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A Nearly Inedible Meal on American Airlines Domestic First

2024-12-08
Osman Dadi
My breakfast meal on a recent American Airlines Domestic First flight was inedible and disgusting. My experience and subsequent stomach ache makes me question if I want to eat plane food again.

Hello again! It’s been some time, and I’ve been busy with other ventures. Oscape has taken a back seat, but I’ve still been traveling extensively.

Rather than the old complex posts I used to make, I’m going to focus on shorter, spontaneous posts that are easier to produce. Production has long been a problem for us at Oscape.

Breakfast On A Domestic American Airlines Flight

Recently heading across the country, booked a transcontinental flight using 17,500 Alaska Airlines miles with American Airlines. My first flight was from Ohio to DFW on a B737-800, and my second to the west coast on an A321EOW.

I booked in economy, but was able to leverage my MVP Gold 75K status (oneworld Emerald) and got free upgrades into Domestic First on both flights.

Breakfast Choices in American Airlines Domestic First

Our flight, a 5am departure, left on time and unceremoniously.

We were offered a choice of “Eggs or Seafood” for breakfast. I chose the eggs, which was supposed to be an omelette.

This Food Is Inedible

Upon receiving my tray, something did not look right – nothing was well prepared!

The omelette was an oily, cheesy, greasy mess.

Taking several bites, I couldn’t even taste the egg – what stuck out instead was the taste of processed cheese and oil.

I made an effort to eat the egg, and leave the cheese behind… and I’m not sure I succeeded.

The fruit looked like the best part, but still stale and old.

The scones added for dessert were the worst part – it didn’t even seem like they were baked. I took one bite, and the scone crumbled into powder.

Being hungry, I still tried to eat some of the food…

…but I couldn’t finish. In any case, this turned out to be a mistake to even attempt to eat!

Getting A Mid Flight Stomach Ache

Unsurprisingly in retrospect, I got a massive stomach ache after this meal.

I then spent a solid ten minutes in the bathroom up front trying to handle it. Not the most pleasant experience on the first flight of the morning!

This Meal Was Disgusting!

For the first time, and perhaps the most serious time, I really questioned how much I want to continue eating plane food.

Not only was this meal prepared poorly in general, it was disgusting and almost inedible.

American Airlines definitely needs to improve its catering in Domestic First, something Delta and United seem to excel at.

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