:
Arugula with grilled pear salad (walnuts and blue cheese crumbles)
It was 3 huge not so appetizing looking pears a bunch of walnuts, a little blue cheese (which I despise to begin with) and a handful of Arugula.
Just don't understand all this jazzing up a salad. A basic salad would be much more preferable than this mess.
Off my soapbox. Please carry on.
PDX-ATL the salad was described as:
Arugula with grilled pear salad (walnuts and blue cheese crumbles)
It was 3 huge not so appetizing looking pears a bunch of walnuts, a little blue cheese (which I despise to begin with) and a handful of Arugula.
Just don't understand all this jazzing up a salad. A basic salad would be much more preferable than this mess.
Off my soapbox. Please carry on.
May 28, 2014, 7:54 pm
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Getting on my salad rant again (although a bit tardy since the flight was on 5/14/14).
PDX-ATL the salad was described as:
Arugula with grilled pear salad (walnuts and blue cheese crumbles)
It was 3 huge not so appetizing looking pears a bunch of walnuts, a little blue cheese (which I despise to begin with) and a handful of Arugula.
Just don't understand all this jazzing up a salad. A basic salad would be much more preferable than this mess.
Off my soapbox. Please carry on.
PDX-ATL the salad was described as:
Arugula with grilled pear salad (walnuts and blue cheese crumbles)
It was 3 huge not so appetizing looking pears a bunch of walnuts, a little blue cheese (which I despise to begin with) and a handful of Arugula.
Just don't understand all this jazzing up a salad. A basic salad would be much more preferable than this mess.
Off my soapbox. Please carry on.
+1...never have liked fruit on my salad and thankfully I never have to say "hold the fruit" at restaurants since most dinner/side salads don't have fruit to begin with....some romaine or iceberg lettuce mix, maybe a cherry tomato, a tub of ranch dressing....it's not that difficult...if you want to "jazz up" something, how about a shrimp cocktail appetizer with the salad or maybe a nice Caesar salad?
May 28, 2014, 7:55 pm
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Jun 13, 2014, 12:24 pm
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Does anyone know what the current SEA-OGG meal choices are? Planning ahead for next week. 