DEN first class catering issues
Apr 20, 2018, 12:31 pm
#751
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Apr 20, 2018, 12:33 pm
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Apr 20, 2018, 3:24 pm
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Apr 20, 2018, 3:43 pm
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Apr 20, 2018, 6:20 pm
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I purposely did not pay to upgrade out of DEN because of these issues on a recent flight. Ridiculous.
Apr 20, 2018, 6:23 pm
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YES!
Yesterday I flew home on DEN-YEG in the morning and we had a cold pasta salad with chicken. Not too dissimilar from the sesame dressing salad and edamame of old. Canned pineapple and a chocolate for dessert, but this was a vast improvement over “cheese” (product) tray.
Yesterday I flew home on DEN-YEG in the morning and we had a cold pasta salad with chicken. Not too dissimilar from the sesame dressing salad and edamame of old. Canned pineapple and a chocolate for dessert, but this was a vast improvement over “cheese” (product) tray.
Apr 20, 2018, 11:59 pm
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I have no idea if this is relevant to the issues or not.
Pacific Islanders working in United's catering kitchen are trying to unionize in response to low wages and poor working conditions, an act of self-advocacy they say the airline is trying to discourage.
Apr 22, 2018, 12:34 pm
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I have positive news to report. Per the FA on my flight today, first class meals are back to almost back to normal now, except for fruit. Fresh fruit is still a challenge but burgers and pizza are no longer the only options. The options today were both hot, beef with vegetables or the 4-cheese ravioli.
Apr 22, 2018, 12:43 pm
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I have no idea if this is relevant to the issues or not.
Apr 22, 2018, 1:31 pm
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Speaking of this and slight tangent, am I the only one that when I order this, the FA looks at me like I’m speaking a foreign language? I always have to explain “it’s a beer” and often they have to look to see if they even carry it.
Apr 22, 2018, 1:39 pm
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I never lived in Texas, but I did think for a while I might be nostalgic for it from my college days, before good beer was a thing. Then I tried it again. 
It is the best of what's aboard now, though.
My strategy for the alcohols with strange names is to say, for example, 'the Shiner Bock beer' or 'the Glenfarclas scotch' (italics to show verbal emphasis). There is usually a moment of hesitation, but net it winds up being a shorter interaction.
It is the best of what's aboard now, though.My strategy for the alcohols with strange names is to say, for example, 'the Shiner Bock beer' or 'the Glenfarclas scotch' (italics to show verbal emphasis). There is usually a moment of hesitation, but net it winds up being a shorter interaction.
Apr 22, 2018, 6:05 pm
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Apr 22, 2018, 8:13 pm
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