CAL to start charging for meals.
 

[QUOTE=DYNASTY HVY;877308]Continental to start charging for meals on most domestic flights - USATODAY.com[/QUOT

The free stuff (domestic coach) is not edible, so hopefully the pay stuff will be. :rolleyes:

[quote=Ottopilot;877378] I remember when Song had BOB and it was pretty decent and not too pricey.
I agree the dom.coach food was basically a down sized version of a tv dinner:)

If you look at the BOB food announcement from CAL back in the spring it says free food will still be offered in coach on domestic flights over 6 hours. Now it says that free food will be available on domestic flights over 6 1/2 hours.

There were very, very few exceptions before, but CAL closed the loop on that one for those winter westcoast cities out of EWR.

From what I understand, on flights with BOB meals, catering will put crew meals on board so that we aren't "comped" something that a passenger would purchase---even though catering will throw it away after it is inventoried upon arrival.

You will be getting a meal plus a snack on flights over 5 hours soon.

Wonderful! Cheerios and a banana to be followed by a granola bar or gold fish prior to descent. So slimming on the hips you know. :D

I can't help but feel the potential "erosion of service" that the merger might bring has started.

Honestly, the "free" meal is a reason, among others, CO is one of my preferred choices. Sure, it's a little bare bones, but the meals haven't been bad.

No more dreaded breaded chicken sandwich or turkey footballs. I don't fly hungry so if we leave late while I get something to eat with some redeeming health value to it, not my problem. Otherwise, Jeffy boy, you can spring for a meal for me to eat.

Actually, if you look at the menu on Continental.com you will see one of the options is three slider sandwiches (Three Amigos Cold Sliders for $5.25). There is even a picture. Just a quick look will show you that they are the same small/tiny sandwiches that are served in coach: one Jenny-O turkey, one Hormel ham, and one sharp cheddar cheese. Even the rolls are the same. But this time it says they come with "a variety of spreads."

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...l_20100920.pdf

No thanks.