I took a "Bistro" flight yesterday. In a typical Bistro flight like this, coach passengers grab a meal bag on the gate jetway on the way on the plane. The bag will usually have a meat sandwich, snack chips, dessert cookie, small bottled water -- or similar foods in each category.

After we were airborne, the flight attendent brought a nearby passenger a kosher meal. I overheard someone ask her if she were Jewish. "No," she said, "I just knew I would be extra hungry on the flight." She then pulled out a standard bistro bag from under her seat and ate both meals.

Is this fair or foul? Don't the airlines keep track of bags for flights? If this were a full flight, wouldn'y someone be out of a meal?

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[This message has been edited by ontheroad (edited 01-30-2001).]