@@KentKiner-dt5rp thank you for watching and suggestions! I’ll definitely have to try it out the next time I’m able to visit Hawaii! It sounds like a great way to enjoy the beautiful Hawaiian sunset!

Thank you for watching and for providing feedback! I don’t disagree with you about me taking responsibility for not preordering my main as I did indicate in the video this was something I should have done. However, in my previous experience flying first class with Oneworld Airlines, I have never run into the problem of meals not being available. I think this is a terrible cost-cutting measured by American Airlines to a product they generally charge thousands of dollars per person per way. There are only 8 first class seats while business has 52 business. I think that running out of first meal selections for first class products shouldn’t be possible considering the significant up-charge. Also, not everyone who might purchase this seat normally flys American and would know that pre-ordering is required or there may be people who are not technologically savvy to navigate pre-ordering before the cutoff period. The second dining option being suspicious looking chicken didn’t help the experience. To be honest, this is a very privileged thing for me to complain about as it was an honor to fly this product. I am just trying to provide the most honest feedback to help people make flight choices as I know most people do not generally follow aviation products as closely as aviation enthusiasts. There’s an upcoming British airways first review which I think contrasts this experience well comparing how British Airways handles first class. I appreciate the comment and feedback!

@@AlaskaMileRun I understand what you are saying however with 8 first class seats and 3 or 4 choices that’s 24 or 32 meals they need to have of which 8 will be used. Firstly there’s not the galley space for that, secondly that’s a lot of waste and thirdly this problem can be prevented by pre ordering which American do very well. I’ve always pre ordered, got my choice of meal and on each occasion I’ve even been asked if I wanted to switch.

@@realman6ft6 I think that’s a fair point to make. However, British Airways and Qantas both have planes with 8-14 first class seats on board. On both airlines, I have never seen them run out of first meal options even on their A380 with larger cabin configurations of first class passengers. What I have seen is those airlines tend to allow the crew to enjoy first class meals that are left over instead of them being wasted. Therefore, I think very little first class food is actually wasted on those airlines since the crew were more than happy to enjoy the first class meal instead of what is being offered and other cabins. It’s cost cutting by American Airlines rather than them truly trying to be more sustainable since the other airlines have been able to manage the waste aspect without preordering. I still think it’s a valid point for you to raise and I appreciate your comment nonetheless! Thanks again for watching and stay tuned to see the completely opposite stance of how British Airways provides their First Class offering.

@@devonsanchez8292 thank you for your kind words and for watching! I definitely agree, I believe Alaska is definitely underrated in terms of first class offerings. I’m not a big fan of United either especially on their narrow body planes. The MAX plane situation has been a very sad chapter in Boeings history. Considering the number of planes they found with the unbolted door, it is a miracle no more accidents occurred or loss of life occurred with the MAX 9 like it occurred in the tragedies with the MAX 8 crashes. I know Alaska takes great pride with their maintenance and so I’m glad that they were able to at least work through that issue and land the plane safely. That is a great point to make about the Guam service. I believe United is currently the only US airline to serve Guam. Alaska can make a good faith effort in getting this deal approved by maybe launching a service from Honolulu to Guam to provide competition for that route. I have found Hawaiian and Alaska to have very similar service excellence and that seems to be a match made in heaven with their unique brand identities and culture. I’m so exited for this all of the great possibilities for two historic domestic airlines. More exciting reviews are on the way so please stay tuned for new reviews! Thanks again for your insight and comment!

Thank you for watching! I totally agree, and I was surprised it was on the first class menu!

@@gankala8 thank you for your kind words and for watching! More exciting reviews are on the way so please stay tuned for new reviews!

@@AlaskaMileRun just flew the same route but never got the bedding of PJs.

@@gankala8 oh wow that’s sad to hear since I was really impressed with their elevated offering for this ultra long haul flight. I’m hoping it was a one off with the hectic and busy travel season instead of a product shift for this route! Thanks again for watching and providing feedback!

Thank you for watching and for your kind comment! I’m excited for future videos coming to the channel so please stick around to see new reviews on the way!

@@DeltaFish11 thank you for your kind words and for watching! I was hoping to experience the JFK service when they had that routing to enjoy the lounge offerings, but I’m glad they kept the route even if they had to move it to PHL. More exciting reviews are on the way so please stay tuned for new reviews!

@@AlaskaMileRun Flagship lounge is coming to PHL in 2025 if you wanted to give that a try

Thank you for watching! I hope you have a great flight and the journey goes smoothly!

@@AlaskaMileRun thanks! Leaving in 3 days! Can’t wait!!

@@elvisjd710 hey sorry I didn’t see your reply! I’m curious, how was your experience? I’m hoping it went smoothly!

Haha I’m dead 😂 Thank you for the laugh and for watching!

Thank you for your kind words and for watching!

Ya I agree! I was really surprised that meal was served at all. I couldn’t risk getting food poisoning on the 10 hour flight. Thank you for watching!

Thank you for your kind words and for watching the video! I hope you have a great trip and the flight goes smoothly!

When is your flight in June? Are you doing PHI-DOH? I’m on their flight on June 20th

This was in mid March during their grand opening. I’m not sure if it was quiet due to it being the first day or if it was the low season since it was my first trip to the Seychelles. I liked the resort design so I think it would still be enjoyable if there were more guests at the property. Thank you for watching and safe travels!

I hope you have a great and enjoyable flight! Thank you for watching the review!

Thank you for your kind words and for watching the review! I am glad you enjoyed it!

It really is a beautiful country and awesome property! Thank you for watching!

That’s awesome! My only regret was not being able to fit more than one of those trips into my travels this year. What a great deal it was and I’m glad they honored it instead of canceling it. Did you add a stop over or any other cool routing to maximize the deal even further?