This may not be relevant to the OPs situation, but it would seem fair to not distribute snack boxes or other BOB meals in F until you knew you had enough to go around in Y.
On my IAD-LAS flight Tuesday night, we diverted to STL for a couple hours because of a mechanical issue (a sensor said a door wasn't latched properly). A 5 hour flight became 7 hours, and the natives in Y were getting restless (it had been a very rough flight too; no food service of any kind between IAD and STL because everyone was buckled in).
On the ground in STL the FA made an announcement that there weren't enough BOB items for everyone, but that they had emergency granola bar rations (not exactly but pretty much how she said it) for cases like this.
Should passengers in F been allowed to snag BOB items in this case? I don't think so. And it brought home the priority of who those items are for. In F, we're getting food. It may not be the quantity we would like, never mind quality. But we're taken care of. And just as it makes sense for people in Y to bring along some snack food, that should also be something for those in F to consider doing.
Should United load more BOB etc items? Airlines cannot afford to board so much food that they have spoilage issues (leftovers not eaten), nor would that be a very green thing to do.
But again, this may not be relevant to the OP's situation. If people in Y have been taken care of and there's still more BOB available, certainly it should be distributed in F if desired.
Originally Posted by
deskover54
I was flying transcon yesterday. Had a mediocre meal, yucky piece of
cake for dessert, than a yummy chocolate chip cookie.
Perhaps the OP should have
let them eat the cake in Y?
