Lox and cream cheese bagels on long haul flight: Ok to bring?
Apr 11, 2018, 7:23 am
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Lox and cream cheese bagels on long haul flight: Ok to bring?
I mean booked on UA 7 from IAD to NRT. I saw an Einstein Bagel place in the airport and keep ew that I would enjoy these for lunch. Would these be annoying to other pax?
Apr 11, 2018, 7:27 am
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It wouldn't be annoying to me. It's no different in my opinion to people who bring sandwiches/chips/their own food on flights. Props to you for trying to be considerate, although at some point, I would recommend your comfort over strangers.
Apr 11, 2018, 7:57 am
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I prefer bacon egg and cheese over lox, but to each his own. Anything that isn't going to create an unacceptable amount of flatulence is okay with me.
Apr 11, 2018, 8:11 am
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To whom it may concern:
The passenger known as Steve4031 has the approval of other fellow travelers on the message board of flyertalk.com to bring, and eat, a bagel with cream cheese and lox on flight UA7. Please note this shall serve as an official approval notice. Failure to adhere may be met with extreme force by over-zealous UA employees, or their representatives.
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There. Print that in case somebody gives you trouble.
The passenger known as Steve4031 has the approval of other fellow travelers on the message board of flyertalk.com to bring, and eat, a bagel with cream cheese and lox on flight UA7. Please note this shall serve as an official approval notice. Failure to adhere may be met with extreme force by over-zealous UA employees, or their representatives.
/s Flyertalk
There. Print that in case somebody gives you trouble.
Apr 11, 2018, 8:35 am
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Apr 11, 2018, 8:41 am
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Apr 11, 2018, 8:55 am
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I think that your asking shows a lot of consideration for others ^
But I will only add the caveat.... don't go nuts with onions or crazy flavors of cream cheese. And take a sniff of the lox.... if its really pungent, maybe eat before getting on?
But I will only add the caveat.... don't go nuts with onions or crazy flavors of cream cheese. And take a sniff of the lox.... if its really pungent, maybe eat before getting on?
Apr 11, 2018, 9:34 am
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I often bring a bagel and cream cheese onboard with me, preferring that to whatever they will be serving. But with the lox the fishy smell could be a problem.
Apr 11, 2018, 9:49 am
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+1 on being considerate ^
Apr 11, 2018, 9:51 am
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Apr 11, 2018, 10:11 am
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(2) IMHO the smell of lox is very, very little, compared to lots of things people bring on the plane. I doubt anyone would ever notice.
(3) what bugs me is people who bring on bags full of McDonalds food, or something like food from Popeyes that is drenched in fat. The smell is 100x worse than Lox, I can smell it from 3 rows back.
Agree with others, given how low quality the catering is on UA these days, best to take care of yourself.
p.s. Was just on a flight LIH-SFO. Woman in the middle seat guiltily pulled out a begal right after we took off, I pulled out several packets of sushi/sashimi. I won that round.
