Mar 11, 2017, 11:49 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Prior Threads
2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2015 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2014 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2013 Let's Eat - Domestic First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2016 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2015 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, Business, & p.s. BusinessFirst
2014 Let's Eat - Domestic/Canada/Latin America First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2013 Let's Eat - Domestic First, BusinessFirst, & Business Class
2017 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & p.s. Premium Service
Sep 15, 2017, 2:45 pm
#841
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Was it pre or post 9/1? As discussed upthread, a bunch of downgrades went into effect on 9/1, although I believe SFO/ORD would be long enough to still receive a more substantial breakfast like that. Could be wrong though.
Sep 15, 2017, 4:11 pm
#842
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Of course, like we saw in 2015, some of the old catering is still being produced but will likely be gone for a new rotation of options in a few months.
Sep 15, 2017, 7:29 pm
#843
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Food, hmmm...on my PHL-IAH flight today, 1295, they "forgot" to cater the air craft. So the food we got in F was a snack box and gummy bears; good times. Though I am sick of the burger anyway.
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
Sep 15, 2017, 8:58 pm
#844
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Food, hmmm...on my PHL-IAH flight today, 1295, they "forgot" to cater the air craft. So the food we got in F was a snack box and gummy bears; good times. Though I am sick of the burger anyway.
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
Sep 16, 2017, 10:17 am
#845
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Food, hmmm...on my PHL-IAH flight today, 1295, they "forgot" to cater the air craft. So the food we got in F was a snack box and gummy bears; good times. Though I am sick of the burger anyway.
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
At least the captain gave the folks in the back free directv. This my second non-catered flight from PHL-IAH in a month (I fly the route weekly). Come on UA let's not make this a trend. ok rant over ;-)
Sep 16, 2017, 6:15 pm
#846
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Most likely, as I highly doubt that they'd double cater the other flights, especially the transcons out of PHL. It most likely would have been catered by LSG Sky Chefs, who, lately, have been atrocious with accuracy and punctuality regardless of station or airline served.
"Fun" fact - The snack boxes in the back are from LSG, even if the flight is catered in-house by Chelsea. LSG is the sole supplier of those snack boxes, and they can be custom tailored for each airline. The Tapas box is probably the most generic one.
"Fun" fact - The snack boxes in the back are from LSG, even if the flight is catered in-house by Chelsea. LSG is the sole supplier of those snack boxes, and they can be custom tailored for each airline. The Tapas box is probably the most generic one.
Last edited by diburning; Sep 16, 2017 at 7:58 pm
Sep 16, 2017, 7:43 pm
#847
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Wow. I can't believe that UA is not offering a snack-like meal on transcon red-eyes. If true, that's a disappointment. You would expect at least a light breakfast before landing.
UA's catering has never been impressive, but no meal on a 5+ hour trip, regardless of departure time, is silly. UA serves dinner on the IAH-BOG/UIO (and the now-gone CCS) red-eyes. Those flights are in the 5-hour range and leave around midnight. People who want to eat, eat. People who want to sleep, sleep.
UA's catering has never been impressive, but no meal on a 5+ hour trip, regardless of departure time, is silly. UA serves dinner on the IAH-BOG/UIO (and the now-gone CCS) red-eyes. Those flights are in the 5-hour range and leave around midnight. People who want to eat, eat. People who want to sleep, sleep.
Sep 16, 2017, 9:02 pm
#848
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September 15 SFO-IAH Lunch
Sep 16, 2017, 9:03 pm
#849
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September 15 IAH-FLL Dinner
Sep 16, 2017, 9:26 pm
#850
Sep 16, 2017, 9:36 pm
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Sep 17, 2017, 2:14 pm
#852
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Flew from Florida to Newark today and couldn't believe what constituted "lunch" under the post-9/1 changes. The only option left by the time the FA arrived at my seat was a cheese/crackers plate, which literally consisted of two crackers and three slices of cheese. The FA said many people have been complaining. Just a few weeks ago, you received a roll, "substantial" salad or sandwich, nuts, fruit, dessert, etc. on the same route.
Sep 17, 2017, 2:47 pm
#853
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Flew from Florida to Newark today and couldn't believe what constituted "lunch" under the post-9/1 changes. The only option left by the time the FA arrived at my seat was a cheese/crackers plate, which literally consisted of two crackers and three slices of cheese. The FA said many people have been complaining. Just a few weeks ago, you received a roll, "substantial" salad or sandwich, nuts, fruit, dessert, etc. on the same route.
Sep 17, 2017, 6:57 pm
#855
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09/16 IAH->SFO Lunch
Shrimp Jambalaya - just say "NO"!