No meal in business (first) LAX-BOS?
Mar 20, 2018, 12:31 pm
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No meal in business (first) LAX-BOS?
I’m flying LAS-LAX-BOS next month in First (AA421, AA1379). The LAX-BOS is an overnight.
I contacted AA by twitter as I thought we’d be able to pre-select our meal as I have on any other AA flight in first / business but it wasn’t showing as an option on my booking. They’ve replied telling me as it’s an overnight flight, no food will be served, just refreshments. Is this true? For a 5hour + flight? Is this the same for all similar overnights such as LAS-PHL?
Thanks
I contacted AA by twitter as I thought we’d be able to pre-select our meal as I have on any other AA flight in first / business but it wasn’t showing as an option on my booking. They’ve replied telling me as it’s an overnight flight, no food will be served, just refreshments. Is this true? For a 5hour + flight? Is this the same for all similar overnights such as LAS-PHL?
Thanks
Mar 20, 2018, 12:32 pm
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I’m flying LAS-LAX-BOS next month in First (AA421, AA1379). The LAX-BOS is an overnight.
I contacted AA by twitter as I thought we’d be able to pre-select our meal as I have on any other AA flight in first / business but it wasn’t showing as an option on my booking. They’ve replied telling me as it’s an overnight flight, no food will be served, just refreshments. Is this true? For a 5hour + flight? Is this the same for all similar overnights such as LAS-PHL?
Thanks
I contacted AA by twitter as I thought we’d be able to pre-select our meal as I have on any other AA flight in first / business but it wasn’t showing as an option on my booking. They’ve replied telling me as it’s an overnight flight, no food will be served, just refreshments. Is this true? For a 5hour + flight? Is this the same for all similar overnights such as LAS-PHL?
Thanks
Mar 20, 2018, 12:34 pm
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Mar 20, 2018, 12:45 pm
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that's something only you can answer. Would you normally wait till 9 pm to eat dinner? That's the earliest you'd have it served in the air on a flight this late, if they still had it (which they don't -and haven't- for a few years). Presumably the larger seat, unlimited booze, and some refreshments were what you were after, but what DID you want?
It is disappointing to know a meal isn't an option, but you gotta do your homework these days to know what to expect, especially if it's nonrefundable.
It is disappointing to know a meal isn't an option, but you gotta do your homework these days to know what to expect, especially if it's nonrefundable.
Mar 20, 2018, 12:52 pm
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that's something only you can answer. Would you normally wait till 9 pm to eat dinner? That's the earliest you'd have it served in the air on a flight this late, if they still had it (which they don't -and haven't- for a few years). Presumably the larger seat, unlimited booze, and some refreshments were what you were after, but what DID you want?
It is disappointing to know a meal isn't an option, but you gotta do your homework these days to know what to expect, especially if it's nonrefundable.
It is disappointing to know a meal isn't an option, but you gotta do your homework these days to know what to expect, especially if it's nonrefundable.
Mar 20, 2018, 1:01 pm
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The service is exactly as advertised. If OP did not see value in it at the time he booked, I am not sure whether this is anything other than buyer's remorse.
There are any number of reasons to fly F on the TCON route. It is a personal choice, but I would put food service on a red eye at the bottom. I would just as soon that the cabin crew do the necessary safety checks, do a quick drink service and then leave the passenger cabin alone until it is time to prepare for arrival.
Mar 20, 2018, 1:07 pm
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Even on the later evening premium transcontinental routes for LAX/SFO to JFK, F and J passengers don't receive a full service so it's more a business decision driven by how many folks sleep on those, having already eaten. Why cater a cabin when only a small percentage would partake if you can save on that cost?
Hopefully the seat and boarding priority make up for the lack of what passes for catering today. Enjoy your flight and the peaceful knowledge that you won't have to partake in the upgrade list scrum!
Hopefully the seat and boarding priority make up for the lack of what passes for catering today. Enjoy your flight and the peaceful knowledge that you won't have to partake in the upgrade list scrum!
Mar 20, 2018, 1:11 pm
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Why don't you tell us what you are paying for, you booked the flight?
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Mar 20, 2018, 1:19 pm
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Mar 20, 2018, 1:27 pm
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Mar 20, 2018, 1:50 pm
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About four years ago, when I was still flying red-eye flights from LAX to BOS, hot food was available in F. I don't recall anyone on FT scoffed at the idea of a meal service on a red-eye. It is a relatively recent downgrade in service on AA. Fortunately for AA, frequent flyers have quickly acquiesced to the new standards of service.
Mar 20, 2018, 2:29 pm
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Not that it will help the OP now that the ticket has been purchased (unless it is refundable), but Jet Blue has Mint service LAX-BOS. They have a special, "shuteye menu," for that flight. By no means a full meal, but definitely more than just, "refreshments."
Oddly, they charge about $600 less for same dates/similar times when I checked in late April. And the B6 seat looks similar to those that AA uses for JFK-LAX transcon service.
Oddly, they charge about $600 less for same dates/similar times when I checked in late April. And the B6 seat looks similar to those that AA uses for JFK-LAX transcon service.
Mar 20, 2018, 2:52 pm
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Mar 20, 2018, 3:03 pm
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There are any number of reasons to fly F on the TCON route. It is a personal choice, but I would put food service on a red eye at the bottom. I would just as soon that the cabin crew do the necessary safety checks, do a quick drink service and then leave the passenger cabin alone until it is time to prepare for arrival.
Domestic redeyes are to be avoided at all cost, IMO. But if I have to be on one - I want to be asleep as fast as possible. Shut the lights off, minimize commotion in the cabin, and leave me alone for as long as possible (preferably until the seat belt sign comes on for landing). I'd consider no meal a benefit.