What Will Alaska Airlines Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2018)
Nov 23, 2018, 11:35 am
#1021
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
If you are referring to FC meal, "First Class Pre-Select is available on most Boeing and Airbus flights over 3.5 hours." So you won't be able to reserve your food beforehand or see what it is, it will probably be a sandwich or protein plate option, but check the thread for similar distance/timed flights.
Nov 24, 2018, 1:56 pm
#1022
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,072
Given the mess at SEA today I'm not surprised that SEA-LAX AS 2292 wasn't able to get catering at SEA. There was only a snack basket and some of the beverage options were not available. What was more important is that we were one of the few flights delayed less than an hour and involved only one gate change...
Nov 24, 2018, 2:01 pm
#1023
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,072
A number of grumpy F passengers on PDX-HNL today due to meal choices running out. The oatmeal and eggs dish was fully spoken for by the time the FA was done with maybe the the first row. The rest had to adapt to the omelette. Only two pax used the pre-order function. Surprised that they seemed to overload on the omelette options. (Thanks to posts here I pre-ordered the oatmeal... looks more appealing.)
Apple Crepes with Muesli
Cinnamon Stuffed French Toast
Chorizo Cheese stuffed Pizza or Sandwich.
Pastrami Sandwich with Cheese
Bagels, Lox, Cream Cheese with Lemon Oatmeal Bar, Granola.
Cinnamon Roll with Fruit
Breakfast Burrito with Chorizo
Eggs and Chicken are just bland.
Nov 24, 2018, 2:12 pm
#1024
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: CO - Onepass Gold Elite--> UA - MileagePlus Gold Premier--> Silver --> AS - MileagePlan MVPGOLD!
Posts: 735
Pretty Sad
Here’s “Dinner”. All of it. Because four spinach leaves is, apparently, AS's idea of a dinner salad.
Date of Flight: November 23, 2018
Flight Number and Route flown: AS/OO 3379 DAL-SEA
Time of Departure: 4:00pm
Length of flight: A WHOPPING 4:40! Headwinds suck!
Class of service: First
Meal served: "Dinner," the meal formerly known as "snack."
Meal Description: No menus were provided (they must just be gone now, kind of like the calories are). We were offered "chicken or salmon.....salad" by a typically fantastic SkyWest flight attendant. He did his best with what he was given. Note that, as usual on SkyWest, all items have been oriented correctly on the tray. Mainline US carriers haven't done that since 1940!
On the upside, everything on the stylish new tray was really quite tasty.
But this meal was woefully tiny. A plastic cup of nuts, a warm roll, a three inch diameter salad, and a packaged not-even-a-cookie dessert? I must admit, the ingredients were very good quality. The recipe itself, I mean, was great. But the finished product ended up being three grapes cut in half, two walnuts quartered, and four spinach leaves. Covered in mustard. Plus a piece of salmon.
On this route, there used to be the separate dessert course, with a small plated cheesecake or something similar.
Come on, AS. This doesn't cut it.
Salmon Salad.
Date of Flight: November 23, 2018
Flight Number and Route flown: AS/OO 3379 DAL-SEA
Time of Departure: 4:00pm
Length of flight: A WHOPPING 4:40! Headwinds suck!
Class of service: First
Meal served: "Dinner," the meal formerly known as "snack."
Meal Description: No menus were provided (they must just be gone now, kind of like the calories are). We were offered "chicken or salmon.....salad" by a typically fantastic SkyWest flight attendant. He did his best with what he was given. Note that, as usual on SkyWest, all items have been oriented correctly on the tray. Mainline US carriers haven't done that since 1940!
On the upside, everything on the stylish new tray was really quite tasty.
But this meal was woefully tiny. A plastic cup of nuts, a warm roll, a three inch diameter salad, and a packaged not-even-a-cookie dessert? I must admit, the ingredients were very good quality. The recipe itself, I mean, was great. But the finished product ended up being three grapes cut in half, two walnuts quartered, and four spinach leaves. Covered in mustard. Plus a piece of salmon.
On this route, there used to be the separate dessert course, with a small plated cheesecake or something similar.
Come on, AS. This doesn't cut it.
Salmon Salad.
Last edited by Legend717; Nov 24, 2018 at 2:23 pm
Nov 24, 2018, 2:56 pm
#1025
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SFO, mostly
Posts: 2,204
Here’s “Dinner”. All of it. Because four spinach leaves is, apparently, AS's idea of a dinner salad.
Date of Flight: November 23, 2018
Flight Number and Route flown: AS/OO 3379 DAL-SEA
Time of Departure: 4:00pm
Length of flight: A WHOPPING 4:40! Headwinds suck!
Class of service: First
Meal served: "Dinner," the meal formerly known as "snack."
Meal Description: No menus were provided (they must just be gone now, kind of like the calories are). We were offered "chicken or salmon.....salad" by a typically fantastic SkyWest flight attendant. He did his best with what he was given. Note that, as usual on SkyWest, all items have been oriented correctly on the tray. Mainline US carriers haven't done that since 1940!
On the upside, everything on the stylish new tray was really quite tasty.
But this meal was woefully tiny. A plastic cup of nuts, a warm roll, a three inch diameter salad, and a packaged not-even-a-cookie dessert? I must admit, the ingredients were very good quality. The recipe itself, I mean, was great. But the finished product ended up being three grapes cut in half, two walnuts quartered, and four spinach leaves. Covered in mustard. Plus a piece of salmon.
On this route, there used to be the separate dessert course, with a small plated cheesecake or something similar.Come on, AS. This doesn't cut it.
Salmon Salad.
Date of Flight: November 23, 2018
Flight Number and Route flown: AS/OO 3379 DAL-SEA
Time of Departure: 4:00pm
Length of flight: A WHOPPING 4:40! Headwinds suck!
Class of service: First
Meal served: "Dinner," the meal formerly known as "snack."
Meal Description: No menus were provided (they must just be gone now, kind of like the calories are). We were offered "chicken or salmon.....salad" by a typically fantastic SkyWest flight attendant. He did his best with what he was given. Note that, as usual on SkyWest, all items have been oriented correctly on the tray. Mainline US carriers haven't done that since 1940!
On the upside, everything on the stylish new tray was really quite tasty.
But this meal was woefully tiny. A plastic cup of nuts, a warm roll, a three inch diameter salad, and a packaged not-even-a-cookie dessert? I must admit, the ingredients were very good quality. The recipe itself, I mean, was great. But the finished product ended up being three grapes cut in half, two walnuts quartered, and four spinach leaves. Covered in mustard. Plus a piece of salmon.
On this route, there used to be the separate dessert course, with a small plated cheesecake or something similar.Come on, AS. This doesn't cut it.
Salmon Salad.
Nov 24, 2018, 6:07 pm
#1026
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: CO - Onepass Gold Elite--> UA - MileagePlus Gold Premier--> Silver --> AS - MileagePlan MVPGOLD!
Posts: 735
The may have reduced catering on the Skywest flights because of galley space limitations, but that's really inadequate for a 4+ hour flight!! Normally, you get a full meal on flights over 1500 miles (I wish they would drop it down to 1400 miles so the SEA-ANC flights would be included).
But actually, the ground staff at DAL yesterday was really good.
Except that they forgot to board first class. Straight from "military" to "Group A".
Nov 24, 2018, 7:43 pm
#1027
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: los angeles, calif.
Programs: Alaska Airlines Gold MVP
Posts: 7,170
I believe so. "Meals are available from 5 am to 8 pm on all flights over 675 miles, and fresh snacks are offered on all flights over 250 miles."
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...food-and-drink
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...food-and-drink
Nov 24, 2018, 7:46 pm
#1028
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
Nov 25, 2018, 10:05 am
#1029
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,259
Slightly off topic, but I will bring it around.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
Nov 25, 2018, 10:17 am
#1030
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,642
Slightly off topic, but I will bring it around.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
Nov 25, 2018, 10:54 am
#1031
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
It seems unlikely that someone in customer care would know the reasoning behind a decision like this. At best, they are rationalizing. At worst, they are making something up and hoping you will go away.
Nov 25, 2018, 2:42 pm
#1032
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 3,361
Slightly off topic, but I will bring it around.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
I am upset that AS has pulled the digi-players from most (or all depending on the report) of their flights. I called Customer care to inquire what was the reasoning behind this. The agent was aware of the change but did not know why. She talked to her supervisor (who was not aware of the change) then came back to me with "They took the digi-player cart out to make room for more food carts". I politely said good bye before I started laughing then got slightly more upset with AS.
From what I am reading here, they have not started the new, enhanced food service yet using said carts.
Nov 25, 2018, 2:55 pm
#1033
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,725
There is a separate thread here in the AS forum about the fact that the tablets are being removed from all but coast to coast and Hawaii flights....this is confirmed with the updated language on the website. Although Costa Rica is not specifically mentioned, I suspect those flights still have the tablets, but a LOT of flights (such as SEA-ANC, PDX-DFW, SEA-ORD, etc.) lost the tablets.
Nov 25, 2018, 3:35 pm
#1034
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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Posts: 5,336
Entertainment Tablets Only on Hawaii, NYC & DC Area, FL and BOS Routes (11/1/2018)
Nov 25, 2018, 3:41 pm
#1035
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,030
11/23 AS533 GEG-SEA, two drinks and a snack basket, not bad for 42 minutes in the air!