Quick Thinking to Remedy Lack of Catering
Mar 12, 2018, 10:09 am
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Quick Thinking to Remedy Lack of Catering
AS 165 from BUR to SEA this morning (Monday, March 12) in First Class:
A muffin (your choice of Blueberry, Honey Bran, or Corn), and IN ADDITION to all that, you get a choice of:
Fruit Bowl
OR
Yogurt Parfait
And the nice passengers in 1A and 1B ONLY, were even offered another special menu item: a leftover Fruit and Cheese platter from last night's flight.
So...clearly, everyone reading this post has already realized that there is something very amiss with these "new" food options...they are not part of AS' improved in-flight fare, but rather, quick thinking on the station manager's part when a flight doesn't get catered.
What would AS have done without that little food kiosk a few feet away from the gate...where I saw the exact same food options before I boarded the flight?! LOL!!!
I guess these things happen sometimes. It was a pretty nice flight nonetheless...but, I thought I'd share this experience with you all!!!
A muffin (your choice of Blueberry, Honey Bran, or Corn), and IN ADDITION to all that, you get a choice of:
Fruit Bowl
OR
Yogurt Parfait
And the nice passengers in 1A and 1B ONLY, were even offered another special menu item: a leftover Fruit and Cheese platter from last night's flight.
So...clearly, everyone reading this post has already realized that there is something very amiss with these "new" food options...they are not part of AS' improved in-flight fare, but rather, quick thinking on the station manager's part when a flight doesn't get catered.
What would AS have done without that little food kiosk a few feet away from the gate...where I saw the exact same food options before I boarded the flight?! LOL!!!
I guess these things happen sometimes. It was a pretty nice flight nonetheless...but, I thought I'd share this experience with you all!!!
Mar 12, 2018, 10:35 am
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AS 165 from BUR to SEA this morning (Monday, March 12) in First Class:
A muffin (your choice of Blueberry, Honey Bran, or Corn), and IN ADDITION to all that, you get a choice of:
Fruit Bowl
OR
Yogurt Parfait
And the nice passengers in 1A and 1B ONLY, were even offered another special menu item: a leftover Fruit and Cheese platter from last night's flight.
So...clearly, everyone reading this post has already realized that there is something very amiss with these "new" food options...they are not part of AS' improved in-flight fare, but rather, quick thinking on the station manager's part when a flight doesn't get catered.
What would AS have done without that little food kiosk a few feet away from the gate...where I saw the exact same food options before I boarded the flight?! LOL!!!
I guess these things happen sometimes. It was a pretty nice flight nonetheless...but, I thought I'd share this experience with you all!!!
A muffin (your choice of Blueberry, Honey Bran, or Corn), and IN ADDITION to all that, you get a choice of:
Fruit Bowl
OR
Yogurt Parfait
And the nice passengers in 1A and 1B ONLY, were even offered another special menu item: a leftover Fruit and Cheese platter from last night's flight.
So...clearly, everyone reading this post has already realized that there is something very amiss with these "new" food options...they are not part of AS' improved in-flight fare, but rather, quick thinking on the station manager's part when a flight doesn't get catered.
What would AS have done without that little food kiosk a few feet away from the gate...where I saw the exact same food options before I boarded the flight?! LOL!!!
I guess these things happen sometimes. It was a pretty nice flight nonetheless...but, I thought I'd share this experience with you all!!!
I wonder if there's a problem with BUR catering.
Mar 12, 2018, 12:46 pm
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Flew PDX-LAS-PDX this weekend in F; both flights were the late evening flights (AS 624 and AS 621).
Southbound PDX-LAS was...a cookie.
Northbound LAS-PDX was the chicken with barley, salad, bread, and lemon square.
The consistent inconsistency in F catering on AS is annoying (also the quality of catering ex-PDX, but that’s a different discussion). I’ve done the late evening JNU-ANC flight, which is not only a shorter flight but also leaves at almost the exact same time as AS 624, and gotten a dinner service...and AS doesn’t even do any catering in JNU, nor do they have an ounce of competition on the route.
Southbound PDX-LAS was...a cookie.
Northbound LAS-PDX was the chicken with barley, salad, bread, and lemon square.
The consistent inconsistency in F catering on AS is annoying (also the quality of catering ex-PDX, but that’s a different discussion). I’ve done the late evening JNU-ANC flight, which is not only a shorter flight but also leaves at almost the exact same time as AS 624, and gotten a dinner service...and AS doesn’t even do any catering in JNU, nor do they have an ounce of competition on the route.
Mar 12, 2018, 3:50 pm
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Mar 13, 2018, 9:40 am
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Mar 13, 2018, 10:15 am
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Mar 13, 2018, 10:35 am
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Mar 13, 2018, 10:35 am
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Flew PDX-LAS-PDX this weekend in F; both flights were the late evening flights (AS 624 and AS 621).
Southbound PDX-LAS was...a cookie.
Northbound LAS-PDX was the chicken with barley, salad, bread, and lemon square.
The consistent inconsistency in F catering on AS is annoying (also the quality of catering ex-PDX, but that’s a different discussion). I’ve done the late evening JNU-ANC flight, which is not only a shorter flight but also leaves at almost the exact same time as AS 624, and gotten a dinner service...and AS doesn’t even do any catering in JNU, nor do they have an ounce of competition on the route.
Southbound PDX-LAS was...a cookie.
Northbound LAS-PDX was the chicken with barley, salad, bread, and lemon square.
The consistent inconsistency in F catering on AS is annoying (also the quality of catering ex-PDX, but that’s a different discussion). I’ve done the late evening JNU-ANC flight, which is not only a shorter flight but also leaves at almost the exact same time as AS 624, and gotten a dinner service...and AS doesn’t even do any catering in JNU, nor do they have an ounce of competition on the route.
As for ANC-JNU, intra-Alaska flights usually cost more and get better service.
Mar 13, 2018, 10:55 am
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The supposed discrepancy on the flights between LAS and PDX is easy. AS is very consistent: 8pm is the cutoff for meal service, which applies to most if not all West Coast flights.. Your LAS-PDX left BEFORE 8pm and has a snack service. PDX-LAX left after 8pm and has a cookie (now we can discuss whether they should have something more substantial than a cookie, if you would like). By the way, you can look at the flight schedules function on the website and see whether a meal is scheduled.
As for ANC-JNU, intra-Alaska flights usually cost more and get better service.
As for ANC-JNU, intra-Alaska flights usually cost more and get better service.
As for JNU-ANC, flights do cost more intra-Alaska. But inflight service has absolutely nothing to do with that equation.
Mar 13, 2018, 12:59 pm
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Well the legislature is in session in JNU... AS might as well look good to those in F 
Mar 13, 2018, 10:55 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 7:17 am
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There's no charge (while Y passengers have to pay $6 or so for the same bag of popcorn).
Mar 14, 2018, 10:09 am
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Flew BUR-PDX yesterday evening. FA mentioned there were only five F&C plates on board - gone by row 8. Oh, and what a tired, ratty interior on the 737-700.
Mar 14, 2018, 10:57 am
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Officially no, except for the preorder of the Fruit & Cheese plate on flights that have implemented First Class preordering. In practice, the FA may provide Y food on a complimentary basis from time to time. My approach is to be prepared to pay for it and if not charged, so much the better.