The First Class Refreshments Basket but no "meal" for 2 hour flight?
#61
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I do wish I could find the Dancing Deer cookies again, but haven't seen them in a long time.
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I doubt it. Stroopwafels were available on my last flight earlier this month, and those are definitely not American. Also seen Biscoffs on accation. But now that you mention it, many do seem to be US. Not surprising since we are in the US.
I do wish I could find the Dancing Deer cookies again, but haven't seen them in a long time.
I do wish I could find the Dancing Deer cookies again, but haven't seen them in a long time.
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Just booked a flight from YVR-LAX departing at 2PM with a travel time listed of 3 hours 9 minutes. They list 'Refreshments' under Meal - but they probably figure everyone will head to In-N-Out as soon as they land at LAX so why bother? Interestingly, AirCanada has a 2:15 departure to LAX and their website says 'meal'.
IIRC, IAH-MEX gets a meal service and that's only 770 miles, as well as LAX-SJD which is around 900 miles.
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I do agree though, if they have time to heat up a muffins in an oven for a morning flight, they should have time to give you an appetizer or small sandwich. I remember before (on delta or NW I think), they'd have food boxes at the gate that you'd pickup as you boarded. I think it would have a sandwich with some chips and a cookie
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UA used to offer a full hot dinner service ("Would you prefer steak or chicken?") IAD-BOS on the DC-10. EA also served a hot dinner on the 727 DCA-BOS. It can be done. It's the airline's choice not to do it.
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