Unsurprisingly, it appears that American Airlines has changed its mind about catering.American Airlines brings back hot food@xJonNYC shared on July 19 how American Airlines will bring back real meals in its first class.Big things are coming for AA this fallFirst Class actual mealsIce cream on long-haul and international glassware(Unrelated, pilots are very unhappy with snack boxes they have been receiving vs real food) JonNYC * (@xJonNYC July 19, 2021He is a reliable source who shares information before it becomes public. We now know that he was correct. View from the Wing has learned that an American Airlines spokesperson confirmed that hot meals will be returning to domestic first-class flights. Details are still being worked out.Although we haven't set a date yet for hot food returning to domestic flights, we are still working on it!American Airlines currently serves only hot meals in the lower 48, and on four transcontinental premium flights. This change will likely result in hot meals being served on many more routes.A Fresh Bites snackbox is the best option for American flights, besides premium transcontinental ones.American Airlines Fresh Bites BoxAmerican Airlines Fresh Bites BoxThis is why it's a significant developmentAll airlines had to reduce their inflight service due to the pandemic. They have been trying to restore service slowly. We have seen United, for example, reintroduce hot meals to flights over 1,500 miles and hub-to-hub flights over 800 miles. Hot meals are being restored by Delta.American has not had this experience until now. The following statement was made by American's SVP of Flight Service in August 2020. It referred to the future of Inflight Catering and suggested that such cuts might be permanent.It is very similar in terms of how we served meals over the years, considering the footprint that we have. Is there a way to restore something that is still premium but modern? Or can we make incremental changes that are more effective?All we heard indicated that Americans would not bring back hot meals as often as possible. Why is American putting off its plans to reduce first-class meals?American seems to be recognizing that other airlines are offering inflight service and the current offer isn't competitive.Pilots are generally served the same food as first-class passengers. There have been many complaints from pilots about American cuisine.American will offer hot meals to more flights this fallYou can see that I'm not enthusiastic about this topic in any way. This is a good thing. However, the truth is that the American domestic first-class meals pre-pandemic was pretty terrible, as are the current snack boxes.Bottom lineAlthough details are still to be determined, American plans to restore hot meals in domestic first-class this fall. We will soon find out the timeline and the eligible flights. Also, what will the quality be like. It can't get any worse than it was before the coronavirus. It seems there are plans to make this happen. I am eager to learn more.Is it not surprising that American Airlines has brought back hot meals in First Class?
