Originally Posted by
storewanderer
They need to find a new water supplier. You can buy 24 1 liter bottles of cheap water in a grocery store for $2.50 (less on sale). Basically a dime per liter bottle. They only need to serve 8 ounces of water. Find someone to make 8 ounce cans of water and and be done with it. Should cost less than 5 cents each. There is a cost to the cup too.
That isn't how things work for airline catering. Everything has to be handled pursuant to various procedures, including chain of custody / security, which is not an inexpensive process. It isn't like the Costco delivery truck can just pull up to the plane.