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dreamfool Oct 1, 2008 12:41 pm
That is VERY sad. :(

Chapel Hill Guy Oct 1, 2008 1:17 pm
Except it's not on a whole lot of flights:

On October 1, we will proceed with the test of new, complimentary options for United Business customers on three-cabin aircraft used for domestic routes, which represents 16 daily flights.

And alcohol is still free in C.

Originally Posted by dreamfool (Post 10454633)
That is VERY sad. :(

mahasamatman Oct 1, 2008 1:26 pm
Originally Posted by playbbg (Post 10451241)
the move that got him promoted was to limit the amount of olives served on a salad from 3 to 1, saving the company many millions of dollars per year.
Following the identical move by AA, so he basically got promoted for plagiarism...

Originally Posted by dreamfool (Post 10454633)
That is VERY sad.
Some would call it a quality improvement.

Hmbrglar Oct 1, 2008 1:27 pm
Originally Posted by Chapel Hill Guy (Post 10454852)
And alcohol is still free in C.

Which is really all that matters. Hell I would much rather have the Snack box on ORD-IAD vice-versa than the cruddy cheese plate.

Just give me my Heiny's and I will be happy :D

mahasamatman Oct 1, 2008 1:32 pm
Originally Posted by Hmbrglar (Post 10454909)
Just give me my Heiny's and I will be happy
I wish they'd serve a decent beer. Heiny's tastes just like its name. (My friends from Holland refer to it as Dutch battery acid.)

cepheid Oct 1, 2008 6:17 pm
Originally Posted by rch4u (Post 10454617)
Aside from p.s., 3-cabin aircraft flying domestically will not serve real meals.
I would consider a sandwich or entree salad to be a "real meal," but that's just me, I guess. Of course, that only applies to those flights where fresh food is catered.

Originally Posted by mahasamatman (Post 10454935)
(My friends from Holland refer to it as Dutch battery acid.)
Such a misnomer... battery acid actually has a useful purpose, and would probably be a better beverage.

PHLGovFlyer Oct 1, 2008 7:01 pm
Originally Posted by mahasamatman (Post 10454935)
I wish they'd serve a decent beer. Heiny's tastes just like its name. (My friends from Holland refer to it as Dutch battery acid.)
What is truly sad is that compared to the other swill that domestic US airlines (including UA) call beer a Heiny is actually far superior :eek: :rolleyes:

JoeTravel Oct 1, 2008 7:07 pm
Does anybody know why the ORD-LGA, ORD-DCA, and ORD-IAD flights and vice versa are showing as S in First vs. B, L, or D? My guess was that <750 miles would mean S, but ORD-DFW shows B and D. Does that mean a fruit and cheese plate now in these markets?

lucky9876coins Oct 1, 2008 7:14 pm
Originally Posted by JoeTravel (Post 10456797)
Does anybody know why the ORD-LGA, ORD-DCA, and ORD-IAD flights and vice versa are showing as S in First vs. B, L, or D? My guess was that <750 miles would mean S, but ORD-DFW shows B and D. Does that mean a fruit and cheese plate now in these markets?
That's correct, snacks on these flights from now on. See this thread.

Explore Oct 2, 2008 12:25 am
WN, here I come.

Jgish Oct 2, 2008 5:02 am
Originally Posted by Chapel Hill Guy (Post 10454852)
Except it's not on a whole lot of flights:

On October 1, we will proceed with the test of new, complimentary options for United Business customers on three-cabin aircraft used for domestic routes, which represents 16 daily flights.

And alcohol is still free in C.
Any idea which 16 flights / routes?

rch4u Oct 2, 2008 5:32 am
Originally Posted by Jgish (Post 10458525)
Any idea which 16 flights / routes?
Occassional intra-hub routes. Off the top of my head, some impacted flight numbers would be:

UA 946/947 (IAD-LAX)
UA 902/903 (IAD-DEN)
UA 914/233 (IAD-SFO, occassionally)
UA 950/951 (IAD-ORD)
UA 722 (ORD-IAD)
UA 395 (IAD-ORD)

The rest would be the occassional ORD-DEN, DEN-LAX (none right now, I think), DEN-SFO frequencies operated by 3-cabin aircraft.

Chapel Hill Guy Oct 2, 2008 8:21 am
Also UA 867 IAD-LAX (just flew this on 3-class 767).

Originally Posted by rch4u (Post 10458577)
Occassional intra-hub routes. Off the top of my head, some impacted flight numbers would be:

UA 946/947 (IAD-LAX)
UA 902/903 (IAD-DEN)
UA 914/233 (IAD-SFO, occassionally)
UA 950/951 (IAD-ORD)
UA 722 (ORD-IAD)
UA 395 (IAD-ORD)

The rest would be the occassional ORD-DEN, DEN-LAX (none right now, I think), DEN-SFO frequencies operated by 3-cabin aircraft.

cbender Oct 3, 2008 6:34 pm
Originally Posted by Chapel Hill Guy (Post 10459209)
Also UA 867 IAD-LAX (just flew this on 3-class 767).
Yep, I was on this one as well. Cheese and crackers in a plastic box. :(

On the plus side, the aircraft was swapped out to a new config 767, so I got to try out the new C seats.

rch4u Oct 3, 2008 7:41 pm
Originally Posted by cbender (Post 10467744)
Yep, I was on this one as well. Cheese and crackers in a plastic box. :(
... and yogurt and some sort of breakfast danish / bread. That's what it sold in Y ... not just cheese and crackers.


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