What meals do you take onboard LCC flights?
Sep 14, 2005, 4:17 pm
#17
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Well, considering that most airlines in US now don't serve any food in coach at all (yep, even on 5-6 hour transcons) and at the very best sell some crappy stale sandwiches or salads, I try to eat shortly before the flight. If that doesn't work out, I tend to grab a sandwich or a sub in the airport, to it during the flight. Never actually bother to plan it out however :-)
Sep 15, 2005, 5:49 am
#18
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Originally Posted by party_boy
OR CURRY. 
J/P. I try to bring a wrap or something non smelly.
J/P. I try to bring a wrap or something non smelly. And at least the fragrance of curry shouldn't give anyone a headache like colognes (or (horrors) nail polish remover...).
Sep 15, 2005, 6:18 am
#19
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Originally Posted by wanaflyforless
99% of the time other arilines are cheaper than LCCs on the 10 or so routes I frequent. I know because I do check their websites too for comparison - most always to be disapointed. The key is understaning how to get the discounts from the majors...
Just got back from a DCA-HNL ($344 - $50 coupon!) mileage run on NW where forethought on meals would've been good...
But I earned over 30,000 miles for it.Since NW still sometimes serves meals in F on domestic flights, to spruce it up, I bring a pepper grinder. Sometimes I also bring a chunk of aged gouda.
Sep 15, 2005, 9:54 am
#20
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lawthomas
I never take food on a plane. If I am on a relatively short flight from EWR around mealtime, I eat in one of the sit-down restaurants in Continental's Terminal C. There is Gallagher's Steak House and a new, good Portugese Restaurant. For breakfast, The Garden State Diner is great. Continental still serves meals or between meal snacks on flights over two hours.
Sep 15, 2005, 11:00 am
#21
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I almost always use my trips as an excuse to clean out the fridge, especially if I will be gone a few days. Anything like fresh fruit or veggies that will spoil before I get home goes in my travel bag. I'll also bring some cheese or yogurt. Always bring water. And I'll occasionally buy chocolate at the airport, especially if it's right in front of my nose while I'm paying the cashier for my newspaper.
Sep 20, 2005, 2:44 pm
#24
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A few years ago, on a SAN-OAK on WN, three of us stopped at Porkyland and picked up a family pack: a kilo of carnitas, tortillas, salsa, beans, cilantro and onions, all wrapped up in foil.
When we broke it out, you could see heads turning and noses uplifted, sniffing the aroma, all over the aircraft.
When we broke it out, you could see heads turning and noses uplifted, sniffing the aroma, all over the aircraft.
Sep 24, 2005, 7:17 pm
#25
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My experience is not on LCC, but on a normal airline. With ASIANA I've done AKL-ICN. The food was quite nice, but just not more enough to feed a 22 years old young man, so on the way back, I bought some 2 minutes noodle.....yum... and ate them on the way back.