Thank you for all of the responses! I was not sure if the food served would be sub standard because i was leaving from Columbus and not a HUB.

RIP transcon meal service. Jambalaya or hamburger is a very depressing way to go to PDX!

There are a few 738's (and possibly 739 non-ER's) that have airshow on the drop-down screens.

A friend, when served his meal on a lunch flight from EWR to IAH, had this to say about his first class meal; "this is a First class meal?" He thought it looked and tasted worse than his Economy meals from DXB to JFK on EK.

Is it apples and oranges?

I bet that first class meal would taste good to a starving child somewhere in the world..

Yes, it is.

I'm going to FC on a 5:30PM flight next Sat from EWR-SFO. Could not find FC menu listing on website. Below is BF meal from EWR to Honolulu

Will the FC EWR - SFO be the same?

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MENU

To Begin

Roasted nuts with your preferred cocktail or beverage

Appetizer

Smoked salmon and orange pepper salmon accompanied by
creamy horseradish sauce

Salad and warm bread

Romaine and mesclun salad mix accompanied by cherry tomato
and Mandarin orange segments

With buttermilk ranch dressing

Freshly baked garlic bread and assorted rolls with butter

Main Courses

grilled pork chop

With green peppercorn sauce, shiitake mushroom bread pudding,
fresh broccolini and white asparagus

osso buco style Breast of Chicken

Served with roasted garlic polenta cake, fresh broccolini
and mushroom rago�t

mini cannelloni pasta bowl

Artichoke and ricotta cheese filled mini cannelloni served with
creamy arugula sauce, mixed saut�ed vegetables
and grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese

Dessert

Vanilla ice cream with your choice of toppings

Fresh Brew� gourmet roasted regular and decaffeinated coffee
made exclusively for Continental Airlines or tea with your
choice of milk or lemon

Refreshment

Will be offered prior to arrival

Not even close.

The silverware will be the same.

So what will it be?

Seafood appetizer (usually smoked salmon or lobster), salad, choice of 3 main courses (usually meat, fish, pasta/veggie), ice cream sundae. The main courses are usually similar to those being offered in businessFirst, but not sure if it would be, say the exEWR choices or the westbound choices. But look at the other Europe routes to get an idea.

Wait a sec - you sure? The Hawaii BF-lite menu looks remarkably similar to what I've experienced on CO transcons (and 5+ hr "International Business Class") flights, though admittedly it's been 2 years or so for me on a transcon.

As are the plates. What's in them is only slightly different.

You get a separate salad and appetizer, choice of 3 mains and you still get the ice cream sundae for dessert.

This is what they looked like in August:

Thnaks. That looks more like what I remember as well.

...but the CO website says this


Transcontinental Service

In addition to the above amenities and services, First class customers traveling on transcontinental flights will receive additional amenities:

Printed menus showcasing meal choices designed by our world renowned Congress of Chefs.
Four course meal that includes appetizer, salad, choice of three entr�es and ice cream sundaes with a choice of toppings.
Freshly baked cookies on select flights

*Transcontinental markets include flights to/from Newark Liberty (EWR) and San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego (SAN), Portland (PDX) and Seattle (SEA)