Originally Posted by
exbayern
* 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.
I'm teasing a bit... As I said, I have little experience with 4+ hour flights. And it comes from my experience of having a less than three hour flight where people bring on board bags of KFC or Burger King or whatever the local airport fast food is and then eat it before the plan even leaves the gate (even in first class!)
I understand special diet requirements and how the airlines can barely meet them. I don't mean to ignore or demean those who must follow special diets.
My concern, as I think I said, was more about the fact that people seem to think they cannot deal with a four hour (even eight hour) trip without eating. Yes, we get grumpy, and certainly unhappy, but, given no medical considerations, we will survive.
This is off from what the OP asked, and I apologize for taking it in this direction. It is, obviously, a hot button for me.
Cheers,
Pogopossum