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Expanded BOB Availability
1K Website 07/15/04:
Buy on Board expands to more flights! Soon you can purchase restaurant-quality meals on even more United and TedSM flights of 3.5 hours or greater departing before 8:00 p.m. There are currently 151 flights offering Buy on Board service. Starting in August, 58 additional flights will offer the service and 50 more flights will let you Buy on Board in September. You may purchase Buy on Board meals with cash. United flights under 3.5 hours will offer complimentary beverages and cocktail snacks. For Ted flights under 3.5 hours, non-perishable snacks will be available for purchase, including cookies, Atkins bars, candy bars and chips. Ask about Buy on Board service when you book your next United or Ted flight between these cities: Available now Denver Boston Denver New York Newark Denver Washington Dulles Denver Fort Lauderdale Denver Orlando Denver Tampa Bay Washington Dulles Las Vegas O'Hare Oakland O'Hare San Francisco O'Hare Portland O'Hare Seattle O'Hare Phoenix O'Hare San Jose California O'Hare Las Vegas Available August Denver New York La Guardia Denver Philadelphia Los Angeles New Orleans Los Angeles O'Hare San Francisco New Orleans San Francisco Dallas San Francisco Houston Available September Denver Baltimore Denver Washington Ronald Reagan International Denver Miami Washington Dulles Phoenix O'Hare San Francisco O'Hare Sacramento O'Hare Laguna Beach Santa Ana O'Hare Spokane Buy On Board service subject to change without notice. |
Doh! And here I thought BOB was Ted's long lost brother. :eek:
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Originally Posted by auh2o
Doh! And here I thought BOB was Ted's long lost brother. :eek:
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice |
ORD-SNA.
I knew it was too good to be true that I got a breakfast sandwich, banana and mints in Y versus the old do you want a breakfast sandwich or a banana? At least I can expense it :D |
"O'Hare Laguna Beach Santa Ana"
I thought maybe the OP typed in something wrong, but sure enough on the 1K web site it says Laguna Beach Santa Ana.
Did UA buy some planes with Plontoons (or whatever those things are called that can land on water)? I'd love to see a 757 (or A319/20) land in Laguna Beach, everyone would be :p their BOB! |
Washington Ronald Reagan International!?!
Since when has DCA been international?!
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DCA is international if you count Canada, Nassau, Bermuda, and another other places that have Customs/Immigration pre-clearance. I believe DCA also has Customs/Immigration on call, but I don't think it applies since I think General Aviation is prohibited at DCA.
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About time! As much as I liked getting free food, I have really enjoyed all of the BOB meals that I've eaten. Its nice to see this exapanded to more routes. The Denver to SoCal routes seem to be missing from the current and future offerings.
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BOB was on my DEN-OAK afternoon flight yesterday. Not sure if it's a new addition or if it's always been there, since I hadn't flown UA in ages prior to yesterday.
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What wasn't mentioned is that BOB is being discontinued on flights under 1440 miles starting in August.
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Originally Posted by basenji
What wasn't mentioned is that BOB is being discontinued on flights under 1440 miles starting in August.
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Originally Posted by basenji
What wasn't mentioned is that BOB is being discontinued on flights under 1440 miles starting in August.
So will BOB be flying with Ted on this route? |
Wait. So United is flying to Bora Bora now?
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Does this mean the end of free snack boxes on ALL mid-con flights?
I flew BWI-DEN in Y at lunchtime last week and expected BOB service...instead was served a (free!) turkey sandwich with chips and cookie. I still don't understand why passengers would actually pay $10 for a glorified airline meal when they can purchase much better quality food in the airport for the same price or less. |
For those wondering, I've been told that BOB is now all cash since the CC machines (pocket pc's) that were initially being used were growing legs if you know what I mean.
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Originally Posted by kluau88
For those wondering, I've been told that BOB is now all cash since the CC machines (pocket pc's) that were initially being used were growing legs if you know what I mean.
I think the primary reason they aren't taking CCs is that they didn't come up with a good backup way to receive the data, and when the CC machines were failing as much as they did, they decided to rollback. I believe this is also what's delaying the prepay-on-the-web that has been promised by UA's vendors in the BOB space. hamburgler |
Thanks for the info KVCT ( how are thing in Ridgefield, by the way!) I haven't even heard the new markets.
One thing that strikes me odd is that we ALREADY have BOB on ORD-SFO. So it's been here since day 1! So some accuracy is incorrect in that memo. I am surprised that we would also do it to SNA. |
Originally Posted by hamburgler
Hm. My understanding was that BOB is cash only currently as the pocket pc machines were failing to work properly... on DEN-SEA in May they were having a ridiculous time getting the machine to start working; when they turned it on it spit out about a six-foot long batch of thermal receipt paper to get started.
I think the primary reason they aren't taking CCs is that they didn't come up with a good backup way to receive the data, and when the CC machines were failing as much as they did, they decided to rollback. I believe this is also what's delaying the prepay-on-the-web that has been promised by UA's vendors in the BOB space. hamburgler :-: |
Originally Posted by ILUV767
What about ala Carte selections?
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I've yet to be on a Buy-On-Board flight, but I see that my LAX-ORD milk runs are about to be graced with BOB's presence.
So, I guess the question is: Is this a good thing or a bad thing? What are the meals like? How much do they cost? |
Reports say it is better then what UA was offering. Breakfast runs $7 and Lunch $10.
I had an Eli's breakfast SEA-DEN in F back when they first started testing, and I was impressed. |
I'm not a happy camper, because I bought lots of BOB on SEA-DEN flights. DEN-SEA can be up to 3 hours long, so I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to buy some food. On many DEN-SEA flights, they would sell out of BOB. Bad, bad, bad. But I guess the profit margins are too slim on the alacarte selections to make the economics work for Gate Gourmet.
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Tangent: DEN-SEA must be a low-rev or low-competition route for United or something. I've found that, for a flight of its length, the F service leaves a lot to be desired. Are they even serving full meals in F these days on that route?
SEA-DEN and LAX-DEN are both shorter routes but benefit from fuller service. |
Originally Posted by robb
I've yet to be on a Buy-On-Board flight, but I see that my LAX-ORD milk runs are about to be graced with BOB's presence.
So, I guess the question is: Is this a good thing or a bad thing? What are the meals like? How much do they cost? |
Please feed me!
I've been very fortunate this year to almost always get an upgrade but failed to last Thursday night on an ORD-DEN flight. I mistakenly assumed that some kind of food would be offered in coach, at least BOB. The flight boarded at 5:00, departed at 5:30, and arrived in Denver three hours later at 8:30 p.m. CDT. (There were storms in Denver; the flight was in a holding pattern, so it was longer than normal). What's with this? A three hour flight smack in the middle of dinner time and no food? Geesh!
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I miss BOB!
I was frequently flying through DEN from PDX. I was impressed with the quality of the BOB items. A bit overpriced, but hey, convenient. Kind of like buying beer at 7-11. However, at some point, they sporadically stopped boarding the full meals and just had the entrees ala carte. I also found the service to be unpredictable. Sometimes BOB was there, sometimes BOB musta missed the flight. Sometimes a full meal BOB, sometimes an ala carte BOB. When will this airline learn that consistency sells! If I got on the 5:01 DEN-PDX and KNEW what to expect, I would have bought BOB. But 3 hours on an empty stomach is too much to gamble on!
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Originally Posted by BoulderFlyer
I've been very fortunate this year to almost always get an upgrade but failed to last Thursday night on an ORD-DEN flight. I mistakenly assumed that some kind of food would be offered in coach, at least BOB. The flight boarded at 5:00, departed at 5:30, and arrived in Denver three hours later at 8:30 p.m. CDT. (There were storms in Denver; the flight was in a holding pattern, so it was longer than normal). What's with this? A three hour flight smack in the middle of dinner time and no food? Geesh!
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Re:BOB
I don't fly domestic very often, so I've only used BOB twice. The first time was in the try-out phase when credit cards were accepted and the lunch price was $7.00. I was very favorably impressed. Yesterday, I had BOB on a similar ORD-SFO flight. No credit card machine, $10.00. My salad was smaller and not as interesting as previously. The roll and cookie are unnecessary. A la carte was not available.
I hope this is not the beginning of a trend. |
Just a quick update.. It is now September and on ORD-SNA this morning still no "BOB". The same old breakfast burrito, banana and mints.
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