Originally Posted by
ElkeNorEast
"Um, Captain, I'm hungry."
"Well then, little lady, I'll just delay this flight to Newark so you can go to KFC. We can get another slot in a while. You go get your chicken strips."
"Um, Captain, this is my 6th leg of the day and I've been on duty for 12 hrs without a meal break, I need to get something to eat"
"Go ahead, we'll wait"
It happens, and I'm more than willing to delay a flight in that situation. If you're going to EWR, chances are you have a nice 3 hr groundstop to get plenty to eat anyway