I'll do my part, will you do yours?
Dec 12, 2007 | 8:26 am
#31
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They have plenty of limes for the cocktails, and that is pretty much all I need.
The rest of the catering is optional, IMO. Rewind to before 2002 on a typical midcon; the meals were served on china, salad course before the entree, slightly larger portions, and sundae cart-- but it was still airplane food. I only really miss the sundae cart. You can try and put lipstick on a pig if it makes you feel any better, but I'll prefer to grab something before or after my flight.
The rest of the catering is optional, IMO. Rewind to before 2002 on a typical midcon; the meals were served on china, salad course before the entree, slightly larger portions, and sundae cart-- but it was still airplane food. I only really miss the sundae cart. You can try and put lipstick on a pig if it makes you feel any better, but I'll prefer to grab something before or after my flight.
Dec 12, 2007 | 8:33 am
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Cheers.
Dec 12, 2007 | 8:37 am
#33
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Good god!! For two hundred bucks per person, one can get a really nice meal with great wine on the ground. And there is no risk of an overcooking error rendering the entree inedible.
Dec 12, 2007 | 8:48 am
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Since food, and food quality is more important to some flyers than others, perhaps AA could implement a process where you could reserve a variety of luxury amenity packages prior to your flight for a cost.
Dec 12, 2007 | 8:53 am
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"I'll do my part, will you do yours?" with regard to what?
oh.
oh.
Dec 12, 2007 | 9:22 am
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Dec 12, 2007 | 9:23 am
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Dec 12, 2007 | 9:30 am
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Dec 12, 2007 | 9:45 am
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IMHO most paxs sitting up front on most domestic flights (exception for probably longer transcons) are there primarily for the comfort and space (no 300 pound man's many fat rolls invading your personal space) and the ability to board at their leisure before or after the cattle have been herded to the back. Some of course also like the copious amounts of free booze. The food is probably not considered a huge advantage to sitting in F, although it certainly beats the BOB crap being pawned off in the back. And AA realizes that and therefore has no real incentive to bring fine cuisine into the F domestic cabin.
The food is probably not considered a huge advantage to sitting in F, although it certainly beats the BOB crap being pawned off in the back. And AA realizes that and therefore has no real incentive to bring fine cuisine into the F domestic cabin.
Dec 12, 2007 | 11:50 am
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for $100 to $200 more per ticket, I would hope they have strippers up front!!!
Dec 12, 2007 | 12:10 pm
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Dec 12, 2007 | 12:15 pm
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Dec 12, 2007 | 12:58 pm
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Coincidence that this tread and this article (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/bu...rssnyt&emc=rss) came out on the same day?!?!
But like another poster said... it doesn't matter how much of it there is... Airplane food will always and forever be airplane food.
But like another poster said... it doesn't matter how much of it there is... Airplane food will always and forever be airplane food.