Why is there such as disconnect between PL and Polaris in-flight?
Mar 25, 2019, 8:41 am
#76
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There are other options available in PL cities to take a shower after a flight.
Mar 25, 2019, 8:43 am
#77
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Maybe UA should justify more cost-cutting measures.
In this post 9/11 era . . .
In this post 9/11 era . . .
- . . . we don't want to serve hot soup-- that could be used as a weapon.
- . . . we don't want any glass in the cabin-- that could be used as a weapon.
- . . . all plastic cutlery-- metal spoons could be used as a weapon.
- . . . no more alcohol-- sober people cause less trouble in the sensitive environment of an airplane.
Mar 25, 2019, 9:07 am
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Mar 25, 2019, 10:16 am
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I don't want to turn this into a TS&S thread; my post was a tongue-in-cheek response to the notion that carving knives are more of a threat after 9/11 than before. I would prefer carving knives and a decent meal to the crap they serve now in UPB.
United doesn't have good food in UPB because they don't want to pay for good food in UPB. Austrian and Turkish have lovely DO&CO trolley service (and don't use carving knives for it). United serves drek on a shpindel (or was that satay?) for an appetizer and kraplach soup (or was that a Chinese dumpling dish?) as an entree.
I don't need caviar and Krug, but something edible, please!
United doesn't have good food in UPB because they don't want to pay for good food in UPB. Austrian and Turkish have lovely DO&CO trolley service (and don't use carving knives for it). United serves drek on a shpindel (or was that satay?) for an appetizer and kraplach soup (or was that a Chinese dumpling dish?) as an entree.
I don't need caviar and Krug, but something edible, please!
Mar 25, 2019, 10:51 am
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I used to have a hard time sleeping while flying, probably because it was so exciting to be going someplace new. Nowadays, thanks to my sleep apnea, I can drop off as soon as I get onboard, sometimes before the plane actually takes off.
Mar 25, 2019, 10:59 am
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Oh no! And then the snoring starts......
Mar 25, 2019, 11:18 am
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Mar 25, 2019, 11:22 am
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Mar 25, 2019, 11:26 am
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Mar 25, 2019, 3:41 pm
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I fly business class only for leisure - my employer would never pay for a business class ticket for me - only the top senior executives are allowed to fly business.
I only sleep on eastbound flights that depart in the evening and arrive in the morning. I'm not going to sleep on a flight that departs at 10:00 or 11:00 AM and arrives in the afternoon - I just woke up and I am going to sleep not long after I arrive.
Therefore, the food, beverages, entertainment, seat (not bed) comfort, and service all matter very much to me - as they would if I was staying in a hotel or eating in restaurants on vacation. When I am awake during the day, I eat every 4-6 hours, and I expect to do that when I am awake and flying. United is currently failing horribly on the food and beverage situation. I am at the point now where I will pack my own sandwich and snacks rather than face the food they are often serving. When I am paying several $K for a ticket, that is pathetic.
I only sleep on eastbound flights that depart in the evening and arrive in the morning. I'm not going to sleep on a flight that departs at 10:00 or 11:00 AM and arrives in the afternoon - I just woke up and I am going to sleep not long after I arrive.
Therefore, the food, beverages, entertainment, seat (not bed) comfort, and service all matter very much to me - as they would if I was staying in a hotel or eating in restaurants on vacation. When I am awake during the day, I eat every 4-6 hours, and I expect to do that when I am awake and flying. United is currently failing horribly on the food and beverage situation. I am at the point now where I will pack my own sandwich and snacks rather than face the food they are often serving. When I am paying several $K for a ticket, that is pathetic.
Mar 25, 2019, 4:37 pm
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I fly business class only for leisure - my employer would never pay for a business class ticket for me - only the top senior executives are allowed to fly business.
I only sleep on eastbound flights that depart in the evening and arrive in the morning. I'm not going to sleep on a flight that departs at 10:00 or 11:00 AM and arrives in the afternoon - I just woke up and I am going to sleep not long after I arrive.
Therefore, the food, beverages, entertainment, seat (not bed) comfort, and service all matter very much to me - as they would if I was staying in a hotel or eating in restaurants on vacation. When I am awake during the day, I eat every 4-6 hours, and I expect to do that when I am awake and flying. United is currently failing horribly on the food and beverage situation. I am at the point now where I will pack my own sandwich and snacks rather than face the food they are often serving. When I am paying several $K for a ticket, that is pathetic.
I only sleep on eastbound flights that depart in the evening and arrive in the morning. I'm not going to sleep on a flight that departs at 10:00 or 11:00 AM and arrives in the afternoon - I just woke up and I am going to sleep not long after I arrive.
Therefore, the food, beverages, entertainment, seat (not bed) comfort, and service all matter very much to me - as they would if I was staying in a hotel or eating in restaurants on vacation. When I am awake during the day, I eat every 4-6 hours, and I expect to do that when I am awake and flying. United is currently failing horribly on the food and beverage situation. I am at the point now where I will pack my own sandwich and snacks rather than face the food they are often serving. When I am paying several $K for a ticket, that is pathetic.
(I do agree with your general point about the dissatisfying food & bev diminution vis a vis the just-for-sleep assumption built into UA service.)
Mar 25, 2019, 6:38 pm
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For us dreamers (or maybe would-be switchers!), can you please name the airline and year in the photo?!! At least we can get a vicarious thrill!