Originally Posted by
Unimatrix One
None of this changes the fact that domestic Y on JAL (and ANA) provides less service than other countries' LCCs and even some ULCCs. (I once flew Allegiant, who offered more food and drink, albeit for purchase.)
Not everyone wants to spend time walking around the airport looking for food and drinks. Not everyone wants to buy food landside, carry it around the airport along with their carry-on luggage, then juggle bags of food and drinks at the security checkpoint while removing their coat, computer, phone, and metal (coins, keys, watches), scanning their boarding pass, and then having their newly purchased bottled drinks scanned separately (as is done in Japan).
Shinkansen stations have bento stands right on the platform which sell quality meals. You can buy one and then hop right into the train. Why can't airports sell more food airside?
Probably because people usually spend a lot longer on the train than they do on a plane. Clearly the market preference leans toward not eating onboard. Even Peach and Jetstar have very light menus for buy-on-board compared to LCCs in other markets. C'est la vie, or perhaps shouganai
