2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
Sep 9, 2016, 7:46 pm
#631
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Correct. All the domestic 752s are gone now. The 752s with the BusinessFirst product are the sCO int'l birds (16J in 4 rows) and the sUA p.s. birds (28J in 7 rows). 6 rows of recliner First ahead of door 2 is now only found on the 753.
Sep 10, 2016, 6:06 am
#632
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There are FAA rules about staffing. I believe the requirement is one FA for every 50 pax for the capacity of the plane.
Flew a 757 DEN-SFO Aug 2, with 24 people in BF. There were able to do PDB, plus full dinner meal service and follow up beverages in a less than 2 hour flight just fine. One FA made the meals, one transported meals to pax and followed up with drinks. They were a well oiled team.
I rarely fly anything other than Business or First, both domestically and internationally. 2 per cabin domestically for BF is standard staffing, except on the smallest planes. There is more staffing on international flights in Business and First.
The FAs just signed a fairly nice contract. I think you might be reading this a little off.
Flew a 757 DEN-SFO Aug 2, with 24 people in BF. There were able to do PDB, plus full dinner meal service and follow up beverages in a less than 2 hour flight just fine. One FA made the meals, one transported meals to pax and followed up with drinks. They were a well oiled team.
I rarely fly anything other than Business or First, both domestically and internationally. 2 per cabin domestically for BF is standard staffing, except on the smallest planes. There is more staffing on international flights in Business and First.
The FAs just signed a fairly nice contract. I think you might be reading this a little off.
Sep 10, 2016, 6:04 pm
#633
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What do people who need to eat low glycemic index/load meals do when they travel long-haul? Most airline food (even in business class) is loaded with carbs (often simple ones) as you can see in the pics on this thread (e.g., see previous page). For people like me, these meals are almost as bad as poison. I wouldn't survive an 8-12-hour flight eating cinnamon rolls, bread, cookies, pastas & orange juice. I have tried many different tricks & it has been hit or miss. You'd think that requesting a diabetic meal would be the closest to getting a low cab meal. But you'd be wrong. I've actually been offered (white) rice, bread and fruit as major components of diabetic meals. (And as if to atone for it, the bread comes accompanied by low fat margarine, which is completely unhealthy. I feel like screaming from tops of buildings that 'fat' doesn't make people fat, it's carbs that do that to you.) So for long I've been packing my own meals, often 1-2 days worth if I'm traveling for over 24 hours (as is regularly the case). This is a real pain and not very practical especially with last minute travel changes. Any suggestions?
Sep 10, 2016, 6:52 pm
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What do people who need to eat low glycemic index/load meals do when they travel long-haul? Most airline food (even in business class) is loaded with carbs (often simple ones) as you can see in the pics on this thread (e.g., see previous page). For people like me, these meals are almost as bad as poison. I wouldn't survive an 8-12-hour flight eating cinnamon rolls, bread, cookies, pastas & orange juice. I have tried many different tricks & it has been hit or miss. You'd think that requesting a diabetic meal would be the closest to getting a low cab meal. But you'd be wrong. I've actually been offered (white) rice, bread and fruit as major components of diabetic meals. (And as if to atone for it, the bread comes accompanied by low fat margarine, which is completely unhealthy. I feel like screaming from tops of buildings that 'fat' doesn't make people fat, it's carbs that do that to you.) So for long I've been packing my own meals, often 1-2 days worth if I'm traveling for over 24 hours (as is regularly the case). This is a real pain and not very practical especially with last minute travel changes. Any suggestions?
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Sep 10, 2016, 7:10 pm
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I pack Quest bars in my carry-on, and buy plain Greek/Icelandic yogurt airside if I'm in Y. I tend to indulge when I'm in F or J - I know it's not good for me but there is just something about airplane food that is hard to resist...
What do people who need to eat low glycemic index/load meals do when they travel long-haul? Most airline food (even in business class) is loaded with carbs (often simple ones) as you can see in the pics on this thread (e.g., see previous page). For people like me, these meals are almost as bad as poison. I wouldn't survive an 8-12-hour flight eating cinnamon rolls, bread, cookies, pastas & orange juice. I have tried many different tricks & it has been hit or miss. You'd think that requesting a diabetic meal would be the closest to getting a low cab meal. But you'd be wrong. I've actually been offered (white) rice, bread and fruit as major components of diabetic meals. (And as if to atone for it, the bread comes accompanied by low fat margarine, which is completely unhealthy. I feel like screaming from tops of buildings that 'fat' doesn't make people fat, it's carbs that do that to you.) So for long I've been packing my own meals, often 1-2 days worth if I'm traveling for over 24 hours (as is regularly the case). This is a real pain and not very practical especially with last minute travel changes. Any suggestions?
Sep 11, 2016, 7:55 pm
#636
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SEA-DEN 9/7 UA1921
Lunch
Choice of Chicken Salad or Chicken Sandwich, I chose the sandwich
Cookie/Brownie
DEN-PHL 9/7 UA223
Dinner
Choice of Shrimp Paella or Chicken Katsu, I don't like seafood
Cookie, I thought I'd get a sorbet on this flight, but I guess not.
Lunch
Choice of Chicken Salad or Chicken Sandwich, I chose the sandwich
Cookie/Brownie
DEN-PHL 9/7 UA223
Dinner
Choice of Shrimp Paella or Chicken Katsu, I don't like seafood
Cookie, I thought I'd get a sorbet on this flight, but I guess not.
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Sep 12, 2016, 2:10 am
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DEN-SFO UA277 Breakfast
Sunday Sept 4th A320
PDB of Your Choice - As I was starting a 27 hour trip, I thought I would celebrate.
Choice of Fiesta Omelette or French Toast Soufflé
This did come with a choice of breads, served warm.
The sauce on the eggs had a proper amount of heat and the sausages were actually more spicy than I remembered them to be, and I enjoyed it very much.
Illy Coffee (several cups) to wrap things up
Sunday Sept 4th A320
PDB of Your Choice - As I was starting a 27 hour trip, I thought I would celebrate.
Choice of Fiesta Omelette or French Toast Soufflé
This did come with a choice of breads, served warm.
The sauce on the eggs had a proper amount of heat and the sausages were actually more spicy than I remembered them to be, and I enjoyed it very much.
Illy Coffee (several cups) to wrap things up
Sep 12, 2016, 5:03 am
#638
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Foods loaded with carbs instead of proteins, etc are far more unhealthy for a diabetic than a small serving of butter. diabetic does not mean just low fat.
The special meals offered for a diabetics are often types of meals that diabetics should avoid.
Sep 12, 2016, 5:17 am
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To some extent, I agree with you, But when the Airline offers a diabetic option for international flights, That meal should be healthy for the person who ordered it.
Foods loaded with carbs instead of proteins, etc are far more unhealthy for a diabetic than a small serving of butter. diabetic does not mean just low fat.
The special meals offered for a diabetics are often types of meals that diabetics should avoid.
Foods loaded with carbs instead of proteins, etc are far more unhealthy for a diabetic than a small serving of butter. diabetic does not mean just low fat.
The special meals offered for a diabetics are often types of meals that diabetics should avoid.
Sep 17, 2016, 1:14 pm
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I flew 712 again last night, now back across the 8pm boundary so it was another snack flight. The service was very similar to June, however there was one oddity: for a pre-arrival snack we were served cranberry muffins. I looked back at my last post and didn't see a comment on the pre-arrival serving. Is this normal for the "Snack" catering? I liked it, but I was just surprised.
Sep 17, 2016, 1:33 pm
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I flew 712 again last night, now back across the 8pm boundary so it was another snack flight. The service was very similar to June, however there was one oddity: for a pre-arrival snack we were served cranberry muffins. I looked back at my last post and didn't see a comment on the pre-arrival serving. Is this normal for the "Snack" catering? I liked it, but I was just surprised.
Trying to remember: I believe I also got a muffin on a redeye LAS-EWR, but that made time-zone sense, so it didn't seem remarkable.
Sep 17, 2016, 1:35 pm
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I flew 712 again last night, now back across the 8pm boundary so it was another snack flight. The service was very similar to June, however there was one oddity: for a pre-arrival snack we were served cranberry muffins. I looked back at my last post and didn't see a comment on the pre-arrival serving. Is this normal for the "Snack" catering? I liked it, but I was just surprised.
Sep 17, 2016, 2:46 pm
#643
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Do they still change up meals?
My last 7 main line midcons the choice was always chicken sandwich or salad with chicken
My last 7 main line midcons the choice was always chicken sandwich or salad with chicken
Sep 17, 2016, 3:34 pm
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UA 652 BOS>DEN, 14 Sep 2016
Choices were lobster mac and cheese or tandoori chicken with rice. Both sounded good, so I asked the FA to surprise me with whichever she had more of.
The lobster mac and cheese was fantastic, with just enough lobster meat and no annoying fishy taste; the broccoli rabe wasn't overcooked. And perhaps best of all, the white wine was drinkable.
Choices were lobster mac and cheese or tandoori chicken with rice. Both sounded good, so I asked the FA to surprise me with whichever she had more of.
The lobster mac and cheese was fantastic, with just enough lobster meat and no annoying fishy taste; the broccoli rabe wasn't overcooked. And perhaps best of all, the white wine was drinkable.
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Sep 17, 2016, 4:29 pm
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Now that I think back on it, I think I might have had a muffin the last time 712 ran as a snack flight, too.