Originally Posted by sipples
In 1936, the world was in the depths of the Great Depression. Yet American Airlines managed to serve hot, "delicious" meals to all passengers.
Yet, I would bet that if you inflation-adjust the 1936 fares, they were probably double, or even triple, what we pay today for the same flights.
Edit: I will gladly pay $400 less for my fare and pay an extra $20 to bring my own hot meal. Airline food sucks, anyway, even American's "delicious" hot meals, most of which are horrible.