@ rollingthunder
Passengers travelling aboard United Airlines on transatlantic flights departing from Washington DC’s Dulles Airport can soon bid farewell to free meal service. United is about to gain the dubious reputation of becoming the first airline to cut complimentary meals on long-haul flights, some of which will last well over seven hours.
As I read that, UA will still provide food, but you now have to pay for it. Presumably that leads to increased waste [as some will 'thankfully' decline what's offered] or an increased risk of "Sorry, Sir, we've just run out of food."
@ dhblewis
Could they not just raise the price of the ticket by a tenner each. that should cover the cost of the food.
Or add a food surcharge
Is that £10 per person, or per row?
On a 7-8 hour sector I would expect to be fed ...
how it's funded is a separate issue.
Do any experts have an answer to the inevitable question ... "How much does an in-flight "meal" actually cost?"