How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

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  • For many people economy class used to mean soggy pasta, rubbery eggs and dried-out chicken. For a time U.S airlines even stopped serving free meals altogether in economy class. But in 2019 U.S. airlines posted their tenth straight year of profitability and premium and economy cabins are seeing more food options than ever before.
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    How Airlines Make Meals For Thousands Of People

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  • @a_bb_a6356
    @a_bb_a6356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2765

    Narrator: With the number of air passengers expected to double in the year 2020
    Corona virus: Hold my drink

    • @rsbandbj1
      @rsbandbj1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      HAHAHAHHAHA. i did chuckle out loud

    • @lmc87lmc-archive95
      @lmc87lmc-archive95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      U mean hold my virus?

    • @mrs.w8193
      @mrs.w8193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A_B B_A 😂😂😂

    • @aaronsalentine7876
      @aaronsalentine7876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The new hansta Virus out of china today. Wait up let me join.

    • @aaronsalentine7876
      @aaronsalentine7876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The new hansta Virus out of china today. Wait up let me join.

  • @IReapZz95
    @IReapZz95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1020

    I don’t know what economy class you analyzed but my dried chicken and showy pasta hasn’t changed in economy

    • @Mr_Battlefield
      @Mr_Battlefield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      You must have only flew with United Airlines. Try a different airline next time.

    • @IReapZz95
      @IReapZz95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Mr_Battlefield that's actually one of the few airlines I haven't touch in the past 5 years

    • @IReapZz95
      @IReapZz95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @Dave Daniels American, Delta, Iberia, Air Europa, Spirit and a couple other European ones when I go into Europe. I mostly use Delta and American Airlines and the dried chicken and showy pasta hasn't changed

    • @IReapZz95
      @IReapZz95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Dave Daniels I travel mostly between Philly, New York, DC, Florida, Spain and Central America

    • @annoyingguyoninternet1631
      @annoyingguyoninternet1631 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hmm prob same catering company or local food supply

  • @JM-gz1ej
    @JM-gz1ej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1517

    I don;t need no fancy foods, just give me some decent leg and elbow rooms.

    • @kitsontuli2713
      @kitsontuli2713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      This

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Couldn't be more true.

    • @ascotberks2018
      @ascotberks2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Available in premium cabins.

    • @adamknight5089
      @adamknight5089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Exactly! Happy to just eat a pack of chips, I just wanna be comfy

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ascot Berks at double the price? Nope

  • @heesingsia4634
    @heesingsia4634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    Worked in the cabin for a few years. The weirdest meals we've served is a set meal from a&w because we ran into a group of last minute passengers at an airport without catering services. Feedback from the passengers was, it was the best in-flight meal they've ever had

    • @ykl1277
      @ykl1277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A & W? Is that a cheap chain or expensive?

    • @silvanverhoeven
      @silvanverhoeven 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tactical.

    • @17sahilkumar
      @17sahilkumar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@ykl1277 slightly more expensive than McDonald's

    • @breadfan9
      @breadfan9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Morahman7vnNo2 Canada and US

    • @gerrilevin279
      @gerrilevin279 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      burgers

  • @ayazamikanz5299
    @ayazamikanz5299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +920

    They used to stop mid flight to go eat at restaurants.
    *I want that.*

    • @Teochewtuahang
      @Teochewtuahang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      The problem in today is that airport authority charge airline between $1k-$5k for landing and the same amount for taking off. Airlines do not want to pay for that so they always prefer to fly nonstop

    • @ktelite
      @ktelite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Teochewtuahang don't they have to pay depending on the airplane weight as well?

    • @Teochewtuahang
      @Teochewtuahang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ktelite it depend on the size. Usually, before landing or take off, pilots will inform air controllers their aircraft is light, medium or heavy

    • @kooljiang7186
      @kooljiang7186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fast food, Ramen & Soda is fine for millions everyday but they need some sort of gourmet meal when they're on a plane.

    • @timmy5949
      @timmy5949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An when a airport is crowded they will begin to charge companies hourly for a plane sitting in the pay it could be parked loading didn’t matter if it was there for to long they’d start a tab that could make a flight cost 3x its original amount so your flight do to food poisoning could be delayed an prices would be astronomical bankrupting the companies the best thing airline could do is beff up the Cabin ability to maintain a higher pressure but in that would cost billions

  • @nathancosta36
    @nathancosta36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    "Airline food is awful"
    Me: consuming a dish with $1 sushi, taco, & orangeade

    • @pavelmyronyuk2229
      @pavelmyronyuk2229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Nathan Costa 1 sushi? Wtf is that?

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mind your food & enjoy then!

    • @jonny9464
      @jonny9464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ManlyHK1 my top tip would be read a book by a legitimate business person, and then when you do make lots of money, don't forget about the experiences of people who arent as fortunate. But each to their own.

    • @seanlindo3548
      @seanlindo3548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ManlyHK1 I'm not trusting anyone that bankrupts a casino or stares at the sun.

    • @xlncy
      @xlncy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cejannuzi how do you know I drink tang

  • @smartino85
    @smartino85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    When my dad was still alive, he got the opportunity to ride with Pan American Airlines, he mentioned that the food was plenty and very good. But as the years passed and airlines got bigger and more people flying, food service changed too. I remember a time, my dad didn't eat the food served him, so the FA offered him food from Business Class. They had lobster at that time, lol

    • @MubashirullahD
      @MubashirullahD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      How nice.

    • @justastudent1423
      @justastudent1423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, I heard something like that from my mom too. Way back in the day we had this carrier called VARIG in Brazil. It was pretty big, they had 747's and all (one of which will be blown up in the upcoming Cristopher Nolan's movie). They'd serve lobster and champaign or filet mignon and wine to EVERYONE in the plane, free of extra charge.

    • @bensoncheung2801
      @bensoncheung2801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When did they stop?

  • @gabedarrett1301
    @gabedarrett1301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Am I the only one who looks forward to airplane food? There's just something appealing about knowing that you're eating in the sky

    • @ademhawilson5579
      @ademhawilson5579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i look forward to the peanuts and pretzels. also sprite tastes way better while you’re in the air.

    • @calebyao.
      @calebyao. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ademhawilson5579 so tru

    • @SLone3251
      @SLone3251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I look forward to it too, not just you. I've enjoyed 90% of the airplane food I've had -- US airlines and Asian ones alike. I'm lucky (and I'm a super picky eater).

    • @andrewzheng4038
      @andrewzheng4038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Airplane food, even in economy really has gotten way better. The last bad meal Ive had was two years ago on Lufthansa (it was a piece of chicken drowning in BBQ sauce)

    • @lauraschotter
      @lauraschotter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No I’m looking forward to it too! I remember when I was flying from Europe to LA on Christmas Eve over North Pole and sipping a red wine... gosh I feel so lucky I experienced it!

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias 4 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    Nowadays you're lucky to get a pack of peanuts on a flight.

    • @davidmartineztorres8731
      @davidmartineztorres8731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      In august, I flew from london to orlando, not even a glas of water

    • @gkishoreji
      @gkishoreji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Only pretzels; says southwest

    • @suzannecooke2055
      @suzannecooke2055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      no no no no - that would be "a generous serving of legumes with the same protein content of a steak dinner" "huh" "peanuts ma'am".
      This was a frequent exchange my husband reported when he work in customer service for a major airline.

    • @shino8854
      @shino8854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@davidmartineztorres8731 That's a 10+hour flight, are you sure they didn't offer a drink.

    • @quinn_nz
      @quinn_nz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I flew from Christchurch NZ to Auckland NZ (1h 30min flight) and got coffee, cookie, potato chips and candy for free with Air New Zealand

  • @kevcoverssolos
    @kevcoverssolos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Canadians: “you guys get food?”

    • @sawarebel
      @sawarebel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Canadians from Quebec and Ontario: "are you not paying every single dollar to rent an apartment?"

    • @wheneggsdrop1701
      @wheneggsdrop1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@sawarebel Also new yorkers.

    • @sawarebel
      @sawarebel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@wheneggsdrop1701 yep,big rotten apple

    • @CarvedParachute
      @CarvedParachute 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dodge Guy BC too

    • @courtneystroud503
      @courtneystroud503 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true... but got to love West Jet. They are a very caring airline in my opinion.

  • @alvintan9947
    @alvintan9947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    Narrator: With more people travelling than ever before...
    2020: No.

    • @charlenewoods7631
      @charlenewoods7631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Narrator: With more people travelling than ever before...
      2020: No.

  • @ardentdfender4116
    @ardentdfender4116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    I live in the U.S and travel for work and I cross the country often as well fly internationally. The only times I can actually ever recalled being served a meal on a flight were my several flights overseas on Qatar Airways which was decent and far better service that U.S carriers. But I cannot recall in recent memory being served any meals on a U.S carrier. The only thing i've been served on U.S carriers are peanuts and pretzels.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Delta always has a meal of transcontinental flights, usually a sandwich, a potato salad, and a Ghirardelli chocolate square.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@user-iq9qr5cx3h there's no such rule.

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@user-iq9qr5cx3h no, maybe 6 hours and more? I flew from NY to Houston, 5 hours fight I think, only pretzels

    • @ascotberks2018
      @ascotberks2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sorry, if you fly often you should be upgrade some of the times. Meals in first. Meals for sale on flights greater than 2 hours. All over the US.

    • @GeorgeChernoff
      @GeorgeChernoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Here in Europe most of the companies provide meal if flight is longer than 3hrs. Been fed on Singapore - Bali ~2hr flight with KLM, Frankfurt - Barcelona the same story. I feel wierd if company does not provide free meal onboard.

  • @shino8854
    @shino8854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Never felt more of a peasant after watching this. Economy traveler here

  • @julissa8640
    @julissa8640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I’m still addicted to these videos

  • @rawbacon
    @rawbacon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    Fast food, Ramen & Soda is fine for millions everyday but they need some sort of gourmet meal when they're on a plane.

    • @Nubplaysgtfinal
      @Nubplaysgtfinal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I mean if you paid a few hundred for a ticket,you would expect at least a decent meal

    • @siddhant...
      @siddhant... 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yeah as if we didn't pay hundreds of dollars to be on the plane. Nobody would complain if tickets costed like a few bucks. People just feel when they're paying so much to travel they should have better options.

    • @mrs.w8193
      @mrs.w8193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Raw Bacon I don’t think people are asking for gourmet meals, we are just asking for meals. They DONT even serve meals anymore on domestic flights. Only international flights. For all the money we pay, serve us more than nasty peanuts and gross soda

    • @roomie4rent
      @roomie4rent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Flyers don't eat that garbage. They're typically upper class people with more refined tastes and higher expectations when it comes to food.

    • @nathansevereijns
      @nathansevereijns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@roomie4rent it makes gas station sandwiches seem like a buffet lol

  • @angiewu932
    @angiewu932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Am I the only one that loves the super low budget long haul meals? It's not that it's the tastiest, rather that you get to eat it in a plane that makes it so wonderful.

    • @seanmcdonald5859
      @seanmcdonald5859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely!! I'm on a plane, I'm on holiday and it's the first day of an adventure overseas: what could possibly be better 😃

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the dry airplane atmosphere, even just a plain loaf of bread tastes wonderful to me. Plus, you have nothing else to rush to or worry about. Time seems to stands still up there. It's like a meditation retreat. So, anything that stimulates my senses just a little feels like a novelty.

    • @son7133
      @son7133 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes yes and yes thought it was just me 🙈

  • @kittyk1346
    @kittyk1346 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My brother worked as cabin crew on a UK budget airline & they let the crew take home food that was unsold from the last flight of the day, was very nice having a cheese toastie or baguette the next day!

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, do they taste better on the ground?

  • @b8702131
    @b8702131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    11:55 "Anything that happens on an airplane can immediately become viral..."
    Who's chuckling to themselves when they heard this in 2020?

    • @magicbeans3509
      @magicbeans3509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      b8702131 omg lololol

    • @factsverse9957
      @factsverse9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@magicbeans3509 hey lmao

    • @shepherdsgamingrun
      @shepherdsgamingrun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never mind 2020... 2019 was the year of people being forcibly punched off flights.

    • @aaleyah3082
      @aaleyah3082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Saul Simon Tan I think they mean *viral*. As in...virus...like COVID-19.

    • @shepherdsgamingrun
      @shepherdsgamingrun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaleyah3082 I'm pretty sure the CNBC did not mean that one. The original commenter did, which is probably something we can chuckle at a few years from now but is kind of bordering on insensitive at this moment.

  • @leaphengleng2941
    @leaphengleng2941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Title: "How Airlines made meal for thousands of people."
    Me: On aircraft watching this video and saw no meal offer only coffee, orange juice and fking water fountain.

    • @shahimagesyt
      @shahimagesyt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What airline and route were you on?

    • @manny7886
      @manny7886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Short flights?

  • @ninjanerdstudent6937
    @ninjanerdstudent6937 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Whenever I request “vegan” on flights, I always get very good looking fruits, vegetables, and bread, and it tastes yummy too. I’ve tried non-vegan food on flights, and it really is as rubbery as CNBC admits. All I’m saying is, next time you are on a flight, request a “vegan” meal to get a good experience.

    • @theminipetabyte4610
      @theminipetabyte4610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's half true. It's really just special meals that get better quality such as Gluten Free, Kosher, ect thanks to the fact it isn't batch made/made on a smaller scale of batches compared to conventional meals.

    • @lizzy4827
      @lizzy4827 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They always tell you to request the meals for special diets beforehand, otherwise you get whatever they have.

    • @mrs.w8193
      @mrs.w8193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Whole Food Plant-Based Man thanks for the tip. Will do

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whole Food Plant-Based Man
      Interesting:)

    • @trooperdgb9722
      @trooperdgb9722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or Kosher. Those meals are of course made by approved companies. Some aren't good...can't remember the company names anyway...but the last one I had was not only good...but MORE than I could eat... (OK>>that WAS in domestic First class in the USA)

  • @spjawale
    @spjawale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Flew with Delta few years ago and I still remember the food they served was sort of average/ tasteless And the Delta staff seemed rude and arrogant. Flew on Singapore airlines few months ago and food and service there was excellent beyond expectations.

  • @tzwacdastag8223
    @tzwacdastag8223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Airlines are freaking out now

  • @InFltSvc
    @InFltSvc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I am a retired Flight Attendant. I love to cook and catering has become a go to for family and friends when they have parties. So I decided to apply those skills to LSF Sky Chefs in Florida. I was appalled when they made me an offer to be in their kitchen at 3AM to cook first class food for them at the rate of $9.50 an hour. I literally got up from the table that had four of their top people and said. I am sorry you wasted my time and insulted me, I then walked out. The day before I was on a tour of the facility and guess who was the majority of people working in the kitchen ? Yep! Foreigners mostly Mexicans. Shameful!

  • @MeowMeow202
    @MeowMeow202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Air New Zealand plane food is actually very good! My favourite is the NZ made Kapiti ice cream - the best in the world. I’ve flown with Qantas, Emirates, Thai Airways, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Philippine Airlines - their plane food was good and the staff were nice... wait... none of them American lol

  • @VintageToiletsRock
    @VintageToiletsRock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Coronavirus: _Allow me to introduce myself..._

    • @fa23had
      @fa23had 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @davidnoticiero6728
    @davidnoticiero6728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was a service supervisor for a vendor for LSG Skychefs in 2015, I got to sit in on a negotiation between a buyer from Virgin America Airlines and LSG, they discussed which items sold and didn't sell well on VA flights, then the kicker was when the buyer grabbed a fruit and cheese snack package, and proceeded to ask what the cost was for each individual item in the pack that sold for $8 on VA flights. The buyer then began negotiating over the number of grapes packed in each snack pack, he had deduced that by packing 3 less grapes in each fruit and cheese snack pack the net profit for VA would increase by $600K annually.
    It was an interesting afternoon for sure in LSG's facility in SFO

  • @Traitors1991
    @Traitors1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is seriously my favorite TH-cam series. I could watch this all day

  • @BWater-yq3jx
    @BWater-yq3jx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Menu variety is usually good.
    You can choose from:
    soylent yellow, soylent red,
    or Soylent Green.
    😋

    • @xaifer2485
      @xaifer2485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll take soylent pink

    • @MyLifeInBinary
      @MyLifeInBinary 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “Soylent Green is PEOPLE!!”

    • @ykl1277
      @ykl1277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are those yugioh cards?

    • @solitairedoll
      @solitairedoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MoTC PEOPLE!!!!!

  • @devanshsanghavi6699
    @devanshsanghavi6699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    13:01 if this concept came to India than no one will be hungry 😊

    • @ashwinghadvir9109
      @ashwinghadvir9109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We have land and climate we don't need it

    • @swaystar1235
      @swaystar1235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      um no, the problem isnt food production, its affordability, and aeroponics/hydroponics is far more expensive than regular farming

    • @tempthermod2114
      @tempthermod2114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      India produces more food than it needs. hunger in India is a logistic issue. not the lack of food

    • @tyrajones9255
      @tyrajones9255 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure. Now poor people can only eat lettuce 🥬

    • @prateekpanwar646
      @prateekpanwar646 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tempthermod2114 Are you sure? You may be too young. You'll learn about that in higher classes. Not every one has enough food. And it changes every year

  • @THEMilkSHAIKH
    @THEMilkSHAIKH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Airplane food on U.S domestic flights is totally different from Airplane food on international flights with international carriers.

  • @Betty9971
    @Betty9971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching this during the corona lockdown!

  • @MissPickleHeads
    @MissPickleHeads 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Air Canada serves cup noodles lol

    • @MadsiPlayzGaming
      @MadsiPlayzGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Dave Daniels Ah, Canada, my favorite Asian country

    • @the0000alex0000
      @the0000alex0000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Dave Daniels the thing is American cup noodles taste like cardboard while Asian cup noodles actually taste legit.

    • @jsiszero
      @jsiszero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except that in Air Canada, cup noodles are the main course.

    • @alangaraabishek690
      @alangaraabishek690 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In India we get nothing.

    • @mohitmasand
      @mohitmasand 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alangaraabishek690 We're not speaking about low cost carriers.

  • @mahlatseseabela7648
    @mahlatseseabela7648 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very Informative video
    As a Person studying Logistics and Supply chain Management, You realize how important the 5 Rights of logistics are and how Purchasing and Supply Chain is Vital to Organizations Success.
    Thanks CNBC

  • @Suite_annamite
    @Suite_annamite 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    *@**6:39**: "9/11" isn't an excuse for everything.*
    I remember flying a lot during the following *Summer of 2002* , and was served *pretty decent and filling chicken parmigiana sandwiches* for *free!*

  • @TubeedooYou
    @TubeedooYou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I like Turkish Airlines inflight meals, that's why I always fly with them.

    • @xaifer2485
      @xaifer2485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      That's cool but didnt ask

    • @Fluskar
      @Fluskar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ghost Killzzz
      I asked

    • @josephsmith1893
      @josephsmith1893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Delta has the best food, much better than Turkish Airlines food. However, Turkish Airlines have the best food in the lounges that are inside the airport.

    • @kylemontano228
      @kylemontano228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ghost Killzzz I asked

    • @dan_youtube
      @dan_youtube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They really do

  • @nicolas2970
    @nicolas2970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I started as a Flight Attendant in 1999 . I flew for a regional airline that flew express CRJ/ERJ for both USAirways and America West . Every USAir flight had a meal/beverage service this included items like bagels and yogurt or Otis Spunkmeyer muffins for breakfast and sandwich or salad for lunch/dinner with Otis Spunkmeyer cookies followed by a coffee/tea service. However the America West Express flights only had peanut/snack mix or granola bar with a drink service. Then EVERYTHING changed after Sept 11 2001 we only served water on America West for about 2 years after.

  • @rahulkls5687
    @rahulkls5687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Is the flight leftover food fed to the needy or is it thrown away?

    • @Theo-bk6qj
      @Theo-bk6qj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Most likely to be thrown away.

    • @JollyOldCanuck
      @JollyOldCanuck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Theo-bk6qj One of my relatives worked at a facility that made food for Air Canada, they gave him a couple hundred slices of cheese to bring home.

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JollyOldCanuck yeah, ppl think that restuarants and grocers throw away excess food into the garbage for some sociopathic reason?
      They try to donate food as much as possible. Our temple here in BC receives hella food to operate foodbanks.

    • @jumpingjeffflash9946
      @jumpingjeffflash9946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've always asked for leftovers when I've flown transatlantic, never been denied. They're happy to get rid of it as it gets tossed, such a waste.

  • @henriktiger9073
    @henriktiger9073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    I’ve never seen anyone get an actual meal on a flight in the U.S.

    • @bluehotdog2610
      @bluehotdog2610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same. The closest you get to a meal is a small bag of snacks

    • @mattsch21
      @mattsch21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Then you're taking short flights. A lot of coast to coast flight have meals. Boston to New York? Nah. Miami to Seattle. Yup.

    • @kylemontano228
      @kylemontano228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Matt S i flew American from Los Angeles to Charlotte, then Charlotte to Norfolk for my dc trip. We didn’t get food on the first flight, but that’s probably because this was 2016 and a redeye

    • @ShadowTheNinjaKitty
      @ShadowTheNinjaKitty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Matt S I’ve flown from Chicago to San Francisco, Orlando, Cancun, and and Austin and have never gotten any meal. Is Chicago just not far away enough from anywhere in order to get meals?

    • @ascotberks2018
      @ascotberks2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Then you are not flying.

  • @verycursedplane6557
    @verycursedplane6557 ปีที่แล้ว

    Frequently fly with Singapore airlines economy food are amazing. Very tasty and loaded with flavour

  • @classicredwine
    @classicredwine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I hope those workers that were protesting for better wages don’t lose their jobs now that the travel industry has been hit so hard in recent months

  • @chiquita683
    @chiquita683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've never seen this food in an airplane, it's barely in airports

  • @solitairedoll
    @solitairedoll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember when Air Canada served trays of food to economy class on flights 4+ hours. Now? TUH!

  • @Jaeboy
    @Jaeboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    In corona age, you mean how airlines make meals for hundreds?

  • @v.kjewellery6068
    @v.kjewellery6068 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Explained so beautifully

  • @clairehaker2161
    @clairehaker2161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    American info series always talk like they invented it but KLM was the first airline in the world

    • @trooperdgb9722
      @trooperdgb9722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Show us where that claim was made in this video, I didn't see it. .... And of course KLM always likes to gloss over the fact that they stopped operating for some years...which means QANTAS is the oldest continually operating airline in the world. See how easy it is to criticise?

  • @redwanaferdous2024
    @redwanaferdous2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I got a lot of interesting news from this channel. I basically listen to these news for improving my English listening skill.

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว

      This channel is my go-to for dinner entertainment. I love these 20-minute mini-documentaries.

  • @80budokai
    @80budokai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CNBC, great video! Enjoy your Sunday!💯🙏👐

  • @mrs.w8193
    @mrs.w8193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve only gotten food either in first class or on international flights (economy).

  • @AmolSurve
    @AmolSurve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    CNBC now you need to make a video, How airlines lost money due to corona?

  • @cozydodododo7755
    @cozydodododo7755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Airlines can cut costs by not paying their CEO, CFO, COO, and their executives seven-figure incomes.

    • @giggidyguy7149
      @giggidyguy7149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But who's going to reinvest the profits and grow the company?

    • @vinylman4446
      @vinylman4446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Airlines can cut costs by not paying their employees

    • @cancerino666
      @cancerino666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@giggidyguy7149 the company. The ceo salary is for him to buy another yatch

  • @JasonBrown-tx4lq
    @JasonBrown-tx4lq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    More food options in the future that good to hear 😊👍

  • @naseemverweyen2741
    @naseemverweyen2741 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We traveld 2005 with old airoplan over Freiburg /Elsass that was great expreance.

  • @the.annethology
    @the.annethology 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So heartbreaking to realize a lot of these kitchen workers lost their jobs because of the health crisis. Maybe they can try doing flights non stop in Florida? It looks like it's pandemic-proof. 🙃

  • @DaDaLFG
    @DaDaLFG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    “I’ll have a burger please with a sprinkle of COVID19.”

  • @NoNo-qj3ef
    @NoNo-qj3ef 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been on qantas many times and also Singapore airlines a few times they serve pretty good food especially in economy

  • @crisn565
    @crisn565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lmao I still get the old TV dinners idk what they’ve been smoking

  • @mikezerker6925
    @mikezerker6925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    0:07 - it still looks like this! Or you get nothing but a tiny bag of pretzels that wouldn’t satisfy a baby!

  • @ifonlyunu994
    @ifonlyunu994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was a good video very informative. Thank you CNBC.

  • @jyotsna8711
    @jyotsna8711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm watching this even if I fly with spirit all the time. :D

  • @thihakyawthar
    @thihakyawthar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you just say that Singapore Airlines changes its menu on regional flights? Singapore Airlines only operates international flights, there is no regional flight since Singapore is an island.

  • @Mxnh
    @Mxnh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love airplane food, it just seems... different.

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're like... toys, replica made to mimick real food but not 100% food lol

  • @LiveFreeWarrior
    @LiveFreeWarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Travelers have become more picky” (0:59) - not a great choice of words to use, but perhaps more selective that we deserve healthier options? Best bet: bring your own food ALWAYS

    • @0sireion
      @0sireion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you have made a good point for the journalist about the language in this narrative. The reality is--not "more picky" travellers--but average people saying: "I eat this kind of food at home; I eat this kind of food at work or out on the town. Why can't I just do that when I'm trapped on an airplane for 6 or more hours? Can't I just have the quality of food I would give myself or my family?" Somehow, to execs counting olives, such a request is outrageous and only reserved for first class passengers. In reality, why isn't serving and eating reasonable food just a standard like other airlines and train services outside of the USA?

    • @LiveFreeWarrior
      @LiveFreeWarrior 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@0sireion Good expansion on the topic at hand

  • @lobster5256
    @lobster5256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    pro tip if you are traveling: use saudi arabia airlines they have slightly better meals than US airlines leather reclining seats tv with charging ports preloaded movies and games with a remote control that can be used as a gaming controller and for kids they usually give them toys or books and they give free pillows and blankets with headphones and the planes are slightly faster and all of that is just economy class

  • @kariminalo979
    @kariminalo979 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In 2011, I boarded on an 8-hour long AA flight across the Atlantic on a narrow 757 enroute to Madrid from NY. No meals were served on that entire flight, they didn't even have water. All they had was wine, and you had to pay for it. One of the worst flight experiences I've ever had not to mention that we the flight was delayed by 3 hours at JFK due to traffic, too bad the plane had already taxiid on, so we were literally stuck 11 hours in a filled cabin with hardly anything to drink or eat.
    Edit: Back then very few cabins were fitted with IFE systems, our cabin happened to not be fitted with any such IFE system, can imagine the boredom that prevailed throughout the journey.

  • @PASOKGLOBAL
    @PASOKGLOBAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    15 dollars an hour means 43,000 dollars a year just about if thy work for 8 hours a day. HOW IS THAT LITTLE! The average wage in Italy and Greece is 31,000, Germany is 44,000.....

    • @augustuscaesar9995
      @augustuscaesar9995 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Um, $15 an hour at 40 hours in a typical 5-day week would actually be a little more than 31K a year. It would only be 43K if you worked 8 hour days for all seven days of the week.

    • @PASOKGLOBAL
      @PASOKGLOBAL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Augustus Caesar you’re right, I forgot that holidays exist as well

    • @NewBalance-pu8ft
      @NewBalance-pu8ft 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still a lot. Even many Germans are paid less, average means many are earning less.

  • @luisgonzalez1637
    @luisgonzalez1637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    15 minute video on airline food. Best believe I’m going to click

  • @jacobsebastian865
    @jacobsebastian865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful video, Wonderful insight, thank you so much for this video.

    • @lydiaanderson2870
      @lydiaanderson2870 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hello Jacob Sebastian, How are you doing?

    • @jacobsebastian865
      @jacobsebastian865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lydiaanderson2870 Fine, thank you...

  • @edselvincentpaull.flores9237
    @edselvincentpaull.flores9237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cnbc always make good case studies, we need value engineering

  • @monkey220ms
    @monkey220ms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    0:03 WRONG. I flew 4 international flights this fall and all of the airplane food looked like the first examples. This whole video a lie😂😂

    • @Mr_Battlefield
      @Mr_Battlefield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Which Airlines did you fly with? I flew twice in 2017 and all my meals where delicious. Turkish Airlines was the best for my taste.

    • @monkey220ms
      @monkey220ms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Mr_Battlefield they were European/American airlines which probably explains the lower quality

    • @deb1717
      @deb1717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ahmad Haruman Turkish Airlines has exquisite food, real impressive.

    • @vinylman4446
      @vinylman4446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More than just flight time and airlines. The departure and arrivial location matters. A airline flying from its hub airport will have better food and service compared to the same airline flying from a airport where it has less presence.

  • @isaac7769
    @isaac7769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The thumbnail though..... YUMMY 😋😛

  • @Ayaforshort
    @Ayaforshort 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every flight I remember taking, I paid for the meal. I usually fly southwest though because you get 2 free bags. And if I fly abroad, I've only taken budget airlines. I flew round trip to London for $400 3 years ago. It was a steal. Incredibly uncomfortable... but worth it.

    • @lisalu910
      @lisalu910 ปีที่แล้ว

      To you a $400 seat is "incredibly uncomfortable, but worth it." For me, a $2000 seat is incredibly COMFORTABLE but worth it. I guess it depends on how you look at it!

  • @manny12166
    @manny12166 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss those days

  • @coryanntopanga
    @coryanntopanga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I never realized how much I wanted to know this. CNBC is a bop. I'm never disappointed with anything you post. #NotificationGangLike👉👀😍🤗

    • @radiolycanthropy5601
      @radiolycanthropy5601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's a "bop" if you don't mind me asking.

    • @coryanntopanga
      @coryanntopanga 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@radiolycanthropy5601 No problem. It's slang normally used to describe a good song that makes you bop your head. I just applied it to their videos even tho it isn't music, because I click fast when they posts like I would if my fav artist released a new song. 🤗

    • @lilPerc30
      @lilPerc30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@coryanntopanga if I didnt know any better I would think that's a bop means that songs trash

    • @coryanntopanga
      @coryanntopanga 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lilPerc30 Um nope. The song makes you "bop" your head. I've never bopped my head to a song I thought was trash. You frown, you turn your nose up, you turn it off... but you don't bop your head unless you're weird af.
      ???

  • @ashley-jy4xo
    @ashley-jy4xo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I feel bad for the people who make this food, now having to cut down on the food they make cause no one is flying rn :/

    • @BLKBRDD
      @BLKBRDD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      no ones doing anything rn

    • @BLKBRDD
      @BLKBRDD 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unless you're a doctor

  • @LoyaFrostwind
    @LoyaFrostwind 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So the cost-cutting measures (and lack of free in-flight meals) led to the rise of fancy airport restaurants and concession stands?

  • @gw78787
    @gw78787 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can’t wait for the redo on this article in say 5-10 years

  • @philipsparks7550
    @philipsparks7550 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wait, when was the last time you got more than a Biscoff and a soda on a domestic flight?

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any Delta transcontinental flight (e.g. New York to Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle).

    • @StromcekDavid
      @StromcekDavid 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Any flight that is longer than 30 minutes in Europe.

    • @basedpatriotLT
      @basedpatriotLT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StromcekDavid wrong

    • @NewBalance-pu8ft
      @NewBalance-pu8ft 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@StromcekDavid Ryanair is zero and has nothing. Not even a glass of water!

    • @StromcekDavid
      @StromcekDavid 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NewBalance-pu8ft not including low-cost airlines

  • @BRBallin1
    @BRBallin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Airplane food used to be good for economy class in early 2000s. Now they’re a bit stingier

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the introduction of low-cost airlines mid/late 2000s lowered the bar for everyone.

  • @carmenj5045
    @carmenj5045 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such great

  • @RichKilla86ers
    @RichKilla86ers 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I used to be a cabin cleaner, sometimes I ate 1st class food if there any in the galley. That's the only benefit for working low wage airport job lol.

  • @TiborRoussou
    @TiborRoussou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Timing on this video couldn't be much worse; try and get a flight anywhere right now.

  • @crystalidx
    @crystalidx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Free meal? Isn’t it included in travel fee?

    • @monisolaelliott9346
      @monisolaelliott9346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nothing is ever really free is it?

    • @crystalidx
      @crystalidx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@monisolaelliott9346 true

    • @Bittzen
      @Bittzen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not free for the company, but they incur the cost to increase demand for their airliner. Most dont add the cost of food onto the fee, besides the luxury food u get with non economy flights. Those are priced into the fee

  • @neildutton8077
    @neildutton8077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've found that it comes from that trolley contraption they roll down the aisle.

  • @tarunhiremathdr
    @tarunhiremathdr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes!! Found a video to have dinner 😀🍛🍛

  • @arpialberto
    @arpialberto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When you do your statistics but then the Coronavirus hit the world....

  • @musman9853
    @musman9853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ayy MCO!

  • @quinn_nz
    @quinn_nz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I flew from Christchurch NZ to Auckland NZ (1h 30min flight) and got coffee, cookie, potato chips and candy for free with Air New Zealand

  • @calzstevenson7017
    @calzstevenson7017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was a very amusing video to watch being a former LSG sky chef employee, started as a temp in washup & the waste of food is very true, many uneaten meals plus unopened wrapped treats in the bin. Never paid for a chocolate bar during that time, then got taken on full time in 'lunch prep'. 2 meals a day provided depending on shift, was a cool place to work

  • @jisun1785
    @jisun1785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Does anyone else really love airline food?

    • @user-we2rt7ni5d
      @user-we2rt7ni5d 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No

    • @BWater-yq3jx
      @BWater-yq3jx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I actually don't mind it.
      But then my own cooking's pretty ordinary... so it's kind of a low bar, lol.

    • @yengsabio5315
      @yengsabio5315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd probably mind if I'm flying on business or first class! Hahaha!
      Truthfully, I only fly with low-cost carrier. Obviously, I have no choice with the food that they have in-flight. And since my flights are only 45 mins to 1 hr, 45 mins (the longest), I normally don't eat in-flight.

    • @ej_tech
      @ej_tech 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not love. Some airlines do serve alright to good food even in economy.

    • @raywei8472
      @raywei8472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Economy food on long haul flights are pretty decent

  • @timmy5949
    @timmy5949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    6:14
    Could be a photo from today with everyone wearing a mask except a Karen

  • @senortizzle
    @senortizzle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s some superb moldy strawberry b-roll at 8:44

  • @actonechick
    @actonechick 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm glad the labor exploitation of the airlines industry was mentioned here.

  • @TheAdnanmajor
    @TheAdnanmajor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Imagine being a Registered Nurse & a Flight Attendant. 😮

    • @est9949
      @est9949 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well they have to be, even nowadays those flight attendants are still very rigorously trained to handle all types of emergency situations, from medical, to security, mid-air brawl, to plane apocalypse and all.

  • @cagedtigersteve
    @cagedtigersteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here's what I expect....bring your own food or buy your own food at the airport. I don't want to be fed by the airline.

    • @mikezerker6925
      @mikezerker6925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Caged completely agree! But that only works for short flights, International flights can take more than 8 hours so it may not work for those.

    • @Ilikepie18855
      @Ilikepie18855 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would rather pay for food, and they increase legroom

    • @lolatiffhur
      @lolatiffhur 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s not a very clean option though. Same issue with hospitals.

  • @Trololo714
    @Trololo714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:40 Well THATS really safe

  • @georgetang6157
    @georgetang6157 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    For US Based Airlines:
    Breakfast: Pretzel
    Lunch: Pretzel
    Dinner: Pretzel
    Snack: Pretzel
    For Asian Airlines:
    Breakfast: Fried eggs or Fried noodles
    Lunch: Steamed hot rice with beef or fried chicken noodles
    Dinner: Fried rice with fish or beef noodles
    Snack: A whole bag of cookies

  • @Kylehoulihan
    @Kylehoulihan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wish I had a job and one that paid $15/hr

    • @Bittzen
      @Bittzen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then get a job and stop wasting time here

    • @NewBalance-pu8ft
      @NewBalance-pu8ft 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, even in Germany most people don't earn $15,- per hour. Rather $ 8.50/hour.

  • @lVladness
    @lVladness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Airlines don’t deserve a bailout

    • @nicolas2970
      @nicolas2970 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really cause The Airlines or the Employees are the ones who continued to work and deliver ALL those vaccines ,PPE , Doctors/Nurses and every essential item including the toilet paper that Americans hoarded. Not to mention hundreds of Crews died because of Covid19? So I kinda of disagree with you.

  • @Lsxzr1
    @Lsxzr1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Delta airlines gave me food poisoning last year on a preordered vegan meal and have yet to still give me refund or pay the medical bill's for when I arrived in dallas and had to be wheeled from the plain to an ambulance and then a hospital. Delta says they owe me but their insurance company will not even respond anymore!

  • @nightshark1156
    @nightshark1156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Someone at CNBC: So how ABOUT that airline food?