Kosher Meals
 

I was on a EWR-IAH flight this weekend and out came a full meal. Pizza, salad, and a candy bar. I inquired when my kosher meal was, but was told there are no special meals except on bi-coastal trips. My ticket indicated that there was only a snack offered, therefore I understand the claim...HOWEVER continental is blatantly trying to get around having to give out special meals by calling this amount of food only a snack. I was really bothered. Everyone was satiated and I was starving. On the way back, they served a turkey/chicken sandwich, salad, and a candy bar....I had a ginger ale.

I called the customer service line to complain and was told that it would be noted for future review.

It used to be that even short flights you could get an alternative. On previous YYZ-EWR flights I had a kosher hot breakfast of an omelet, bagel, and fruit. Guess they are trying to save costs. I am quite unhappy about this.

Compared to CO's actual meal service what you received was a snack. CO clearly states what routes special meals can be received on: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...l/default.aspx

If you thought it was only a 'snack', then surely you prepared by eating before your flight...right?

CO doesn't offer any special meals on non-transcon domestic flights, that includes canada.

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that sounds better than the garbage they've been dishing up in FC. hopefully it will be on my ewr-iah flight next week so i can swap the FC food for the Y food.

Unless you like flavored rubber you do not want the pizza... ;)

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If you are on the direct flight, you will receive a special meal. Special meals service was reduced after 9/11.

Did you click the link Hartmann provided in post #2 ?

That should technically be the nonstop flight, as there is at least one (sometimes two) direct IAH-ANC flights that stop in SEA with no change of aircraft or crew. Those flights aren't eligible for special meals. But yes, the seasonal nonstop IAH-ANC flights are eligible for special meals, which is a very good thing, considering those flights are nearly 1,000 miles longer than EWR-West Coast flights.

If the flight stops in SEA, it wouldn't be a direct flight. That would be a continuing flight. Direct/nonstop, it's the same thing.

Direct does not mean non-stop... (ex. There are direct flights from IAH-FRA but there is a stop in EWR for an equipment swap)

Maybe Merriam-Webster has it wrong.

Main Entry: 2direct
Function: adjective
3 a :extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping: there was no direct flight that day


Isn't this about special meals?

It would be if you could get your terminology right.

Direct means same flight number. It could even have a plane or equipment change.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_flight