Originally Posted by
FlyingUnderTheRadar
You are both way off the mark it is not DYKWIA. By 9pm I would think the vast majority of people would have eaten before boarding. So why a late night meal? In talking to the FA they noted many people decline the meal so it is wasted food. A lot of wasted food. And why I decided to pose the question.
Maybe on a domestic SFO/LAX-JFK redeye. However anything else there's plenty of people that haven't eaten. Lots will be connecting and may not have eaten (or got a sad box 5 hours before touchdown at hub). Some will have to work and plan on meal on plane. You also have people that aren't on a 9pm clock body wise.
Bottom line there's plenty of people that want/need to eat. If them eating is so inconvenient there's another option - private jet.