One of the 'joys' of long-haul flights is that you normally get a good choice of in-flight meals over the many hours you are in the air, certainly one really nice main meal as well as a breakfast (if doing overnight flights).
And at the current flight prices that is something that should be taken as the norm on scheduled flights.
But is it?
On two recent long haul flights - Zurich to Singapore with Swissair and Singapore to Auckland with Singapore Airlines - choice was definitely not on my menu.
For both flights, whereas you are seduced by a menu that contains an appetising choice of three meals, the reality is that your choice may well be dictated by where you are sitting on the aircraft in question.
It's my preference to sit near the back of the plane so I can get up and walk around, stretching my legs at the rear of the plane - hence not disturbing other passengers.
I chose Row 50 on the first flight (Boeing 777) and Row 65 on the second flight (A380)
The downside to my seating choice was that when it was time for eating, the three choices of main meal were actually not available.
On both my recent long haul flights, I was offered no choice of main meal, i had to have the only remaining meal that they had, and in both instances neither meal were an appetising choice to me (hence still being available I guess)
I do question why such established major airlines, like Swissair and Singapore Airlines, can't operate a more efficient system for meal allocation in-flight, rather than the current 'first come, first served' system, based on seat location.
The passenger next to me on my Swissair flight was a Dutch businessman, who is a regular long-haul traveller for work purposes; and he was really angry/frustrated as he said it has become a frequent occurance these days and totally unacceptable.
I agree totally!
Airlines need to wake up to this reality and do something about it.
If you want vegan or vegetarian food, you can order in advance, so why can't we all order our meals in advance and get what we would prefer, rather than what is left over?
It's not rocket science!
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