For years now, United Airlines haven’t quite matched the competition on the Australia to USA route for their economy customers. Though premium customers have been given some luxurious upgrades in recent times – especially those flying the new Dreamliner 787 (pictured above) – economy has always gotten the short end of the stick. Until now!
United are now passing along high-quality upgrades to economy passengers travelling from Sydney to LAX or SFO and Melbourne to LAX. This will see a new selection of meals, plus complimentary beer and wine, all set to kick off beginning June 1st, to help them match the services offered by Qantas and Virgin Australia. Multi-course meals will be part of the upgrades and alcohol selections will be available through the flight.
The meals will now be a hearty three-course service, starting with a beverage and snack of cheese and crackers, baked whole-grain bruschetta chips or Kiri cheese spread and crackers, followed by a generous main course served with refreshed salads and artisan bread. Main-course meals will include new dishes designed by United’s team of chefs, including:
– Home-style turkey meatloaf in spicy barbecue sauce, served with sweet potato mash, mixed vegetables, an artisan ciabatta roll and amaranth mango salad;
– Tuscan ravioli with roasted red pepper sauce, served with a petit artisan ciabatta roll and mixed-grain salad; and
– Udon noodles with stir-fried vegetables and ginger soya sauce, served with a petit multi-grain baguette roll and apple wheatberry salad.
For the final course, customers may enjoy a premium dessert, such as gelato, sorbet, ice cream or mousse. United will offer beer and wine at no charge in United Economy on intercontinental flights with multi-course meal service, and each customer will receive a complimentary bottle of water. Customers may continue to purchase half-bottle premium wines and spirits throughout the flight.
Additional snacks and snack boxes will also be available for purchase in United Economy on long-haul international services, as is the case on most of their current services. This will also be available in United Economy on most North and Central America flights scheduled for more than two hours, flights to and from northern South America and service between Honolulu and Guam.
Depending on the market flown, United Economy customers will also receive a croissant with jam, a warmed sandwich or a hot meal served with fruit and a roll, as part of their pre-arrival service. On flights where a hot meal is available, new options, such as cinnamon-swirl French toast and a Tuscan skillet with scrambled eggs, will join current offerings.
“United is committed to improving every aspect of our customers’ experience on the ground, in the air and with every interaction,” said Sandra Pineau-Boddison, United’s senior vice president of customers. “The changes to come on June 1 will deliver an elevated onboard experience on many of our intercontinental flights and will offer travelers the high level of service they expect from a global airline.”
As well as for Australian flights, these upgrades will also be passed along to International Economy Customers on trans-Atlantic flights as well as services between the United States and Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
For more details, visit http://www.united.com/
