The signs of desperate times

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: vegetation
Food for purchase is actually a good idea. Not everyone wants to eat the crap they usually serve in coach onboard and therefore should not have to pay for it through their ticket. Plus, the food for purchase on Delta is very high quality, I hear it's even better than what they serve in first class.

That doesn't make sense. Delta has their own first class.

I don't know if I agree on the whole bringing your own food deal though...

 

[GoSharks]

Originally posted by: paulney
Oh yeah, speaking of drinks!

I remember times hen airlines would give you regular size cans of whatever drink you wanted.
Then they switched to mini-cans.
Then they started opening cans themselves and pouring the drinks in small glasses for you (thus sharing a can per 2 glasses at least. Bring on the ice!)
And finally, they switched to big bottles, just pouring soda out of 2.5L plastic juggs.

I can't wait to see what's next.

southwest still gives you the full can, at least on the longer flights. but then again they dont really give you a real meal.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Charging for food is dumb. When they charge $5 per meal, only a certain percentage of the customers are going to buy it. However, if they just added $5 to the price of the ticket, everyone would be paying it. When you're looking for tickets to buy, and you're already spending say $500, you're not going to disqualify one airline choice because it costs $505. When I'm buying tickets, I look for stuff within plus or minus $50 of my target price, then choose based on times, connections, seating availability, etc.

Think of it this way... they're charging you $505, AND not giving you any food. Food probably isn't a factor you consider while you're buying a ticket, so they cut it out to cut costs.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: isekii
ASIANA never charged me for food or drinks

LOL! Comparing an Asian airline to an American airline is an insult to the Asian airlines.

My family often flies Northwest across the Pacific and they have nothing but complaints about the prison matrons who throw headphones at you and look extremely annoyed if you ask for something.

In fly China Airlines, JAL, or EVA. JAL is my least favorite because of the Japanese-sized seat pitch (in economy), but they do set up a little "snack center" whereas the other two usually only have juice, tea, and water (unless you ask for something else).