Planemad said: However I cannot see how it is a drama on short haul flights, even if you do 5 legs a day, that means you have 4 transits where you can get food if you are starting to feel light headed.
Without offence, how anyone would think that the tech crew would have time during a short turnaround to get off the aircraft, get into the terminal, queue up and obtain the food, and get back to the aircraft while still fulfilling whatever else they have to do is quite beyond me, I must say.
I would also like to point out that missing a meal is not always healthy, even for some healthy people. Do you want to go 12 hours without food on a regular basis and report back in 6 weeks?