UA Insider

Hi everyone,

We first mentioned in our announcement last year that we would be introducing enhancements in 2015 to our international long-haul United Economy dining experience. With our revamped offering around the corner from a June 1 introduction, I’d like to share with you some of the details of our new service on trans-Atlantic flights; trans-Pacific flights between the U.S. and Australia, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan; and flights between the United States and Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.

New Multi-Course Meal Service

• The primary complimentary economy meal will begin with a beverage service and snack of cheese and crackers, baked whole-grain bruschetta chips, or Kiri cheese spread and crackers—whichever is offered on the flight
• The main course will include new entrees, refreshed salads, and artisan breads. Here are some examples of our new main course offerings:
  • Home-style turkey meatloaf in spicy barbecue sauce, served with sweet-potato mash, mixed vegetables, an artisan ciabatta roll and amaranth mango salad
  • Tuscan ravioli with roasted red-pepper sauce, served with a petit artisan ciabatta roll and mixed-grain salad
  • Udon noodles with stir-fried vegetables and ginger soya sauce, served with a petit multigrain baguette roll and apple wheatberry salad
• A premium dessert such as gelato, sorbet, ice cream, or mousse will conclude the main meal service

Complimentary Beer and Wine and Expanded Availability of Half Bottles of Premium Wine

• You read that correctly—in all long-haul international markets receiving the multi-course United Economy meal service, we will offer beer and wine at no charge throughout the flight
• Each customer will also receive a complimentary bottle of water
• Half-bottle premium wines and spirits will be available for purchase

Choice Menu Snack Shop Expansion

• We're introducing a new option to purchase Choice Menu Snack Shop snacks and snackboxes throughout the flight in lieu of a limited complimentary midflight snack offering that was only available on select flights

Complimentary Pre-Arrival Service

• Depending on the market flown, customers may receive a croissant with jam, a warmed sandwich, or a hot meal served with fruit and a roll. Markets that offer complimentary pre-arrival hot meals today will continue to receive them after June 1
• New entrees will also be introduced where we provide a hot pre-arrival meal, such as cinnamon-swirl French toast or a Tuscan skillet with scrambled eggs

We look forward to hearing your feedback on our new United Economy dining experience, and you may refer to our news release for additional details. The United Economy dining and premium wine pages on united.com will be updated in late May to reflect these enhanced dining options.

UA Insider

PTahCha

Starting 1 Jun 2015.

Press release here: http://newsroom.unitedcontinentalhol...-Beer-and-Wine

Highlights:

• Complimentary beer and wine, along with bottled water
• Multi-course meals, with gelato/sorbet/ice cream/mousse for dessert
• Expansion of BOB snacks

Sounds like some positive moves. ^

euslaner

+1!

IADFlyer123

+1. Good move!

F23Coupe

Sounds good!

Will there be multiple choices for the appetizer, main and dessert courses catered for each flight for the passengers to be able to choose at time of dining?

villox

Damn, I'm flying TATL next week and it looks like my upgrade isn't going to clear. Still, very nice.

BigJC

This sounds great! Thanks for the update UA Insider!

DLVXB6UA

this is a change I like =)

BearX220

Looks like they stripped the Y product down too far, paid some business penalty, and now have to snap back to market norms.

They wouldn't do this if they didn't see the zero-frills strategy had cost them more than it saved them.

dogloverjb

Sounds good to me. Happy to see the complimentary beer and wine back. Meal descriptions sound good. Interested in seeing the prices and choices for the premium beverages and in hearing feedback once launched.

coolbeans202

Whoa! Nice to see some improvements and a big ^ for the complimentary beer and wine.

Kmxu

Air France is still better, which offers a bottle of desert wine.

windhund

Great news. The multi-course meal is a very nice enhancement in economy. Curious to find out what the enhanced snack options are too -- would be nice to have more variety of savory options especially.

My next Europe trip with UA is before 1 June so will have to try these out next time...

Lori_Q

It's good to hear the Coach meals are being refreshed. Thanks for returning the complimentary beer & wine. I am looking forward to seeing the half-bottle selections.

Lori_Q

I hope so too, because it means it can't get worse. Or can it?