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You're the "almost" in "almost exclusively". I am too. When I was younger, I had more time than money, I travelled many a long hour in "cattle class", but I ha

You're the "almost" in "almost exclusively". I am too. When I was younger, I had more time than money, I travelled many a long hour in "cattle class", but I have some pretty awesome experiences to show for it. These days, I've got less time, but much more money, so I'll spend it for more comfort - but I'd be a damn hypocrite if I wanted airlines to do any less than their best to make sure young people of today can get the same experiences.

Nursie 13y ago
True, true, necessary travel is necessary and unnecessary travel is worthwhile and a broadening experience and definitely to be recommended. Pricing it out of mass market reach would be a bad thing. I guess to get food that isn't just crap you need to pick your airline. Singapore aren't too awful, and Delta's chicken salad the other week on my ATL->LHR flight was perfectly OK, but that seems the exception rather than the rule. I listened to a Radio 4 documentary on airline food the other week which was quite interesting. It revealed, amongst other things, that on many airlines there is a budget of roughly £1 ($1.50) per passenger per meal, which goes some way to explaining the hopelessly poor quality. And no, having travelled business class on a number of occasions, that old line "your taste buds are affected by the pressure" has never worked on me...
- mseebach 13y ago
  To get food that isn't crap, you need to eat a good meal at the airport, for longer flights bring a sandwich. For all their faults, I love London airports for the ubiquity of Pret shops.
  - Nursie 13y ago
    Hehe. If it's a morning flight I like to start the day with a plate of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, and a large glass of Sauvignon Blanc. For this they charge an arm and a leg but it makes the whole thing just that bit nicer...

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You're the "almost" in "almost exclusively". I am too. When I was younger, I had more time than money, I travelled many a long hour in "cattle class", but I ha

by mseebach 13y ago

Nursie 13y ago
True, true, necessary travel is necessary and unnecessary travel is worthwhile and a broadening experience and definitely to be recommended. Pricing it out of mass market reach would be a bad thing. I guess to get food that isn't just crap you need to pick your airline. Singapore aren't too awful, and Delta's chicken salad the other week on my ATL->LHR flight was perfectly OK, but that seems the exception rather than the rule. I listened to a Radio 4 documentary on airline food the other week which was quite interesting. It revealed, amongst other things, that on many airlines there is a budget of roughly £1 ($1.50) per passenger per meal, which goes some way to explaining the hopelessly poor quality. And no, having travelled business class on a number of occasions, that old line "your taste buds are affected by the pressure" has never worked on me...
- mseebach 13y ago
  To get food that isn't crap, you need to eat a good meal at the airport, for longer flights bring a sandwich. For all their faults, I love London airports for the ubiquity of Pret shops.
  - Nursie 13y ago
    Hehe. If it's a morning flight I like to start the day with a plate of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, and a large glass of Sauvignon Blanc. For this they charge an arm and a leg but it makes the whole thing just that bit nicer...