2021 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & Premium Transcon Service
Sep 17, 2021, 5:57 pm
#1006
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No more snack boxes or snacks of any kind whatsoever in F meant today’s DEN-SJC FA had to go “to the back” to get pretzels when I didn’t want one the garbage blue/green label bags.
UA entertainment for the day was a comical double gate and double concourse change... first from B35 to A35, where we boarded and then deplaned for a mechanical, only to have to head for the train again and go back to B26. The good news is that while UA tried to get their act together, we had time to stop for lunch at Elway’s.
UA entertainment for the day was a comical double gate and double concourse change... first from B35 to A35, where we boarded and then deplaned for a mechanical, only to have to head for the train again and go back to B26. The good news is that while UA tried to get their act together, we had time to stop for lunch at Elway’s.
Sep 17, 2021, 6:22 pm
#1007
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: IAH/EWR-LGA/MIA
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Given what we now know about surface transmission (or lack thereof), I really wish they would convert some of that "Clean Plus" theatrical spending into improved meal service.
Sep 17, 2021, 9:33 pm
#1008
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This thread is for premium cabin flights marketed as United First, United Business, and Premium transcontinental services. This includes:
This thread is for premium cabin flights marketed as United First, United Business, and Premium transcontinental services. This includes:
- North America (including all 50 US States, Canada, and Mexico)
- Caribbean and Latin America (excluding Brazil, Argentina, and Chile)
- Intra-Pacific/Oceania/Micronesia (such as HNL-GUM and GUM-MNL)
- Select European Routes (such as to/from KEF)
Long haul international premium cabin is Polaris Business and the thread for that is 2021 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 17, 2021 at 9:40 pm
Sep 18, 2021, 12:36 am
#1009
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
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EWR-SFO
9/16/2021
2:40 PM
"Lunch"
Choice of Chicken or Pasta
To summarize... this meal was a small step up from the disgusting Everything Bagel Baguette that I had on my morning flight. Pasta wasn't cooked right. I ate the soft ice cream right away so it wouldn't melt anymore. I'm pretty easy to impress when it comes to airline food, but it was an overall pretty bad experience.
Really well past time for UA to bring back an appetizer and proper bread on this route. That packaging looks hideous.
On the JFK flights, I’ve noticed that they serve them separately. Haven’t noticed this elsewhere.
Sep 18, 2021, 7:15 am
#1010
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This illustrates the inconsistency with UA's inflight service. On a recent JFK-SFO, FAs had served nuts separately from the rest.
Sep 18, 2021, 9:08 am
#1011
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And of all the different types of raviolis that I’ve had on this route in the past year or so, that one was the one I liked the most! Can’t remember what it’s called though. There were some other ones that were downright horrid.
Really well past time for UA to bring back an appetizer and proper bread on this route. That packaging looks hideous.
On the JFK flights, I’ve noticed that they serve them separately. Haven’t noticed this elsewhere.
Really well past time for UA to bring back an appetizer and proper bread on this route. That packaging looks hideous.
On the JFK flights, I’ve noticed that they serve them separately. Haven’t noticed this elsewhere.
Sep 18, 2021, 1:46 pm
#1012
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And of all the different types of raviolis that I’ve had on this route in the past year or so, that one was the one I liked the most! Can’t remember what it’s called though. There were some other ones that were downright horrid.
Really well past time for UA to bring back an appetizer and proper bread on this route. That packaging looks hideous.
On the JFK flights, I’ve noticed that they serve them separately. Haven’t noticed this elsewhere.
Really well past time for UA to bring back an appetizer and proper bread on this route. That packaging looks hideous.
On the JFK flights, I’ve noticed that they serve them separately. Haven’t noticed this elsewhere.
And yes, the ice cream service is very much crew-dependent, and I've had them on the tray with meal, and served separately after they delivered all the food. The FAs who serve the ice cream separately also tends to do more refills, or even walk the aisle with wine bottles.
Sep 18, 2021, 3:10 pm
#1013
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: SEA
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Sep 18, 2021, 5:43 pm
#1014
Join Date: Jun 2021
Location: Houston, TX
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Glad to hear that
Never thought we'd see the day where even short haul Hawaii routes have multi course meals and not int'l Polaris routes
Sep 18, 2021, 6:54 pm
#1015
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UA 1K & 1MM/AA Gold & 1MM/HH Gold/Marriott Titanium
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Would 0830 DCA-IAH have choice of two breakfast sandwiches or snack boxes? Thanks!
Sep 18, 2021, 9:25 pm
#1016
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: CLE
Programs: UA Platinum, Starbucks Gold, PF Chang's Warrior, Wine Century 100
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CLE-MCO, 737-900
September 18
8:15 AM departure
Seat 3A
Flight marketed as "snack".
Choice of Everything Bagel with cream cheese or Ham & Egg croissant. Based on my prior horror show experience of the lunchtime everything baguette w/cream cheese sandwich, I selected the ham & egg croissant. As another poster upthread mentioned it's basically the same thing as Starbucks Roasted Ham & Swiss sandwich.
Serving up 2 minis with a full can of mixer is a pandemic service change I like.
However, no limes.
September 18
8:15 AM departure
Seat 3A
Flight marketed as "snack".
Choice of Everything Bagel with cream cheese or Ham & Egg croissant. Based on my prior horror show experience of the lunchtime everything baguette w/cream cheese sandwich, I selected the ham & egg croissant. As another poster upthread mentioned it's basically the same thing as Starbucks Roasted Ham & Swiss sandwich.
Serving up 2 minis with a full can of mixer is a pandemic service change I like.
However, no limes.
Last edited by paule123; Sep 18, 2021 at 10:14 pm
Sep 18, 2021, 9:49 pm
#1017
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Another positive development: desert (sorbet) was served separately after the meal tray, in a faux glass bowl, and one-time use plastic utensils.
Sep 18, 2021, 9:50 pm
#1018
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CLE-MCO, 737-900
September 18
8:15 AM departure
Seat 3A
Flight marketed as "snack".
Choice of Everything Bagel with cream cheese or Ham & Egg croissant. Based on my prior horror show experience of the lunchtime everything baguette w/cream cheese, I selected the ham & egg croissant. As another poster upthread mentioned it's basically the same thing as Starbucks Roasted Ham & Swiss croissant.
No limes.
September 18
8:15 AM departure
Seat 3A
Flight marketed as "snack".
Choice of Everything Bagel with cream cheese or Ham & Egg croissant. Based on my prior horror show experience of the lunchtime everything baguette w/cream cheese, I selected the ham & egg croissant. As another poster upthread mentioned it's basically the same thing as Starbucks Roasted Ham & Swiss croissant.
No limes.
David
Sep 18, 2021, 10:03 pm
#1019
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: CLE
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Sep 18, 2021, 10:13 pm
#1020
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