# Selling FOOD on flights.  WHAT?

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**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-food-on-flights-what/316073 "2005-08-08T04:26:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-food-on-flights-what/316073/41 "2005-08-09T17:18:15Z")

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I suppose it does make sense to let the passengers fend for themselves on domestic flights, but international flights, I think, should provide complimentary food. I am thinking about a recent trip I took where, after a seven-hour flight from New York to London, I had one hour and fifteen minutes to change terminals in Heathrow and make my plane to Moscow–a 3.5 hour flight. I had no time to grab anything at Heathrow, no time to change money, no pounds or rubles, and I was tired and hungry like hell (and scared; I mean, why the hell was I going to Moscow? Alone?). I can’t tell you how welcome the complimentary hot breakfast was.

I guess, if the airline accepted credit cards for the food,…

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