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)
Oct 15, 2017, 10:30 am
#826
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Date of Flight: October 10, 2017
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 605 LAS-SEA
Time of Departure: 1:15pm
Length of flight: 2:03
Class of service: First
Meal served: So-called "Lunch"
Meal Description: Quinoa Salad with grilled chicken breast & Caesar dressing, ciabatta roll & Double crunch brownie
Simply disgusting! There is no seasoning and I guess Alaska is cutting back on seasoning now.
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 605 LAS-SEA
Time of Departure: 1:15pm
Length of flight: 2:03
Class of service: First
Meal served: So-called "Lunch"
Meal Description: Quinoa Salad with grilled chicken breast & Caesar dressing, ciabatta roll & Double crunch brownie
Simply disgusting! There is no seasoning and I guess Alaska is cutting back on seasoning now.
Oct 15, 2017, 4:12 pm
#827
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That chicken looks like when I take leftover curry out the fridge, after it has cooled down and congealed. 
Literally no sauce.
Curry works better with cut up chicken versus big chunks of chicken. It allows the seasoning to penetrate the meat better. I have no doubt that breast lacked any flavoring under the skin.
And if your doing curry with pasta (which in itself is a risk unless you know how to season curry correctly); couscous is simply the wrong type.
Literally no sauce.Curry works better with cut up chicken versus big chunks of chicken. It allows the seasoning to penetrate the meat better. I have no doubt that breast lacked any flavoring under the skin.
And if your doing curry with pasta (which in itself is a risk unless you know how to season curry correctly); couscous is simply the wrong type.
Oct 15, 2017, 5:33 pm
#828
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I sincerely hope every one of you who has had one of these awful meals on AS writes to them loud and clear that it's unacceptable. Doesn't do any good if you just complain here.
We have a SMF-OGG-SMF trip in F coming up next week and hope we're not offered only one choice or 2 choices of ghastly food. We did this trip 6 months ago and the meals were pretty good.
We have a SMF-OGG-SMF trip in F coming up next week and hope we're not offered only one choice or 2 choices of ghastly food. We did this trip 6 months ago and the meals were pretty good.
Oct 16, 2017, 4:02 pm
#829
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I sincerely hope every one of you who has had one of these awful meals on AS writes to them loud and clear that it's unacceptable. Doesn't do any good if you just complain here.
We have a SMF-OGG-SMF trip in F coming up next week and hope we're not offered only one choice or 2 choices of ghastly food. We did this trip 6 months ago and the meals were pretty good.
We have a SMF-OGG-SMF trip in F coming up next week and hope we're not offered only one choice or 2 choices of ghastly food. We did this trip 6 months ago and the meals were pretty good.
Oct 18, 2017, 6:06 pm
#830
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AS304, SEA-SFO 12:05pm scheduled departure 10/18.
Snack in F offered was the hummus with greens with vegetables and pita rounds. I'd pre-ordered the fruit & cheese before getting upgraded, and the FA asked upon boarding if I'd prefer that. I did and he refused my credit card for payment.
Snack in F offered was the hummus with greens with vegetables and pita rounds. I'd pre-ordered the fruit & cheese before getting upgraded, and the FA asked upon boarding if I'd prefer that. I did and he refused my credit card for payment.
Oct 18, 2017, 8:27 pm
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AS330 SEA-SJC (scheduled 1530 departure, actually pushed ~1600) had a similar “light snack” of spinach dip, veggies, and mini pita rounds ... the shiny orange Seattle Chocolates was of course Pumpkin Spice; I left it behind
Oct 18, 2017, 8:42 pm
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Oct 18, 2017, 10:01 pm
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Oct 19, 2017, 8:43 am
#834
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Date of Flight: October 10, 2017
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 605 LAS-SEA
Time of Departure: 1:15pm
Length of flight: 2:03
Class of service: First
Meal served: So-called "Lunch"
Meal Description: Quinoa Salad with grilled chicken breast & Caesar dressing, ciabatta roll & Double crunch brownie
Simply disgusting! There is no seasoning and I guess Alaska is cutting back on seasoning now.
Flight Number and Route flown: AS 605 LAS-SEA
Time of Departure: 1:15pm
Length of flight: 2:03
Class of service: First
Meal served: So-called "Lunch"
Meal Description: Quinoa Salad with grilled chicken breast & Caesar dressing, ciabatta roll & Double crunch brownie
Simply disgusting! There is no seasoning and I guess Alaska is cutting back on seasoning now.
Oct 26, 2017, 5:52 pm
#835
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Just for reference, here is what DL serves from SEA to SFO/SJC.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28100001-post309.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28100001-post309.html
Oct 26, 2017, 6:55 pm
#836
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Dinner pre-order menu for IAD-SEA early November
With pre-ordering now available on select routes, is it appropriate to post the menu options? If anyone finds it helpful, here is the dinner pre-order menu from my IAD-SEA flight in the first week of November:
1) Chicken shakshuka
2) Fruit & Cheese Plate
3) Pappardelle Pasta
1) Chicken shakshuka
2) Fruit & Cheese Plate
3) Pappardelle Pasta
Oct 26, 2017, 9:37 pm
#837
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I was told that I would still have to pay for a fruit and cheese plate in F on my BWI-SEA flight on Tuesday. I wasn’t in the mood to argue so I took the cod/curry sans the cod.
i guess the memo hasn’t been read by everyone
i guess the memo hasn’t been read by everyone
Oct 26, 2017, 9:50 pm
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Although I wonder if the policy has really changed or it's "still pay for anything from the back, except if you preorder the F&C plate. If you wait until departure, or your flight isn't one of the trial routes, then you have to pay"?
Oct 27, 2017, 8:16 am
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With pre-ordering now available on select routes, is it appropriate to post the menu options? If anyone finds it helpful, here is the dinner pre-order menu from my IAD-SEA flight in the first week of November:
1) Chicken shakshuka
2) Fruit & Cheese Plate
3) Pappardelle Pasta
1) Chicken shakshuka
2) Fruit & Cheese Plate
3) Pappardelle Pasta
Oct 27, 2017, 8:41 am
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Can we talk about Chicken Shakshuka.
It isn't shakshuka. Nope.
Alaska needs to stop elevating food and just serve something that is recognizable - protein that is seasoned, yet not salty with a starch that is edible and some vegetables.
Salads are not places to hide the excess lima beans you bought in the spring and have yet to use up.
lala
It isn't shakshuka. Nope.
Alaska needs to stop elevating food and just serve something that is recognizable - protein that is seasoned, yet not salty with a starch that is edible and some vegetables.
Salads are not places to hide the excess lima beans you bought in the spring and have yet to use up.
lala