When booking our flight to Los Angeles, we didn't really mind our short layover in Philadelphia. Emphasis on short. By the time we traveled from our arriving gate to our departing gate we had all of five minutes before boarding commenced. We were both hungry by this point, the endorphins of the days events were starting to fade and we'd come to the realization that we hadn't had anything substantial to eat since the early morning hours. No problem, we thought, we booked this flight because it provides an in-flight meal. We'll be in the air for 5 hours, but somewhere in that time we'd be able to enjoy our choice of chow.
Ha!
Admittedly it's been over a decade since I've traveled by air, much has changed over the years. First off, snacks are no longer complementary. Hungry for some Chex Mix? Prepare it at home before the flight, or expect to shell out $3.50, cash only. That delicious-looking Asian chicken salad wrap, even with its hefty price tag of $8.00 looks good enough to eat, shame they stopped selling actual food a full thirty minutes before we boarded the flight. The "in-flight" meal we supposedly bought into simply doesn't exist.
That's not entirely true, it exists for first class. Us folks in steerage had to pretend our ginger ale was champagne. Least the drink was free!
Ha!
Admittedly it's been over a decade since I've traveled by air, much has changed over the years. First off, snacks are no longer complementary. Hungry for some Chex Mix? Prepare it at home before the flight, or expect to shell out $3.50, cash only. That delicious-looking Asian chicken salad wrap, even with its hefty price tag of $8.00 looks good enough to eat, shame they stopped selling actual food a full thirty minutes before we boarded the flight. The "in-flight" meal we supposedly bought into simply doesn't exist.
That's not entirely true, it exists for first class. Us folks in steerage had to pretend our ginger ale was champagne. Least the drink was free!
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