Andy S, you're right of course, but for those of us even older pax it was par for the course to be fed and watered in days gone by. In the days of no IFE it helped pass the time I guess. I remember flying a BRU-LHR lunch time economy class service in a SABENA Convair 440 back in the late 60s. The seats were as luxurious as later Business Class seats and we were served a delicious 3-course lunch, course by course. Yes, flying was much more expensive but that was the style of travel we grew accustomed to. Over the years I have slowly surrendered to the present pay-as-you-go on-board catering and, considering fares paid now, find on board prices quite fair - at least with the LCCs I use most frequently. [This excludes RYR and EZY which I have never used and cannot comment on].