Soxfan From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 854 posts, RR: 0 Posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 5148 times:
What would you say is the longest flight, time or distance-wise, in which an airline does not offer a complimentary meal in coach? At least for the US, my bet is on AA's flight DFW-HNL, which the website indicates is 8h35m from DFW and 7h20m from HNL. Also, I thought UA flies to Hawaii from Chicago, but I can't find anything currently. I feel bad for the coach passengers on those flights, particularly if they run out of Buy-on-Board!
Anyone have different flights for different airlines?
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Quoting Soxfan (Thread starter): AA's flight DFW-HNL, which the website indicates is 8h35m from DFW and 7h20m from HNL.
And I thought my 5 hours YYZ-YYC would be long on AC with no food in Y class...
Thank god I had breakfast before boarding the plane
Soxfan From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 854 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 5011 times:
There's also a very long AA flight LAX-SJU.I think the website says that in F, on the SJU-LAX, they actually serve TWO meals!
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Bananaboy From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 1558 posts, RR: 25 Reply 4, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 4998 times:
Not so long ago, most UK charter airlines charged for meals.. so LGW-SFB-PVR would have been either BOB or pre-booked meals. That would have been in the region of 13 hours or so! As for scheduled airlines, maybe the FR routes to the Canary Islands, or EZY from LGW to HRG and SSH would be amongst some of the longest here in Europe, I imagine.
Quoting Soxfan (Thread starter): t least for the US, my bet is on AA's flight DFW-HNL, which the website indicates is 8h35m from DFW and 7h20m from HNL. Also, I thought UA flies to Hawaii from Chicago,
UA001 ORD-HNL is timed at 9hr 6mins... longer than many transatlantic services from their Washington Dulles hub.
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B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16598 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 4967 times:
Quoting Bananaboy (Reply 4): UA001 ORD-HNL is timed at 9hr 6mins... longer than many transatlantic services from their Washington Dulles hub.
Is that also without any food? 9hrs, without food is craziness
WILCO737 From Greenland, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 8542 posts, RR: 78 Reply 6, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 4966 times:
THAT would make me to an unruly passenger: grumpy hungry old Phil
I know I can buy something on that flight, but I am used to get service on my flights. I usually fly LH (guess why) and there is always food. Sometimes two meals on an 8 hour flight. Diner and Breakfast. For FREE.
Allrite From Australia, joined Aug 2007, 1427 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 4962 times:
I've been on 10+ hour flights SYD-KIX on Jetstar where you had to buy all food on board. Now they are 8:40 hour flights OOL-KIX. There are also Jetstar flights SYD - Honolulu, but I'm not certain how long that takes.
Mauiman31 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 4870 times:
Yeah, I agree . . . AA's DFW/ORD outbound/inbound HNL or OGG would be right up there . . . for US domestic with only BOB in Y. They offer an upgraded sandwich now in Y, but I understand sometimes they run out if full up. . .
And HI trips get ill-informed first timers on such a long flight who still expect a meal in Y. Our last trip we gave a head's up to a family sitting in the gate area next to us at DFW -- waiting to board for AA's # 8 -- who were talking about how hungry they were and "what lunch would be served on the plane?". I politely determined they were sitting in Y and told them the drill. They were grateful and loaded up on "provisions" for the 8 hours before boarding.
Soxfan From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 854 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (4 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 4790 times:
Quoting Mauiman31 (Reply 9): And HI trips get ill-informed first timers on such a long flight who still expect a meal in Y
Is there/should there be something on the boarding screen indicating that there won't be a complimentary meal? It could depend on the airport, whether the boarding sign is computerized/digital or manual. Not necessarily something that AA would want to promote, but in order to keep passengers it might be a good idea to inform them ahead of time. And, it would promote helping the local airport.
Also, I neglected to include NW's nonstop MSP-HNL. I believe that is BOB in Y as well? However, the newer plane and AVOD could help make things easier, unlike AA and UA.
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OHLHD From Finland, joined Dec 2004, 3962 posts, RR: 27 Reply 12, posted (4 years 6 months 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 4628 times:
Not one flight but I flew VIE-ARN-OSL-TOS last year and there was no food. I could have bought some on SK but one cup of coffee for 3€ is a bit much. So I starved until I ate a kilo of shrimp at TOS.
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