Jan 21, 2019, 2:27 pm
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2019 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
and the 2018 thread is here:2018 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & Premium Transcon Service
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Aug 12, 2019, 11:39 am
#466
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So did I miss the news about the baked aboard chocolate chip cookies being cut? I haven't seen those in a while.
Aug 12, 2019, 11:45 am
#467
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They seemed to be cut sometime late last year, or perhaps "rotated out indefinitely". TCON arrival service was replaced with the Polaris tarts (at least as of my last flights) and midcons were earlier changed from frozen desserts and cookies to the cheesecakes and other things showing up. Around the same time, sorbets were cut from TCON Lunch as well. I heard a report this week there was a cookie served on a TCON in lieu of ice cream (Breakfast code) so it might be out there somewhere yet.
Aug 12, 2019, 12:14 pm
#468
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They seemed to be cut sometime late last year, or perhaps "rotated out indefinitely". TCON arrival service was replaced with the Polaris tarts (at least as of my last flights) and midcons were earlier changed from frozen desserts and cookies to the cheesecakes and other things showing up. Around the same time, sorbets were cut from TCON Lunch as well. I heard a report this week there was a cookie served on a TCON in lieu of ice cream (Breakfast code) so it might be out there somewhere yet.
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Aug 12, 2019, 12:18 pm
#469
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Aug 12, 2019, 12:19 pm
#470
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Noticing a decline in the vending machine basket lately. This weeks flight on an E175 and the basket was only half full, and only had 4 selections...most of which were the pretzel packets.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
Aug 12, 2019, 12:44 pm
#471
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Noticing a decline in the vending machine basket lately. This weeks flight on an E175 and the basket was only half full, and only had 4 selections...most of which were the pretzel packets.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
Aug 12, 2019, 12:53 pm
#472
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03-Jun-18: Lunch, Sorbet and cookie served
29-Jun-18: No arrival service (also nothing on my redeye earlier)
07-Oct-18: Lunch, ice cream instead of sorbet and no arrival service
13-Jan-19: Lunch, ice cream and still no arrival service (3rd consecutive SFO-DCA flight) - FA claims IAD is different
31-Jan-19: Polaris tart arrival service on DCA (same month, same mealset)
...and from there the Polaris tarts were coming standard on Lunch and Dinner TCON flights.
One thing I will give Delta is in 3 midcons so far I've seen 6 different meals and 3 different desserts. Variety in the UA mealset has been brutally cut since 2017.
Aug 12, 2019, 2:00 pm
#473
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Also seems to be worse when leaving outstations. So probably not loading enough at the hubs to reliably accommodate all the passengers for all the flights before restocking.
Or a mix of both.
Aug 12, 2019, 3:01 pm
#474
Join Date: Apr 2015
Programs: United Global Services, Amtrak Select Executive
Posts: 4,098
Noticing a decline in the vending machine basket lately. This weeks flight on an E175 and the basket was only half full, and only had 4 selections...most of which were the pretzel packets.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
A couple little packs of gummy bears and choco-almonds and 2 sad looking bananas were the other items.
Not even any potato chips.
Aug 13, 2019, 6:09 am
#475
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Apologies for asking rather than posting (but promise to post after my trip!):
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
Aug 13, 2019, 6:52 am
#476
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Apologies for asking rather than posting (but promise to post after my trip!):
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
They only carry two options in First, and yes often they involve chicken. You can request a snackbox (or Bistro meal if the flight has it) as alternative, and usually the FA doesn't make a fuss in fulfilling the request.
Aug 13, 2019, 8:01 am
#477
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Apologies for asking rather than posting (but promise to post after my trip!):
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
I'll be flying SAN-IAH,IAH-DCA in a few weeks in first class. The flight from SAN has lunch service, which I saw varies based on whether the flight is 3 hours long. This one's scheduled for 3:12 - is that what counts, or is it the expected flying time?
Assuming it counts as 3+ hours, can I expect the meals to be exactly the same as the dinner I'll get on the next flight to DCA, or do they try to vary them across flights?
Lastly, I can't get a special meal on these flights and don't eat meat, and from reading this thread I notice the choice is often "chicken or chicken." Do they ever carry anything extra? Can I ask for the BOB stuff from coach instead of the entree?
Aug 13, 2019, 8:20 am
#478
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SFO-EWR
UA295
Boeing 787-10
Meal: Breakfast
Terribly slow domestic meal service due to the understaffed crew on domestic 787-10 flights. 3 FA served the entire business cabin, I was in 11L, it took 1h45min after takeoff until I got my meal.
Menu (forgot to take pic), choices were: quiche, pancake, cereal.
Pancake
UA295
Boeing 787-10
Meal: Breakfast
Terribly slow domestic meal service due to the understaffed crew on domestic 787-10 flights. 3 FA served the entire business cabin, I was in 11L, it took 1h45min after takeoff until I got my meal.
Menu (forgot to take pic), choices were: quiche, pancake, cereal.
Pancake
Aug 13, 2019, 9:21 am
#479
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Is it just me or is United prettying up the fruit bowls? I've noticed last couple of flights and from the picture above, they aren't just throwing a bunch in a bowl and calling it a day.
Aug 13, 2019, 9:28 am
#480
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