I've been so crabby lately - all of my recent posts have been complaints - but here is another - I have been avoiding TWA (trying to consolidate on NW - usually NW ends up being cheaper and more convenient to my latest destinations anyway) - but had to go home to Philly last week - had a coach ticket - not even a Y - but had received an upgrade cert from TWA in the mail - so on the 8:15 from PHL to STL - got upgraded (and I must say - the people at the gate were so nice - I had left my ID at the ticket counter and someone was nice enough to run it up to the gate for me!!)

Anyway - get in my seat - so nice b/c no one was even next to me - and, much to my surprise - the only goodies offered on the flight were two bags of pretzels and two passes with the beverage cart. IN FIRST CLASS!!!

I don't really have much to complain about - sitting in fc for free - but, man, would I have been peeved if I was like the guy behind me who PAID to be in fc!!!!!

I don't know of many flights at 2015 (getting in appx 2130 to STL) that do offer meal service. They generally shut everything up appx 1930. All airlines, not just TW.

jl

Jamiel: Ditto... at first I thought the flight was 8:15 AM... I always had something on the morning flight, though, and didn't understand what was up. Now that I know it was PM, I can second the comment that meals on domestic travel aren't served that late (in my experience). Half the pax on those flights just want to sleep, anyway. I will also add that although the "cart" doesn't come around, the FA's will serve drinks until I stop asking.

EMD: Don't worry too much about the rants -- everyone has an occassional one. I do hope your travel luck improves, though.