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Photo taken by: Zunchaka Flurry
Route: Denver - San Jose, CA, 8 Jan 2004
Ticket price: $451.50- (Austin - Denver - San Jose round trip)
Flight duration: 2 h 37 min
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 737-300, Economy
Business or leisure trip: Business
Meal type: Lunch
Contents of the meal: Bennigan's "The County Cork Club" $7.00- (Description on the menu: Ham, turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and Swiss and cheddar cheeses stacked between thick slices of toasted sunflower seed wheat bread, topped with Smoky Dijion dressing.)
Drink: Sparkling Water and Coffee
Comments: They turned out to be really good. It was delicious. But, I wish I could get a little more variety (like TGI Friday's lunch/dinner box style). Very efficient flight attendants with continuing serving beverages all the way over.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8 for the meal, 10 for the flight attendants.

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Photo taken by: Jack Tahoe
Route: SFO-JFK, 2 Mar 2004
Flight duration: 5 hours 40 mins.
Business or leisure: Leisure
Meal Type: Lunch
Contents: Barbecued chicken with corn and mashed potatos. Cold Salmon and cous cous. Salad, roll didnt' eat desert..
Drink: Sutter Home cabernet.
Comments: Pretty good meal for economy.
Rating: 8

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Photo taken by: Franz Zedlacher
Route: DEN-IAD, 14 Mar 2004
Ticket price: FREE!
Flight duration: 3 hours 10 minutes
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 777, Q Class (Economy)
Business or leisure trip: Business trip
Meal type: Lunch, for $10.00 fee
Contents of the meal: Meal included an EXCELLENT sandwich, which has thick sunflower bread, tomatoes, ham, turkey, and swiss cheese. The meal comes from Bennigan's, and is MUCH better then the choices offered by Au Bon Pain on the IAD-DEN leg. Those were horrible.
The meal also included a pickle in a plastic bag, Eli's Cheesecake (which was good), and a bag of Kettle Chips (which were also good)
Drink:Bluebird Cranberry Juice. No pretzels or snacks (i.e. nuts) are even served anymore
Comments: The cost-cutting measures by United have really become apparent. If you find a cheaper airline, i.e. Frontier on this route, there is really no longer a reason to pay more for United. The fact that you have to pay for this meal when it used to be free, makes it even worse. Shame on you United!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 5 for having to pay, 10 if it were free.

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Photo taken by: John Beauchamp
Route: LAS to SFO, 25 Jan 2004
Ticket price: $300
Flight duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Aircraft type & class: A320, First (upgrade)
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Snack
Contents of the meal: Gourmet Supreme Nut Mix
Drink: Tangueray & Tonic
Comments: This nut mix is great. I'd buy it as the grocery store if they carried it. It has pistachios, almonds, and various other nut mix ingredients. I've only ever seen this nut mix served in first or business class on United, and occasionally in a Red Carpet Club. I'll miss flying first class to and from Las Vegas. As of February, all SFO to LAS flights are now TED routes with no first class service.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Tammi Kwan
Route: Vancouver to Chicago, 10 Feb 2004
Ticket price: $800 CAD but included a transfer to Amsterdam
Flight duration: 4 Hours
Aircraft type & class: Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast - Breakfast sandwich with egg and ham and a banana.
Drink: Orange Juice, not shown
Comments: This was the nastiest airline meal I’ve ever had. The bun was really hard.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 2

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Photo taken by: Tammi Kwan
Route: Chicago to Amsterdam, 10 Feb 2004
Ticket price: $800 CAD
Flight duration: 9 Hours
Aircraft type & class: Economy
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Dinner - Bun, Pasta, Salad, Cheese and Crackers and Carrot Cake
Drink: Orange Juice, not shown
Comments: The pasta tasted pretty good.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: Warren A. Bechtel
Route: Shanghai (PVG) to San Francisco (SFO), 29 Jan 2004
Ticket price: $850 SFO-PVG R/T (upgrade to business class using miles)
Flight duration: 12h35m
Aircraft type & class: 747-400 Business Class – Top Deck
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch / Midflight Snack / Light Supper

image 468 - to begin
Smoked salmon timbale with lemon aioli
Capers, olives and fresh lemon

image 469- main course
Filet mignon with a caramelized shallot sauce
Shiitake polenta, asparagus and a carrot sauté

image 470 - dessert
International cheese selection
Emmental and Cheddar cheese

image 471 - midflight snack
Fresh fruit, sandwiches, chips, chocolate bars, noodle-soup and mineral water

image 472 - prior to arrival
Tomato and chive omelette with Hollandaise sauce
Chicken sausage, creamy hash-browned potatoes and fresh fruit

featured wines
Brut, Pol Roger NV
Traditional style emphasizing toasty flavors
Selbach-Oster Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2002, Riesling Kabinett
Richly fragrant, pale in color, light-bodied with lively, fruity acidity
Jacques & François Lurton SA 2000, Grenache Blend
Spicy wine rich in aromas; very supple with mellowed tannins

Comments: A truly delightful flight; because of the lunar New Year celebration the plane departed Shanghai with less than 100 passengers aboard. There were only six of us sitting on the Top Deck of the 747-400, which allowed for a gracious meal and very attentive service in-flight. This flight was one of the very few I have taken where 12+ hours seemed all too-short of a time to spend on-board
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9+

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Photo taken by: Warren A. Bechtel
Route: San Francisco (SFO) to Shanghai (PVG), 23 Jan 2004
Ticket price: $850 SFO-PVG R/T (upgrade to business class using miles)
Flight duration: 12h35m
Aircraft type & class: 747-400 Business Class – Top Deck
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Lunch / Midflight Snack / Breakfast

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Smoked salmon with Parma ham
Capers and lemon aïoli
Garden Salad
Balsamic Dijon vinaigrette dressing

image 463 - main course
Filet mignon with Hollandaise sauce
Home-fried potatoes with green beans and carrot bâtonnets

image 464 - dessert
International cheese selection
Gorgonzola and New England Cheddar cheese

image 465 - midflight snack
Fresh fruit, sandwiches, chips, chocolate bars, noodle-soup and mineral water

image 466 - prior to arrival
Penne pasta with spring vegetables in a vodka cream sauce
Parmesan cheese and a fresh fruit appetizer

featured wines
Brut, Pol Roger NV
Traditional style emphasizing toasty flavors
Selbach-Oster Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2002, Riesling Kabinett
Richly fragrant, pale in color, light-bodied with lively, fruity acidity
Jacques & François Lurton SA 2000, Grenache Blend
Spicy wine rich in aromas; very supple with mellowed tannins

Comments: An almost empty flight with tremendous and personable in-flight attention; we departed San Francisco with less than 80 passengers on-board. There were only four of us sitting on the Top Deck of the 747-400, which allowed for a gracious meal and very attentive service in-flight. I find that United’s trans-Pacific flights are far better than their comparable trans-Atlantic ones.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9+