Repeat after me: it’s just an airline meal. It’s just an airline meal. I wish stuff like this did not bother me… I flew from Minneapolis to LA earlier this week on United. The flight was operated by a...
“We’re All Humans”: Air Berlin FA Feeds Me

Earlier this week I flew Eurowings on an undisclosed route operated by Air Berlin. An unexpected and kind gesture from a FA really made my day. It was an afternoon flight and as is customary, no complimentary snack or...
The Death of the English Breakfast on British Airways’ Domestic Flights

Despite decades of cutbacks on British Airways, one thing remained untouchable: a proper English breakfast on UK domestic flights. If it seems odd that a full breakfast would be served to economy class passengers on a one hour flight between...
Christmas Dinner in Lufthansa First Class

Christmas is coming on Sunday, so for this week’s Matthew’s Meal of the Week I am recalling a memorable Christmas dinner I enjoyed in Lufthansa First Class in late 2014. Each November and December, Lufthansa offers a traditional German...
Succulent Steak on a Plane: LX17 from JFK-ZRH in First Class

A new weekly feature on Live and Let’s Fly starts today called “Matthew’s Meal of the Week”. Over the years I have collected thousands of airline meal pictures and I continue to gather them. Each week I will highlight...
Southwest Airlines Snacks on Longer Flights
Southwest Airlines is rather cryptic about its inflight food, providing the following info on its website– We offer a variety of inflight snacks and beverages to tempt your taste buds… Peanuts or pretzels are always complimentary as well as...
Full Hot Meal on a 1hr Economy Class Flight
Hop on an 11.5hr flight from Newark to Honolulu on United Airlines in economy class and you’ll be given the choice to buy a meal or snackbox onboard. Don’t want to spend anything? Coffee, tea, or soft drinks (and...
United is Bringing Free Snacks Back to Economy Class!
United Airlines is bringing back complimentary snacks back to economy class on flights within North and Latin America beginning in February 2016 and it will be more than pretzels! Building on news that illy coffee will be brewed onboard...
United Improves Pre-Arrival Meals on European Flights
The butt of many jokes for many years, United Airlines is retiring its (in)famous pre-arrival premium class meals on transatlantic westbound flights. Why does this merit a post? Because we’ve been served something like this for five years, with...
Free Beer and Wine + Upgraded Meals in United Airlines International Economy Class
United Airlines promised a refresh to its international longhaul economy class meal service in January and has finally unveiled its plans, set to debut in June 2015. Free beer and wine return not only to transpacific flights, but to...
Real Meals Coming to United Express on March 1, 2015
While Delta Air Lines and American Airlines already serve “real” meals onboard their regional jets, United has been a holdout, offering only junk food snack boxes. That changes on 01 March 2015 when United will begin to serve hearty...
One of the Best Dinners I’ve Ever Had on United Airlines
As a 1K MillionMiler flyer on United, I’ve had my fair share of meals on UA over the last decade. Some have been good, some have been bad, but most were simply acceptable. Last week I flew on United...