ARCHIVE: 2021 AA Domestic Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
Jul 11, 2021, 10:15 am
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Jul 11, 2021, 10:18 am
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Agreed on most of the cuts (grubens being the worst offender) but are packaged rolls cheaper than the basket (I assume they're the same and FAs just heat the packaged bread up in "normal" times)? Seems to be FAs and customers who want less "handling" of food pushing this one.
Jul 11, 2021, 1:38 pm
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If it was the same rolls just in plastic that would be different but its one standard kind of roll and its hard as a rock, stale, horrible, etc. Some of the bread baskets were decent, with a whole wheat option and a pretzel roll. And of course heated up hot. This is ridiculous if they cut bread baskets to save money and use Covid as the excuse. '
QR might have their bread wrapped but its still the same good Pita bread so really doesnt matter if its wrapped or not. I cant see CX F, AF F, LH F serving a single hard roll in a bag.
QR might have their bread wrapped but its still the same good Pita bread so really doesnt matter if its wrapped or not. I cant see CX F, AF F, LH F serving a single hard roll in a bag.
Jul 11, 2021, 2:19 pm
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That's very nice. And on a sub 900 mile flight! It's much better than what AA was serving pre-Covid on its 900+ mile flights even during meal windows. AA should be ashamed.
Jul 11, 2021, 3:04 pm
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UA has always had amazing short haul catering. I have eaten many meals on UA regionals that are better than AA's flagship transcon food. The only thing that was greatly superior on AA was the dessert- can't beat hot fudge sundaes and warm chocolate chip cookies (UA always had lame desserts like the packaged "cake" in the picture).
Jul 11, 2021, 4:35 pm
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Jul 11, 2021, 4:41 pm
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I doubt that the airlines make many decisions based on what their customers prefer. If a passenger feels unsafe by a warm, unwrapped roll they can refuse it or choose not to eat it.
Jul 11, 2021, 4:48 pm
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Jul 11, 2021, 5:53 pm
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Jul 11, 2021, 7:15 pm
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Sure, but the idea is that customers will see the plastic-wrapped food and thing "wow, AA is really taking COVID seriously! I should fly with these guys more often!" It's the same reason EK and EY have their flight attendants in hazmat suits even though they're all fully vaccinated, or that every major airline has lobbied for the mask mandate and had them in place even before it was required by law.
Jul 11, 2021, 8:58 pm
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Sure, but the idea is that customers will see the plastic-wrapped food and thing "wow, AA is really taking COVID seriously! I should fly with these guys more often!" It's the same reason EK and EY have their flight attendants in hazmat suits even though they're all fully vaccinated, or that every major airline has lobbied for the mask mandate and had them in place even before it was required by law.
Jul 11, 2021, 9:21 pm
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AA was the last carrier to ditch hot meals on non-premium transcontinental flights ( they waited until July 2020 ) and surprisingly, they are now the only carriers alongside Delta ( which is an expert experiencing their passengers a pandemic theater for months ) that doesn't serve hot meals on all transcontinental flights.
Alaska, JetBlue, United are all serving hot meals on all TCON flights while AA and DL still insists on serving snack boxes on non-premium routes.
Alaska, JetBlue, United are all serving hot meals on all TCON flights while AA and DL still insists on serving snack boxes on non-premium routes.
Jul 11, 2021, 10:15 pm
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AA was the last carrier to ditch hot meals on non-premium transcontinental flights ( they waited until July 2020 ) and surprisingly, they are now the only carriers alongside Delta ( which is an expert experiencing their passengers a pandemic theater for months ) that doesn't serve hot meals on all transcontinental flights.