How airplane food gets to your seat

On average, Gate Gourmet at Dulles International Airport caters 18,000 meals for passengers on 275 flights daily. The 24/7 operation is a logistical feat where everything is temperature- and time-controlled. Read more: wapo.st/34chajt. Subscribe to The Washington Post on TH-cam: wapo.st/2QOdcqK
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[@Johni.Salusalu]

What task ! lots of thanks to all the hard working people behind all the our utility food we receive while boarding planes . To what we tend to take lightly about ... specifically in the process of making & preparing meals on which it turns out into lot of frank and perfect outcome . MAD LOVE . ❤

[@allie_hart]

I have to say I'm a bit confused. Are meals only served on overseas flights because all I've ever been offered on US flights were pretzels and cran apple juice

[@khiyahillyard3290]

I'm pretty sure international flight are required to feed you. Depending on the length you might get more than one meal included.

[@jayah6227]

Yeah, they can't starve the passengers

[@RainbowManification]

Domestic economy typically has no meal service, at most maybe a snack available for purchase. Meal service is typically offered for business and first class. East-West coast flights meal service is offered since that's about 5-6 hour flight.

[@CS-os1yt]

Gate gourmet dumps all it's employees from Karachi unit on May 11, 2020 ! Dear Peter Andrist can you please handover our dues, gratuity and service letters! Btw I don't expect any response.

[@jonathanreyes1106]

Love the flies that are flying around while the guy is showing how the food is plated @2:13-2:14

[@dracohendrix1668]

I don't think they serve these dishes in economy class 😂

[@thawk1435]

A 4oz bag of pretzels and half of a can of Coke. 🙃

[@Lotusblume.8]

T Hawk if you’re lucky. Lol

[@smokey77able]

Of course not

[@ronstar7027]

Gee. I seem to have missed out on a fish, steak, or lobster dinner when I flew those last sixty times. All I got was a tiny bag of pretzels and half a can of coke in a plastic cup.

[@thawk1435]

lol, I just said the same thing and scrolled down to your comment 10 seconds later. 🙃 🙃 🙃

[@ronstar7027]

I will say I was surprised when I got a craft ale on a Horizon Airlines flight from Seattle to Boise.

[@RafiqKhan-sz3kh]

Good flight food preparing dishes good job

[@JECZ23]

I didn't see these options on my economy Spirit flight last month. 😁

[@evelyndagymnast843]

i like airplane food

[@ReevansElectro]

I never knew that airplanes needed food.

[@jamesgand828]

I wouldn't be on youtube if I was on a first class flight lol

[@evelyndagymnast843]

1:22 salmon is my favorite food!

[@The_Sofa_King]

my boi, what fucken airline has lobster and caviar?

[@TackyFlamingo]

Emirates

[@InFltSvc]

As a fly just took off from being on someone’s dinner at 2:15

[@aaaaaaaaaa97]

i bet msg works better in the air as an addition than just more salt

[@galejones7598]

HELLO, MY FRIEND GROWS VEGETABLES FOR THE AIRLINES, THANK YOU FOR SHARING, VERY INTERESTING MANY PRAYERS, BLESSINGS!

[@sanbetski]

Gaston!

[@TheUnpredictable2020]

Ok ignore Sky chefs then

[@HeyKevinYT]

Cool

[@AceHardy]

👨‍🍳

[@imeldamogi]

😌

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

Mass PRODUCTION JUNK. 😣😣😤😤😣💩💩💩

[@ronstar7027]

Perhaps you should starve on your next airline flight. What do you expect, a sous chef in the back of the plane preparing gourmet meals from a lengthy menu?

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

@@ronstar7027 Shut up! Fatso. 🐖🐷🐽🐷🐷

[@theodorusbodaar1370]

Just do what i did and do : All you have to do is fly bizz class and you ,l notice the difference !! 😛

[@richanddebshawaiiadventure4340]

you left out the step where the food turns into inedible dogsht

[@richanddebshawaiiadventure4340]

just get me there alive- you can take your dog food and shove it

[@richanddebshawaiiadventure4340]

on the back of cheap, illegal immigrant labor I'm sure