2014 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
May 10, 2014, 7:04 pm
#376
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I flew 2 of United's longest domestic flights this week.
And from the food department, boy did it suck.
Seriously UA - this is how bad your first class has gotten??
Dont even get me started on the wine.
Even the MaiTai seemed different - cheaper.
Crews seemed a bit embarrassed to work with this kind of garbage food on a 10/9 hour flight in first class.
Flying DL F next week to Hawaii, I hope its different.
And from the food department, boy did it suck.
Seriously UA - this is how bad your first class has gotten??
Dont even get me started on the wine.
Even the MaiTai seemed different - cheaper.
Crews seemed a bit embarrassed to work with this kind of garbage food on a 10/9 hour flight in first class.
Flying DL F next week to Hawaii, I hope its different.
The Mai Tai has been 'enhanced' for over a year now to a pre-mix that comes out of a split, like CO's Margarita. It used to be that UA stocked a bottle of dark rum, plus the needed mix-ins and the FA's produced a fresh Mai Tai, but that all ended once the merger was consummated.
May 10, 2014, 7:42 pm
#377
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ewr-hnl departs around 9:20-9:30 am and is given breakfast just because its a "domestic" flight. Youd think due to length this could be given Lunch, but nope.
ewr-hnl departs around 9:20-9:30 am and is given breakfast just because its a "domestic" flight. Youd think due to length this could be given Lunch, but nope.
May 10, 2014, 8:47 pm
#378
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SFO-ATL yesterday.
You've seen this breakfast a thousand times, but $2 billion in cuts has brought one more new "enhancement": this tray is served with an empty glass to remind you of better times past.
(My seat mate had the cereal, and his glass was full of milk for the cereal.)
You've seen this breakfast a thousand times, but $2 billion in cuts has brought one more new "enhancement": this tray is served with an empty glass to remind you of better times past.
(My seat mate had the cereal, and his glass was full of milk for the cereal.)
May 10, 2014, 10:10 pm
#379
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They are. They suck now.
UA temporarily even cut dinner service on the late flights to the east coast, serving a snack instead. Thankfully, they've brought back dinner, as nasty as the beef hoison is.
Such a sad, sad example of how far UA has fallen.
For example, a link to my blog showing meal service on CO (and UA) from Los Angeles to Honolulu in the months before the merger...we've lost out big time.
or the old menu
http://upgrd.com/images/upload/image...X-HNL-MENU.jpg
UA temporarily even cut dinner service on the late flights to the east coast, serving a snack instead. Thankfully, they've brought back dinner, as nasty as the beef hoison is.
Such a sad, sad example of how far UA has fallen.
For example, a link to my blog showing meal service on CO (and UA) from Los Angeles to Honolulu in the months before the merger...we've lost out big time.
or the old menu
http://upgrd.com/images/upload/image...X-HNL-MENU.jpg
May 10, 2014, 10:54 pm
#380
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They are. They suck now.
UA temporarily even cut dinner service on the late flights to the east coast, serving a snack instead. Thankfully, they've brought back dinner, as nasty as the beef hoison is.
Such a sad, sad example of how far UA has fallen.
For example, a link to my blog showing meal service on CO (and UA) from Los Angeles to Honolulu in the months before the merger...we've lost out big time.
or the old menu
http://upgrd.com/images/upload/image...X-HNL-MENU.jpg
UA temporarily even cut dinner service on the late flights to the east coast, serving a snack instead. Thankfully, they've brought back dinner, as nasty as the beef hoison is.
Such a sad, sad example of how far UA has fallen.
For example, a link to my blog showing meal service on CO (and UA) from Los Angeles to Honolulu in the months before the merger...we've lost out big time.
or the old menu
http://upgrd.com/images/upload/image...X-HNL-MENU.jpg
I'm about to book SFO-HKG and actually feeling kind of queasy at the thought of what UA's likely to feed us.
May 10, 2014, 11:11 pm
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May 11, 2014, 5:13 am
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May 11, 2014, 5:38 am
#383
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4 May 2014
UA 2062 BOS-ORD B752 (Equipment change from 738, then 739)
1730 Departure - Dinner
Nuts, Choice of pasta or beef, chocolate chip cookie
8 May 2014
UA 1164 ORD-BOS B739
2130 Departure - Refreshments
Nuts, Choice of shrimp salad or chicken warp both served with onion soup, white chocolate cranberry cookie
UA 2062 BOS-ORD B752 (Equipment change from 738, then 739)
1730 Departure - Dinner
Nuts, Choice of pasta or beef, chocolate chip cookie
8 May 2014
UA 1164 ORD-BOS B739
2130 Departure - Refreshments
Nuts, Choice of shrimp salad or chicken warp both served with onion soup, white chocolate cranberry cookie
May 11, 2014, 9:51 am
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May 12, 2014, 5:35 am
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OK, now I'm really confused.
I'm booked on YEG-IAH in late June, a 1517 departure on A319 and meal is "dinner" on a 4h26m flight. I'm also booked on AUA-IAD in early August, a later departure at 1550 on B739 and meal is "lunch" on 4h30m flight.
What am I missing here?
I'm booked on YEG-IAH in late June, a 1517 departure on A319 and meal is "dinner" on a 4h26m flight. I'm also booked on AUA-IAD in early August, a later departure at 1550 on B739 and meal is "lunch" on 4h30m flight.
What am I missing here?
May 12, 2014, 5:46 am
#386
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SFO-ATL yesterday.
You've seen this breakfast a thousand times, but $2 billion in cuts has brought one more new "enhancement": this tray is served with an empty glass to remind you of better times past.
(My seat mate had the cereal, and his glass was full of milk for the cereal.)
You've seen this breakfast a thousand times, but $2 billion in cuts has brought one more new "enhancement": this tray is served with an empty glass to remind you of better times past.
(My seat mate had the cereal, and his glass was full of milk for the cereal.)
May 12, 2014, 8:06 am
#387
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Another change....
I reported this in the PS thread but on exHawaii and PS flights departing after 8PM that used to receive dinner now will be snack flights.
There were also some changes domestically where breakfast was being served longer, meaning up until 959AM, and that a snack will replace lunch/dinner on flights from 130PM to 330PM.
Although in my opinion sometimes the snack was a better alternative to the burrito/calzone/etc.
There were also some changes domestically where breakfast was being served longer, meaning up until 959AM, and that a snack will replace lunch/dinner on flights from 130PM to 330PM.
Although in my opinion sometimes the snack was a better alternative to the burrito/calzone/etc.
May 12, 2014, 8:25 am
#388
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I reported this in the PS thread but on exHawaii and PS flights departing after 8PM that used to receive dinner now will be snack flights.
There were also some changes domestically where breakfast was being served longer, meaning up until 959AM, and that a snack will replace lunch/dinner on flights from 130PM to 330PM.
Although in my opinion sometimes the snack was a better alternative to the burrito/calzone/etc.
There were also some changes domestically where breakfast was being served longer, meaning up until 959AM, and that a snack will replace lunch/dinner on flights from 130PM to 330PM.
Although in my opinion sometimes the snack was a better alternative to the burrito/calzone/etc.
May 12, 2014, 10:54 am
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When did EWR-SFO lose the menus, the app, and the 3 choices? I flew today. No menus. Pasta or Steak. No seafood appetizer. Just a small salad. The cutbacks are pretty apparent.
May 12, 2014, 11:50 am
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