I was flying in the late ‘80s and don’t recall the food being great but a bit better than the current offerings.
Lobster on a budget vs amped up homestyle food? But I’m probably giving AA way too much credit to hope for outside-the-box thinking.LGA Admiral’s club: NADA, no water, no NOTHING, PLUS Forbidden (??!!!)
It works pretty well and is cost-effective since there aren’t any separate meals that have to be loaded. American Airlines first class lunch.
on a long-haul flight, I would rather pay an extra $15 and get an excellent meal with the $20 budget.This is all just usual airline puffery to shield and permanently justify service cutbacks. Alcohol is available for all first and business class flights.In all cabins on flights between 900 – 2199 miles, you will be served a snack bag during boarding.For transcontinental flights such as LAX/SFO to JFK long haul Hawaii (DFW/ORD to Hawaii) and long haul international flights expect a meal tray service.Note that inflight beverage services are only offered on flights over 2200 miles (Around 4.5 hours flying time) if your flight is under 2200 miles you can request non-alcoholic beverages.
Finally reached out to AA and was told they don’t offer special meals on flights under 1,500 miles (my usual trip is just over 1,400) even though the option to preorder a special meal is available. The meal was labeled “HNML”, which I assume is Hindu/Muslim. I’m dating myself here, but back in the early to mid 80s Minneapolis based Northwest Airlines and Republic Airlines we’re competing neck to neck for Twin Cities passengers. Bloody Mary was advertised at $ 9 (“Make your own”…).
Plus, people who have been traveling whether pleasure or business have been eating out. A fair amount of your readers, or maybe it’s a few trolls who change their names, like to blame you and always seem to think you are “letting them down” for a lot of weird things they make up in their heads. It was Moroccan Chicken (excellent) and a host of other stuff. I was served the meal depicted in images 3 and 4 within the article.
Sooner or later everyone dies.I think one of the big problems is that outside the big cities, few Americans have any food culture like you find in Asia, Europe or Latin America. Know from experience and won’t do that again.
The airline has a small fleet consisting of just five Bombardier Q400 turboprops. They could spend $8 today for a hot casserole dish of glop like they do today, or they could (a) spend $8 on high quality cold sandwiches or (b) spend $5 on blah, soggy sandwiches. Of course, the low point is the fact that operations are a hot mess so your special meal may or may not make your flight.
One of the worst meals I’ve ever had in a plane was in business in Singapore airlines.
This meal was actually exceptional, and I would have been happy to be served it in a restaurant. Today, American Airlines (with regional use of American Eagle) operates 6,700 flights daily and flies to 50 countries worldwide.
I thought the lobster picture was pimento cheese on toast microwaved – that is unforgivable!Personally, I don’t care how long the flight is. No interruptions, flight attendants not pushing a 200 lbs food cart up and down the aisle. Prior to COVID-19 escalating, the reverse was true — airlines were trying to find ways to increase staff member interaction, but with the requirements to limit interaction, things like beverages and meals served up in the air are getting the cut.Now, the Fort Worth, TX based carrier is expanding their food and beverage options in light of coronavirus, a positive change for travelers onboard.Prior to May, on flights more than 2,200 miles, passengers would only receive a complimentary beverage in the economy class cabin. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)almonds, Craisins, Wheat Thins, gouda cheese spread, Milano cookies, and a Purell wipe.” For an airline to sell a first class product amid low demand, it’s clear they need to differentiate themselves - and food is one of those ways, albeit in a much reduced offering due to health precautions. If airlines are going to discontinue vegetarian options, you’d think they might have one of the available options be something vegetarian – how hard would it be to offer a choice like pasta primavera, cheese ravioli, or any number of veg-friendly-yet-crowd-pleasing options that might still have balanced nutritional value? ).I’ve written about my experience ordering Asian vegetarian meals on American. They could also sell the same items in economy.Stock a trolley with a few options – a couple of salads, a couple of different sandwiches, fruit, a tapas plate thingy and one or two hot options for slightly longer flights.