Skift Business Traveler: American First Class Passengers Leave Hungry
Grant Martin
Photo Credit: Overheard on American Airlines: "I'm going to take this meal away from you and never bring it back." American Airlines
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Fear! Terror! Ebola! Travel to west Africa is shriveling as carriers and passengers race to cut any connections to the region. Already, British, Emirates and a variety of other carriers have restricted their service, while visitors are scrambling to reschedule trips.
If you happen to be traveling to West Africa any time soon, the AP has a good gut check for anyone concerned about the pandemic. American carriers are allowing passengers to postpone their flights for over two weeks, while getting through on a European carrier can be a bit trickier. In the worst case, you can always fly with the Phoenix Air Group.
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True story: one of the only reasons I upgrade to first class is for the warm meals. I certainly don't need the space, have no bags to check and don't really drink on planes. But the food! There's nothing better than a warm free meal.
It disappoints me, thus, to see that American is aligning its premium meal service program with US Airways later this year, cutting the volume of meals on shorter flights and also reducing the s
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