HNLbasedFlyer

I think this is one of those situations where the picture doesn't do the meal justice. Visually, at least for me, the beef pictures look really unappealing.

UA_Flyer

Picture can only do so much. My partner and I made the same comment as you did on the visual of the beef appetizer and the entree beef dish.
The appetizer beef was better than the entree beef dish.

thebakaronis

I strongly disagree. As someone who often flies for over 20 hours (once 42 hours) including tight connections, onboard food matters a lot! There's only so much food you can carry on board with you and access in tight spaces during a flight. I fly UA a lot, but I'm no fanboy. Their food is terrible. Not only is it unappetizing, it's also terribly unhealthy: full of carbs. Those of us who have dietary restrictions for health or cultural/religious reasons, can and do order special meals. But these special meals are often worse, and sometimes never arrive. So I've stopped ordering them. Instead, I get the regular meal and leave out all the carb-filled foods (which is, unfortunately, most of what's served) and complement it with food I bring on board. And, no, I'm not avoiding carbs due to some new-age fanciful diet, but because I have to (I've ended up at the end of long flights being sick; once the ground-staff had to call medical personnel to attend to me).

If it weren't for the fact that UA has E+, I'd always fly their partners on international flights. Even LH, which has deteriorated over the years, serves far better food. Almost every major international carrier -- including oft-maligned ones -- serves better food than North American airlines.

In int'l business class, however, that's a different story. I like UA's service: hard as well as the soft product. The food is very good too. You get plenty of choices in terms of taste, dietary restrictions, etc. I prefer their service over LH, LX, CA, for instance. I've never flown business on SQ or EK, but would like to experience that one day.

prestonh

it is a horror and possibly emergency if you are a hypoglycemic or diabetic. and if irrops occur then you are at the mercy of the carrier.

gmt4

Then take some personal responsiblity and plan ahead with your own necessities/food. The diabetic in my immediate family does. They're smarter than to allow themsleves to be in a life therateneing sititution as a result of someone else's shortcomings.

fearless2357

Who cares about coach? Honestly that's where UA should be saving money so tickets are cheaper for the all of us in all cabins - I rather have them spend money on improving the Y cabin seats. Also just plainly not serving food on short haul actually saves them a lot of fuel money, which magnifies the cost savings effect.

That said - I do wish UA improved the quality of their J cabin meals, along with food offerings in the UA clubs. That would be nicer to have and less of a cost jump for them.

rankourabu

Yes, I am sure if UA cuts costs in one area - it will surely lead to an improvement in another.
They will definitely not just keep the money from cutting costs as profit.

prestonh

i wasn't speaking for myself. food and water are basic human needs and I specifically mentioned irrops

bman1002

Speaking as a diabetic, one would also adjust their basal and bolus doses of insulin to account for the reduced consumption of food. I also always travel with multiple bags of candy and gatorade chews. I assume many other diabetics do the same.