What meals should I expect on my JFK-MIA flight, if any.
Jan 11, 2022, 7:55 am
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What meals should I expect on my JFK-MIA flight, if any.
I hope this is the right place to post.
but I am flying from jfk to Miami and the website says there’s breakfast.
what are the breakfast options, and if their bad , should I switch to a flight with a lunch meal?
thanks
but I am flying from jfk to Miami and the website says there’s breakfast.
what are the breakfast options, and if their bad , should I switch to a flight with a lunch meal?
thanks
Jan 11, 2022, 8:01 am
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Breakfast and lunch are equally bad. All options will be cold. Breakfast will probably be something like a choice of yogurt and fruit or a turkey and cheese sandwich. Lunch would be a choice between a turkey sandwich or cheese sandwich, or possibly a salad. Here's the thread that discusses domestic meals. 2022 AA Domestic Meal / Meals - menu / photos / etc. (master thread)
Jan 11, 2022, 8:10 am
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Never, ever (ever) adjust your schedule or flight choice on AA solely due to what meal you may or may not get onboard. For a domestic flight like this regardless of whether it's breakfast or lunch or dinner your choices will range from something that's just meh to downright disgusting. See the consolidated thread that wrp linked above for examples.
Jan 11, 2022, 9:23 am
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During the past 2 weeks I had 2 breakfast flights. Both were the same, choice of smoked salmon plate (was pretty decent) or egg salad sandwich. I only had one lunch flight, it was turkey sandwich or cranberry grain salad. I would actually take the breakfast over the lunch if those remain the same.
Jan 11, 2022, 10:10 am
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Interesting. I have never considered selecting a flight based on we as what food was served
Jan 11, 2022, 10:31 am
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https://images.app.goo.gl/gSVpsaVas2bgNsew7
Or Delta, circa 1972:
https://blog.terischure.com/whatever...agne-in-coach/
Last edited by guv1976; Jan 11, 2022 at 10:40 am
Jan 11, 2022, 12:28 pm
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Just get on the plane, and either have a great meal of YOUR choosing , either before or after. Onboard, all you will get is inedible, and would be determined as basura, by someone who would rather starve.
Jan 11, 2022, 12:43 pm
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Have done several non premium transcon flights over the past couple weeks and choices have been the same.
Breakfast: Small piece of salmon with boiled egg OR croissant with egg salad
Lunch/Dinner: Caprese sandwich or the infamous turkey sandwich
Breakfast: Small piece of salmon with boiled egg OR croissant with egg salad
Lunch/Dinner: Caprese sandwich or the infamous turkey sandwich
Jan 11, 2022, 12:48 pm
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I've been doing this for 20 years, no matter how good or bad the food was. Pre-covid, if the rotation bad better lunch options, I booked lunch flights. Or, better dinner options, I booked dinner flights. And, every so often, I'd purposely book a breakfast flight if omelets were on the rotation. I used to look at the pre-order options too before booking.
Jan 11, 2022, 12:59 pm
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In the 90s, AA transcon J served a steak that is actually good. But over the years I learn not to expect anything on domestic flights. Now my routine is eat a nice meal at the lounge, take a dump, ask for a bottle of water after boarding and go to sleep. I will wake up refreshed for my next meal.
Jan 11, 2022, 1:36 pm
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Back in the Early 2010's, I would make sure to do return trips on my Transcon escapades on AA180 which flew from LAX at 4pm and arrived in JFK at midnight strictly for the steak dinners that were par for the course on the flights in J. I would do that over earlier flights for the meal and experience itself.
Jan 11, 2022, 7:29 pm
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I would argue that breakfast could potentially be better, because there is a chance that you'll get the smoked salmon and bagel, which is decent, but I wouldn't use that even as a tiebreaker. I would instead hold out for Bobby Vans and/or one of the priority pass restaurants at MIA, which are decent.