I want MEAT

[Air_Stewardess]

First post (I'm a senior flight attendant/purser for an airline, been flying for several years)

Serving the meals in economy class, there is a choice of chicken korma, fish pie or cheese and mushroom pasta, served with a mini salad, a bread roll and a little pudding. By the time I get to this person there is only pasta or fish left

Sucky passenger: I can't eat THIS
Me: I'm sorry?
SP: I don't eat VEGETARIAN food!
Me: I'm sorry sir, we only have the fish or the pasta left (not mentioning that fish isn't vegetarian)
SP: I only eat MEAT.
Me: Well I am afraid there is no chicken korma left
SP: Then gimme one of those first class meals, they have steak right?
Me: I can't do that as first class is very tightly catered these days, there won't be any left overs.
SP: God, this airline is useless, all I want is meat! When I fly Blah Blah Airways I get meat!
Me: So you won't be dining with us today sir (wanting to move on and serve other passengers
SP: Fine, gimme a fish pie.



I have to add that he ate it all up.

[Enjis]

Ha! He's lucky to get a meal at all, in economy class! These days, I never get meals on coast-to-coast flights...only on international flights.
I have learned to either bring food with me or eat before going on the plane.

[VComps]

Hey! Welcome to CS - we have booze, brain bleach, and baked goods for you

[firecat88]

Ha! He's lucky to get a meal at all, in economy class! These days, I never get meals on coast-to-coast flights...only on international flights.
I have learned to either bring food with me or eat before going on the plane.

I was thinking the same thing. The only time I've *ever* gotten a proper meal on a flight was several years ago when my parents and I were absurdly lucky enough to be moved up to business class on a Denver-to-O'Hare flight. In economy, and even economy plus, all I've ever seen are those little snack box thingies.

[Argabarga]

Ya know, one of these days, one of those clever engineers at Boeing or Airbus is going to invent the "eject passenger" button.

DO NOT TEMPT THEM to work faster, Sir.

[dalesys]

... the "eject passenger" button...

With the classic "Impact-actuated" parachute.

[Lace Neil Singer]

He's lucky to even get a meal in economy. Last time I flew goat class, I brought food.

[CrappyToHelp]

I was in India over the summer and I took a flight from Mumbai to Chennai (approx. 3 hours) and everyone, regardless of class, got a meal and unlimited drinks.

I'd have not been happy if I was in his situation, given I don't like fish and the veggie option sounds less than appetizing but I'd have gone for the veggie one and even if it was awful, swallowed my tongue. It's not the staff's fault. Rude man.

[NecessaryCatharsis]

I'm so disappointed in this, I don't understood the point of this complaint. How are you supposed to make more food appear, on a freaking airplane!?? I've been trying since I first read this, and the only situation I can think of where there is less point in complaining about product availability would be on the space station.

I know, I should know better than trying to parse sucky customer logic. But really?

[greensinestro]

I'm so disappointed in this, I don't understood the point of this complaint. How are you supposed to make more food appear, on a freaking airplane!??

I've seen similar threads like this. Many people fly on planes and think there's an actual galley on the plane with a chef in the back. In reality, much of the food is already prepackaged and then heated, from what I've heard.

Last time I flew on a domestic flight, it was from Miami to Atlanta, and I was lucky to get a bag of peanuts. It was able to tide me over. Besides, I'm not one of the many who acts like an entitled jerk on a plane.

[raudf]

Having just devoured a good chunk of pot roast, I must say that the pasta sounds divine! The guy might not be a vegetarian, but he's missing out on a lot of good stuff! (So sayeth the red meat preferred carnivore who doesn't much care for fish, but that's not for the lack of trying it on a semi-regular basis.)

[NecessaryCatharsis]

Many people fly on planes and think there's an actual galley on the plane with a chef in the back.

That never crossed my mind.

So the sucky passenger isn't quite as dumb as I thought he was, he's still just as much of an ass though.

[Mr. Anubite]

SP: I don't eat VEGETARIAN food!
Me: I'm sorry sir, we only have the fish or the pasta left (not mentioning that fish isn't vegetarian)
SP: I only eat MEAT.

Fish is a vegetable now?! I've been a vegetarian for two years. This is fantastic! Guess who's eating salmon tonight!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I want MEAT

1. That's what she said.

2. That's what Sheldon said (/inbeforeSheldon)

Okay, something relevant to the subject....I'm happy if I even get peanuts and a dixie cup of coke on an airplane trip. I'm way too broke for first class.

[MoonCat]

*sigh* My mind went right to the gutter reading the thread title...

That guy does sound like an idiot. As my grandma used to, "If they ain't got it, they ain't got it."