[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

Given a choice between American Air, on a trip like this, and Korean (or Continental as a second choice) I would have taken the latter even though there would have been an overnight in Seoul or Newark. Again, no amount of frequent flyer miles are worth an attitude on a trans-Pacific flight. As to bugs in the food: Based on a post on here of some months ago, there may be a quality problem with the catering services in Shanghai. On the other hand maybe that bug was pulled, by Diane the flight attendant, out of (fill-in the blanks.)