How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

For many people economy class used to mean soggy pasta, rubbery eggs and dried-out chicken. For a time U.S airlines even stopped serving free meals altogether in economy class. But in 2019 U.S. airlines posted their tenth straight year of profitability and premium and economy cabins are seeing more food options than ever before.
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How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

[@a_bb_a6356]

Narrator: With the number of air passengers expected to double in the year 2020 Corona virus: Hold my drink

[@rsbandbj1]

HAHAHAHHAHA. i did chuckle out loud

[@lmc87lmc-archive95]

U mean hold my virus?

[@mrs.w8193]

A_B B_A 😂😂😂

[@aaronsalentine7876]

The new hansta Virus out of china today. Wait up let me join.

[@aaronsalentine7876]

The new hansta Virus out of china today. Wait up let me join.

[@IReapZz95]

I don’t know what economy class you analyzed but my dried chicken and showy pasta hasn’t changed in economy

[@Mr_Battlefield]

You must have only flew with United Airlines. Try a different airline next time.

[@IReapZz95]

@@Mr_Battlefield that's actually one of the few airlines I haven't touch in the past 5 years

[@IReapZz95]

@Dave Daniels American, Delta, Iberia, Air Europa, Spirit and a couple other European ones when I go into Europe. I mostly use Delta and American Airlines and the dried chicken and showy pasta hasn't changed

[@IReapZz95]

@Dave Daniels I travel mostly between Philly, New York, DC, Florida, Spain and Central America

[@annoyingguyoninternet1631]

Hmm prob same catering company or local food supply

[@JM-gz1ej]

I don;t need no fancy foods, just give me some decent leg and elbow rooms.

[@kitsontuli2713]

This

[@Ilikepie18855]

Couldn't be more true.

[@ascotberks2018]

Available in premium cabins.

[@adamknight5089]

Exactly! Happy to just eat a pack of chips, I just wanna be comfy

[@Ilikepie18855]

Ascot Berks at double the price? Nope

[@nathancosta36]

"Airline food is awful" Me: consuming a dish with $1 sushi, taco, & orangeade

[@pavelmyronyuk2229]

Nathan Costa 1 sushi? Wtf is that?

[@yengsabio5315]

Mind your food & enjoy then!

[@jonny9464]

@@ManlyHK1 my top tip would be read a book by a legitimate business person, and then when you do make lots of money, don't forget about the experiences of people who arent as fortunate. But each to their own.

[@seanlindo3548]

@@ManlyHK1 I'm not trusting anyone that bankrupts a casino or stares at the sun.

[@xlncy]

@@cejannuzi how do you know I drink tang

[@heesingsia4634]

Worked in the cabin for a few years. The weirdest meals we've served is a set meal from a&w because we ran into a group of last minute passengers at an airport without catering services. Feedback from the passengers was, it was the best in-flight meal they've ever had

[@ykl1277]

A & W? Is that a cheap chain or expensive?

[@silvanverhoeven]

Tactical.

[@17sahilkumar]

@@ykl1277 slightly more expensive than McDonald's

[@breadfan9]

@Morahman7vnNo2 Canada and US

[@gerrilevin279]

burgers

[@ayazamikanz5299]

They used to stop mid flight to go eat at restaurants. *I want that.*

[@Teochewtuahang]

The problem in today is that airport authority charge airline between $1k-$5k for landing and the same amount for taking off. Airlines do not want to pay for that so they always prefer to fly nonstop

[@ktelite]

@@Teochewtuahang don't they have to pay depending on the airplane weight as well?

[@Teochewtuahang]

@@ktelite it depend on the size. Usually, before landing or take off, pilots will inform air controllers their aircraft is light, medium or heavy

[@kooljiang7186]

Fast food, Ramen & Soda is fine for millions everyday but they need some sort of gourmet meal when they're on a plane.

[@timmy5949]

An when a airport is crowded they will begin to charge companies hourly for a plane sitting in the pay it could be parked loading didn’t matter if it was there for to long they’d start a tab that could make a flight cost 3x its original amount so your flight do to food poisoning could be delayed an prices would be astronomical bankrupting the companies the best thing airline could do is beff up the Cabin ability to maintain a higher pressure but in that would cost billions

[@smartino85]

When my dad was still alive, he got the opportunity to ride with Pan American Airlines, he mentioned that the food was plenty and very good. But as the years passed and airlines got bigger and more people flying, food service changed too. I remember a time, my dad didn't eat the food served him, so the FA offered him food from Business Class. They had lobster at that time, lol

[@MubashirullahD]

How nice.

[@justastudent1423]

Yeah, I heard something like that from my mom too. Way back in the day we had this carrier called VARIG in Brazil. It was pretty big, they had 747's and all (one of which will be blown up in the upcoming Cristopher Nolan's movie). They'd serve lobster and champaign or filet mignon and wine to EVERYONE in the plane, free of extra charge.

[@bensoncheung2801]

When did they stop?

[@alvintan9947]

Narrator: With more people travelling than ever before... 2020: No.

[@charlenewoods7631]

Narrator: With more people travelling than ever before... 2020: No.

[@ardentdfender4116]

I live in the U.S and travel for work and I cross the country often as well fly internationally. The only times I can actually ever recalled being served a meal on a flight were my several flights overseas on Qatar Airways which was decent and far better service that U.S carriers. But I cannot recall in recent memory being served any meals on a U.S carrier. The only thing i've been served on U.S carriers are peanuts and pretzels.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Delta always has a meal of transcontinental flights, usually a sandwich, a potato salad, and a Ghirardelli chocolate square.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

@@user-iq9qr5cx3h there's no such rule.

[@Ilikepie18855]

@@user-iq9qr5cx3h no, maybe 6 hours and more? I flew from NY to Houston, 5 hours fight I think, only pretzels

[@ascotberks2018]

Sorry, if you fly often you should be upgrade some of the times. Meals in first. Meals for sale on flights greater than 2 hours. All over the US.

[@GeorgeChernoff]

Here in Europe most of the companies provide meal if flight is longer than 3hrs. Been fed on Singapore - Bali ~2hr flight with KLM, Frankfurt - Barcelona the same story. I feel wierd if company does not provide free meal onboard.

[@RudieObias]

Nowadays you're lucky to get a pack of peanuts on a flight.

[@davidmartineztorres8731]

In august, I flew from london to orlando, not even a glas of water

[@gkishoreji]

Only pretzels; says southwest

[@suzannecooke2055]

no no no no - that would be "a generous serving of legumes with the same protein content of a steak dinner" "huh" "peanuts ma'am". This was a frequent exchange my husband reported when he work in customer service for a major airline.

[@shino8854]

@@davidmartineztorres8731 That's a 10+hour flight, are you sure they didn't offer a drink.

[@quinn_nz]

I flew from Christchurch NZ to Auckland NZ (1h 30min flight) and got coffee, cookie, potato chips and candy for free with Air New Zealand

[@kevcoverssolos]

Canadians: “you guys get food?”

[@sawarebel]

Canadians from Quebec and Ontario: "are you not paying every single dollar to rent an apartment?"

[@wheneggsdrop1701]

@@sawarebel Also new yorkers.

[@sawarebel]

@@wheneggsdrop1701 yep,big rotten apple

[@CarvedParachute]

Dodge Guy BC too

[@courtneystroud503]

So true... but got to love West Jet. They are a very caring airline in my opinion.

[@shino8854]

Never felt more of a peasant after watching this. Economy traveler here

[@gabedarrett1301]

Am I the only one who looks forward to airplane food? There's just something appealing about knowing that you're eating in the sky

[@ademhawilson5579]

i look forward to the peanuts and pretzels. also sprite tastes way better while you’re in the air.

[@calebyao.]

@@ademhawilson5579 so tru

[@SLone3251]

I look forward to it too, not just you. I've enjoyed 90% of the airplane food I've had -- US airlines and Asian ones alike. I'm lucky (and I'm a super picky eater).

[@andrewzheng4038]

Airplane food, even in economy really has gotten way better. The last bad meal Ive had was two years ago on Lufthansa (it was a piece of chicken drowning in BBQ sauce)

[@lauraschotter]

No I’m looking forward to it too! I remember when I was flying from Europe to LA on Christmas Eve over North Pole and sipping a red wine... gosh I feel so lucky I experienced it!

[@leaphengleng2941]

Title: "How Airlines made meal for thousands of people." Me: On aircraft watching this video and saw no meal offer only coffee, orange juice and fking water fountain.

[@shahimagesyt]

What airline and route were you on?

[@manny7886]

Short flights?

[@b8702131]

11:55 "Anything that happens on an airplane can immediately become viral..." Who's chuckling to themselves when they heard this in 2020?

[@magicbeans3509]

b8702131 omg lololol

[@factsverse9957]

@@magicbeans3509 hey lmao

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

Never mind 2020... 2019 was the year of people being forcibly punched off flights.

[@aaleyah3082]

@Saul Simon Tan I think they mean *viral*. As in...virus...like COVID-19.

[@shepherdsgamingrun]

@@aaleyah3082 I'm pretty sure the CNBC did not mean that one. The original commenter did, which is probably something we can chuckle at a few years from now but is kind of bordering on insensitive at this moment.

[@rawbacon]

Fast food, Ramen & Soda is fine for millions everyday but they need some sort of gourmet meal when they're on a plane.

[@Nubplaysgtfinal]

I mean if you paid a few hundred for a ticket,you would expect at least a decent meal

[@siddhant...]

Yeah as if we didn't pay hundreds of dollars to be on the plane. Nobody would complain if tickets costed like a few bucks. People just feel when they're paying so much to travel they should have better options.

[@mrs.w8193]

Raw Bacon I don’t think people are asking for gourmet meals, we are just asking for meals. They DONT even serve meals anymore on domestic flights. Only international flights. For all the money we pay, serve us more than nasty peanuts and gross soda

[@roomie4rent]

Flyers don't eat that garbage. They're typically upper class people with more refined tastes and higher expectations when it comes to food.

[@nathansevereijns]

@@roomie4rent it makes gas station sandwiches seem like a buffet lol

[@kittyk1346]

My brother worked as cabin crew on a UK budget airline & they let the crew take home food that was unsold from the last flight of the day, was very nice having a cheese toastie or baguette the next day!

[@est9949]

So, do they taste better on the ground?

[@angiewu932]

Am I the only one that loves the super low budget long haul meals? It's not that it's the tastiest, rather that you get to eat it in a plane that makes it so wonderful.

[@seanmcdonald5859]

Absolutely!! I'm on a plane, I'm on holiday and it's the first day of an adventure overseas: what could possibly be better 😃

[@est9949]

In the dry airplane atmosphere, even just a plain loaf of bread tastes wonderful to me. Plus, you have nothing else to rush to or worry about. Time seems to stands still up there. It's like a meditation retreat. So, anything that stimulates my senses just a little feels like a novelty.

[@son7133]

Yes yes and yes thought it was just me 🙈

[@julissa8640]

I’m still addicted to these videos

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Whenever I request “vegan” on flights, I always get very good looking fruits, vegetables, and bread, and it tastes yummy too. I’ve tried non-vegan food on flights, and it really is as rubbery as CNBC admits. All I’m saying is, next time you are on a flight, request a “vegan” meal to get a good experience.

[@theminipetabyte4610]

That's half true. It's really just special meals that get better quality such as Gluten Free, Kosher, ect thanks to the fact it isn't batch made/made on a smaller scale of batches compared to conventional meals.

[@lizzy4827]

They always tell you to request the meals for special diets beforehand, otherwise you get whatever they have.

[@mrs.w8193]

Whole Food Plant-Based Man thanks for the tip. Will do

[@zain4019]

Whole Food Plant-Based Man Interesting:)

[@trooperdgb9722]

Or Kosher. Those meals are of course made by approved companies. Some aren't good...can't remember the company names anyway...but the last one I had was not only good...but MORE than I could eat... (OK>>that WAS in domestic First class in the USA)

[@spjawale]

Flew with Delta few years ago and I still remember the food they served was sort of average/ tasteless And the Delta staff seemed rude and arrogant. Flew on Singapore airlines few months ago and food and service there was excellent beyond expectations.

[@tzwacdastag8223]

Airlines are freaking out now

[@MeowMeow202]

Air New Zealand plane food is actually very good! My favourite is the NZ made Kapiti ice cream - the best in the world. I’ve flown with Qantas, Emirates, Thai Airways, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Philippine Airlines - their plane food was good and the staff were nice... wait... none of them American lol

[@VintageToiletsRock]

Coronavirus: _Allow me to introduce myself..._

[@fa23had]

😂

[@devanshsanghavi6699]

13:01 if this concept came to India than no one will be hungry 😊

[@ashwinghadvir9109]

We have land and climate we don't need it

[@swaystar1235]

um no, the problem isnt food production, its affordability, and aeroponics/hydroponics is far more expensive than regular farming

[@tempthermod2114]

India produces more food than it needs. hunger in India is a logistic issue. not the lack of food

[@tyrajones9255]

Sure. Now poor people can only eat lettuce 🥬

[@prateekpanwar646]

@@tempthermod2114 Are you sure? You may be too young. You'll learn about that in higher classes. Not every one has enough food. And it changes every year

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Menu variety is usually good. You can choose from: soylent yellow, soylent red, or Soylent Green. 😋

[@xaifer2485]

I'll take soylent pink

[@MyLifeInBinary]

“Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!”

[@ykl1277]

Are those yugioh cards?

[@solitairedoll]

MoTC PEOPLE!!!!!

[@Traitors1991]

This is seriously my favorite KZbin series. I could watch this all day

[@MissPickleHeads]

Air Canada serves cup noodles lol

[@MadsiPlayzGaming]

@Dave Daniels Ah, Canada, my favorite Asian country

[@the0000alex0000]

@Dave Daniels the thing is American cup noodles taste like cardboard while Asian cup noodles actually taste legit.

[@jsiszero]

Except that in Air Canada, cup noodles are the main course.

[@alangaraabishek690]

In India we get nothing.

[@mohitmasand]

@@alangaraabishek690 We're not speaking about low cost carriers.

[@InFltSvc]

I am a retired Flight Attendant. I love to cook and catering has become a go to for family and friends when they have parties. So I decided to apply those skills to LSF Sky Chefs in Florida. I was appalled when they made me an offer to be in their kitchen at 3AM to cook first class food for them at the rate of $9.50 an hour. I literally got up from the table that had four of their top people and said. I am sorry you wasted my time and insulted me, I then walked out. The day before I was on a tour of the facility and guess who was the majority of people working in the kitchen ? Yep! Foreigners mostly Mexicans. Shameful!

[@TubeedooYou]

I like Turkish Airlines inflight meals, that's why I always fly with them.

[@xaifer2485]

That's cool but didnt ask

[@Fluskar]

Ghost Killzzz I asked

[@josephsmith1893]

Delta has the best food, much better than Turkish Airlines food. However, Turkish Airlines have the best food in the lounges that are inside the airport.

[@kylemontano228]

Ghost Killzzz I asked

[@dan_youtube]

They really do

[@Jaeboy]

In corona age, you mean how airlines make meals for hundreds?

[@trolololololololololololol6124]

Jaeboy lmao prices goin down baby

[@VietboyGamerUSA]

lol

[@VietboyGamerUSA]

@iaw94 what is the normal price would be?

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Dozens.

[@Ilikepie18855]

@iaw94 flight from South Africa to NY used to be $1000,. Now less than $600

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

Airplane food on U.S domestic flights is totally different from Airplane food on international flights with international carriers.

[@mahlatseseabela7648]

Very Informative video As a Person studying Logistics and Supply chain Management, You realize how important the 5 Rights of logistics are and how Purchasing and Supply Chain is Vital to Organizations Success. Thanks CNBC

[@henriktiger9073]

I’ve never seen anyone get an actual meal on a flight in the U.S.

[@bluehotdog2610]

Same. The closest you get to a meal is a small bag of snacks

[@mattsch21]

Then you're taking short flights. A lot of coast to coast flight have meals. Boston to New York? Nah. Miami to Seattle. Yup.

[@kylemontano228]

Matt S i flew American from Los Angeles to Charlotte, then Charlotte to Norfolk for my dc trip. We didn’t get food on the first flight, but that’s probably because this was 2016 and a redeye

[@ShadowTheNinjaKitty]

Matt S I’ve flown from Chicago to San Francisco, Orlando, Cancun, and and Austin and have never gotten any meal. Is Chicago just not far away enough from anywhere in order to get meals?

[@ascotberks2018]

Then you are not flying.

[@Betty9971]

Watching this during the corona lockdown!

[@davidnoticiero6728]

I was a service supervisor for a vendor for LSG Skychefs in 2015, I got to sit in on a negotiation between a buyer from Virgin America Airlines and LSG, they discussed which items sold and didn't sell well on VA flights, then the kicker was when the buyer grabbed a fruit and cheese snack package, and proceeded to ask what the cost was for each individual item in the pack that sold for $8 on VA flights. The buyer then began negotiating over the number of grapes packed in each snack pack, he had deduced that by packing 3 less grapes in each fruit and cheese snack pack the net profit for VA would increase by $600K annually. It was an interesting afternoon for sure in LSG's facility in SFO

[@vikrantkulkarni1241]

Good to know

[@rahulkls5687]

Is the flight leftover food fed to the needy or is it thrown away?

[@Theo-bk6qj]

Most likely to be thrown away.

[@JollyOldCanuck]

@@Theo-bk6qj One of my relatives worked at a facility that made food for Air Canada, they gave him a couple hundred slices of cheese to bring home.

[@honkhonk8009]

@@JollyOldCanuck yeah, ppl think that restuarants and grocers throw away excess food into the garbage for some sociopathic reason? They try to donate food as much as possible. Our temple here in BC receives hella food to operate foodbanks.

[@jumpingjeffflash9946]

I've always asked for leftovers when I've flown transatlantic, never been denied. They're happy to get rid of it as it gets tossed, such a waste.

[@Suite_annamite]

*@**6:39**: "9/11" isn't an excuse for everything.* I remember flying a lot during the following *Summer of 2002* , and was served *pretty decent and filling chicken parmigiana sandwiches* for *free!*

[@nicolas2970]

When I started as a Flight Attendant in 1999 . I flew for a regional airline that flew express CRJ/ERJ for both USAirways and America West . Every USAir flight had a meal/beverage service this included items like bagels and yogurt or Otis Spunkmeyer muffins for breakfast and sandwich or salad for lunch/dinner with Otis Spunkmeyer cookies followed by a coffee/tea service. However the America West Express flights only had peanut/snack mix or granola bar with a drink service. Then EVERYTHING changed after Sept 11 2001 we only served water on America West for about 2 years after.

[@v.kjewellery6068]

Explained so beautifully

[@solitairedoll]

I remember when Air Canada served trays of food to economy class on flights 4+ hours. Now? TUH!

[@chiquita683]

I've never seen this food in an airplane, it's barely in airports

[@verycursedplane6557]

Frequently fly with Singapore airlines economy food are amazing. Very tasty and loaded with flavour

[@cozydodododo7755]

Airlines can cut costs by not paying their CEO, CFO, COO, and their executives seven-figure incomes.

[@giggidyguy7149]

But who's going to reinvest the profits and grow the company?

[@vinylman4446]

Airlines can cut costs by not paying their employees

[@cancerino666]

@@giggidyguy7149 the company. The ceo salary is for him to buy another yatch

[@classicredwine]

I hope those workers that were protesting for better wages don’t lose their jobs now that the travel industry has been hit so hard in recent months

[@redwanaferdous2024]

I got a lot of interesting news from this channel. I basically listen to these news for improving my English listening skill.

[@est9949]

This channel is my go-to for dinner entertainment. I love these 20-minute mini-documentaries.

[@80budokai]

CNBC, great video! Enjoy your Sunday!💯🙏👐

[@JasonBrown-tx4lq]

More food options in the future that good to hear 😊👍

[@mikezerker6925]

0:07 - it still looks like this! Or you get nothing but a tiny bag of pretzels that wouldn’t satisfy a baby!

[@ifonlyunu994]

This was a good video very informative. Thank you CNBC.

[@jacobsebastian865]

Wonderful video, Wonderful insight, thank you so much for this video.

[@lydiaanderson2870]

@Hello Jacob Sebastian, How are you doing?

[@jacobsebastian865]

@@lydiaanderson2870 Fine, thank you...

[@mrs.w8193]

I’ve only gotten food either in first class or on international flights (economy).

[@AmolSurve]

CNBC now you need to make a video, How airlines lost money due to corona?

[@clairehaker2161]

American info series always talk like they invented it but KLM was the first airline in the world

[@trooperdgb9722]

Show us where that claim was made in this video, I didn't see it. .... And of course KLM always likes to gloss over the fact that they stopped operating for some years...which means QANTAS is the oldest continually operating airline in the world. See how easy it is to criticise?

[@naseemverweyen2741]

We traveld 2005 with old airoplan over Freiburg /Elsass that was great expreance.

[@naseemverweyen2741]

Junker Air craft. *

[@jyotsna8711]

I'm watching this even if I fly with spirit all the time. :D

[@monkey220ms]

0:03 WRONG. I flew 4 international flights this fall and all of the airplane food looked like the first examples. This whole video a lie😂😂

[@Mr_Battlefield]

Which Airlines did you fly with? I flew twice in 2017 and all my meals where delicious. Turkish Airlines was the best for my taste.

[@monkey220ms]

@@Mr_Battlefield they were European/American airlines which probably explains the lower quality

[@deb1717]

Ahmad Haruman Turkish Airlines has exquisite food, real impressive.

[@vinylman4446]

More than just flight time and airlines. The departure and arrivial location matters. A airline flying from its hub airport will have better food and service compared to the same airline flying from a airport where it has less presence.

[@coryanntopanga]

I never realized how much I wanted to know this. CNBC is a bop. I'm never disappointed with anything you post. #NotificationGangLike👉👀😍🤗

[@radiolycanthropy5601]

What's a "bop" if you don't mind me asking.

[@coryanntopanga]

@@radiolycanthropy5601 No problem. It's slang normally used to describe a good song that makes you bop your head. I just applied it to their videos even tho it isn't music, because I click fast when they posts like I would if my fav artist released a new song. 🤗

[@lilPerc30]

@@coryanntopanga if I didnt know any better I would think that's a bop means that songs trash

[@coryanntopanga]

@@lilPerc30 Um nope. The song makes you "bop" your head. I've never bopped my head to a song I thought was trash. You frown, you turn your nose up, you turn it off... but you don't bop your head unless you're weird af. ???

[@NoNo-qj3ef]

I have been on qantas many times and also Singapore airlines a few times they serve pretty good food especially in economy

[@edselvincentpaull.flores9237]

Cnbc always make good case studies, we need value engineering

[@DaDaLFG]

“I’ll have a burger please with a sprinkle of COVID19.”

[@isaac7769]

The thumbnail though..... YUMMY 😋😛

[@crisn565]

Lmao I still get the old TV dinners idk what they’ve been smoking

[@Ayaforshort]

Every flight I remember taking, I paid for the meal. I usually fly southwest though because you get 2 free bags. And if I fly abroad, I've only taken budget airlines. I flew round trip to London for $400 3 years ago. It was a steal. Incredibly uncomfortable... but worth it.

[@lisalu910]

To you a $400 seat is "incredibly uncomfortable, but worth it." For me, a $2000 seat is incredibly COMFORTABLE but worth it. I guess it depends on how you look at it!

[@LiveFreeWarrior]

“Travelers have become more picky” (0:59) - not a great choice of words to use, but perhaps more selective that we deserve healthier options? Best bet: bring your own food ALWAYS

[@0sireion]

I think you have made a good point for the journalist about the language in this narrative. The reality is--not "more picky" travellers--but average people saying: "I eat this kind of food at home; I eat this kind of food at work or out on the town. Why can't I just do that when I'm trapped on an airplane for 6 or more hours? Can't I just have the quality of food I would give myself or my family?" Somehow, to execs counting olives, such a request is outrageous and only reserved for first class passengers. In reality, why isn't serving and eating reasonable food just a standard like other airlines and train services outside of the USA?

[@LiveFreeWarrior]

@@0sireion Good expansion on the topic at hand

[@philipsparks7550]

Wait, when was the last time you got more than a Biscoff and a soda on a domestic flight?

[@mirzaahmed6589]

Any Delta transcontinental flight (e.g. New York to Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle).

[@StromcekDavid]

Any flight that is longer than 30 minutes in Europe.

[@basedpatriotLT]

@@StromcekDavid wrong

[@NewBalance-pu8ft]

@@StromcekDavid Ryanair is zero and has nothing. Not even a glass of water!

[@StromcekDavid]

@@NewBalance-pu8ft not including low-cost airlines

[@lobster5256]

pro tip if you are traveling: use saudi arabia airlines they have slightly better meals than US airlines leather reclining seats tv with charging ports preloaded movies and games with a remote control that can be used as a gaming controller and for kids they usually give them toys or books and they give free pillows and blankets with headphones and the planes are slightly faster and all of that is just economy class

[@thihakyawthar]

Did you just say that Singapore Airlines changes its menu on regional flights? Singapore Airlines only operates international flights, there is no regional flight since Singapore is an island.

[@the.annethology]

So heartbreaking to realize a lot of these kitchen workers lost their jobs because of the health crisis. Maybe they can try doing flights non stop in Florida? It looks like it's pandemic-proof. 🙃

[@Mxnh]

I love airplane food, it just seems... different.

[@est9949]

They're like... toys, replica made to mimick real food but not 100% food lol

[@gw78787]

Can’t wait for the redo on this article in say 5-10 years

[@kariminalo979]

In 2011, I boarded on an 8-hour long AA flight across the Atlantic on a narrow 757 enroute to Madrid from NY. No meals were served on that entire flight, they didn't even have water. All they had was wine, and you had to pay for it. One of the worst flight experiences I've ever had not to mention that we the flight was delayed by 3 hours at JFK due to traffic, too bad the plane had already taxiid on, so we were literally stuck 11 hours in a filled cabin with hardly anything to drink or eat. Edit: Back then very few cabins were fitted with IFE systems, our cabin happened to not be fitted with any such IFE system, can imagine the boredom that prevailed throughout the journey.

[@ashley-jy4xo]

I feel bad for the people who make this food, now having to cut down on the food they make cause no one is flying rn :/

[@BLKBRDD]

no ones doing anything rn

[@BLKBRDD]

Unless you're a doctor

[@PASOKGLOBAL]

15 dollars an hour means 43,000 dollars a year just about if thy work for 8 hours a day. HOW IS THAT LITTLE! The average wage in Italy and Greece is 31,000, Germany is 44,000.....

[@augustuscaesar9995]

Um, $15 an hour at 40 hours in a typical 5-day week would actually be a little more than 31K a year. It would only be 43K if you worked 8 hour days for all seven days of the week.

[@PASOKGLOBAL]

Augustus Caesar you’re right, I forgot that holidays exist as well

[@NewBalance-pu8ft]

Still a lot. Even many Germans are paid less, average means many are earning less.

[@RichKilla86ers]

When I used to be a cabin cleaner, sometimes I ate 1st class food if there any in the galley. That's the only benefit for working low wage airport job lol.

[@manny12166]

Miss those days

[@crystalidx]

Free meal? Isn’t it included in travel fee?

[@monisolaelliott9346]

Nothing is ever really free is it?

[@crystalidx]

@@monisolaelliott9346 true

[@Bittzen]

Not free for the company, but they incur the cost to increase demand for their airliner. Most dont add the cost of food onto the fee, besides the luxury food u get with non economy flights. Those are priced into the fee

[@luisgonzalez1637]

15 minute video on airline food. Best believe I’m going to click

[@senortizzle]

That’s some superb moldy strawberry b-roll at 8:44

[@LoyaFrostwind]

So the cost-cutting measures (and lack of free in-flight meals) led to the rise of fancy airport restaurants and concession stands?

[@TiborRoussou]

Timing on this video couldn't be much worse; try and get a flight anywhere right now.

[@arpialberto]

When you do your statistics but then the Coronavirus hit the world....

[@tarunhiremathdr]

Yes!! Found a video to have dinner 😀🍛🍛

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

Awesome! 👌👌

[@musman9853]

Ayy MCO!

[@jisun1785]

Does anyone else really love airline food?

[@user-we2rt7ni5d]

No

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I actually don't mind it. But then my own cooking's pretty ordinary... so it's kind of a low bar, lol.

[@yengsabio5315]

I'd probably mind if I'm flying on business or first class! Hahaha! Truthfully, I only fly with low-cost carrier. Obviously, I have no choice with the food that they have in-flight. And since my flights are only 45 mins to 1 hr, 45 mins (the longest), I normally don't eat in-flight.

[@ej_tech]

Not love. Some airlines do serve alright to good food even in economy.

[@raywei8472]

Economy food on long haul flights are pretty decent

[@25852Dan]

0:06 Am I the only one who thought that the old style airplane food still looks really good?

[@daal7767]

Kudos for addressing the labor/union issues

[@BRBallin1]

Airplane food used to be good for economy class in early 2000s. Now they’re a bit stingier

[@est9949]

I think the introduction of low-cost airlines mid/late 2000s lowered the bar for everyone.

[@timmy5949]

6:14 Could be a photo from today with everyone wearing a mask except a Karen

[@Trololo714]

1:40 Well THATS really safe

[@quinn_nz]

I flew from Christchurch NZ to Auckland NZ (1h 30min flight) and got coffee, cookie, potato chips and candy for free with Air New Zealand

[@TheAdnanmajor]

Imagine being a Registered Nurse & a Flight Attendant. 😮

[@est9949]

Well they have to be, even nowadays those flight attendants are still very rigorously trained to handle all types of emergency situations, from medical, to security, mid-air brawl, to plane apocalypse and all.

[@Kylehoulihan]

I wish I had a job and one that paid $15/hr

[@Bittzen]

Then get a job and stop wasting time here

[@NewBalance-pu8ft]

True, even in Germany most people don't earn $15,- per hour. Rather $ 8.50/hour.

[@neildutton8077]

I've found that it comes from that trolley contraption they roll down the aisle.

[@nightshark1156]

Someone at CNBC: So how ABOUT that airline food?

[@cagedtigersteve]

Here's what I expect....bring your own food or buy your own food at the airport. I don't want to be fed by the airline.

[@mikezerker6925]

Caged completely agree! But that only works for short flights, International flights can take more than 8 hours so it may not work for those.

[@Ilikepie18855]

I would rather pay for food, and they increase legroom

[@lolatiffhur]

That’s not a very clean option though. Same issue with hospitals.

[@peterd5387]

I guess that now I can say I know what the deal with airline food is

[@brot926]

flew on british airways before economy class from london to ny and the food was reallyyyy good idky people complain about airline food.

[@aca2410]

I miss the rubbery eggs. Was the highlight of my travel as a young kid