American Business Class to London

At T-45, I headed downstairs to nearby Gate 16 where boarding had been underway for at least 5 minutes.  Today's flight is part of my $1,700 Cairo-Honolulu unlimited stop-over including transcon First fare.   With all the stopovers and fights on this ticket, I figured that I paid maybe $250 tops for this segment..

My seat today, 2nd cabin rear-facing bulkhead seat 7L.  If I have to fly Business and this plane, I prefer the rear-facing seats as their is more shoulder room.  But is it still Business.

Service on AA can be hit or miss depending on the crew, but today's New York based crew was excellent.

Today's menu.

The dopey AA amenity kit... although it probably had more of value that the Cathay First amenity kit.

Showtime, AA Busines Class style.

Sure looked pretty, but not so much on the taste side.   Can you say processed cheese?

Salad was a little better especially the hearts of palm and jicima.

On the other hand, the Pommery Mustard and Honey Baked Chicken quite tasty and substantial.

Jeez Louise, a little overkill with the giant carrots??

Mid cabin snack counter...

And the pre-landing snack, the Croque Monsieur with quinoa salad..

Quinoa salad was refreshing.

While that croque (or cheese sandwich as our FA called it) was really quite good.

With a flight time of just over 6 hours, we landed 30 minutes ahead of schedule.   All in all, it was a pleasant flight for Business Class.  Reasonably comfy, surprisingly tasty food and excellent service.