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Old Feb 14, 2018, 8:31 pm
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why does UA hand out small bags of Asian-style snack mix on Germany-USA flights?
why does UA hand out small bags of Asian-style snack mix on Germany-USA flights?

I fly UA on TPAC flights very frequently and they have these snack mixes on those flight.... so I was quite surprised last week when the FAs were handing these out during beverage service on a flight from Germany back to the US.(which doesn't cross the Pacific Ocean, I hope?)

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Old Feb 14, 2018, 8:33 pm
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Weren't they also part of the domestic service catering upgrade at one point?

No rule that says they can only serve "Asian" food on TPACs.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 8:54 pm
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I presume that many EWR-Asia flights are catered in EWR (if not all), so it could be a simple mixup of the carts or they ran out of the standard snack for the route and had that one handy, so subbed it in on the TATL flight.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 8:57 pm
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The short answer is that UA can’t manage themselves out of a paper sack.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 8:59 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Weren't they also part of the domestic service catering upgrade at one point?
Yep, from when they first rolled out complementary snacks in domestic economy. Stroopwafels in the morning and either Asian-style or Ranch snack mix the rest of the day.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by wavid
Yep, from when they first rolled out complementary snacks in domestic economy. Stroopwafels in the morning and either Asian-style or Ranch snack mix the rest of the day.
And now enhanced to pretzels. I’m sorry, 5 pretzels is not a snack.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:10 pm
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And now enhanced to pretzels. I’m sorry, 5 pretzels is not a snack.
Nor is 20 pretzels!
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:13 pm
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Is this a trick question?
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:13 pm
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Nor is 20 pretzels!
20? That just be, what, 4 servings of what they call snacks?
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Strange! Who has ever heard of having something that isn't a stereotype of the place you are flying to?
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:30 pm
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Strange! Who has ever heard of having something that isn't a stereotype of the place you are flying to?
I‘m holding out for this flight’s snack being a Nurnberg bratwurst with spicy mustard and one of those big soft salty pretzels. One can always dream.
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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:35 pm
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Originally Posted by milepig
I‘m holding out for this flight’s snack being a Nurnberg bratwurst with spicy mustard and one of those big soft salty pretzels. One can always dream.
What does LH serve/provide?

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Old Feb 14, 2018, 9:59 pm
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Originally Posted by milepig
I‘m holding out for this flight’s snack being a Nurnberg bratwurst with spicy mustard and one of those big soft salty pretzels. One can always dream.
that's next month's snack on UA Honolulu-Tokyo flight?
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Old Feb 15, 2018, 12:22 pm
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The Asian-style mix is my favorite. I've missed it since we've been serving the pretzels.
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Old Feb 15, 2018, 12:33 pm
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Originally Posted by milepig
The short answer is that UA can’t manage themselves out of a paper sack.
What is inappropriate management about a global airline serving a global flavor?

Independent of whether the quantity is sufficient.

Comments like these are why UA and other airlines don't rely on these boards for input the way they used to, and have diminished our ability to have bigger concerns heard and understood.
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