Abyssmal food on board
Sep 16, 2021, 6:50 am
#91
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 141
I thought long and hard about starting this thread. I decided I wanted to ...../voice my opinion. Traveled on AA from LHR to LAX in F recently. The service on board was great. Friendly staff and attentive to my needs. Just what one hopes for when traveling. The food however in the BA club in T3 and on board was TERRIBLE. Inside the club, I had a choice of prepacked Tuna fish or some other unrecognizable food. I fully understand the need to keep people's including my own grubby hands from touching food. So if you're going to do that, give me a menu to order food from. On board, FC passengers were given the same food choices as those in Biz Class. The exact same menu. Not right IMHO. Then for midflight snacks, the choices were worse than a vending machine. In fact if I could monetize it, I'd contract with AA to put fresh vending machines on board. No fruit. No cookies. No sandwiches of any kind. No cheeses. No cookies. I wondered if mid flight they didn't change the paint on the plane to read SPIRIT airlines.
I understand that we are in a pandemic, but on our outbound flight on IBERIA we had many more choices and much better quality food. Why has AA sunk to the lowest level of food service?
I understand that we are in a pandemic, but on our outbound flight on IBERIA we had many more choices and much better quality food. Why has AA sunk to the lowest level of food service?
I legitimately now drive two hours to an airport rather than 45 min to an hour to avoid them…..there is nothing they do right anymore…..I’m shocked their planes don’t start dropping from the sky.
cheers,
TG
Sep 16, 2021, 8:36 am
#96
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL
Programs: American Airlines
Posts: 30,033
Unfortunately for me at least I'm an EU traveler. FI? What do they have, 4 planes? LOL BA? Horrible airline with criminal fees attached to award tickets (anyone can spare me the lecture about what it is officially called and it's not BA, etc etc it's meaningless).. IB? Finding availability for awards is pretty limited with their limited network.
I'm looking forward to my J transatlantic next week and ordered a steak. I don't expect it to be "abysmal" and keeping expectations in check.
I'm looking forward to my J transatlantic next week and ordered a steak. I don't expect it to be "abysmal" and keeping expectations in check.
Sep 16, 2021, 9:38 am
#97
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: ORD, sadly...
Programs: AA Exec Plat
Posts: 599
Unfortunately for me at least I'm an EU traveler. FI? What do they have, 4 planes? LOL BA? Horrible airline with criminal fees attached to award tickets (anyone can spare me the lecture about what it is officially called and it's not BA, etc etc it's meaningless).. IB? Finding availability for awards is pretty limited with their limited network.
I'm looking forward to my J transatlantic next week and ordered a steak. I don't expect it to be "abysmal" and keeping expectations in check.
I'm looking forward to my J transatlantic next week and ordered a steak. I don't expect it to be "abysmal" and keeping expectations in check.
Sep 16, 2021, 10:10 am
#98
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 454
Sep 16, 2021, 2:47 pm
#101
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: DFW
Programs: OWE AA EXP;*A TK Gold; Marriott LTT; Hyatt Globalist; IHG Plat; National VIP
Posts: 3,097
Sep 16, 2021, 3:12 pm
#102
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,546
I assume you mean AY since FI isn’t in any alliance. I’ve heard their A350 hard product is pretty good but haven’t had the chance to fly it yet. And I don’t like their trend of outsourcing cabin crews. But, they did have kind of an interesting mileage sale last year where they basically sold EQM.
Sep 16, 2021, 5:06 pm
#103
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast
Programs: AA CONCIERGE KEY & 1MM, HILTON DIAMOND
Posts: 11,970
For short flights, S7 is a pretty nice way to fly... proper 2x2 premium seats and the inflight service is much better than what we get on any U.S. airline
Sep 16, 2021, 7:55 pm
#104
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW-In Plano & CDG-In the 11th
Programs: DL Diamond, AA revenue negative, Bonvoy Titanium +, Avis likes me
Posts: 3,209