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UA Catering by Airport
Gate Gourmet – Newark, Denver, Honolulu, San Francisco, Washington (IAD)Sky Café – Cleveland
Newrest – Houston
Air Fayre - Los Angeles
LSG SkyChefs - Chicago, Guam
GateGourmet pending strike? 30 July 2024 (Deal reached? pre-order not returned yet?)
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GateGourmet pending strike? 30 July 2024 (Deal reached? pre-order not returned yet?)
So Gate Gourmet workers are set to go on strike on July 30th unless last minute deals are reached.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
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So Gate Gourmet workers are set to go on strike on July 30th unless last minute deals are reached.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
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So Gate Gourmet workers are set to go on strike on July 30th unless last minute deals are reached.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
How does this affect Polaris service?
I read that even beverage -- booze -service could be disrupted.
Japan Air Lines is going to serve some cold and packaged food for their premium cabin meals from BOS to Tokyo.
Last edited by bluedemon211; Jul 25, 2024 at 12:50 am
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That would be a nice upgrade from the standard offerings on United. But I bet it would get vetoed for breaking the F&B budget allocated to Polaris if United did that 😆
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I know (from visiting the Gate Gourmet facility a few years back) the airlines store their beverages at Gate Gourmet facility.
Interesting to see what UA's contingency plan is.
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GateGourmet pending strike
Scheduled for 7/30.
no food or beverage service would result.. A transatlantic flight becomes v-e-r-y long and unsatisfactory.
Has anyone flown under these conditions?
no food or beverage service would result.. A transatlantic flight becomes v-e-r-y long and unsatisfactory.
Has anyone flown under these conditions?
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I think "no" is an extreme case "limited" is more likely.
Do we have a list of which airports UA uses GGG for catering vs its competitors (NewRest, Sky Cafe, LSG, AirFayre, etc)?
I know IAH is NewRest and CLE is SkyCafe (with horrible branding)
Pretty sure EWR is GGG, not sure about IAD or ORD.
Do we have a list of which airports UA uses GGG for catering vs its competitors (NewRest, Sky Cafe, LSG, AirFayre, etc)?
I know IAH is NewRest and CLE is SkyCafe (with horrible branding)
Pretty sure EWR is GGG, not sure about IAD or ORD.
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How is it any different than now?
This could be a good thing...lol
This could be a good thing...lol
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I think "no" is an extreme case "limited" is more likely.
Do we have a list of which airports UA uses GGG for catering vs its competitors (NewRest, Sky Cafe, LSG, AirFayre, etc)?
I know IAH is NewRest and CLE is SkyCafe (with horrible branding)
Pretty sure EWR is GGG, not sure about IAD or ORD.
Do we have a list of which airports UA uses GGG for catering vs its competitors (NewRest, Sky Cafe, LSG, AirFayre, etc)?
I know IAH is NewRest and CLE is SkyCafe (with horrible branding)
Pretty sure EWR is GGG, not sure about IAD or ORD.
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No one has ever flown under those conditions, and nobody will.. It's illegal to operate a flight without potable water.
Food, on the other hand -- I rarely eat on a plane, including on TPAC flights, which are much longer than TATL flights.
Food, on the other hand -- I rarely eat on a plane, including on TPAC flights, which are much longer than TATL flights.
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As a reference, here's how it played out when GateGourmet struck at YYZ earlier this year.
https://www.torontopearson.com/en/wh...et-strike-2024
https://www.torontopearson.com/en/wh...et-strike-2024
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