The Singaporean passenger next to me slammed the paper snackbox on the table in front of him, shaking his head in disbelief. “China Airlines 15 years ago… this is what they give us. Who can imagine - UA, an American Airline? Why are they going backwards?”
We were on an evening flight, and you’d expect any decent airline to serve dinner - or at least something more substantive than a ham and cheese half-sandwich wrapped in gladwrap, and a small packet of Lay’s Sour Cream and Onion chips.
An air hostess, possibly in her 60s (they’re all old men and women), confirmed in her condescending accent that this was all we were going to get.
Not entire surprising, given that United Airlines filed for protection under the Chapter 11 bankruptcy code earlier this decade. They couldn’t even afford telly screens in their Boeing 747.
I was hungry, so I didn’t care much for it. I looked at my snackbox again. It told me, through the font size 80 print on its cover, to “ENJOY!”
So I tried.
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Conversely, my favourite carriers: Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and QANTAS. Thai Airways too, is not bad.