Does "meals at meal times" apply to CoEx flights?
Apr 11, 2007, 9:27 pm
#16
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I have seen exceptions but those are the general parameters. For some reason EWR-BTR doesn't get meals. I called requesting them before departing EWR once and they said there wasn't a scheduled meal service on that flight. I was shocked. Also, all flights to/from Mexico get snack boxes regardless of time of day or length of flight (IAH-MTY is under an hour in flight it's like the amazing race for flight attendants). I think it all depends on the competition on certain routes.
Apr 12, 2007, 2:55 am
#17
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Welcome to FlyerTalk, flyer1979.
People can get a little(lot) sarcastic here, especially about the RJ's. Thanks for your informed input.
People can get a little(lot) sarcastic here, especially about the RJ's. Thanks for your informed input.
Apr 12, 2007, 9:25 am
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I was a regular last year on CO126 IAH to BWI (left around 8am). I wonder if things have improved beyond the "light breakfast snack" we used to get on that flight, which was a small muffin.
Well just thinking out loud. I had a hunch the meals at mealtime didn't apply to COEx but I wasn't certain.
Well just thinking out loud. I had a hunch the meals at mealtime didn't apply to COEx but I wasn't certain.
Breakfast-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 0500 and 0900 and have a scheduled block time of over 1:29 will receive a breakfast snack box. The breakfast snack box will consist of cereal, milk and a banana or raisins if the flight is departing from a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or a cereal bar, muffin bar, bagel chips, muffins or another shelf stable snack if departing from an outstation.
Flight is scheduled to depart between 0500 and 0900 and have a scheduled block time of over 1:29 will receive a breakfast snack box. The breakfast snack box will consist of cereal, milk and a banana or raisins if the flight is departing from a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or a cereal bar, muffin bar, bagel chips, muffins or another shelf stable snack if departing from an outstation.
Apr 12, 2007, 5:45 pm
#19
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I'm a flight attendant for Express Jet. Meals at meal time does apply to COEX flights. The parameters are as follows:
Breakfast-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 0500 and 0900 and have a scheduled block time of over 1:29 will receive a breakfast snack box. The breakfast snack box will consist of cereal, milk and a banana or raisins if the flight is departing from a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or a cereal bar, muffin bar, bagel chips, muffins or another shelf stable snack if departing from an outstation.
Lunch-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 1100 and 1300 and have a scheduled block time of over 2hr will receive a lunch snack box. The lunch snack box will consist of a ham, turkey or tuna sandwich (there are 2 sizes the larger sandwiches are usually only served on flights to Mexico), a bag of baby carrots or chips and a chocolate candy of some sort ( M&M's, Milky Way, Twix, etc...) if departing frm a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or salami, crackers, parmesan cheese spread, trail mix, and a chocolate candy if departing from and outstation.
Dinner-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 1700 and 1900 and have a scheduled block time of over 2hr will receive a dinner snack box. The dinner snack boxes are the same as the lunch snack boxes.
Breakfast-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 0500 and 0900 and have a scheduled block time of over 1:29 will receive a breakfast snack box. The breakfast snack box will consist of cereal, milk and a banana or raisins if the flight is departing from a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or a cereal bar, muffin bar, bagel chips, muffins or another shelf stable snack if departing from an outstation.
Lunch-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 1100 and 1300 and have a scheduled block time of over 2hr will receive a lunch snack box. The lunch snack box will consist of a ham, turkey or tuna sandwich (there are 2 sizes the larger sandwiches are usually only served on flights to Mexico), a bag of baby carrots or chips and a chocolate candy of some sort ( M&M's, Milky Way, Twix, etc...) if departing frm a hub (IAH, EWR, CLE) or salami, crackers, parmesan cheese spread, trail mix, and a chocolate candy if departing from and outstation.
Dinner-
Flight is scheduled to depart between 1700 and 1900 and have a scheduled block time of over 2hr will receive a dinner snack box. The dinner snack boxes are the same as the lunch snack boxes.
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Apr 13, 2007, 11:50 am
#21
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Mexico is treated differently as AM has a different standard (including free booze)-- and from a revenue standpoint, the revenue per mile on these 1-2 hour hops must be amazingly high.
Apr 13, 2007, 9:22 pm
#22
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It seems there is some leeway in the time parameters. I recall being on an IAH-Boise RJ flight (must have been more than 3.5 hours departing a little after 9 am. We were served breakfast -- a muffin, banana and cereal. Since I was coming from the East, starting about 4 hours earlier, it was a little annoying to get another breakfast so late. I think most folks would be happier with lunch on long flights leaving after 9, especially those that start in a hub, where the odds are good it's already your second flight and "lunchtime to you."
Jul 22, 2008, 12:22 pm
#23
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Do any of you know whether the parameters above still apply?
I have not been on one of the long COEX flights, but I am looking at CLE-DFW which is listed at about 3.5 hours. I was surprised that they listed a snack.
I have not been on one of the long COEX flights, but I am looking at CLE-DFW which is listed at about 3.5 hours. I was surprised that they listed a snack.
Jul 22, 2008, 12:33 pm
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It's usually either a snack box of prepackaged items (cheese, crackers, salami, cookies or a small candy bar, etc.) or the same as the Y lunch on mainline that has a cold sandwich, carrots, and a small candy. Generally out of the hubs it's the sandwich, with the snack box on flights out of an outstation where there is no catering.
Jul 22, 2008, 12:35 pm
#25
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Thanks!