Did it ever occur to you this traveler was having a hectic day, skipped meals and had no time to visit the lounge or seek other food? Knowing it is at least an hour from boarding, or with delays what could be many hours until food would be serves he grabbed something quick to go and brought it on board.

In my career I flew regularly and learned to grab a bottle of water and some food, if I was hungry, before the flight. I know now not to get stuck with nothing while starving during a 3-4 hour departure delay. If I didn’t eat it on the plane then I had dinner or a snack at my next location.

Yes we all like to dump on McDonalds but would it have been any better had the “offending” passenger taken out a tin of caviar and some exclusive stinky French cheese? Love those fishy smelling fish eggs!