2021 Let's Eat - Polaris Business
Feb 27, 2021, 7:50 am
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Feb 27, 2021, 7:55 am
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But I bet those lids cost more than the stirrers. It's always a cost issue.
Feb 27, 2021, 8:01 am
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Feb 27, 2021, 8:11 pm
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Lids probably do cost more than stirrers, but maybe 2-5 lids are used a flight vs a dozen or more stirrers. I am also sure UA is willing to invest in 5¢ lids to avoid a spill on million dollar avionics.
Feb 28, 2021, 9:53 am
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I have gotten them a few times too, the cups are probably 50% bigger than the Illy cups, so cockpit door doesn't need to be opened as much. Lids are for obvious reasons of not spilling on instruments
Meals are in the union contract, there is no out for UA if they decide to stop serving meals to pax.
Lids probably do cost more than stirrers, but maybe 2-5 lids are used a flight vs a dozen or more stirrers. I am also sure UA is willing to invest in 5¢ lids to avoid a spill on million dollar avionics.
Meals are in the union contract, there is no out for UA if they decide to stop serving meals to pax.
Lids probably do cost more than stirrers, but maybe 2-5 lids are used a flight vs a dozen or more stirrers. I am also sure UA is willing to invest in 5¢ lids to avoid a spill on million dollar avionics.
If MatthewLAX can stash one of the illy cups to take home, perhaps we can have a volume comparison measurement?
Reminds my of the debate when the plastic cups were switched from clear to blue.
New Blue Plastic Cups? Smaller? {test show same volume}
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26962315-post67.html
Feb 28, 2021, 10:13 am
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Maybe the crew cups fit in the cockpit cup holders whereas the other ones don't? (Or fit better?) Spilled coffee in the cockpit can be a big deal.
Feb 28, 2021, 10:28 am
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I actually was pretty sure it was the same volume as the illy cup (10? 12? oz), just different height/width ratio.
If MatthewLAX can stash one of the illy cups to take home, perhaps we can have a volume comparison measurement?
Reminds my of the debate when the plastic cups were switched from clear to blue.
New Blue Plastic Cups? Smaller? {test show same volume}
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26962315-post67.html
If MatthewLAX can stash one of the illy cups to take home, perhaps we can have a volume comparison measurement?
Reminds my of the debate when the plastic cups were switched from clear to blue.
New Blue Plastic Cups? Smaller? {test show same volume}
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26962315-post67.html
Mar 1, 2021, 7:51 am
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Crew Cups
10 years or more ago I used to always ask for coffee in a crew cup when in first because the ceramic mugs were so cold (especially early in the flight) the coffee didn't stay hot. At that time, crew cups were paper with plastic lids and the others were styrofoam. When asking for a crew cup, I was sometimes ask what type I wanted.
They seem to have universally moved to warming ceramic mugs with hot water first which helps if they are really cold. I haven’t seen a ceramic mug in 11 months!
DEN
They seem to have universally moved to warming ceramic mugs with hot water first which helps if they are really cold. I haven’t seen a ceramic mug in 11 months!
DEN
Last edited by DEN; Mar 1, 2021 at 8:07 am
Mar 1, 2021, 8:15 am
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Mar 10, 2021, 7:42 pm
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UA79 EWR-NRT Polaris
I am flying this weekend on UA 79 EWR-NRT. Does anyone know what the catering is like? I have recently flown UA Polaris to Europe so I am familiar with the plastic cups and meal presented on one tray, but on this flight do they still offer a mid flight snack/meal? It’s blocked at 13hr 45min so I would rather not be starving between the 2 meals if there is no Mid flight service.
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Mar 10, 2021, 10:40 pm
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Mar 10, 2021, 11:12 pm
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I am flying this weekend on UA 79 EWR-NRT. Does anyone know what the catering is like? I have recently flown UA Polaris to Europe so I am familiar with the plastic cups and meal presented on one tray, but on this flight do they still offer a mid flight snack/meal? It’s blocked at 13hr 45min so I would rather not be starving between the 2 meals if there is no Mid flight service.
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- Dinner
- On Tray Setup: Mixed nuts, salad, salad dressing, butter, individually wrapped bread, dessert
- Spinach, mandarin orange, red seedless grapes, strawberry, feta
- Main courses
- Seared beef short rib
- Bordelaise sauce, mustard mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and parsnips
- Seared Turbot
- Tomato caper sauce, steamed wild & white rice, stir-fried bell pepper, carrot and onion
- Jumbo burrata ravioli
- Pomodoro sauce, basil pesto, roasted tomatoes
- Seared beef short rib
- Snack
- Assorted packaged snacks
- Turkey and Swiss on baguette
- Apple and smoked Gouda on honey bread
- Pre-Arrival
- Croissant, butter, yogurt and fruit cup
- Main Courses
- Spinach & kale egg white bites with fire roasted pepper sauce, charred tomato, roasted fingerling potatoes
- Horchata steel cut oatmeal with agave apple
Mar 11, 2021, 7:05 am
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This month on EWR-NRT (and frankly on all int'l departures from USA with the mid-flight snack only on longer routes, including EWR-NRT)
- Dinner
- On Tray Setup: Mixed nuts, salad, salad dressing, butter, individually wrapped bread, dessert
- Spinach, mandarin orange, red seedless grapes, strawberry, feta
- Main courses
- Seared beef short rib
- Bordelaise sauce, mustard mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and parsnips
- Seared Turbot
- Tomato caper sauce, steamed wild & white rice, stir-fried bell pepper, carrot and onion
- Jumbo burrata ravioli
- Pomodoro sauce, basil pesto, roasted tomatoes
- Seared beef short rib
- Snack
- Assorted packaged snacks
- Turkey and Swiss on baguette
- Apple and smoked Gouda on honey bread
- Pre-Arrival
- Croissant, butter, yogurt and fruit cup
- Main Courses
- Spinach & kale egg white bites with fire roasted pepper sauce, charred tomato, roasted fingerling potatoes
- Horchata steel cut oatmeal with agave apple
Mar 11, 2021, 1:01 pm
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Mar 11, 2021, 2:48 pm
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Especially since they seem to be "BYOC"! ("C" = cholula packets)Have you tried the "Apple and smoked Gouda on honey bread"? It only meets one of those descriptors, and it only meets it for about three hours until your carb overload subsides.