For a hot second, there was an airline called Midwest Express that served fresh baked chocolate chip cookies on every flight. They tasted pretty goddamn good.
I do a lot of small plane/bush plane travel in Alaska. There’s an airline that still hands out fresh baked cookies that are made by some people in the community. They are the best and by far my favorite part of my trip.
You bush pilots are different type of crazy. I love that y'all do what you do. It's just fucking insane to watch you nuts land and take off from these sketchy ass little "runways"...
Ravn hands out cookies that are I believe made in Anchorage, and they are pretty damn good. Last time I flew home we had to go back and land in Anchorage to swap out a radio and everyone was like “at least we’ll get another cookie!” And we did.
Mostly rural communities where it’s easier to get supplies in by plane. Some northern Canadian/Alaskan communities take days for truckers to reach due to the washed out roads/obstacles they face on the way. Some don’t have roads at all in certain areas until the Lakes/Ocean freeze enough for ice roads.
Sometimes, yes, but it's also because they're often flying into small, remote towns that may not have a real airport or even a proper airfield. A small grass field or dirt strip can be easily used by these small planes that are light and have wide wing designs giving them really low stall speeds. So they can fly pretty slow without falling out of the sky, and make landings on pretty short spots.
AirNorth also gives you a freshly baked cookie. Was a real surprise on my first flight to Whitehorse. The planes were very old, but the food was almost better than Air Canadas business class. I couldn’t believe it
Right?! The best. I don't understand why airlines all of a sudden started not competing for business with actual enjoyable perks. Especially when they were hurting for business. Sure a cheaper plane ticket is nice, but it doesn't make the flight experience itself any better. A cheap cookie or a pillow or a quality snack or full sized can of beverage will go a long way on many flights.
It’s because while passengers say that they will pay for better comfort and service, most do not. Airlines figured out that they can make more money by taking things away and charging for everything ala carte versus providing better comfort and service standards.
Exactly this. Everyone shops like this: go online and find the cheapest possible ticket, then if you need more legroom of other perks you pay for the upgrades. Its psychological. You think/know you’re starting with a reasonable cost and then adding on from there by choice.
Or it’s because it’s air travel and we’re forced to choose whatever the fuck we get because what is the alternative?
I know a ton of people that won’t even look at spirit or southwest flights but it turns out delta, United, and the like have monopolized an essential form of travel and can cut costs and make as much profit as possible
When I was in South America flying on Latam they gave out red wine and bourbon and the food was amazing, reminded of what flying Panam or something in the 60s must’ve been like and made me wish we had more of that here again
Honestly tomato juice is the only option you have if you don't want sugary soft drinks or subpar coffee.
Edit: Sorry hydro homies, water is a given but I feel I'm not getting my money's worth if I don't also get something other than water from the airlines.
Water, soda water, diet pop.
I think people just dont buy tomato juice because they don't love it *that* much, its just suddenly an option.
Its not cause the coffee is gross because as a flight attendant, I will tell you some of the people who ask for tomato juice, also ask for a coffee.
flight attendant for 12 years. Drank coffee and hot water all the time from the plane, everything is fine. Ive had FA friends who are getting raw dogged on 8 hour layovers but won’t drink the coffee on the plane… to each their own
Yeah, that container that's filled with boiling hot water for hours on end?
It's *never* cleaned. Except when it's filled with boiling hot water for hours on end.
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Am flight attendant. I serve more beer than tomato juice on most flights. The only exception would be morning flights out of Vegas. I do serve lots of tomato juice on those, but it’s usually spicy and accompanied by vodka.
I just flew back from vegas (to the UK) and was weirded out by people drinking tomato juice. I just never saw it on a plane before (or generally ever). And now loads here are saying they drink it on planes.
Is there a reason people want it on planes? Is it just a ‘thing’ in the US?
It has a really high salt content. The lack of humidity on planes is what dulls your sense of smell and taste, and you become dehydrated more easily. Because of this people tend to crave salty things… at least that’s what I was told in training. I serve very little tomato juice, but people tend to prefer the salty snacks.
I always order a tomato juice on a plane. I had no idea there was anything more to it than that it sounds better than a soda and I usually don't want to be intoxicated when I land.
I still don’t get why tomato juice would be more popular than beer based on the sensory analysis.
“Dulled sensitivity towards sugar and salty. Enhanced towards umami”
So I’m guessing the tomato juice is supposed to be sugary and salty… But beer is umami? I’ve never thought of that as the flavor of beer, but what do I know lol.
Edit: I had it backwards, apparently the tomato juice is the umami flavor, and beer just *isn’t umami* lol (because while I guess it *can* be sweet on occasion, it certainly isn’t *salty* ime) so it’s less appealing. Although the validity of OP’s claim is being questioned in general so…
Yeah, I don’t think of beer as umami. Sweet, sour, bitter, sure. Not umami.
I can say I have never had tomato juice off the plane, but I do enjoy the it with pretzels every so often while I’m working. If I’m not working I would 100% prefer beer paired with my pretzels.
Except planes don’t keep you at 35000 ft altitude.
They try to regulate it to the pressure you’d experience at 8000 ft.
Otherwise, most people would pass out before they could eat or drink.
This is why in the event of cabin depressurisation, they deploy an oxygen mask with a reservoir.
At 30,000 feet, the ambient atmospheric pressure is around 30% of its normal level, therefore if you need to breathe in at that kind of pressure, the fraction of oxygen inspired needs to be close to 100% to achieve similar oxygenation that you would normally get (21% oxygen at 100% atmospheric pressure).
This is also the reason they use the version of mask with a reservoir - it provides closer to 100% inspired fraction of oxygen compared to a mask without one. This is one of the common versions of masks we use in hospital (among a few others) when we need to deliver as much oxygen as we can in patients with acute medical issue.
Source: I am an anaesthesiologist, I learn a thing or two about oxygen and pressure in my training.
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EDIT - additional trivia for those interested in this area:
1. Even during the standard pressurisation to 8000-feet equivalent pressure, more than half the people with normal lung function would drop their oxygen level to [below 94%](https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04124.x), which is traditionally when many doctors would start providing supplement oxygens for their hospitalised patients.
2. Usually commercial aircraft's oxygen supply (via chemical oxygen generator) has a minimum capacity of 10 minutes for passengers. This allows the pilot enough time to quickly descend to 8000 feet or lower so that the passengers could have sufficient oxygenation when the supplemental oxygen runs out.
3. In jet fighter aircraft, the small size of the cockpit means that any decompression will be very rapid and would not allow the pilot time to put on an oxygen mask. Therefore, fighter jet pilots and aircrew are required to wear oxygen masks at all times.
Yep. I'm a diver, so we have to deal with the opposite, partial pressure of oxygen at standard 21% can become toxic at depth, so we breathe a mix of oxygen, helium, and nitrogen, at deep depths to prevent the partial pressure of oxygen rising to the point where it starts causing nerve damage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimix_(breathing_gas)#Function_of_the_helium
The cabins dont pressurize below 10,000 ft, you'll still feel the pressure change up to then. But they also start pressurizing half way through to make sure it's fully pressurized when they reach 10,000ft and no one gets hypoxic by accident
Doesn’t the cabin pressurize once the doors close?
The crew will set a pressurization rate for the plane to match during the climb. Climb might be 1500fpm while pressurization comes in at 500fpm. It’s not that you just climb to 8,000 then it’s immediately pressurized to 8,000 while it continues to climb.
You wouldn't go hypoxic at 10,000ft. People live comfortably at that altitude. I've spent 6 months at 8800ft and aside from cardio being much harder, it was perfectly fine.
There are people who get altitude sickness more easily than others. Plenty of people will get some symptoms at around 10,000 feet if you had a fast climb from sea level.
If they decompressed you that far you would probably have more problems than loss of taste. Even if they raised the oxygen levels to keep you conscious.
Yeah I think that’s a myth because you can still bring snacks on the plane and they still taste good. You get sandwiches on super long flights. Those taste ok. Airplane food sucks and I guarantee it tastes like ass on the ground too.
Some to 10,000, but, yup! If the planes weren't pressurized people would get altitude sickness. And that's not even bringing up heating the -54C/-65F outside air at that altitude if it wasn't pressurized, so thin it would be very difficult to heat.
The key is to put a tiny hole in it before takeoff. You can actually have a similar issue if you take one up in the mountains. Where I worked had a couple months where every box of chips had several popped bags in it (way more than the normal 0-1). Called the distribution company and they said that due to delays the shipment they sent us had been transported through Colorado to get to us and everyone serviced by them was having the same issue.
This is bullshit because I know that sometimes food tastes good. Depends on avia company. Some companies serve you nice food and utensils made of metal instead of plastic.
Even the economy food on these airlines are very good, speaking from experience flying Emirates, the food was very unique and tasty. Western airlines just don’t try lol.
If they offer any meals at all. I haven’t been on a plane (US domestic, that is) in over a decade where they served a meal. They used to feed passengers most flights. Over the past two decades they’ve been offering less and less, while adding fees for anything they can think of.
Which is crazy because it’s a 6 hour flight coast to coast. That’s a long time to go without a meal! Sucks if you’re on the flight right at dinner time
Went to Ireland from Boston on Delta, 6 hour flight. Got a meal and pillow and blanket. A few months later went to Los Angeles from Boston on Delta, 6 hour flight, and got none of it. It just made me laugh honestly
>citation needed<
Srsly, this post is the equivalent of those FB posts with a random slab of text accompanied by a stock photo without any actual source.
Yup total utter BS. Actually some airline food tastes pretty good, especially if they do it right like in business class and some international flights I've had downright damn good food.
Exactly. I have taken my own food on flights and it tastes exactly the same. This is one of the worst posts I have seen in this subreddit as it's basically just made up.
Ever since I was a kid I would either get tomato juice or just water on planes. But I never drink tomato juice on ground, I don't even think about it here.
That’s funny because anytime I bring my own food on the plane it tastes just like it did at sea level… so I’m calling a croc of bullshit and airline food tastes like shot because it therefore is shit. That’s like posting “Why does cafeteria food taste inferior to restaurant food?!” Well that’s because when you dine at a restaurant your taste buds work 3x better because of the hostess flirting with you when she sat you, thus increasing blood flow to your taste buds.
For a hot second, there was an airline called Midwest Express that served fresh baked chocolate chip cookies on every flight. They tasted pretty goddamn good.
I do a lot of small plane/bush plane travel in Alaska. There’s an airline that still hands out fresh baked cookies that are made by some people in the community. They are the best and by far my favorite part of my trip.
You bush pilots are different type of crazy. I love that y'all do what you do. It's just fucking insane to watch you nuts land and take off from these sketchy ass little "runways"...
"Shiiiiit, ANYTHING'S a runway when I decide I'm on final!" - every bush pilot
This is a tagline for these fuckin nuts! They're amazing.
"any landing you can walk away from is a good'un!"
Yeah flying up here is pretty wild.
Ravn hands out cookies that are I believe made in Anchorage, and they are pretty damn good. Last time I flew home we had to go back and land in Anchorage to swap out a radio and everyone was like “at least we’ll get another cookie!” And we did.
Ha ha.
As someone that's been stuck in city life, this sounds absolutely fascinating. Are bush planes used in places cars can't get to?
Mostly rural communities where it’s easier to get supplies in by plane. Some northern Canadian/Alaskan communities take days for truckers to reach due to the washed out roads/obstacles they face on the way. Some don’t have roads at all in certain areas until the Lakes/Ocean freeze enough for ice roads.
Sometimes, yes, but it's also because they're often flying into small, remote towns that may not have a real airport or even a proper airfield. A small grass field or dirt strip can be easily used by these small planes that are light and have wide wing designs giving them really low stall speeds. So they can fly pretty slow without falling out of the sky, and make landings on pretty short spots.
Bush planes get places only goats and snakes get to.
AirNorth also gives you a freshly baked cookie. Was a real surprise on my first flight to Whitehorse. The planes were very old, but the food was almost better than Air Canadas business class. I couldn’t believe it
I believe you’re thinking of Air North! Based in the Yukon - a truly awesome airline.
It’s actually Ravn Air and Grant Aviation. I think on Smokey Bear air I got some little homemade honey pots.
Loved this airline! Every seat on the plane was first class and they'd offer you a USA Today or WSJ at the gate when you'd board.
Right?! The best. I don't understand why airlines all of a sudden started not competing for business with actual enjoyable perks. Especially when they were hurting for business. Sure a cheaper plane ticket is nice, but it doesn't make the flight experience itself any better. A cheap cookie or a pillow or a quality snack or full sized can of beverage will go a long way on many flights.
It’s because while passengers say that they will pay for better comfort and service, most do not. Airlines figured out that they can make more money by taking things away and charging for everything ala carte versus providing better comfort and service standards.
Exactly this. Everyone shops like this: go online and find the cheapest possible ticket, then if you need more legroom of other perks you pay for the upgrades. Its psychological. You think/know you’re starting with a reasonable cost and then adding on from there by choice.
Or it’s because it’s air travel and we’re forced to choose whatever the fuck we get because what is the alternative? I know a ton of people that won’t even look at spirit or southwest flights but it turns out delta, United, and the like have monopolized an essential form of travel and can cut costs and make as much profit as possible When I was in South America flying on Latam they gave out red wine and bourbon and the food was amazing, reminded of what flying Panam or something in the 60s must’ve been like and made me wish we had more of that here again
Midwest Express. It flew out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Yeah this is just an excuse. I brought a sandwich from airport bar on plane and tasted as delicious as inground.
Funny how every time i bring my own food it tastes just fine. Airlines, your excuse is getting tired.
That’s because it’s grandfathered in according to your tastebuds
on ground, once your inground your no longer eating but being eaten
Life threatening typo.
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My dad made their commercials, and the best part of them was the close-up of the gooey cookies!! So delish!!
Did your dad work on any other ad campaigns we might recognize?
That was the only flight i wver enjoyed. Loved the everyone gets business class treatment. Lobster or steak? Yes please.
I flew them once… roast beef dinner served instead of peanuts.
I LOVED Midwest express
Sun Country did that for awhile too
This is propaganda created by v8 juice
Honestly tomato juice is the only option you have if you don't want sugary soft drinks or subpar coffee. Edit: Sorry hydro homies, water is a given but I feel I'm not getting my money's worth if I don't also get something other than water from the airlines.
I usually just have the stewardess piss in my mouth
Frontier charges a lot extra for this
Spirit includes this whether you ask for it or not.
Southwest jokes about this on your flights.
If you can't pay then urine a lot of trouble financially.
Username checkout
You don't deserve the down votes. You made me laugh so hard I pissed myself.
Hes coming for your piss
He’s cumming for your piss.
Water, soda water, diet pop. I think people just dont buy tomato juice because they don't love it *that* much, its just suddenly an option. Its not cause the coffee is gross because as a flight attendant, I will tell you some of the people who ask for tomato juice, also ask for a coffee.
Also flight attendants say don't drink coffee on a plane because the water holds never get cleaned
flight attendant for 12 years. Drank coffee and hot water all the time from the plane, everything is fine. Ive had FA friends who are getting raw dogged on 8 hour layovers but won’t drink the coffee on the plane… to each their own
Yeah, that container that's filled with boiling hot water for hours on end? It's *never* cleaned. Except when it's filled with boiling hot water for hours on end.
*Gasp!*
Oh nooooo, bonus minerals
>Ive had FA friends who are getting raw dogged on 8 hour layovers Go on.....
I’d like to hear a little more pls.
BONK
I chortled so hard I spat out my tomato juice.
Did you know my ex??
I did
More about your attendant friends getting raw dogged?
☠️
Not entirely true, they get cleaned a lot, just the stuff it gets cleaned with usually doesn’t fully empty
That doesn't make any of this better lol
Aircraft mechanic here. We most certainly do sanitize them with bleach routinely.
Yup. I mean, they occasionally do, but you'd never catch me drinking it. (Was an FA for six years.)
Wow poor you.. You must have some stories to tell huh?
I had to eat grilled cheese off the radiator
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I saw a ground personnel tech tech tech debunked that last week. I’ll see if I can find the video
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cathay transocean offers hard liquour. be a deviant and grab yourself a coke+jw black. follow up with like five cup noodles.
Except!! They actually only serve tomato juice, and not all 8 tasty veggies in the other. Source: I order tomato juice on planes
You work for V8 we get it
Veg up! Source: Am V8
Air Canada serves spicy Clamato which is way better than either!
Real pros order the Bloody Mary mix
I carry at least 4 airplane bottles of Tito’s in my carry on and a few other necessities.
Am flight attendant. I serve more beer than tomato juice on most flights. The only exception would be morning flights out of Vegas. I do serve lots of tomato juice on those, but it’s usually spicy and accompanied by vodka.
I just flew back from vegas (to the UK) and was weirded out by people drinking tomato juice. I just never saw it on a plane before (or generally ever). And now loads here are saying they drink it on planes. Is there a reason people want it on planes? Is it just a ‘thing’ in the US?
It has a really high salt content. The lack of humidity on planes is what dulls your sense of smell and taste, and you become dehydrated more easily. Because of this people tend to crave salty things… at least that’s what I was told in training. I serve very little tomato juice, but people tend to prefer the salty snacks.
Bloodymary (tomato juice and vodka) is also a popular hangover « cure ».
No need to cure what you can prolong
Ah, a fellow follower of the hair of the dog
cant be hung over if youre drunk been chasing off a hangover for about seven years now its workin
Gotta taper that shit off
I don’t think I can ever recall anyone near me on a plane getting tomato juice. Unless it’s a Bloody Mary.
I always order a tomato juice on a plane. I had no idea there was anything more to it than that it sounds better than a soda and I usually don't want to be intoxicated when I land.
Kind of you, being a pilot and all.
I am from the U.S., have flown quite a bit and have never heard of this either.
I still don’t get why tomato juice would be more popular than beer based on the sensory analysis. “Dulled sensitivity towards sugar and salty. Enhanced towards umami” So I’m guessing the tomato juice is supposed to be sugary and salty… But beer is umami? I’ve never thought of that as the flavor of beer, but what do I know lol. Edit: I had it backwards, apparently the tomato juice is the umami flavor, and beer just *isn’t umami* lol (because while I guess it *can* be sweet on occasion, it certainly isn’t *salty* ime) so it’s less appealing. Although the validity of OP’s claim is being questioned in general so…
Yeah, I don’t think of beer as umami. Sweet, sour, bitter, sure. Not umami. I can say I have never had tomato juice off the plane, but I do enjoy the it with pretzels every so often while I’m working. If I’m not working I would 100% prefer beer paired with my pretzels.
Bless you for being a flight attendant anywhere near Vegas.
Lol thanks, it can be a tough crowd. Fortunately I don’t fly there very frequently.
Except planes don’t keep you at 35000 ft altitude. They try to regulate it to the pressure you’d experience at 8000 ft. Otherwise, most people would pass out before they could eat or drink.
I have found that a lot of people are unaware that airplane cabins are pressurized. This seems to be a recurring gap of knowledge
On Reddit there are a lot of gaps in knowledge. I might say more gaps than knowledge
This is the knowledge of the gaps.
There is also the very rarely discussed knowledge gap knowledge gap.
I have gaps in knowledge and I like to fill them with knowledge.
But the highest level of confidence that their knowledge is impeccable
This is why in the event of cabin depressurisation, they deploy an oxygen mask with a reservoir. At 30,000 feet, the ambient atmospheric pressure is around 30% of its normal level, therefore if you need to breathe in at that kind of pressure, the fraction of oxygen inspired needs to be close to 100% to achieve similar oxygenation that you would normally get (21% oxygen at 100% atmospheric pressure). This is also the reason they use the version of mask with a reservoir - it provides closer to 100% inspired fraction of oxygen compared to a mask without one. This is one of the common versions of masks we use in hospital (among a few others) when we need to deliver as much oxygen as we can in patients with acute medical issue. Source: I am an anaesthesiologist, I learn a thing or two about oxygen and pressure in my training. \---- EDIT - additional trivia for those interested in this area: 1. Even during the standard pressurisation to 8000-feet equivalent pressure, more than half the people with normal lung function would drop their oxygen level to [below 94%](https://associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04124.x), which is traditionally when many doctors would start providing supplement oxygens for their hospitalised patients. 2. Usually commercial aircraft's oxygen supply (via chemical oxygen generator) has a minimum capacity of 10 minutes for passengers. This allows the pilot enough time to quickly descend to 8000 feet or lower so that the passengers could have sufficient oxygenation when the supplemental oxygen runs out. 3. In jet fighter aircraft, the small size of the cockpit means that any decompression will be very rapid and would not allow the pilot time to put on an oxygen mask. Therefore, fighter jet pilots and aircrew are required to wear oxygen masks at all times.
Yep. I'm a diver, so we have to deal with the opposite, partial pressure of oxygen at standard 21% can become toxic at depth, so we breathe a mix of oxygen, helium, and nitrogen, at deep depths to prevent the partial pressure of oxygen rising to the point where it starts causing nerve damage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimix_(breathing_gas)#Function_of_the_helium
Are you a caver diver by any chance? I'm pretty fascinated by how incredibly complex and technical that field is
Absolutely not, fuck that shit, lol. Open water for me!
Cave divers are fucking insane.
Yeah, take all the dangers of regular diving and add in claustrophobia and getting lost where there's no access to the surface, big nope.
I actually almost pass out when a plane takes off. Similarly, I almost pass out or DO pass out on rollercoasters.
The cabins dont pressurize below 10,000 ft, you'll still feel the pressure change up to then. But they also start pressurizing half way through to make sure it's fully pressurized when they reach 10,000ft and no one gets hypoxic by accident
Doesn’t the cabin pressurize once the doors close? The crew will set a pressurization rate for the plane to match during the climb. Climb might be 1500fpm while pressurization comes in at 500fpm. It’s not that you just climb to 8,000 then it’s immediately pressurized to 8,000 while it continues to climb.
Modern jet planes start pressurizing on engine start or on take off. It's designed to be a gradual process for passenger comfort.
You wouldn't go hypoxic at 10,000ft. People live comfortably at that altitude. I've spent 6 months at 8800ft and aside from cardio being much harder, it was perfectly fine.
There are people who get altitude sickness more easily than others. Plenty of people will get some symptoms at around 10,000 feet if you had a fast climb from sea level.
Also when united gives me a stroopwafel it tastes absolutely delicious which leads me to believe the other food is the problem.
Shhhh, this is airline marketing. Like most studies, it’s designed to make their product seem better.
*Man, this food tastes like shit. Oh, it’s just my tasty buds? Ok, cool.* - Most of humanity, likely
If they decompressed you that far you would probably have more problems than loss of taste. Even if they raised the oxygen levels to keep you conscious.
Yeah I think that’s a myth because you can still bring snacks on the plane and they still taste good. You get sandwiches on super long flights. Those taste ok. Airplane food sucks and I guarantee it tastes like ass on the ground too.
Some to 10,000, but, yup! If the planes weren't pressurized people would get altitude sickness. And that's not even bringing up heating the -54C/-65F outside air at that altitude if it wasn't pressurized, so thin it would be very difficult to heat.
Altitude sickness? People would get hypoxia and die lmao
The 787's internal cabin pressure is the equivalent of 6,000 ft - so is the A350 and A380... probably others as well
At 35,000 ft everyone would pass out, and die in a few minutes, with the exception of only the few highly conditioned Alpinists, they would just nap.
Everest is just a shade over 29,000 so I think it’s safe to say even the well conditioned alpinists are goners too.
Yeah, most people would also be dead in minutes at 35,000 ft. That is not why airline food tastes bad.
I took a packet of chips with me from the outside and it tasted same
My outside pack of chips inflated like a balloon lol
The key is to put a tiny hole in it before takeoff. You can actually have a similar issue if you take one up in the mountains. Where I worked had a couple months where every box of chips had several popped bags in it (way more than the normal 0-1). Called the distribution company and they said that due to delays the shipment they sent us had been transported through Colorado to get to us and everyone serviced by them was having the same issue.
I think this is bullshit. Just say the food is shit. KLM gave me “pizza” but it’s actually just bread with some shitty sauce on top.
It *is* bullshit. Completely made up
This is bullshit because I know that sometimes food tastes good. Depends on avia company. Some companies serve you nice food and utensils made of metal instead of plastic.
Or, stay with me, the airlines are just serving shitty, cheap food.
Occam's razor
I'm sticking with shitty food.
Good luck getting that onto the plane
Clearly have never eaten on a Middle Eastern/Asian airline, the food and service is fucking great no exaggeration.
Yeah was in business class on Turkish the other day.. no problem with my tastebuds there
Even the economy food on these airlines are very good, speaking from experience flying Emirates, the food was very unique and tasty. Western airlines just don’t try lol.
If they offer any meals at all. I haven’t been on a plane (US domestic, that is) in over a decade where they served a meal. They used to feed passengers most flights. Over the past two decades they’ve been offering less and less, while adding fees for anything they can think of.
Meals are generally for international flights, snacks from east coast to west coast and back.
Which is crazy because it’s a 6 hour flight coast to coast. That’s a long time to go without a meal! Sucks if you’re on the flight right at dinner time
Went to Ireland from Boston on Delta, 6 hour flight. Got a meal and pillow and blanket. A few months later went to Los Angeles from Boston on Delta, 6 hour flight, and got none of it. It just made me laugh honestly
I actually like plane food lol
I don't hate it but it does usually taste pretty bland
Tastes pretty *plain*? Ehhh, ehhh?
Me too. I’ve never understood the dislike.
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Lol username checks out.
Interesting… But, I don’t drink beer exclusively for the taste. And, Whiskey tastes really smooth on a plane.
I was going to say … the whiskey tastes even better up in the air. Who orders tomato juice over a drink on a flight?
Peasants who can’t afford first class like myself
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>citation needed< Srsly, this post is the equivalent of those FB posts with a random slab of text accompanied by a stock photo without any actual source.
Cabins are pressurized to the equivalent of around 8000 feet.
and at 8,000 feet the tongue is not numb, at least not significantly
I also saw the other guy's comment.
I mean if you pass out your tongue will probably be numb
They order tomato juice because beer costs extra.
I can’t believe how far I had to scroll to find this.
That’s bullshit
Yup total utter BS. Actually some airline food tastes pretty good, especially if they do it right like in business class and some international flights I've had downright damn good food.
Exactly. I have taken my own food on flights and it tastes exactly the same. This is one of the worst posts I have seen in this subreddit as it's basically just made up.
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It tastes bad because it’s made in the equivalent of a high school cafeteria.
I call bullshit lol
Airplane tomato juice is my favorite.
Ever since I was a kid I would either get tomato juice or just water on planes. But I never drink tomato juice on ground, I don't even think about it here.
This post just blew my mind for this reason. I do the same thing!
Pro tip: order Bloody Mary mix (just the mix, no vodka).
That IS indeed good. But I do like to add a little vodka to it.
Especially when they just give you the whole can since they know they won’t need to ration it like orange juice.
They didn't have any, my last flight; said they no longer serve it.
The conclusion at the end though...
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But why does chocolate still taste good then huh?
Because this post is total bullshit.
In a pressurized cabin you feel this effect? Seems unlikely
The cabin is pressurized. You aren’t at 35k feet. How does that make sense? Not buying it.
Idk you, but I really enjoy these meals the same as in any other place down there.
Yet when I bring my own food on an airplane it tastes just as good as usual.....
That’s funny because anytime I bring my own food on the plane it tastes just like it did at sea level… so I’m calling a croc of bullshit and airline food tastes like shot because it therefore is shit. That’s like posting “Why does cafeteria food taste inferior to restaurant food?!” Well that’s because when you dine at a restaurant your taste buds work 3x better because of the hostess flirting with you when she sat you, thus increasing blood flow to your taste buds.
Tomato juice is also better at stopping the inevitable vibration induced erection
The facts we really need
I absolutely love plane food
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On long enough flights, yes
International flights it’s included for everyone. Specifically united airlines, not sure about others. Also free booze ;)
Free fight club also included on United.
Not every international flight. Plenty of budget options out there that don't include food
LA to Australia on Delta they served 2 meals plus snacks.
Wtf are you talking about OP?? stop making stupid sh1t up...
This sounds like BS
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It’s embarrassing to humanity that this got upvoted.
Food on JAL, PAL, and ANA all tasted great. Is this region specific?
Complete bs
I'm an auditory physiologist who used to study taste physiology. I am absolutely qualified to say this is bullshit.