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Airlines Colluded to Ensure Onboard Food Would Be Awful

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Re: Airlines Colluded to Ensure Onboard Food Would Be Awful

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Post by dzhiurgis »

a_random_canuck wrote: post #59
TillE wrote: post #35

I've flown long distance economy a lot, and business class a few times, and I just wish airlines would serve sandwiches instead of elaborate, mediocre meals. It would probably be better, and it would definitely be easier to eat in a cramped economy seat.

I’m living in Asia and when I need to fly I’ll just buy a meal at 7-Eleven or Family Mart to bring on the flight. It’s amazing how these convenience stores can make good quality food so cheap but the airlines somehow can’t provide. Business class is rarely worth it, it’s not priced for mere mortals. Most people have a corporation buying their tickets, or are using air miles to reduce the price, or they are 1%ers, etc…

> Business class is rarely worth it

If you manage to buy it at 2x price of economy it's absolutely worth it, hands down. At more typical 6x it's not really.

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Post by dzhiurgis »

mauvehaus wrote: post #24

Years back, I read the life hack of requesting a Halal meal. I can confirm that on the one flight that I both got fed and received the same, the food seemed superior to the non-Halal options. The other life hack is, of course, to bring your own food. I can confirm that I've gotten the stink-eye a couple times for pulling out my own food while everyone else was suffering whatever was rejected by the inmates at the sta…

I gave my partner stink eye for trying to bring hard boiled eggs onboard ("Kids love them and we had leftover ones I didn't wanna leave")...

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Post by SuperNinKenDo »

chii wrote: post #3

good airline food but at a higher ticket price is not what consumers actually choose to buy. They'd rather suffer and get a discount on the ticket. They merely complain about that suffering.

The fact that airlines chose this to compete on suggests they in fact believed that this was something that consumers at least value to a higher degree than some other amenities. Which suggests they would probably have price sensitivity to it at some level.

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Post by yowzadave »

j7ake wrote: post #20

This is obvious for anyone who took an airlines outside of USA eg Singapore air, Emirates, Cathay and ate real food with real cutlery and got a tub of hagendaz ice cream for dessert.

Interesting to hear that they serve a good American ice cream!

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Post by greedo »

aaronax wrote: post #50
greedo wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, Buick is a luxury car now?

Yes ("premium"), between Chevrolet and Cadillac.

Premium is definitely not luxury as you implied, and is definitely not a premium automaker in any sense of the word.

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Post by listenallyall »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #73
listenallyall wrote: post #15

It's actually not awful, and besides, without an oven or grill or fryer, how good could it possibly be?

Sandwich press, pie heater or anything that a gas station or convenience store can serve can be trivially done onboard.

Your standard for quality food is a gas station?

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Post by wodenokoto »

j7ake wrote: post #20

This is obvious for anyone who took an airlines outside of USA eg Singapore air, Emirates, Cathay and ate real food with real cutlery and got a tub of hagendaz ice cream for dessert.

Emirates?

Are we talking business or economy? Because emirates hasn’t served nice food on economy for years.

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Post by listenallyall »

debian3 wrote: post #38
listenallyall wrote: post #15

It's actually not awful, and besides, without an oven or grill or fryer, how good could it possibly be?

Check out some youtube video on Emirates or Singapore airlines on their suite experience on the A380. You will see how great the food can be before you go take your shower and go to sleep in your full size bed.

I've been on Emirates A380. Best in-air experience there is. The food is good. But even in First Class you're getting, at best, reheated tray food, just transfered to fine china. It's not even close to eating at a great restaurant.

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Post by dzhiurgis »

listenallyall wrote: post #77
dzhiurgis wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sandwich press, pie heater or anything that a gas station or convenience store can serve can be trivially done onboard.

Your standard for quality food is a gas station?

Not saying it's "quality" but you might never seen a decent gas station food.

In Lithuania I often prefer gas station sub over local restaurants. In NZ some stations cater decent pies. Either of two is better than "chicken or vegetarian" option on many flights.

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