please sir may I have some more
6 hours into a 1500hr flight at EK..............................
CAPT: What have we got to eat
FA: Sorry Capt the pax havnt eaten yet
CAPT: OK what crew meals have you got
FA: we have scrambled eggs, corn flakes, blah blah
CAPT: its 3pm I donīt want breakfast, you must have some other meals like lunch or dinner
FA: Ill, check.......we have some other main course meals in the rear galley,
CAPT: OK ill have the chicken curry and rice, any salads, deserts.
FA: NO
CAPT: so you mean to say for a 15 hour fight we have one crew meal per crew member, no salads, no deserts, just a heated up pile of muck in a foil.
FA: YES
CAPT: I suppose thats ok since those in the office work from 9 in the morning untill midnight and get given one meal during that time, yeh fair enough.....besides which theres no where to sit and eat it anyway...........