Even discount carriers like Zoom Airlines, Air Transat and Thomsonfly offer complimentary meals on long-haul transatlantic routes and there has been no talk thus far among low-cost carriers of cancelling this service.
Noooo, just going bankrupt instead. Well OK, only one so far of the 3 cited, but......
what about those who suffer from diabetes ?
What indeed? Every sufferer I've ever met takes a supply everywhere, just in case. And if diabetes sufferers can take on a packed lunch, so presumably can everyone else. But the point about offensive foods is a good one, and I'm not sure what the answer is.
Just for interest, why can't long-haul low-cost simply sell the grub just like the short-haul ones do?
Apart from tradition, why do people
expect free food on an aeroplane? It's part of the lost glamour and pleasure of flying. It's gone. Get over it. Or pay a lot for glamour and pleasure; it's out there and available, at the right price.