Timeline for Why do flights serve food at all?
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| Jan 12 at 16:48 | comment | added | FreeMan | Speaking of differentiating based on service, the Concorde's menu. Don't you dare treat first class pax to anything less than a first class meal! | |
| Jan 8 at 17:02 | comment | added | Aleks G | I second the point about meals on trains. In UK, first class seats on most even medium-distance trains includes meal. I have gotten meals on London-Birmingham route, which is only about 2 hours. And in many UK trains, there's at least a "buffet cart" pushed through the train where you can buy snacks/drinks/etc | |
| Jan 8 at 16:59 | comment | added | Stuart F | Fare structures and competition are key reasons. Airlines make most of their money from business passengers, who typically pay more for tickets. Passengers whose flight is paid by their company, whether premium economy or business or first class, will choose food because they're not really paying for it. And businesspeople who're used to getting food will be reluctant to book a food-free flight, because they want to fly as luxuriously as they're allowed to, even though tourists may be more willing to compromise to save money. | |
| Jan 8 at 11:10 | comment | added | gerrit | There is no lunch or dinner at all on the Intercitynotte, despite it running for over 21 hours from start to finish on its longest route (Palermo to Milano), as I hungrily found out, being rescued by a ferry crossing on the Strait of Messina where food was sold on the ferry… the queue was as long as the ferry crossing… Why Trenitalia has food on the Frecciarossa but not on its night trains is not something I understand. | |
| Jan 8 at 9:42 | comment | added | Matthieu M. | Example of "regular" airline: Swiss Air => meal (snack?) included in business class, but economy class you only get a water bottle & piece of chocolate, then can order extra when the attendants pass by. | |
| Jan 6 at 21:39 | comment | added | Relaxed | @njzk2 In the sleeper, you even get a little welcome package with a snack IIRC. I didn't mention it because there is indeed a fare without anything. | |
| Jan 6 at 21:25 | comment | added | njzk2 | all nightjet couchettes and sleeper include breakfast (but not regular seat, it's true) | |
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