Except plane fare was a month's pay back then. Only the rich could actually fly. Now, people expect to fly to the other side of the world for a couple hundred bucks.
Also you need to remember the first was before they started to cook the meals off the plane. Now all meals except maybe the occasional cookies or such is made in a building than shipped in TV trays to the plane where they just heat the meals up and ask you beef or chicken.
Back than they had someone actually make the meals on the plane. The “In flight kitchen” was more than a beverage bar with a microwave. It had a full kitchen on board.
But after 9/11 they found it not only safer but more cost effective to not include meals and to cook on the ground.
Some company’s only serve you a meal if you fly during predetermined meal times. While others only serve meals if your flight is longer than 2 hours and even than you still need to be flying during predetermined meal times.
And if you fly anything under business or first class than you have to pay for the meal.
Back than they had someone actually make the meals on the plane. The “In flight kitchen” was more than a beverage bar with a microwave. It had a full kitchen on board.
But after 9/11 they found it not only safer but more cost effective to not include meals and to cook on the ground.
Some company’s only serve you a meal if you fly during predetermined meal times. While others only serve meals if your flight is longer than 2 hours and even than you still need to be flying during predetermined meal times.
And if you fly anything under business or first class than you have to pay for the meal.