Airline Meals

Filed in archive Flying high on September 26, 2005

I do not know how many times I have heard people complain about airline Food. I haven't had any complaints myself since my main concern whenever I am on-board is to survive the flight without further inconvenience. Food is just something I'd shovel in my mouth to make sure that my stomach does not grumble, which could be another source of discomfort.

Yes, I am easy to please.

A lot, though, demand for some quality -- whether in the service or comforts offered on-board. Nothing wrong with that as long as it is within reason. One should not expect first class convenience if one only paid for an economy class ticket. But, I digress.

Let's go back to food... you are not going to believe how different some airline food are! And how, despite some of your complaints, some airline food are even worse than what you've had.

Want to know more? AirlineMeals.net has some great shots (sent in by contributors/travelers) of several airline food. Northwest alone has 245 pictures. This site can also give you a peek behind the scenes of airline catering and what the "better off" are eating in first- and business-class.

Afraid of getting a bad in-flight meal? Check out this site for tips on how to avoid this.

In any case, whatever kind of food you get, you can still relatively count yourself lucky. Some airlines have already taken off in-flight food to cut cost.

Photo courtesy of H.Niikura from Japan Airlines #286, Singapore - Tokyo, Boeing 777-200 flight; via Airlinemeals