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)
Jul 7, 2017, 1:16 pm
#556
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Treasure Coast, FL
Programs: DL Diamond, Marriott LT Plat, HH Diamond, Avis Preferred Plus, National Executive
Posts: 4,578
To eah their own but I couldn't fathom eating 1/2 a roasted tomato for breakfast.
The fritata looks good.
The fritata looks good.
Jul 7, 2017, 1:41 pm
#557
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,259
The roasted tomato is a very common item in Europe and Australasia and I quite like them with w dash of salt & pepper. They are normally served cut side up. But, as you say, to each his own.
Jul 7, 2017, 3:47 pm
#558
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York
Posts: 7,348
AS 440
Seattle to LAX
Lv10:15am Arr1256
"Snack"
Cheese and fruit plate
Seattle to LAX
Lv10:15am Arr1256
"Snack"
Cheese and fruit plate
Jul 7, 2017, 7:15 pm
#559
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Posts: 42,953
Not another fungus 
Jul 8, 2017, 8:18 am
#560
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: In transit
Posts: 159
Date of Flight: June 28th, 2017
Flight Number and Route flown: 65 JNU-ANC
Time of Departure: 1:25 PM (actual time was 8:30 PM)
Length of flight: 95 minutes
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled water. But... We left the gate about 6:30 PM after plane was late arriving from PSG due to mechanical problems. Got to the runway and immediately turned around and returned to the gate for a flap problem. So, back at the gate, half the pax deplaned hoping to hop one of the other flights to ANC. First was then served beverages which I took a Jack on the rocks. Some opted to have their "snack" but I waited as I just ate a salad with my meal voucher. So after another almost 2 hour delay, we took off.
Meal served: Snack
Meal Description: The snack was some slices of pastrami, kinda a greek/med salad with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and olives along with some bread and mustard spread. And a piece of chocolate
Additional Notes: This was my first flight with Alaska after status matching from AAdvantage Gold. I was quite impressed with the service, even on such a short route. I've been on 3 hour plus flights First class on American and United and got nothing, besides drinks. This was an upgrade.
actually not my first flight on Alaska but first time in the first class cabin and as a Mileage Plan member. As I'm probably moving to Alaska in the near future, it made since to switch. I was getting my miles on American but that program is junk now. Hope mileage plan stays a miles plan!
Flight Number and Route flown: 65 JNU-ANC
Time of Departure: 1:25 PM (actual time was 8:30 PM)
Length of flight: 95 minutes
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled water. But... We left the gate about 6:30 PM after plane was late arriving from PSG due to mechanical problems. Got to the runway and immediately turned around and returned to the gate for a flap problem. So, back at the gate, half the pax deplaned hoping to hop one of the other flights to ANC. First was then served beverages which I took a Jack on the rocks. Some opted to have their "snack" but I waited as I just ate a salad with my meal voucher. So after another almost 2 hour delay, we took off.
Meal served: Snack
Meal Description: The snack was some slices of pastrami, kinda a greek/med salad with mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and olives along with some bread and mustard spread. And a piece of chocolate
Additional Notes: This was my first flight with Alaska after status matching from AAdvantage Gold. I was quite impressed with the service, even on such a short route. I've been on 3 hour plus flights First class on American and United and got nothing, besides drinks. This was an upgrade.
actually not my first flight on Alaska but first time in the first class cabin and as a Mileage Plan member. As I'm probably moving to Alaska in the near future, it made since to switch. I was getting my miles on American but that program is junk now. Hope mileage plan stays a miles plan!
Last edited by trektheusa; Jul 8, 2017 at 9:48 am
Jul 8, 2017, 8:32 am
#561
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: In transit
Posts: 159
Date of Flight: July 13th
Flight Number and Route flown: 136 ANC-SEA / 774 SEA-AUS
Time of Departure: 1:50 AM / 11:20 PM
Length of flight: Both were a little over 3 hours
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled Water on both flights
Meal served: Nothing / Snack
Meal Description: Already knew there would be nothing on the ANC-SEA flight but nothing did include warmed nuts and ended up having two Jack on the rocks before falling asleep. Hot towel service before landing. On the SEA-AUS, hot towel service before the snack which was a small spring salad and a small quiche of some sort. Wasn't starving so this was a fine snack for me. Enjoyed a few glasses of a Washington Chardonnay wine.
Additional Comments: Second flight with Alaska after getting MVP status matched. Had to buy this ticket at the last minute, like two hours before departure so got upgraded.
3 upgrades for 3 flights so far!
Flight Number and Route flown: 136 ANC-SEA / 774 SEA-AUS
Time of Departure: 1:50 AM / 11:20 PM
Length of flight: Both were a little over 3 hours
Class of service: First
Pre-Departure Beverage service: Bottled Water on both flights
Meal served: Nothing / Snack
Meal Description: Already knew there would be nothing on the ANC-SEA flight but nothing did include warmed nuts and ended up having two Jack on the rocks before falling asleep. Hot towel service before landing. On the SEA-AUS, hot towel service before the snack which was a small spring salad and a small quiche of some sort. Wasn't starving so this was a fine snack for me. Enjoyed a few glasses of a Washington Chardonnay wine.
Additional Comments: Second flight with Alaska after getting MVP status matched. Had to buy this ticket at the last minute, like two hours before departure so got upgraded.
3 upgrades for 3 flights so far!
Jul 8, 2017, 8:39 am
#562
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
A rare unicorn PDB (even if it was due to mechanical), cabin and & service upgrades. Nice ^
Welcome to FT! And Alaska!
Welcome to FT! And Alaska!
Jul 10, 2017, 11:17 am
#564
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
Posts: 3,888
This morning, July 10, PDX-BUR, AS 3456. Breakfast was broccoli and feta frittata with a fruit plate, served Skywest-style, or in the warming tray. It was actually kind of ridiculous - the fruit plate sat on top of another plate, and then the tray was placed next to both of them. Also, weirdly, we had Delta branded cutlery.
The frittata itself was fine, if a little plain.
The frittata itself was fine, if a little plain.
Jul 10, 2017, 12:52 pm
#565
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: San Francisco area
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott T
Posts: 455
What a pathetic meal for almost 2+ hours premium segment SEA - LAX flight!
Jul 10, 2017, 8:56 pm
#567
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: BLI
Programs: AS G75K
Posts: 175
7/10/17
SEA-SNA
12:05 Departure
PDB: Waters handed out just before door closure. Drink orders taken while on the ground!!
Meal: Turkey & Brie sandwich with caramelized onions and cranberry relish. Served with a red cabbage slaw, bag of Tim's chips and a lemon square. Everything was surprisingly good and refreshing. The sandwich bread was buttered and toasted and came off almost as Texas toast. Red cabbage slaw was good but will not be everybody's cup of tea. Top marks for this light lunch!
Also received the whole can of Coke Zero which is a nice bonus considering how fast I down those little glasses of it.
SEA-SNA
12:05 Departure
PDB: Waters handed out just before door closure. Drink orders taken while on the ground!!
Meal: Turkey & Brie sandwich with caramelized onions and cranberry relish. Served with a red cabbage slaw, bag of Tim's chips and a lemon square. Everything was surprisingly good and refreshing. The sandwich bread was buttered and toasted and came off almost as Texas toast. Red cabbage slaw was good but will not be everybody's cup of tea. Top marks for this light lunch!
Also received the whole can of Coke Zero which is a nice bonus considering how fast I down those little glasses of it.
Jul 10, 2017, 11:24 pm
#569
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
Posts: 3,858
9 July 2017 - SEA - JNU AS71
We boarded twice - had to deplane as they thought they were going to swap out the plane after an hour delay. Ops got our plane mixed up with the SNA flight next door.
PDB - water
FA's were good, wearing the new t shirts. I wasn't provided a menu (and was super tired & didn't take a pic); but the lunch was a salad with quinoa, pecans, some type of cheese, and 3 chicken chunks on the side. Served with fruit I think and the brownie, side of caesar salad.
My neighbor was the sister of Delta's Richard Anderson. I don't want to say much more about our conversation, but she really likes Alaska and apparently Dick flew up on the 2pm flight to Juneau on *Alaska*. Nice lady & family.
We boarded twice - had to deplane as they thought they were going to swap out the plane after an hour delay. Ops got our plane mixed up with the SNA flight next door.
PDB - water
FA's were good, wearing the new t shirts. I wasn't provided a menu (and was super tired & didn't take a pic); but the lunch was a salad with quinoa, pecans, some type of cheese, and 3 chicken chunks on the side. Served with fruit I think and the brownie, side of caesar salad.
My neighbor was the sister of Delta's Richard Anderson. I don't want to say much more about our conversation, but she really likes Alaska and apparently Dick flew up on the 2pm flight to Juneau on *Alaska*. Nice lady & family.
Jul 11, 2017, 1:32 am
#570
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9 July 2017 - SEA - JNU AS71
We boarded twice - had to deplane as they thought they were going to swap out the plane after an hour delay. Ops got our plane mixed up with the SNA flight next door.
PDB - water
FA's were good, wearing the new t shirts. I wasn't provided a menu (and was super tired & didn't take a pic); but the lunch was a salad with quinoa, pecans, some type of cheese, and 3 chicken chunks on the side. Served with fruit I think and the brownie, side of caesar salad.
My neighbor was the sister of Delta's Richard Anderson. I don't want to say much more about our conversation, but she really likes Alaska and apparently Dick flew up on the 2pm flight to Juneau on *Alaska*. Nice lady & family.
We boarded twice - had to deplane as they thought they were going to swap out the plane after an hour delay. Ops got our plane mixed up with the SNA flight next door.
PDB - water
FA's were good, wearing the new t shirts. I wasn't provided a menu (and was super tired & didn't take a pic); but the lunch was a salad with quinoa, pecans, some type of cheese, and 3 chicken chunks on the side. Served with fruit I think and the brownie, side of caesar salad.
My neighbor was the sister of Delta's Richard Anderson. I don't want to say much more about our conversation, but she really likes Alaska and apparently Dick flew up on the 2pm flight to Juneau on *Alaska*. Nice lady & family.