Jan 3, 2017, 9:02 am
Last edit by: Seat 2A
How to find out what the meal service will be for a specific Alaska Air flight:
1) On the website, use the "Explore" tab and select "Flight Schedules" from the left-hand side of the drop-down menu.
2) Plug in your city-pair and your week of travel, and the site will pull up all of the Alaska Air flights for that week.
3) Find your flight number on the list. From there you can see what's offered for the meal service. There are two columns corresponding to first class and coach.
A) In first class the codes are (B-breakfast; L-lunch; D-dinner; S-snack).
B) For coach the section may be blank (meaning beverage service and for-purchase cold snack-packs). Or it may show "F" or "F,F" to indicate there are other items for purchase on longer routes like a cheese plate, or in some cases the Beecher's breakfast sandwich or one of the Tom Douglas items.
What *specifically* is offered in first class for B, L, D, or S is the source of much discussion in this thread.
Sometimes a S (snack) will seem more substantial than what's offered as L (lunch). That's where searching this thread can be of assistance.
As near as I can tell for the coach section:
Blank = snack packs only;
"F" = snack packs and cheese plates offered;
"F,F" = snack packs, cheese plate, plus one other item on offer.
Please feel free to edit if that assumption is not correct.
For anyone desiring a more structured or organized submission, here is a template (You'll need to add a / before the last bracketed B as in [/b]):
[B]Date of Flight[B]:
[B]Flight Number and Route flown[B]:
[B]Time of Departure[B]:
[B]Length of flight[B]:
[B]Class of service[B]:
[B]Pre-Departure Beverage service[B]:
[B]Meal served[B]:
[B]Meal Description[B]: .
[B]Additional Comments[B]:
1) On the website, use the "Explore" tab and select "Flight Schedules" from the left-hand side of the drop-down menu.
2) Plug in your city-pair and your week of travel, and the site will pull up all of the Alaska Air flights for that week.
3) Find your flight number on the list. From there you can see what's offered for the meal service. There are two columns corresponding to first class and coach.
A) In first class the codes are (B-breakfast; L-lunch; D-dinner; S-snack).
B) For coach the section may be blank (meaning beverage service and for-purchase cold snack-packs). Or it may show "F" or "F,F" to indicate there are other items for purchase on longer routes like a cheese plate, or in some cases the Beecher's breakfast sandwich or one of the Tom Douglas items.
What *specifically* is offered in first class for B, L, D, or S is the source of much discussion in this thread.
Sometimes a S (snack) will seem more substantial than what's offered as L (lunch). That's where searching this thread can be of assistance.
As near as I can tell for the coach section:
Blank = snack packs only;
"F" = snack packs and cheese plates offered;
"F,F" = snack packs, cheese plate, plus one other item on offer.
Please feel free to edit if that assumption is not correct.
For anyone desiring a more structured or organized submission, here is a template (You'll need to add a / before the last bracketed B as in [/b]):
[B]Date of Flight[B]:
[B]Flight Number and Route flown[B]:
[B]Time of Departure[B]:
[B]Length of flight[B]:
[B]Class of service[B]:
[B]Pre-Departure Beverage service[B]:
[B]Meal served[B]:
[B]Meal Description[B]: .
[B]Additional Comments[B]:
What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving In First Class On Your Flight? (2017)
Mar 30, 2017, 8:57 am
#347
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Can you all take a minute to send a note specifically about this rice "meal" to Alaska Listens. If they get a deluge of comments they will have no choice but to address it. If they just get a comment here or there, that "meal" is likely to be flying around for the rest of 2017 on and off. Commenting on here is fine but it's not going to affect change.
The goal is to make this rice dish the most expensive meal they have ever served. If you add the cost of handling the complaints and the cost of the compensation, we'll be well on our way to meeting that goal.
Mar 30, 2017, 10:15 am
#348
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Can you all take a minute to send a note specifically about this rice "meal" to Alaska Listens. If they get a deluge of comments they will have no choice but to address it. If they just get a comment here or there, that "meal" is likely to be flying around for the rest of 2017 on and off. Commenting on here is fine but it's not going to affect change.
Mar 30, 2017, 12:30 pm
#349
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 998
I fear this is why Alaska is so crappy to vegetarians when it comes to meals. I guess it's impossibly hard to offer a special vegetarian meal that we can reserve days in advance, but other then that it's just a slap in the face when both options are heavy meat based options 
Mar 30, 2017, 12:33 pm
#350
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Yup, mine's already been sent in. And AS responded and compensated.
The goal is to make this rice dish the most expensive meal they have ever served. If you add the cost of handling the complaints and the cost of the compensation, we'll be well on our way to meeting that goal.
The goal is to make this rice dish the most expensive meal they have ever served. If you add the cost of handling the complaints and the cost of the compensation, we'll be well on our way to meeting that goal.
Mar 30, 2017, 1:34 pm
#351
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I fear this is why Alaska is so crappy to vegetarians when it comes to meals. I guess it's impossibly hard to offer a special vegetarian meal that we can reserve days in advance, but other then that it's just a slap in the face when both options are heavy meat based options
And DL offers special meals on all flights.
Compensated? Do you mind if I asked how much they gave you?? I wonder if they would give that to a vegetarian that wrote in saying that two meat options and zero ability to request a meal a head of time was disappointing. Then I could bring my own meal and not feel like I'm getting screwed by paying exactly the same as everyone else but not being able to eat anything in F....
AS policy on special meals is quite clear. They don't do them. If you have dietary restrictions, there are airlines that accommodate that better than AS. That is something you should be aware of when purchasing your ticket.
Mar 30, 2017, 3:54 pm
#352
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[QUOTE=channa;28107811]
The rice "meal" is not a meal. There was zero protein in it -- meat or otherwise. It was glorified junk food with a vegetable snack -- creamy rice (carb and fat) with vegetables and a breadstick (more carb). It was not a personal preference item, it was that it was simply not adequate food for the fight duration (more than 4 hours, ORD-SEA). That was the gist of the complaint, hence the compensation.
I agree.
The rice "meal" is not a meal. There was zero protein in it -- meat or otherwise. It was glorified junk food with a vegetable snack -- creamy rice (carb and fat) with vegetables and a breadstick (more carb). It was not a personal preference item, it was that it was simply not adequate food for the fight duration (more than 4 hours, ORD-SEA). That was the gist of the complaint, hence the compensation.
I agree.
Mar 30, 2017, 4:54 pm
#353
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Mar 30, 2017, 5:19 pm
#354
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 998
It's not hard at all. AA lets you pre-reserve a meal, and one is typically a vegetarian option.
And DL offers special meals on all flights.
The rice "meal" is not a meal. There was zero protein in it -- meat or otherwise. It was glorified junk food with a vegetable snack -- creamy rice (carb and fat) with vegetables and a breadstick (more carb). It was not a personal preference item, it was that it was simply not adequate food for the fight duration (more than 4 hours, ORD-SEA). That was the gist of the complaint, hence the compensation.
AS policy on special meals is quite clear. They don't do them. If you have dietary restrictions, there are airlines that accommodate that better than AS. That is something you should be aware of when purchasing your ticket.
And DL offers special meals on all flights.
The rice "meal" is not a meal. There was zero protein in it -- meat or otherwise. It was glorified junk food with a vegetable snack -- creamy rice (carb and fat) with vegetables and a breadstick (more carb). It was not a personal preference item, it was that it was simply not adequate food for the fight duration (more than 4 hours, ORD-SEA). That was the gist of the complaint, hence the compensation.
AS policy on special meals is quite clear. They don't do them. If you have dietary restrictions, there are airlines that accommodate that better than AS. That is something you should be aware of when purchasing your ticket.
Mar 30, 2017, 7:21 pm
#355
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I will add my voice to the request for F & C as a viable option for F.
It solves some of the issues that arise with some passengers.. when chatting with FA in F, many have commented that they would like to get back to the policy of F & C from Y gratis for F passengers.
Hopefully when pre-selecting meals for F comes online, this will be a choice.
It solves some of the issues that arise with some passengers.. when chatting with FA in F, many have commented that they would like to get back to the policy of F & C from Y gratis for F passengers.
Hopefully when pre-selecting meals for F comes online, this will be a choice.
Mar 31, 2017, 1:45 am
#356
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I will add my voice to the request for F & C as a viable option for F.
It solves some of the issues that arise with some passengers.. when chatting with FA in F, many have commented that they would like to get back to the policy of F & C from Y gratis for F passengers.
Hopefully when pre-selecting meals for F comes online, this will be a choice.
It solves some of the issues that arise with some passengers.. when chatting with FA in F, many have commented that they would like to get back to the policy of F & C from Y gratis for F passengers.
Hopefully when pre-selecting meals for F comes online, this will be a choice.
Last edited by DUT; Mar 31, 2017 at 9:00 am
Apr 1, 2017, 12:37 am
#357
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On today's 0630 SJC-EWR in first class:
Qu'oats quinoa steel cut oats hot cereal
dried apricots and pecans
plain Greek yogurt with honey
I posted the omelet entree on this flight earlier this week.
Qu'oats quinoa steel cut oats hot cereal
dried apricots and pecans
plain Greek yogurt with honey
I posted the omelet entree on this flight earlier this week.
Apr 1, 2017, 12:41 am
#358
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On today's 1605 EWR-SJC in first class:
Beef Provencal
chive Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
asparagus
Other entree was butter chicken which I posted earlier this week.
For dessert, an almond peach pistachio tart:
Beef Provencal
chive Yukon Gold mashed potatoes
asparagus
Other entree was butter chicken which I posted earlier this week.
For dessert, an almond peach pistachio tart:
Apr 3, 2017, 6:54 pm
#359
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Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
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Flying home from EWR. I'd like to take this opportunity to emphasize that cooked bird seed is still bird seed. Beets and goat cheese on the salad were OK. Chicken was overcooked. The splotch of brown sludge on top didn't help much. Skipped the cheese cake. #WhyIBringSnacks
Apr 3, 2017, 11:01 pm
#360
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IAD-SEA
Flew IAD-SEA last night, F had a spinach salad with beets and goat cheese, choice of cod with curry sauce or pesto ravioli, and cheesecake to finish. Snack basket was offered 90 minutes out.
Picture of salad didn't save right, but here's the entree and dessert:
Cheesecake
Picture of salad didn't save right, but here's the entree and dessert:
Cheesecake
Last edited by ryandc99; Apr 11, 2017 at 7:05 pm