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United Improves Pre-Arrival Meals on European Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 4, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

The butt of many jokes for many years, United Airlines is retiring its (in)famous pre-arrival premium class meals on transatlantic westbound flights. 

Why does this merit a post? Because we’ve been served something like this for five years, with no exception–

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As reported on Flyertalk, the hot sandwich/wrap/burrito has been replaced with two cold options, such as a cheese plate (going back to legacy United days) or grilled salmon. Here’s a menu from a flight from Milan to Newark yesterday:

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Prior to arrival 

Grilled Salmon
Soba noodle salad and teriyaki sauce

Cheese and Charcuterie Plate
Grapes, caramelized onion chutney and crackers

I won’t criticize or praise it until I have sampled it, but the old wraps were not befitting of first class and the change is welcome.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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2 Comments

  1. Linda Meade Reply
    August 6, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Food really mediocre in united business 2 days ago IAD – FRA. I asked for the salmon with crab meat option and they were out of it because “everyone wanted it”. They had started with only 8 servings for a packed 8-across business cabin with 8 rows or so. I wound up with a chicken in a tamale thing with what may have been potato croquettes that was Chi Chi’s caliber. Also, the beds were a little short and were coffin width – you couldn’t really roll over. Almost dreading return from LHR in a few weeks.

  2. Drew Reply
    August 30, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    I hesitantly sampled the Salmon soba noodle salad pre arrival meal last week FRA – IAD and it was DELICIOUS!! One of best flight meals ever – in fact I’ve been craving it and searching for recipe ever since with no luck! Any ideas on where to find? In flight service was wonderful as well.

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