Originally Posted by
wxguy
I long for the days when IAD-BOS (413 miles) on the DC-10 was a hot dinner. But now it's "Too short for FAs to provide a meal service."
In Japan, JAL serves full hot meals in F on every flight between Tokyo (HND) and Osaka (ITM) -- 45 to 50 minutes in the air. (I think it's around 280 miles, IIRC.) And also at least two rounds of drinks (sometimes three).