May 11, 2022, 1:38 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This us an archive thread, the active thread is General discussion of UA's inflight service (Domestic / International, all cabins)
previous thread: COVID Era UA inflight service changes
Thread is for general discussion of the state of UA in-flight service / catering, comparison to other carriers, past UA offerings and concerns with management decisions.
For a specific post about a recent in-flight food, use the appropriate Let's Eat .... thread.
The current Onboard Service descriptions by UA.com
Long-haul international premium cabin dining
North America, Caribbean and Latin America premium cabin dining
United Economy dining
Since the UA website is extremely vague, I'm looking for a few volunteers to submit data, and I will summarize to complete the wiki. kind regards, phkc070408
Domestic Under 300 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Domestic Over 300 Miles Under 800 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Domestic Over 800 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon or Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon or Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening/. or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
P-Tcon
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Polaris USA - Europe
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Related thread: How bad does onboard catering need to get before UA invests in improving it?
previous thread: COVID Era UA inflight service changes
Thread is for general discussion of the state of UA in-flight service / catering, comparison to other carriers, past UA offerings and concerns with management decisions.
For a specific post about a recent in-flight food, use the appropriate Let's Eat .... thread.
The current Onboard Service descriptions by UA.com
Long-haul international premium cabin dining
North America, Caribbean and Latin America premium cabin dining
United Economy dining
Since the UA website is extremely vague, I'm looking for a few volunteers to submit data, and I will summarize to complete the wiki. kind regards, phkc070408
Domestic Under 300 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Domestic Over 300 Miles Under 800 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Bagged Snack? Yes/No
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Domestic Over 800 Miles
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon or Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon or Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening/. or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Late Evening?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Served Snacked? Yes/No. Hot/Cold. What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket?
P-Tcon
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Snack Basket/Pre-Arrival?
Any other notes of relevance?
Polaris USA - Europe
Sample 1
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 2
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 3
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 4
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Sample 5
Route? Morning or Afternoon/Evening or Red-Eye?
PDB - Yes/No? What was offered?
Menu?
Hot Towels?
First Meal Served? Yes/No. Short description.
Appetizer / Desert Info:
Snack Basket/Mid-Flight Snack?
Arrival Meal? Short Description.
Any other notes of relevance?
Related thread: How bad does onboard catering need to get before UA invests in improving it?
General discussion of UA's inflight service (Domestic / Int値, all cabins) {Archive}
Jun 27, 2022, 4:48 pm
#1186
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 90
There was no reservation available. They just came through the cabin and asked us for our orders. I ordered the eggs. Then they came back and said, "We're out of eggs, will you take the waffle?"
Jun 28, 2022, 4:09 am
#1187
Join Date: Jun 2022
Posts: 56
I flew long-haul Polaris on UA1 (SFO-SIN) a few months back. I had low expectations of UA from the past, but Polaris met (maybe even slightly exceeded) those expectations. Would fly again if the price is reasonable.
Hard product felt like a standard reverse herringbone (generally my second favorite J layout after NH/QR-style suites), even though it was staggered - the adjustments they made took away some of the flaws of staggered seating for me. I had a bulkhead seat but the footwell wasn't any bigger than usual.
I found the soft product acceptable. Food was not mindblowing but decent, and the bedding was good. Service was also acceptable - no friendliness like the Asian airlines, but attentive enough.
Hard product felt like a standard reverse herringbone (generally my second favorite J layout after NH/QR-style suites), even though it was staggered - the adjustments they made took away some of the flaws of staggered seating for me. I had a bulkhead seat but the footwell wasn't any bigger than usual.
I found the soft product acceptable. Food was not mindblowing but decent, and the bedding was good. Service was also acceptable - no friendliness like the Asian airlines, but attentive enough.
Last edited by Beepbop; Jun 28, 2022 at 11:50 pm
Jun 28, 2022, 5:03 pm
#1188
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Programs: Amex Platinum, DL Diamond 2MM, PriorityPass, Hilton Honors Silver
Posts: 469
I dread what is in store... PHL-EWR-DEL-CCU UA in Polaris on July 5
I last travelled the same route in same Polaris class in August 2021. Experience was abysmal, and changed the return to Lufthansa via FRA instead. Food was stinky, poorly cooked fish (no options) very poor cabin service. When I voiced my concern to cabin crew, I was asked to lodge a complaint. I did, and received a $400 compensation. This was a paid ticket (not a reward). Same route, same class, January 2022 flight was cancelled on the morning of the flight departure. Rebooked for travel July 5 outbound!
The comments in this thread don't make me happy at all.
The airlines keep upping the price, and lower the service, with impunity. All these comments of poor food and poor service on this and other sites seem to have zero impact on airline management.
I used to look forward to air-travel, not any more. It is not United alone.
I just flew ISB-LHR-JFK on VS Upper Class. I was told that the LHR-ISB-LHR flights were not loading dark spirits. So no Aberfeldy, no Woodford's, no Baily's, no Amerula. Also, no Italian red! At least the cabin crew were polite and apologetic, and we joked about Sir Richard cutting costs. However, on the LHR-JFK segment, the service was non-existent. I was served the starter with no cutlery! The flight manager and the crew did not even notice for 20 minutes, busy chit-chatting amongst themselves and with "certain" passengers. When I did point it out, the flight manager (I asked to speak to her) came and plonked the service item on my tray, with a perfunctory "sorry."
I was not happy and refused all service at that point. I now see that as foolish, because in all likelihood they had a laugh as they ate my Thai shrimp entree
I aske d for a feedback form, and was told one was not available and I had to report online. I did, and have not heard back from VS to date (about a week has passed.
I think this state of affairs is due to the fact that the airlines (with their lobbying) know that they can get away with just about anything, and are doing just that!
Reward travel is now costing out at stratospheric levels. Trans-Atlantic business class round trip mileage cost is hitting close to million miles!
Something somewhere will eventually have to give!
I am so not happy.
The comments in this thread don't make me happy at all.
The airlines keep upping the price, and lower the service, with impunity. All these comments of poor food and poor service on this and other sites seem to have zero impact on airline management.
I used to look forward to air-travel, not any more. It is not United alone.
I just flew ISB-LHR-JFK on VS Upper Class. I was told that the LHR-ISB-LHR flights were not loading dark spirits. So no Aberfeldy, no Woodford's, no Baily's, no Amerula. Also, no Italian red! At least the cabin crew were polite and apologetic, and we joked about Sir Richard cutting costs. However, on the LHR-JFK segment, the service was non-existent. I was served the starter with no cutlery! The flight manager and the crew did not even notice for 20 minutes, busy chit-chatting amongst themselves and with "certain" passengers. When I did point it out, the flight manager (I asked to speak to her) came and plonked the service item on my tray, with a perfunctory "sorry."
I was not happy and refused all service at that point. I now see that as foolish, because in all likelihood they had a laugh as they ate my Thai shrimp entree
I aske d for a feedback form, and was told one was not available and I had to report online. I did, and have not heard back from VS to date (about a week has passed.
I think this state of affairs is due to the fact that the airlines (with their lobbying) know that they can get away with just about anything, and are doing just that!
Reward travel is now costing out at stratospheric levels. Trans-Atlantic business class round trip mileage cost is hitting close to million miles!
Something somewhere will eventually have to give!
I am so not happy.
Last edited by spc354; Jun 30, 2022 at 12:08 pm
Jun 28, 2022, 8:12 pm
#1189
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,400
Jun 30, 2022, 12:21 pm
#1191
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Programs: Amex Platinum, DL Diamond 2MM, PriorityPass, Hilton Honors Silver
Posts: 469
Does nobody from United ever see these comments? My flight now costs out at USD 13,771 (Thank God, I paid a lot less). They are getting away with it, because they can..
Jun 30, 2022, 12:44 pm
#1192
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: UA Plat 1.99MM, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Plat/LT Gold, Hilton Silver, IHG Plat
Posts: 66,731
Jun 30, 2022, 1:00 pm
#1193
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
Programs: UA GS4MM, MR LT Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,447
If someone is willing to pay $13,771 for a UA airline ticket if a cheaper alternative exists with better service than UA - then UA will not relate to the issue. They'd probably shrug and confirm to themselves they are on the right path.
I suspect out of pure curiosity various executive peruse this site but I also suspect they've ruled out FT as representative of their strategies or of the general public.
Jul 5, 2022, 8:30 am
#1194
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Gold, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,254
Update - Got the following detailed reply -
We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced on your recent trip with United.
We have deposited 7500 bonus award miles to MileagePlus(R) account XXXXXX. The BONUS miles will post to this account within five business days.
Thank you for choosing United, and we look forward to welcoming you on board again soon.
Reference number: ########
Jul 5, 2022, 11:11 am
#1195
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: USA
Programs: UA Platinum, 1MM
Posts: 13,451
Update - Got the following detailed reply -
We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced on your recent trip with United.
We have deposited 7500 bonus award miles to MileagePlus(R) account XXXXXX. The BONUS miles will post to this account within five business days.
Thank you for choosing United, and we look forward to welcoming you on board again soon.
Reference number: ########
We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced on your recent trip with United.
We have deposited 7500 bonus award miles to MileagePlus(R) account XXXXXX. The BONUS miles will post to this account within five business days.
Thank you for choosing United, and we look forward to welcoming you on board again soon.
Reference number: ########
Jul 5, 2022, 11:35 am
#1196
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Gold, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,254
Jul 5, 2022, 11:03 pm
#1198
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bay Area California
Posts: 395
Despite the consistency demonstrated in all other posts in this thread for the past 2 years, offering abysmal and gross soft product in Polaris, you chose them over other options and you gave them your hard earned money / miles. So did all the other passengers in J - which I assume was packed.
So - Yes UA management is watching that they get full cabins regardless of the garbage meals they serve. So not only they won't change - they will make it worse.
And to put my money where my mouth is, after my UA trip to EZE in Feb, my SFO to India tip in March was on QR, My SFO to India trip next week is on QR, My Sept trip to Indonesia is on TG and my Dec trip to India is again on QR. .... Seriously y'all swing by the QR forum and take a look at what they serve at QSuites!
UA No More!
So - Yes UA management is watching that they get full cabins regardless of the garbage meals they serve. So not only they won't change - they will make it worse.
And to put my money where my mouth is, after my UA trip to EZE in Feb, my SFO to India tip in March was on QR, My SFO to India trip next week is on QR, My Sept trip to Indonesia is on TG and my Dec trip to India is again on QR. .... Seriously y'all swing by the QR forum and take a look at what they serve at QSuites!
UA No More!
Jul 6, 2022, 12:27 am
#1199
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Posts: 26,910
I just took Melbourne to SFO yesterday (14+ hours), and I decided not show the pathetic meal photos.
It was as bad as it gets.
No PDB ( we were an hour late due to late coming flight from SFO), so it was understandable the crew tried to get the plane out to minimize further delay.
Choice of Beef, Chicken and a vegetarian options and I ordered the beef which was a low quality piece of meat that was too difficul to chew. Only half a bowl of salad was served with one of those impossible to open bottle of olive oil/vinaigrette dressing. After struggling to open it, it was too frozen to pour it.
Most of passengers were hungry half way during the 14+hour flight, and we were served Tim Tam and chips. No snackboxes that have been made available on SFO-SIN-SFO flights recently.
Only one breakfast option prior to landing, which was that green square egg based brick (shown earlier this thread). UA was too cheap to include a yorgut .
Does UA management care? I found it ironic and sad, that the biggest news was the return of lemon/lime wedges started July 1, and it even had a blog written about it.
It was as bad as it gets.
No PDB ( we were an hour late due to late coming flight from SFO), so it was understandable the crew tried to get the plane out to minimize further delay.
Choice of Beef, Chicken and a vegetarian options and I ordered the beef which was a low quality piece of meat that was too difficul to chew. Only half a bowl of salad was served with one of those impossible to open bottle of olive oil/vinaigrette dressing. After struggling to open it, it was too frozen to pour it.
Most of passengers were hungry half way during the 14+hour flight, and we were served Tim Tam and chips. No snackboxes that have been made available on SFO-SIN-SFO flights recently.
Only one breakfast option prior to landing, which was that green square egg based brick (shown earlier this thread). UA was too cheap to include a yorgut .
Does UA management care? I found it ironic and sad, that the biggest news was the return of lemon/lime wedges started July 1, and it even had a blog written about it.
If you did take pictures, feel free to post them here unedited (you make the food look too good) or reach out to me privately. I'm writing up a very critical story on the state of meals on United right now. It has really become beyond pathetic.
Jul 6, 2022, 1:49 am
#1200
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: UA1k 3mm, HH-LifeDiamond, Mar-LifePlatElite
Posts: 351
Was on UA 958 ORD-LHR today. It was my first trek internationally on UA since March 2019 - and I had been reading that soft product in all cabins is a serious downgrade, so I wasn't expecting all that much. Booked in Polaris. One positive note: We did have a printed menu. The meal came out and it was indeed a downgrade. Portions were small, quality was sub par, presentation and plating was also barely up to economy standards. What topped it off was that after the meal, I was waiting for ice cream and or cheese... Once the FA's turned off the lights, I got up to ask if I had missed it while watching a movie and not paying attention. Turns out there was a refrigeration issue and there was no desert, and no other food after main meal. No breakfast, no ice cream, no cheese. I understand that the primary reason to fly is to get from A->B safely, and that mechanical issues out of normal control happen. Even so, this was a very poor showing for UA. Thank goodness Arrivals was open for some breakfast.
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