Foreign Airlines Still Feed You

by Ted Mcgrath on 2010/03/02


More travel tips: www.petergreenberg.com Fewer and fewer airlines still serve food here in the US--and the ones that do usually charge an arm and a leg for things you may not want to eat. But on foreign carriers like Singapore, Cathay Pacific, Air France, and Lufthansa, you can still get a good meal for free--even if you're in coach. NBC Today show Travel Editor Peter Greenberg shows you how...

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Cytacon March 2, 2010 at 6:48 pm

Emirates serve restaurant quality food, the Arab airlines in general and many Asian carriers are very very good, way ahead of their European and American counterparts.

Ahuntsicspotter March 2, 2010 at 7:10 pm

The carriers wich one’s I see in your comment, they serving the U.S.A.

NinezeroPlayer March 2, 2010 at 7:27 pm

Avoid US carriers for the long haul and pretty much u are guaranteed meals/drinks and unlimited snacks.
If u looking for quality look no further than Qatar,Emirates,Singapore,Cathay Pacific in that order.

helmuthoorn March 2, 2010 at 8:15 pm

Arab airlines serve the best food.

jockeyhanes March 2, 2010 at 8:52 pm

oh i have to fly with cathay next time, but qatar is also great and food is also greatttttttttttttt

groinkcaps March 2, 2010 at 9:39 pm

Flights out of Hawaii to the mainland U.S. still serve meals. Just to get from Honolulu to L.A. takes about five hours. In 2009, I flew on Northwest from HNL to Atlanta, from Atlanta to Tennessee, and from Tenn to Mobile AL in less than one day; had one full meal and two light meals.

andyfoggy March 2, 2010 at 10:01 pm

i love airline food, and the last time i flew was with cathay pacific and it was bloody great, as was everything else

Ahuntsicspotter March 2, 2010 at 10:24 pm

If both are good, they beat Air Canada, Air Transat and Aeroflot.

jimmah55555 March 2, 2010 at 10:49 pm

lol yeah – i agree with you!

sealalula March 2, 2010 at 10:50 pm

Both are good =D

Ahuntsicspotter March 2, 2010 at 11:30 pm

Singapore Airlines is better I think.

nelsonmouse March 3, 2010 at 12:07 am

“Airline food” an Oxymoron ? Military Intelligence yes or good governance but not airline food.

sealalula March 3, 2010 at 12:47 am

Yea baby !! Cathay pacific !!

happyness01 March 3, 2010 at 1:27 am

@ xbxfilms, what rubbish saying that South Africa has a lot of parasites and diseases in their food. Perhaps you should venture beyond your own borders to see that South Africa has extremely high food quality (unlike amy other African nations) and where the food is just fine.

Ahuntsicspotter March 3, 2010 at 2:02 am

Yes but Iberia, Finnair and SAS Scandinavian Airlines charge you for the food.

derfalschejunge March 3, 2010 at 2:42 am

That’s not what I’ve experienced in 4 brasilian domestic flights…

AirCalv March 3, 2010 at 3:30 am

id much rather have a microwaved pie than eat airline food

Ahuntsicspotter March 3, 2010 at 4:01 am

Finnair is the official airline of the Santa Claus. HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO.

NNJ007 March 3, 2010 at 4:56 am

you have no idea what you’re talking about…

bofeds March 3, 2010 at 5:25 am

dont listen to this dirty jew

14CPO March 3, 2010 at 5:36 am

continental airlines isnt known for very good inflight food on its flight from london to houston but they do cheap flights so you can’t complain too much. I though getting from heathrow to denver via houston for £500 was quite reasonable

Ahuntsicspotter March 3, 2010 at 5:43 am

Some african airlines are safe like South African Airways and Royal Air Maroc.

xbxfilms March 3, 2010 at 6:05 am

I wouldn’t eat from a Mexican or African airline, not in a racial way its just lots of parasites and disease’s in these two countries and can be very dangerous.

kikyouthekillermiko March 3, 2010 at 6:36 am

american flights suck :( you get more swine flu…lol

Ahuntsicspotter March 3, 2010 at 6:55 am

These drinks are not free on Southwest flight.

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