Oct 14, 2015, 3:37 pm
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UA Press Release dated October 14 2015.
Oct 25: PS menus get upgraded and look delicious
Nov 1: Domestic first flights between 1:30 and 3:59pm that are more than 3 hours get lunch
Nov 1: Hawaii and transcon redeyes get dinner service
Beginning Nov. 1, the airline will refresh lunch and dinner choices for United First and United Business customers on flights throughout the U.S. and Canada, and to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America leisure markets.
United-operated flights that currently offer meal service will addnew dishes, like Spanish paella, mushroom risotto and seafood cioppino on shorter dinner flights.
Meal window expansion
The carrier will also expand meals to:
Lunch flights longer than three hours, departing between 1:30 and 3:59 p.m., which will offer options that include seasonal entree salads like a Napa salad with grilled salmon, goat cheese and fig and an arugula salad with Milanese-style chicken; and
Late-night flights between Hawaii and Houston, Chicago, New York/Newark and Washington, which will offer full dinner service with new entrees, such as hoisin short ribs with wasabi grits and stir-fried vegetables.
Late-night non-p.s. transcontinental flights and service between Hawaii and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver, as well as other late-departing flights of at least five hours and 20 minutes, will offer hearty sandwiches after takeoff, such as a pretzel burger with bleu cheese dressing, arugula and pickled onions, followed by warmed pastries before arrival.
United will continue to offer its p.s. made-to-order sundaes for dessert, followed by bake-on-board cookies prior to arrival.
Oct 25: PS menus get upgraded and look delicious
Nov 1: Domestic first flights between 1:30 and 3:59pm that are more than 3 hours get lunch
Nov 1: Hawaii and transcon redeyes get dinner service
Beginning Nov. 1, the airline will refresh lunch and dinner choices for United First and United Business customers on flights throughout the U.S. and Canada, and to Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America leisure markets.
United-operated flights that currently offer meal service will addnew dishes, like Spanish paella, mushroom risotto and seafood cioppino on shorter dinner flights.
Meal window expansion
The carrier will also expand meals to:
Lunch flights longer than three hours, departing between 1:30 and 3:59 p.m., which will offer options that include seasonal entree salads like a Napa salad with grilled salmon, goat cheese and fig and an arugula salad with Milanese-style chicken; and
Late-night flights between Hawaii and Houston, Chicago, New York/Newark and Washington, which will offer full dinner service with new entrees, such as hoisin short ribs with wasabi grits and stir-fried vegetables.
Late-night non-p.s. transcontinental flights and service between Hawaii and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver, as well as other late-departing flights of at least five hours and 20 minutes, will offer hearty sandwiches after takeoff, such as a pretzel burger with bleu cheese dressing, arugula and pickled onions, followed by warmed pastries before arrival.
United will continue to offer its p.s. made-to-order sundaes for dessert, followed by bake-on-board cookies prior to arrival.
Hi everyone,
As a follow-up to our recent news release about investments we’re making in dining onboard and in our United Clubs, we have a number of details to share about changes coming this weekend to every cabin on many of our North and Latin America flights, to offer you restaurant-quality meals. These latest upgrades come in addition to those we made October 25 to premium-cabin dining on our p.s. Premium Service.
For a more in-depth look at the investment we’re making in our food, UnitedAirtime.com now includes insightful foodie stories and a new video about why we want the food we serve to be exciting and interesting – something we’re working on in partnership with The Trotter Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring new generations of culinary minds.
Here are some highlights of menu changes on flights within the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and leisure markets in Mexico; which will be reflected beginning November 2 on our united.com North America premium-cabin dining page and Choice Menu page:
p.s. Premium Service enhancements beginning October 25:
Premium-cabin dining changes beginning November 1:
We hope many of you have the opportunity to experience these new dining options and we look forward to hearing from you.
-UA Insider
As a follow-up to our recent news release about investments we’re making in dining onboard and in our United Clubs, we have a number of details to share about changes coming this weekend to every cabin on many of our North and Latin America flights, to offer you restaurant-quality meals. These latest upgrades come in addition to those we made October 25 to premium-cabin dining on our p.s. Premium Service.
For a more in-depth look at the investment we’re making in our food, UnitedAirtime.com now includes insightful foodie stories and a new video about why we want the food we serve to be exciting and interesting – something we’re working on in partnership with The Trotter Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring new generations of culinary minds.
Here are some highlights of menu changes on flights within the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and leisure markets in Mexico; which will be reflected beginning November 2 on our united.com North America premium-cabin dining page and Choice Menu page:
p.s. Premium Service enhancements beginning October 25:
Premium-cabin dining changes beginning November 1:
-New seasonal entrée salads with refreshed protein component served on the side
-New side salads and transcon/Hawaii starter salads
-The United Business cabin on three-cabin aircraft will offer all entrée choices served in the United First cabin
-United Express two-cabin regional jet service will also offer new premium-cabin lunch, dinner and snacks, and expanded lunch meal service to flights longer than three hours
Choice Menu Bistro on Board changes beginning November 1 We hope many of you have the opportunity to experience these new dining options and we look forward to hearing from you.
-UA Insider
Starting Oct 25 '15 UA PS/HNL long-haul redeyes/mid-cons will feature BETTER options!
Jan 31, 2015, 4:22 pm
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if flying between 1:30 & 4PM -- the rest of the day until 8PM there is a meal. A meal is offered at meal times. Seem to be loosing sight of the actual situation. Should the snack be more substantial yes but it is not meal flight.
Jan 31, 2015, 5:00 pm
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Airport shuttle is at 12pm.
Arrive _ _ _ at 12:30pm.
Flight is at 2:30pm.
You honestly wouldn't feed your kids anyways in that time at the airport vs. having them hold out until about 3:30/45 or so before they can start eating on the flight?
Jan 31, 2015, 5:29 pm
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Meals on reservation now updated
Check your reservations. My F/C meals are updated, highlighted by NRT-ICN meal changed from "Dinner" to "Snack" (which is more apt). I posted elsewhere that 737 NRT-ICN is now Business (just in January it was BusinessFirst) so this is one consequence, I guess.
Also my 200 mile segments changed from None to Refreshment.
Also my 200 mile segments changed from None to Refreshment.
Jan 31, 2015, 6:38 pm
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From "Dinner" to "Refreshments"
Oh boy I'm sure gonna love this change, my flight from ORD to LAS got updated from dinner to refreshments. The flight is listed as 1504 miles and over 4 hours. I thought these flights got a meal regardless now since it's over 4 hours and 1500 miles. Now it's a huge downgrade. A 4 hour flight with refreshments. I thought these changes were supposed to be better not worse?
Jan 31, 2015, 7:21 pm
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I'm on UA 1266 SFO>BOS, and to my surprise they had prosecco available! The FA said they'd had it for a while, but "nobody asked for it," so they didn't serve much of it.
It neatly straddles the line between drinkable and terrible.
It neatly straddles the line between drinkable and terrible.
Jan 31, 2015, 7:24 pm
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On some of my flights, they've run out
Jan 31, 2015, 7:40 pm
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Jan 31, 2015, 8:05 pm
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Oh boy I'm sure gonna love this change, my flight from ORD to LAS got updated from dinner to refreshments. The flight is listed as 1504 miles and over 4 hours. I thought these flights got a meal regardless now since it's over 4 hours and 1500 miles. Now it's a huge downgrade. A 4 hour flight with refreshments. I thought these changes were supposed to be better not worse?
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one, or the few."
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Jan 31, 2015, 8:06 pm
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Oh boy I'm sure gonna love this change, my flight from ORD to LAS got updated from dinner to refreshments. The flight is listed as 1504 miles and over 4 hours. I thought these flights got a meal regardless now since it's over 4 hours and 1500 miles. Now it's a huge downgrade. A 4 hour flight with refreshments. I thought these changes were supposed to be better not worse?
We will soon find out.
Jan 31, 2015, 8:15 pm
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Having a 4 hour flight with no meal is kind've insulting as American and Delta serve full meals on flights of this length.
Jan 31, 2015, 8:17 pm
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So at 1514 it should be:
Mid-continental flights offer a full meal service on flights departing between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. and includes three entree choices on flights that provide breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Lunch may include a Lobster Macaroni and Cheese entree with a baked crumb topping and a side of broccoli rabe served with a spring mix salad featuring strawberries, oranges and feta cheese, a warmed nine-grain bread stick and a raspberry sorbet for dessert.
On flights departing after 9:01 p.m., a selection of premium packaged snacks and fresh fruit are offered.
This seems consistent with that:
Jan 31, 2015, 8:27 pm
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Maybe they'll even do up a new video rah rah-ing about their new catering, so you and the kids can watch it before tearing open the bag of potato chips you're issued as Paid F passengers.
Jan 31, 2015, 8:28 pm
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Hotel breakfast ends at 10am.
Airport shuttle is at 12pm.
Arrive _ _ _ at 12:30pm.
Flight is at 2:30pm.
You honestly wouldn't feed your kids anyways in that time at the airport vs. having them hold out until about 3:30/45 or so before they can start eating on the flight?
Airport shuttle is at 12pm.
Arrive _ _ _ at 12:30pm.
Flight is at 2:30pm.
You honestly wouldn't feed your kids anyways in that time at the airport vs. having them hold out until about 3:30/45 or so before they can start eating on the flight?
A meal should be served on this flight. Especially being international.
Jan 31, 2015, 8:42 pm
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I don't know how old your kids are or what your eating habits are. But, even if you ate breakfast at a pretty standard time you'd really be waiting another 5-6 hours before eating again on the plane?
Jan 31, 2015, 9:43 pm
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