Redeye trancon -- why not serve breakfast prior to arrival instead of "snacks"?
Jul 9, 2019, 9:02 pm
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Redeye trancon -- why not serve breakfast prior to arrival instead of "snacks"?
Apology if this has been posted before.
I've taken transcon redeye flights in J/F several times (both premium routes like SFO-EWR and regular ones like SFO-IAD). I always wonder why UA chose to serve a "snack", sandwich most of the time, shortly after departure, instead of serving a breakfast prior to arrival. For me it make more sense to have the latter: usually those flights arrive in the morning, and people want to start the day with a meal. Very few people want to eat the "snack" since the departure time is very late, and people want to maximize the sleep. Any idea why UA did this?
I've taken transcon redeye flights in J/F several times (both premium routes like SFO-EWR and regular ones like SFO-IAD). I always wonder why UA chose to serve a "snack", sandwich most of the time, shortly after departure, instead of serving a breakfast prior to arrival. For me it make more sense to have the latter: usually those flights arrive in the morning, and people want to start the day with a meal. Very few people want to eat the "snack" since the departure time is very late, and people want to maximize the sleep. Any idea why UA did this?
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Jul 9, 2019, 9:20 pm
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ua just doesn't do this because they're too cheap to board meals.
Jul 9, 2019, 9:27 pm
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I don't think boarding hot breakfast will be more expensive than the current snack sandwich?
Jul 9, 2019, 9:32 pm
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I don't think most people want to eat breakfast at effectively 3-4am. I know I don't.
Jul 9, 2019, 9:51 pm
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Jul 9, 2019, 9:53 pm
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Jul 9, 2019, 9:55 pm
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There's no way to make everyone happy. You just have to pick one and hope to piss off the fewest number of people.
Jul 9, 2019, 9:56 pm
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Jul 9, 2019, 9:57 pm
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Jul 9, 2019, 9:58 pm
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But i think most would eat the breakfast.
The real reason it isn’t served is probably NOT customer preference but, as mentioned above, cost.
Jul 9, 2019, 10:01 pm
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the fruit plate or yogurt and a coffee is fine. again i never eat on planes unless i'm on tk or something. an omelette and coffee at dawn is way less bad for you than a sammich before sleep. and honestly i'm not the healthiest guy but there are choices we have to make if we like to eat bbq every week. it's just very american to have food before bed over a meal at dawn. and that is not good for you all things being equal
Jul 9, 2019, 10:05 pm
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I prefer sleep more than snack or breakfast on a redeye, so ideally for me is that they keep lights off from takeoff to landing and minimize all noise.