dw

I hadn’t even thought of the pilots (who seem to get crew meals on more flights than FAs?)… have they been eating only chicken or ragu for over a year now?

bsb7140

No - they have other options.

DELee

Chicken or ragu. Chicken and ragu. Ragu and ragu. Take your pick.

David

RancherDave

I appreciate your warning, as we will be EWR-IAH for a dinner flight soon...and I don't want glued together chicken parts. As a cattle raiser I like real meats (to include chicken and fish) but only in their natural forms for consumption. On the way up to NYC we are heading into LGA so unless they change out food service on that route there we will get a snack, or two or three. As long as there is a variety of drinks I can chillax on the flight to begin a few vacation days. Uber will be driving.

RancherDave

Amazing how many folks are asking for the food in coach over the F food...although given the option I might follow that pattern as well. Is it safe to assume that the substitution was done as a courtesy or were you asked to fund your coach meal? Just wonder how much leeway they have to give away food that normally get charged to a passenger on board expenses card.

Many moons ago, like probably pre 911 (the black day in history, not the introduction of that phone number) I recall being able to send booze to friends sitting in coach without the FAs giving it a second thought. Seems like I even shared a meal that way once, probably because it was eggs which I don't eat.

If I get lucky I may take a long haul international flight for my birthday, and will be interested to see how the service matches to what I recall from a few years back when my last similar flight brought me back from TPE to IAH non stop on EVA (UA Partner).

I'd love to see UA restore more choice in the available booze served at least up front.

findark

Most are fine with it, just don't be the DYKWIA who berates the rare FA who will charge you or refuse

RancherDave

Be nice to them and usually they will be nice to you... They are people too who want to be treated nicely by coworkers and customers.

On my last flight lead FA was one serving my side of widebody first and I had to ask for a reset of entertainment system, a few times in fact. He tried and when it came to be the system at that seat was broken, he let me know. I mentioned it didn't make a huge difference since it was a short domestic flight but I figured that before a long haul flight it might need to be fixed. He appreciated my heads up...came back a bit later and asked travel credit or more miles...didn't expect that. Plus he made sure I always had a full drink. Oh when I got home and looked I'd been given $125 due to the lack of a working entertainment system. Quite the reward for just offering up info so the next flight didn't become a nightmare for some FA or pax...my computer is stocked with movies.

DELee

I asked nicely and received two (full) trays of these that were left over at the end of my flight:



And, yes, always be nice.

David

MatthewLAX

Wow! You’ve given me a great idea.

DELee

Uh oh.

David

seat38a

Well it will end up on the blog and United will implement a new policy of strict inventory control.

SFO 1K

DEN-SFO
So did I miss a memo? Did they drop yogurt from sub-1500 mile hub-hub routes? Wasn't this supposed to have something else on the tray and after 1500 miles the lemony cracker things?

MatthewLAX

no, I wouldn’t blog about that.

sometimes, a great FA gives me a bottle of wine. I don’t dare blog about it for fear the FA will get in trouble.

fumje

Interesting that they are being distributed in trays. My last flight offering cookie pies served them up warm but still wrapped in the individual-packaging plastic (odd throwback). So I had assumed they were all still catered individually wrapped, and the FAs were taking them out to serve on napkin/plate. But I guess, unsurprisingly, there is variation.

SFO777

Whoa. I just went to select my meal for this Friday's 7pm LAX-DEN flight and there are now FIVE (5) options.
A little veggie-heavy but still a pleasant surprise. Think I'll try the burger this time.