Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.

Ideas? - Mike

"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
| Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
| offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
| Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
| sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
| small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
| is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
|
| Ideas?

I had come across this article a few months ago, very relevant to
your posting. Personally I would sit quietly in sheer terror between
takeoff and landing, but that is due to a personal thing.

pavane

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>
> Ideas? - Mike
>


If it looks too tasty, TSA will confiscate it -- they make up
regulations on the spot to harass travelers.

How about a can of sardines and some bread or crackers? They'll
probably let you on with its sharp-edged metal lid, but take away your
plastic spork.

(Being harassed is supposed to make us feel safe) HTH :-)

Snark,
Bob

On Dec 3, 12:40*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Michael Horowitz wrote:

>
> If it looks too tasty, TSA will confiscate it -- they make up
> regulations on the spot to harass travelers.

Sure they do....just out of the blue.

> How about a can of sardines and some bread or crackers? *They'll
> probably let you on with its sharp-edged metal lid, but take away your
> plastic spork.
>
> (Being harassed is supposed to make us feel safe) *HTH :-)

You must be paranoid.

> Snark,
> Bob

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.

Flying home from SJU last year, we bought salads at the airport
restaurant to take on the plane... dressing on the side.

TSA wouldn't allow the dressing container through security... so we
dumped it on the salads.... and had no problem.

George L

On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:32:37 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> wrote:

>Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
>sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>
Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before you take off if you
want to eat that badly. Airport food is pretty good over all and not
very expensive anymore. I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last
time I flew through there.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:58 -0800:

>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box
>> lunches they offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat
>> during the flight. Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a
>> bottle of water is out, but sliced tomato with mozzarella and
>> balsamic vinegar is in, as is a small pack of carrots; a
>> candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami is good; buy wine
>> on board. a cookie is good.
>>
> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5
> hours long? Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before
> you take off if you want to eat that badly. Airport food is
> pretty good over all and not very expensive anymore. I had a
> fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last time I flew through there.

I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional. Routine food at
twice its real value seems to be the norm at airports.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:18:14 -0800, Ranee at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
>> Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before you take off if you
>> want to eat that badly. Airport food is pretty good over all and not
>> very expensive anymore. I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last
>> time I flew through there.
>
> Because you had to be at the airport 2 hours before, which required
>getting up 2 or 3 hours before that, depending on how long your drive or
>bus ride is to the airport. And the flight was at 5:48 a.m., so you're
>not exactly interested in eating before then. Or it is at 3:00 p.m. and
>you don't want to eat dinner at 2:00. You can usually make better food
>for less money than you'd pay at the airport (and no, I'm not counting
>property tax, mortgage/rent or power in that), or you are looking for
>something specific to eat. There are a lot of reasons to bring food.
>
It takes 5 hours to fly from the West Coast to the East Coast (IAD-ABQ
is only 4 hours). If we take a 6AM plane, we can either eat before we
get on the plane of wait until we get off and we aren't going to
starve.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:18:46 -0800, Ranée at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "James Silverton" > wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional. Routine food at
>> twice its real value seems to be the norm at airports.
>
> She also lives in the Bay Area, which may just have far more inflated
>costs than other places.
>
My server doesn't have James' post yet or I would reply directly to
him. I think his idea of what constitutes reasonable prices are only
slightly short of goofy.

I ate in a sit down restaurant at the Washington DC airport in late
September and the (lunch-dinner) food was reasonable. I don't require
McDonald's-like prices to say they are reasonable. I will say that
you do need read more than one menu and choose where to eat - if you
eat at the first airport restaurant you see, don't complain about the
bill.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:52:13 -0800:

>> In article >,
>> "James Silverton" > wrote:
>>
>>> I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional.
>>> Routine food at twice its real value seems to be the norm at
>>> airports.
>>
>> She also lives in the Bay Area, which may just have far
>> more inflated costs than other places.
>>
> My server doesn't have James' post yet or I would reply
> directly to him. I think his idea of what constitutes
> reasonable prices are only slightly short of goofy.

> I ate in a sit down restaurant at the Washington DC airport in
> late September and the (lunch-dinner) food was reasonable. I
> don't require McDonald's-like prices to say they are
> reasonable. I will say that you do need read more than one
> menu and choose where to eat - if you eat at the first airport
> restaurant you see, don't complain about the bill.

The servers are acting up I think but does anyone think that Subway
charging twice its regular prices is reasonable? It is not necessary to
tell me that the airport authority may be the culprit charging Subway
and other places outragious rents.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

sf wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:32:37 -0500, Michael Horowitz
> > wrote:
>
>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
>> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>>
> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
> Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before you take off if you
> want to eat that badly. Airport food is pretty good over all and not
> very expensive anymore. I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last
> time I flew through there.


It is not just the flight time. There is the time it takes to get to the
airport, being there early, layovers, possible delays. Last we we flew
Estonia and Scandinavia. That involved leaving here to an airport and
hour and a half from home and allowing extra time for traffic problems
and to get parking lot and over to the airport 2-3 hours ahead of the
flight time. A few years before that we flew Buffalo to Denver with a
connection in Cleveland. It is at least an hour to the airport, provided
that it is clear sailing through the border, which it often isn't. We
were told to be there an hour before the flight. We had a layover in
Cleveland, then another 3 hour flight. The food on each of the two
flights snacks. I suppose we could have had some expensive crappy fast
food at the airport. While flying time was four hours total, it was more
like 8 hours from the time we left home until we arrived very hungry in
Denver.

On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:10:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:32:37 -0500, Michael Horowitz
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>>> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
>>> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>>> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>>> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>>>
>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
>> Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before you take off if you
>> want to eat that badly. Airport food is pretty good over all and not
>> very expensive anymore. I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last
>> time I flew through there.
>
>
>It is not just the flight time. There is the time it takes to get to the
>airport, being there early, layovers, possible delays. Last we we flew
> Estonia and Scandinavia. That involved leaving here to an airport and
>hour and a half from home and allowing extra time for traffic problems
>and to get parking lot and over to the airport 2-3 hours ahead of the
>flight time. A few years before that we flew Buffalo to Denver with a
>connection in Cleveland. It is at least an hour to the airport, provided
>that it is clear sailing through the border, which it often isn't. We
>were told to be there an hour before the flight. We had a layover in
>Cleveland, then another 3 hour flight. The food on each of the two
>flights snacks. I suppose we could have had some expensive crappy fast
>food at the airport. While flying time was four hours total, it was more
>like 8 hours from the time we left home until we arrived very hungry in
>Denver.
>
Not relevant and a sob story I can top. The OP was about a FOUR hour
flight IAD-ABQ.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Dave Smith wrote:
> It is not just the flight time. There is the time it takes to get to
> the airport, being there early, layovers, possible delays. Last we we
> flew Estonia and Scandinavia. That involved leaving here to an
> airport and hour and a half from home and allowing extra time for
> traffic problems and to get parking lot and over to the airport 2-3
> hours ahead of the flight time. A few years before that we flew
> Buffalo to Denver with a connection in Cleveland. It is at least an
> hour to the airport, provided that it is clear sailing through the
> border, which it often isn't. We were told to be there an hour before
> the flight. We had a layover in Cleveland, then another 3 hour
> flight. The food on each of the two flights snacks. I suppose we
> could have had some expensive crappy fast food at the airport. While
> flying time was four hours total, it was more like 8 hours from the
> time we left home until we arrived very hungry in Denver.

Sounds horrible. We had a flight out of the Dallas airport, and most of
the restaurants were closed before 8:00pm. We found a BBQ place that
was still open, and right after we got our order they closed. They told
the next people they were closed, then they stared at as as if we did
something wrong. Sorry. :-( We had a flight out of the Shreveport
airport, and their food service was at 7:00pm. We had to eat food from
a vending machine. We are flying out of Shreveport again in January, and
I am bringing my own food. Sonsabitches... lol


Oh yeah, what to bring on the plane. You can bring pizza, tacos,
biscuit sandwiches, hamburgers and salads, but the condiments have to be
on the food, or in packages less than 3 oz. Try to avoid anything
smelly like sardines or boiled eggs. I usually take almonds to snack
on. Have a nice flight.


Becca

In article >,
Michael Horowitz > wrote:

> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>
> Ideas? - Mike

How long of a flight? Anything six hours of less, I just take a little
snack such as some cheese and crackers on board with me. Depending on
the departure time of the flight, I might eat something more substantial
at the airport prior to departure.

James Silverton wrote:
> sf wrote on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:58 -0800:
>
>>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box
>>> lunches they offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat
>>> during the flight. Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a
>>> bottle of water is out, but sliced tomato with mozzarella and
>>> balsamic vinegar is in, as is a small pack of carrots; a
>>> candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami is good; buy wine
>>> on board. a cookie is good.
>>>
>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5
>> hours long? Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before
>> you take off if you want to eat that badly. Airport food is
>> pretty good over all and not very expensive anymore. I had a
>> fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last time I flew through there.
>
> I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional. Routine food at
> twice its real value seems to be the norm at airports.
>

Depends, PHL intentionally doesn't kill vendors with extra heavy duty
rents and big cuts of the revenue. That keeps prices down. They even
play an announcement something like "out food vendors don't charge
airport prices". I just flew into there from the left coast on the red
eye last week and had a large coffee and a egg-ham-cheese sandwich for
like $3.50 while waiting for my connecting flight.

On the other hand I got rerouted through LAS with a four hour wait
after equipment trouble going the other way and a simple sandwich there
was $10.

In article >,
Michael Horowitz > wrote:

> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out,

Water can be bought once you've cleared security --stuff bought on that
side of the gate can go onboard.

I like to bring a couple apples and some trail mix.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - Who Said Chickens Have Fingers?
10-30-2009

Becca wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> It is not just the flight time. There is the time it takes to get to
>> the airport, being there early, layovers, possible delays. Last we we
>> flew Estonia and Scandinavia. That involved leaving here to an
>> airport and hour and a half from home and allowing extra time for
>> traffic problems and to get parking lot and over to the airport 2-3
>> hours ahead of the flight time. A few years before that we flew
>> Buffalo to Denver with a connection in Cleveland. It is at least an
>> hour to the airport, provided that it is clear sailing through the
>> border, which it often isn't. We were told to be there an hour before
>> the flight. We had a layover in Cleveland, then another 3 hour
>> flight. The food on each of the two flights snacks. I suppose we
>> could have had some expensive crappy fast food at the airport. While
>> flying time was four hours total, it was more like 8 hours from the
>> time we left home until we arrived very hungry in Denver.
>
> Sounds horrible.

Well, it wasn't that bad. I was just thinking about how I can sympathize
with someone wanting to take something to eat on a plane. It is not just
the time in the air but all the time to get to the airport and to be
there ahead of time for the flight, layovers etc. Most airports don't
have much to offer in the way of food, and airport food tends to be
expensive.


> We had a flight out of the Dallas airport, and most of
> the restaurants were closed before 8:00pm. We found a BBQ place that
> was still open, and right after we got our order they closed. They told
> the next people they were closed, then they stared at as as if we did
> something wrong. Sorry. :-( We had a flight out of the Shreveport
> airport, and their food service was at 7:00pm. We had to eat food from
> a vending machine. We are flying out of Shreveport again in January, and
> I am bringing my own food. Sonsabitches... lol


My worst experience was probably the layover at Schipol last year
because it was a four hour layover. We had been fed on the plane on the
way over, but the food was not great. We were dog tired. We could have
had a bite to eat just to help pass the time. We didn't have any Euros
and the exchange rates and transaction fees would have made a snack
really expensive. What we really needed was sleep.

"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.

Why do you NEED to eat during the flight??

As an adult (traveling with no kids), I can wait until I get to my
destination before requiring a meal!!

WTF is the question here?? airline travel has new rules, so what? Suck it
up & do your trip. They DO serve alcohol (albeit expensive) on those
flights, so consider it an extended happy hour for C sakes. What are you -
a lost soul?

Van

On Dec 3, 4:11*pm, "Van" > wrote:
> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> > offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>
> Why do you NEED to eat during the flight??
>
> As an adult (traveling with no kids), I can wait until I get to my
> destination before requiring a meal!!
>
> WTF is the question here?? *airline travel has new rules, so what? *Suck it
> up & do your trip. *They DO serve alcohol (albeit expensive) on those
> flights, so consider it an extended happy hour for C sakes. *What are you -
> a lost soul?
>
> Van

Here, here!!!

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> Michael Horowitz > wrote:
>
> > Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> > offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> > Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out,
>
> Water can be bought once you've cleared security --stuff bought on
> that side of the gate can go onboard.

You can also bring an empty bottle and fill it from a fountain.



Brian

--
Day 304 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project

Chemo the Clown > wrote:

>On Dec 3, 4:11*pm, "Van" > wrote:

>> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message

>> > Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>> > offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.

>> Why do you NEED to eat during the flight??

>> As an adult (traveling with no kids), I can wait until I get to my
>> destination before requiring a meal!!

>> WTF is the question here?? *airline travel has new rules, so what? *Suck it
>> up & do your trip. *They DO serve alcohol (albeit expensive) on those
>> flights, so consider it an extended happy hour for C sakes. *What are you -
>> a lost soul?

>Here, here!!!

OTOH the airline can delay you on a ground hold for 2, 4, sometimes 6
hours in which case, when added to the flight time and other
delays, you might get damned hungry by the end of it.

The prudent traveler brings water and at has at least some food
on hand. (Maybe not much -- a bag of nuts and a few Clif bars is
adequate.)

Steve

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>
> Ideas? - Mike
>


A lot depends on the layout of your airport.

You can't take a bottle of water or other drink through security
but you CAN take an empty bottle through then fill it at a
drinking fountain or (sometimes) a fast food restaurant on the
other side of security in the gate area.

You could take a sandwich or salad, fruit, raw vegetables,
cookies or brownies. The nearby passengers will thank you for
NOT bringing anything very smelly on board.

The airlines no longer serve peanuts, but I once sat next to a
guy who worked for one of the big food companies (General Mills,
maybe?) and he opened his briefcase and hauled out a large bag of
shelled peanuts, ripped them open and ate the whole thing. (Maybe
his were SPECIAL non-allergenic peanuts?)

gloria p

"gloria.p" > wrote in message ...
|
| The airlines no longer serve peanuts, but I once sat next to a
| guy who worked for one of the big food companies (General Mills,
| maybe?) and he opened his briefcase and hauled out a large bag of
| shelled peanuts, ripped them open and ate the whole thing. (Maybe
| his were SPECIAL non-allergenic peanuts?)

Think what fun the flight might have been if you had screamed
out "OMiGod, I am allergic to those things, help!"

"Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
...
> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>
> Ideas? - Mike
>


Cheese & crackers. Don't know about salami. LOL Cookies are good
Brownies, maybe. Chips.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out,
>> but sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>>
>> Ideas? - Mike

> Cheese & crackers. Don't know about salami.

A little rough on the rest of the passengers, I would stick with
something that doesn't smell too much.

> LOL Cookies are good
> Brownies, maybe. Chips.

I bring some candies and cheese & crackers. And water.

nancy

Van wrote:
> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>
> Why do you NEED to eat during the flight??


Maybe he doesn't NEED to........ maybe he WANTS to! If so, what is
wrong with that?

> As an adult (traveling with no kids), I can wait until I get to my
> destination before requiring a meal!!

Wonderful! Most of the time, I agree with you. Most of my flights are
short enough that I don't feel the need to take meals onto a plane. But
if it s long flight, what is wrong with bringing something to eat?

Hey... even if it isn't a long flight... if someone wants to take food
on a plane for a short commuter run, so what? It's no skin off my butt.

I once went to Brazil and took a flight between Sao Paolo and another
city.... flight time was 65 minutes. They served a full meal on the
plane.

George L

sf wrote:

>>
> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?

Because they must arrive at the airport two hours ahead of the
flight which may mean leaving home many more hours prior? And
they may be transferring to another flight (with not much time
between) which adds additional time to their fasting period.

Luckily most foreign flights do serve food and it's not that bad.
Our last flights included a choice of Bailey's or cognac after
meals and complementary wine with dinner.

gloria p

On Dec 4, 9:26*am, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
> > Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
>
> Because they must arrive at the airport two hours ahead of the
> flight which may mean leaving home many more hours prior? *And
> they may be transferring to another flight (with not much time
> between) which adds additional time to their fasting period.
>
> Luckily most foreign flights do serve food and it's not that bad.
> Our last flights included a choice of Bailey's or cognac after
> meals and complementary wine with dinner.
>
> gloria p

While certain foods are ok as carry on "snacks"
Some airlines actually forbid this useing a number of devious
reasons
(as it cuts into their after sales marketing)
To counter that use gluten free crackers etc as most do not carry a
broad range of dietry
or religious fare .

However, on meals that may contain cooked meats or many other
types of foods
the airlines are not only well within their rights but also is an
Duty of care requirment to other pax
in case one pax gets ill from what they bought on board and forces
the aircraft to divert
to offload the sick pax .

At considerable expense to the carrier and greater disruption to the
other pax especially if
the rest of the aircraft busts curfew or crew hours and every one
has to be put up in hotels
spare crews (if available etc) called in and so on

On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:26:18 -0700, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>>>
>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
>
>Because they must arrive at the airport two hours ahead of the
>flight which may mean leaving home many more hours prior? And
>they may be transferring to another flight (with not much time
>between) which adds additional time to their fasting period.

Arriving that far ahead of time means there's plenty of time to eat at
the airport before the flight takes off. Not planning a liberal lay
over for change of flights not only means no snacking, it also means
you may not make your connecting flight. So, it's bad planning IMO...
especially for those who just *have* to eat every two minutes.

>Luckily most foreign flights do serve food and it's not that bad.
>Our last flights included a choice of Bailey's or cognac after
>meals and complementary wine with dinner.
>
Nice. Which airline? Business class?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:IiZRm.17070$Dl4.2215
@newsfe08.ams2:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Michael Horowitz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>>> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out,
>>> but sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>>> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>>> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good.
>>>
>>> Ideas? - Mike
>
>> Cheese & crackers. Don't know about salami.
>
> A little rough on the rest of the passengers, I would stick with
> something that doesn't smell too much.
>
>> LOL Cookies are good
>> Brownies, maybe. Chips.
>
> I bring some candies and cheese & crackers. And water.
>
> nancy
>


Internal flights, you allowed to carry bottled water, international
flights, no.

We have two budget airlines, Virgin Blue and Jetstar, that (in a pinch)
will allow to take your own food on board. I also know that AirAsia
(internal in Malaysia) does as well.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

"gloria.p" > wrote in -
september.org:

> sf wrote:
>
>>>
>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
>
> Because they must arrive at the airport two hours ahead of the
> flight which may mean leaving home many more hours prior? And
> they may be transferring to another flight (with not much time
> between) which adds additional time to their fasting period.
>
> Luckily most foreign flights do serve food and it's not that bad.
> Our last flights included a choice of Bailey's or cognac after
> meals and complementary wine with dinner.
>


All international flights out of Australia, the beer, wine, and spirits is
free for as long as you want........ so long as you don't get tooooooo
rowdy!!

That is, all except Royal Brunei Airlines......... they are booze free.

I've never flown Royal Brunei Airlines, and I doubt I ever will :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

PeterL wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I bring some candies and cheese & crackers. And water.

> Internal flights, you allowed to carry bottled water, international
> flights, no.

You can't bring water through the security checkpoint, but you
can buy water in the terminal, or fill your own bottle from the
fountain, in the US.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:ip1Sm.52964$3O3.11068
@newsfe29.ams2:

> PeterL wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I bring some candies and cheese & crackers. And water.
>
>> Internal flights, you allowed to carry bottled water, international
>> flights, no.
>
> You can't bring water through the security checkpoint, but you
> can buy water in the terminal, or fill your own bottle from the
> fountain, in the US.
>


I can understand them being a bit more stringent with the rules over your
way.

But here, the only time you can't take water on board for domestic travel
is if your domestic flight is leaving from an international terminal.

Other than that, most of the airlines websites tell you that you can take
your own food and water if you want to.

Here's one example......

http://www.virginblue.com.au/Helpme/...+take+my+own+f
ood+%26+drinks+onboard%3F


http://tinyurl.com/yzz3r6p


But their (domestic) menu is nothing to write home about.......

http://vlicious.realviewtechnologies.com/


Next time I go with them, I'm going to take some hot BBQ'd chicken, or
maybe some fish and chips ;-P

Or I might just set up an antipasto and cheese platter and have a
pickinick :-)


I wonder if they'll give me the 'good glasses' if I take my own wine on
board?? :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

"gloria.p" > wrote in message
...
> Michael Horowitz wrote:
>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box lunches they
>> offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat during the flight.
>> Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a bottle of water is out, but
>> sliced tomato with mozzarella and balsamic vinegar is in, as is a
>> small pack of carrots; a candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami
>> is good; buy wine on board. a cookie is good. Ideas? - Mike
>>
>
>
> A lot depends on the layout of your airport.
>
> You can't take a bottle of water or other drink through security but you
> CAN take an empty bottle through then fill it at a drinking fountain or
> (sometimes) a fast food restaurant on the other side of security in the
> gate area.
>
> You could take a sandwich or salad, fruit, raw vegetables,
> cookies or brownies. The nearby passengers will thank you for NOT
> bringing anything very smelly on board.
>
> The airlines no longer serve peanuts, but I once sat next to a guy who
> worked for one of the big food companies (General Mills, maybe?) and he
> opened his briefcase and hauled out a large bag of shelled peanuts, ripped
> them open and ate the whole thing. (Maybe his were SPECIAL non-allergenic
> peanuts?)
>
> gloria p



I was surprised to get a bag of mixed nuts on a flight from Memphis.
Apparently some airlines don't care about nut allergies.

Jill

In article
>,
Ranee at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5 hours long?
> > Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before you take off if you
> > want to eat that badly. Airport food is pretty good over all and not
> > very expensive anymore. I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last
> > time I flew through there.
>
> Because you had to be at the airport 2 hours before, which required
> getting up 2 or 3 hours before that, depending on how long your drive or
> bus ride is to the airport. And the flight was at 5:48 a.m., so you're
> not exactly interested in eating before then. Or it is at 3:00 p.m. and
> you don't want to eat dinner at 2:00. You can usually make better food
> for less money than you'd pay at the airport (and no, I'm not counting
> property tax, mortgage/rent or power in that), or you are looking for
> something specific to eat. There are a lot of reasons to bring food.

I guess I am lucky. I live near PHL (Philadelphia). The airport food at
PHL is pretty good and the prices are reasonable. On outbound flights, I
either eat something at the airport or I bring a light snack with me
before a flight. I won't like to eat a heavy meal before a flight so
even if I do eat a meal, it will be something basic like an egg sandwich
or maybe a slice of pizza to hold me until I get where I am going if its
a domestic flight during the day.

When I fly home from out west (which is typical for me to do), I almost
always take a red eye flight. All I usually want to do is sleep on the
jet. I just eat dinner wherever I am (usually Las Vegas) before I get to
the airport and then on the flight, I just put on my earphones and
listen to my iPod and doze off.

Last June, I took a red eye flight to London. That was on USAirways.
They fed me reasonably well. During most of that flight, I was trying to
sleep so being fed was not on my list of priorities. It was a great
flight, especially since it cost me next to nothing due to frequent
flyer miles. As it happened, I ended up in London around 7:00am and I
completely forgot to pack the details of where my hotel room was and I
couldn't find the info on the laptop I took with me either. I knew the
name of the hotel, but not its address. Unfortunately, when I want to
hotel info at Victoria Station, they were unhelpful. Fortunately, I
found the hotel after an hour or so of walking around the Victoria
Station area.

In article >,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> sf wrote on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:58 -0800:
>
> >> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box
> >> lunches they offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat
> >> during the flight. Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a
> >> bottle of water is out, but sliced tomato with mozzarella and
> >> balsamic vinegar is in, as is a small pack of carrots; a
> >> candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami is good; buy wine
> >> on board. a cookie is good.
> >>
> > Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5
> > hours long? Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before
> > you take off if you want to eat that badly. Airport food is
> > pretty good over all and not very expensive anymore. I had a
> > fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last time I flew through there.
>
> I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional. Routine food at
> twice its real value seems to be the norm at airports.

That's not been my experience. In PHL, the food prices at the
restaurants are priced the same as anywhere else in the city. I fly a
few times a year. The food at most airports is higher than in the
nearest city, but I wouldn't say its double the price. Besides, on a
trip that requires air travel, paying an extra few dollars of a sandwich
or something else at an airport isn't worth worrying about.

For example, if a salad or a sandwich costs an extra $1 or $2 at an
airport, is that really such a big deal?

Stan Horwitz wrote:
> In article >,
> "James Silverton" > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:58 -0800:
>>
>>>> Having just flown IAD-ABQ and noticed the in-flight box
>>>> lunches they offer, I was wondering what you pack to eat
>>>> during the flight. Can't be anything TSA wouldn't allow, so a
>>>> bottle of water is out, but sliced tomato with mozzarella and
>>>> balsamic vinegar is in, as is a small pack of carrots; a
>>>> candelabra is out; crackers, cheese, salami is good; buy wine
>>>> on board. a cookie is good.
>>>>
>>> Why do people want to eat on a flight that is less than 5
>>> hours long? Watch a movie instead, eat in the airport before
>>> you take off if you want to eat that badly. Airport food is
>>> pretty good over all and not very expensive anymore. I had a
>>> fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last time I flew through there.
>> I'd suggest that your notions of expense are delusional. Routine food at
>> twice its real value seems to be the norm at airports.
>
> That's not been my experience. In PHL, the food prices at the
> restaurants are priced the same as anywhere else in the city. I fly a
> few times a year. The food at most airports is higher than in the
> nearest city, but I wouldn't say its double the price. Besides, on a
> trip that requires air travel, paying an extra few dollars of a sandwich
> or something else at an airport isn't worth worrying about.
>

The last time (few weeks ago) I went through PHL they actually played an
announcement something like "welcome to Philadelphia, we don't charge
airport prices in any of the restaurants at the airport..."

> For example, if a salad or a sandwich costs an extra $1 or $2 at an
> airport, is that really such a big deal?

On Dec 3, 3:01*pm, sf > wrote:

> *I had a fabulous burrito at O'Hare the last time I flew through there.
>
Even at the airport. My very favorite thing about CHI is the ubiquity
of great burritos. We visit CHI at least once a year, and I always go
for the burritos.

--Bryan

Stan Horwitz wrote:

> For example, if a salad or a sandwich costs an extra $1 or $2 at an
> airport, is that really such a big deal?



Of course not. When you have a captive audience, by all means, gouge
them. They deserve it.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
>> For example, if a salad or a sandwich costs an extra $1 or $2 at an
>> airport, is that really such a big deal?

> Of course not. When you have a captive audience, by all means, gouge
> them. They deserve it.

I don't think it's gouging, they have to pay high rents in those
places. Me, I'm happy they're available when I'm stuck at the
airport.

nancy