DEN to LAX/SFO Full Meal and Everywhere Else West Coast Ever Getting Meals Back?
Nov 15, 2021, 11:00 am
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Nov 15, 2021, 11:34 am
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Agreed - I'm flying to LAX Tuesday and on what planet do people need a full meal on a 10:45pm takeoff - is anyone skipping dinner in Honolulu so they can eat airplane food at 11:30pm? I don't think so. Take drink orders pre-departure - give out some nuts/pretzels - be quite and let us sleep. Having a full service on a 777-300 at that time is beyond frustrating when one wants to get to sleep.
Nov 15, 2021, 12:10 pm
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While LAX-DEN is not the best example of a captive hub-to-hub, since both DL and AA have hubs at LAX, even with that, UA offers 2-3x as many daily nonstops as either DL or AA (and AS/B6 offer none).
That's a fallacy. Airfare is not priced based on costs.
No question this is a big part of it.
Nov 15, 2021, 2:24 pm
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As it should. I think consumers are far better off when the airline makes money.
Nov 15, 2021, 3:45 pm
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It is "weird" to you because you mistakenly believe that the customer perspective is what matters. (I personally agree with you. 20 years I was on a flight with Mike Gunn (AA VP of Marketing) when they first stopped full hot meals in coach and I wanted to tell him that they were wrong - but that didn't change anything.)
Nov 15, 2021, 4:08 pm
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Agreed - I'm flying to LAX Tuesday and on what planet do people need a full meal on a 10:45pm takeoff - is anyone skipping dinner in Honolulu so they can eat airplane food at 11:30pm? I don't think so. Take drink orders pre-departure - give out some nuts/pretzels - be quite and let us sleep. Having a full service on a 777-300 at that time is beyond frustrating when one wants to get to sleep.
Nov 15, 2021, 5:58 pm
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Some of us who travel for pleasure or are just flying to meet the "fly to the finish" promo, do choose an airline based on food when all else is the same. I've chosen * Alliance carrier over United because of the food and service. I guess I have issues.
Nov 15, 2021, 7:13 pm
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Nov 16, 2021, 3:41 am
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Well after looking at SFO777 trip report, I might book myself on Delta for DEN - LAX for Christmas. While Delta does not offer meals between DEN - LAX their Sky Club offerings look 1000000% better than the pathetic garbage currently offered at the DEN United Club. I'm at a point where once my TG flight is over, I will have met the Fly To The Finish and renewed my status so probably a good time to try something new before the clock starts new on 1/1/2022. Besides, DEN - LAX in FC is substantially cheaper than United for the same date.
If I have issues for picking an airline based on food, then I must be psychotic for choosing an airline based on the lounge food offerings.
If I have issues for picking an airline based on food, then I must be psychotic for choosing an airline based on the lounge food offerings.
Nov 16, 2021, 5:30 am
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Well after looking at SFO777 trip report, I might book myself on Delta for DEN - LAX for Christmas. While Delta does not offer meals between DEN - LAX their Sky Club offerings look 1000000% better than the pathetic garbage currently offered at the DEN United Club. I'm at a point where once my TG flight is over, I will have met the Fly To The Finish and renewed my status so probably a good time to try something new before the clock starts new on 1/1/2022. Besides, DEN - LAX in FC is substantially cheaper than United for the same date.
If I have issues for picking an airline based on food, then I must be psychotic for choosing an airline based on the lounge food offerings.
If I have issues for picking an airline based on food, then I must be psychotic for choosing an airline based on the lounge food offerings.
David
Nov 16, 2021, 8:01 am
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Well after looking at SFO777 trip report, I might book myself on Delta for DEN - LAX for Christmas. While Delta does not offer meals between DEN - LAX their Sky Club offerings look 1000000% better than the pathetic garbage currently offered at the DEN United Club.