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UPDATE: Some readers have pointed out that American is also in the process of upgrading their lounge food offerings to include more real food. The war is happening, people! Soon we’ll be getting cooked-to-order steaks and Baked Alaska before our flights. This is just the beginning! United has fired the first salvo in the upcoming…
Apparently today’s the day to announce big news if you’re a major airline in the United States. Delta’s doing their thing with rebranding seat products while American just shared the news that they’re investing TWO BILLION DOLLARS to make your flying experience better. They’re calling it “Going For Great,” and it’s a big campaign focused…
Just got an email from American in my inbox. First Class meal service is getting an upgrade starting on Tuesday 11/18. Here’s what they’re changing: More meals on more flights: We’ll offer you a full meal with your choice of entrée on all flights approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes or longer Warm mixed nuts…
It’s with great sadness that I say goodbye to Madrid. I loved my time here and was so happy to help the NH Collection EuroBuilding Hotel celebrate their grand re-opening. If you haven’t kept up with my trip, relive it all today while I fly back on not one, but two airlines I’ve never flown…
Dear American Airlines, This is hard for me to write. I’m one of the foremost fans of airline food in all of the media. In fact, I write this blog in part to educate flyers that food on planes has gotten so, so much better. After my most recent flight, though, I need to speak…
I’ll make this quick: sign up for this new promotion from Radisson and American Airlines and you can get 7,500 miles for staying two nights between now and December 15th. You’ll need to be both a Club Carlson member and an AAdvantage member to take advantage of the promotion, but chances are you already belong…
For as much as I tout the developments of the in-flight eating experience, it’s very clear to me and pretty much everyone else in the world that the on-board food options for domestic carriers in the United States are pretty substandard. Remember that awful microwave pizza I had in AA First Class a few months…
CLARIFICATION: Reader Matt points out that the 22″ x 14″ x 9″ size has always been standard on the Big Three. The difference now appears to be that previously you could have any bag whose dimensions added up to 45″ and now each dimension has to be under 22″, 14″, and 9″ respectively. On to…
It’s hard to believe that I was soaking up the Hawaiian sun a week ago and now I’m sweltering in my tiny house in LA, but life could be much, much worse. If you’re a regular reader, then you were able to follow along as I ate my way through the Kohala Coast on the…
First of all, let’s be honest. First Class on an older AA 757 is a joke. With the exception of the extra elbow and leg room, there’s not much about this cabin that screams premium anymore. On my red-eye flight earlier this week from Kona to LA, I found out that the food matches the…
Last week, I wrote about the disappearance of Marcus Samuelsson branding on American Airlines’ in-flight menus. Top Chef Samuelsson had been a consulting chef for American and designed some of their on-board dining options, but while the items listed matched the products formerly listed as Samuelsson creations, they no longer mentioned the Top Chef Masters…
(Photo by Fernando Leon/PictureGroup) UPDATED: The mystery deepens! Wrappers on the sandwiches still have the Marcus Samuelsson branding. I’ll reach out to American Airlines for comment. Stay tuned! On my flight from LAX to ORD today, I noticed that the in-flight menu is missing the familiar “MS” stamp of approval that’s been a staple since…
