I was recently onboard an American Airlines flight from Miami to Raleigh/Durham. This flight is 700 miles on the dot, and blocked for 2 hours and 15 minutes making it eligible for a small snack during meal windows according to AA’s refreshed meal policies. I knew AA was changing things a bit on May 1, but had completely forgotten about it until the flight attendant came around offering either a hummus or fruit and cheese plate. Both looked tasty and just right to me, but I went with the fruit and cheese.
Apologize for the poor lighting, but I didn’t have access to the window shade. The grapes, both white and red, were fresh and delicious. The cheese was tasty too, and included cheddar, swiss, and a third cheese that was tasty, but not expert enough to identify. Everything was very good, and just the right amount for a 10am flight I thought. Based on American’s meal page, I might have expected warm mixed nuts as well, but none were forthcoming. Not complaining, just observing, because I really liked the fruit and cheese plate.
American caught some heat in the last year with some of their premium cabin meal services. I thought some of it was deserved, and some was a bit over the top. In any event, it’s good to see some tastefully done tweaks to service in the premium cabin on American. I liked this offering a lot for the length of flight and time of day. I’m flying American’s new Atlanta – LAX nonstop services in just over a week. I’ll get full breakfast out and dinner returning, and I’ll be sure to report about the experience here. Have you noticed the catering changes when flying AA since May 1?
-MJ, May 5, 2015
Humus or Cheese. Better than nothing but seems weak to me.
I thought it was appropriate for time of day-10am, and length of flight. Would’ve been perfect if I had the warm mixed nuts to go along with it. But that’s just me.
Glad you liked it but the plate is barely the size of your glass. Still hard to dress up the HPdbaAA downgrades.