Getting seconds for inflight meals
Oct 3, 2007, 5:28 am
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Getting seconds for inflight meals
For those of you who appreciate inflight dining - I guess it depends on which airline you're flying! - I have a question. Do you ever feel tempted to try everything on offer? See, for instance, this airlinemeals.net review (http://www.airlinemeals.net/meals/Ja...ines371450.htm). Scroll about a quarter of the way down the page.
Do you ever feel bad about ordering multiple choices for the same meal? I guess I'm wondering out loud because I fly J soon and wanted a second opinion!
Do you ever feel bad about ordering multiple choices for the same meal? I guess I'm wondering out loud because I fly J soon and wanted a second opinion!
Oct 3, 2007, 6:22 am
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Oct 3, 2007, 6:44 am
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For those of you who appreciate inflight dining - I guess it depends on which airline you're flying! - I have a question. Do you ever feel tempted to try everything on offer? See, for instance, this airlinemeals.net review (http://www.airlinemeals.net/meals/Ja...ines371450.htm). Scroll about a quarter of the way down the page.
Do you ever feel bad about ordering multiple choices for the same meal? I guess I'm wondering out loud because I fly J soon and wanted a second opinion!
Do you ever feel bad about ordering multiple choices for the same meal? I guess I'm wondering out loud because I fly J soon and wanted a second opinion!
Oct 3, 2007, 6:46 am
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When I am in CO BF and the FA asks if I would like the paté or the shrimp as appetizer I usually say "some of each, please." That's not a problem.
If you want two main courses, they may ask you to wait until all the other passengers have been served, but then you wouldn't want a steak AND sushi on your plate at the same time, would you?
It shouldn't be a problem if you ask politely.
Bon appétit!
If you want two main courses, they may ask you to wait until all the other passengers have been served, but then you wouldn't want a steak AND sushi on your plate at the same time, would you?
It shouldn't be a problem if you ask politely.
Bon appétit!
Oct 3, 2007, 7:12 am
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I've done this a few times, albeit on transatlantics. I've always asked for another meal after the main service rather than a "doubling up" the first round.
It's generally worked out. The only time it didn't was in Y on a very full flight. Oh well, it wasn't a problem.
So, ask nicely and you will probably get your extra food
Enjoy!
Jason
Oct 3, 2007, 7:22 am
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Or not. On a recent BWI-LAS flight on US, in F no less, I asked for the meal being served in Coach INSTEAD of the 1st class offering. I was obliged to pay $5 for the privilege, and this was *after* having to wait to see if they had "enough" left over after serving the main cabin. I forked over the five-spot, and have not flown US for my last 6 flights.
Oct 3, 2007, 7:47 am
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A while back on VN airlines between Hanoi and Taipei, I was the only PAX in C.
They cooked all 3 meal options....
And I ate them all.
No problems at all....
They really did want to please me. And I was duly pleased.
They cooked all 3 meal options....
And I ate them all.
No problems at all....
They really did want to please me. And I was duly pleased.
Oct 3, 2007, 8:37 am
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Or not. On a recent BWI-LAS flight on US, in F no less, I asked for the meal being served in Coach INSTEAD of the 1st class offering. I was obliged to pay $5 for the privilege, and this was *after* having to wait to see if they had "enough" left over after serving the main cabin. I forked over the five-spot, and have not flown US for my last 6 flights.
The bigger question is: why would you fly US in the first place?
Oct 3, 2007, 11:27 am
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Or not. On a recent BWI-LAS flight on US, in F no less, I asked for the meal being served in Coach INSTEAD of the 1st class offering. I was obliged to pay $5 for the privilege, and this was *after* having to wait to see if they had "enough" left over after serving the main cabin. I forked over the five-spot, and have not flown US for my last 6 flights.
You are not getting eating an extra meal, and even if you were, the food at the end of the flight is thrown out anyway. Can you imagine the number of food poisoning cases they would have if they had sushi left over from one transpac and then served it on the next after a 3-4 hour turnaround?
Oct 14, 2007, 12:03 pm
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On one BA flight (business class) the purser asked me after the main course something like "How was your meal?" (everyone had been served) I replied "It was good but I am still a little hungry". He checked to see if there were any more meals and there were and brought me another one of them.
Oct 14, 2007, 3:08 pm
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If I weren't vegetarian, I would totally ask. It seems like they only ever have exactly as many as they need of those though, because we usually get served before everyone else and sometimes they are marked with our seat number.
Oct 15, 2007, 5:48 pm
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If I'm really hungry and I KNOW I will be able to eat another entree I will ask by saying "would you mind bringing me any extra entrees that aren't served when you get done with the cabin?"
Occasionally there is the senselessly recalcitrant FA who will automatically say "no, this is a full flight," presumptively assuming that every pax will eat every meal catered, so in those cases I will either just ask another FA or if I'm moody summon the purser and not only repeat the request but also raise the issue of service standards as it concerns the FA in question.
Occasionally there is the senselessly recalcitrant FA who will automatically say "no, this is a full flight," presumptively assuming that every pax will eat every meal catered, so in those cases I will either just ask another FA or if I'm moody summon the purser and not only repeat the request but also raise the issue of service standards as it concerns the FA in question.
Oct 15, 2007, 6:03 pm
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I've only ever asked a few times, usually on longhauls and in premium cabins which are on 'proper' airlines horribly overcatered. Never a problem ^