Re: AA ends food service on ALL domestic flights (incl. Hawaii)

[nobody]

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> nice to have a snack. I'd rather bring my own for about $2 if it means
> saving $20 on my ticket.

Well, that is the point. A real hot meal of quality higher than what US
airline have been serving costs between $8 and $12.

The hot meal itself costs about $2 (check out your supermarket's frozen
dinners section). The rest is desert, salad, handling, and the washing of
utensils/dishes etc.

The airline still needs the logistics of catering the plane with peanuts and
soft drinks.

At most, I reckon the airline may save $5.00 per ticket by not serving a meal.
(Especially since AA wasn't serving real meals).

What AA should really be doing is allowing coach pax to pre-purchase first
class meals. Charge $15 for meal only (no free wine, no champagne, no hors
d'oeuvres or any other first class perk, just the meal).

On-board, they can sell chocolate bars, chips, yoghurt.

I find it funny that they would try to sell surprise bags, probably to
increase FA efficiency, yet they'll want the FAs to collect money.

AA should equip its FAs with wireless credit card machines so they could
efficienctly sell goods on board.

[JohnT]

"nobody" > wrote in message
...
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> nice to have a snack. I'd rather bring my own for about $2 if it means
>> saving $20 on my ticket.
>
> Well, that is the point. A real hot meal of quality higher than what US
> airline have been serving costs between $8 and $12.
>
> The hot meal itself costs about $2 (check out your supermarket's frozen
> dinners section). The rest is desert, salad, handling, and the washing
> of
> utensils/dishes etc.
>
> The airline still needs the logistics of catering the plane with
> peanuts and
> soft drinks.
>
> At most, I reckon the airline may save $5.00 per ticket by not serving
> a meal.
> (Especially since AA wasn't serving real meals).
>
> What AA should really be doing is allowing coach pax to pre-purchase
> first
> class meals. Charge $15 for meal only (no free wine, no champagne, no
> hors
> d'oeuvres or any other first class perk, just the meal).
>
> On-board, they can sell chocolate bars, chips, yoghurt.
>
> I find it funny that they would try to sell surprise bags, probably to
> increase FA efficiency, yet they'll want the FAs to collect money.
>
> AA should equip its FAs with wireless credit card machines so they
> could
> efficienctly sell goods on board.

Wouldn't the wireless credit card machines emit radio waves which would
interfere with the aircrafts' navigational systems and cause them all to
crash?

JohnT

[Jeff Hacker]

"nobody" > wrote in message
...
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> nice to have a snack. I'd rather bring my own for about $2 if it means
>> saving $20 on my ticket.
>
> Well, that is the point. A real hot meal of quality higher than what US
> airline have been serving costs between $8 and $12.
>
> The hot meal itself costs about $2 (check out your supermarket's frozen
> dinners section). The rest is desert, salad, handling, and the washing of
> utensils/dishes etc.

Continental says they calculate $40, because (1) they need an additional
flight attendant to serve it, (2) they can take out half a galley and add
one more row of seats instead, plus the (3) cost of handling.
>
> The airline still needs the logistics of catering the plane with peanuts
> and
> soft drinks.
>
> At most, I reckon the airline may save $5.00 per ticket by not serving a
> meal.
> (Especially since AA wasn't serving real meals).

I tend to agree with you.
>
> What AA should really be doing is allowing coach pax to pre-purchase first
> class meals. Charge $15 for meal only (no free wine, no champagne, no hors
> d'oeuvres or any other first class perk, just the meal).

Let the passengers pre-purchase a coach meal. Who cares about First Class.
>
> On-board, they can sell chocolate bars, chips, yoghurt.

That's an option.
>
> I find it funny that they would try to sell surprise bags, probably to
> increase FA efficiency, yet they'll want the FAs to collect money.
>
> AA should equip its FAs with wireless credit card machines so they could
> efficienctly sell goods on board.

Delta and AirTran already do just that (although on AirTran it is only for
booze)