Originally Posted by
pogopossum
Your points are well made. Being in flyover country I don't focus on long flights. My earlier post had some suggestions. But, why is a meal, or food, so important for a five hour period? This is probably a more cultural than airline question.
Cheers,
Pogopossum
* flights may be delayed
* people may have health reasons for requiring food
* it's recommended to eat little and often
* five hours can easily become six/seven/eight or more when factoring in issues at either end
* food on landing is often not as easy to find or not practical with luggage
I honestly cannot tell if you really cannot understand that your situation is not the norm, or if you're just teasing, but using milepig's example I can't see any reason not to understand the reasons.
But again, based on what some posters have listed on FT as their usual food choices, they aren't very particular and will happily choose a lot of the crap served at US airports. Some of us choose not to do so.