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I personally can't stand whiny, nitpicky passengers I have to fly with. We're all in the same bucket o' misery, and my philosophy is to grin and bear the annoyances that come with it in exchange for the convenience and safety that flying offers me and the other passengers. You must be loads of fun at parties
In my defense, I didn't say that I complain or even roll my eyes at the annoyances of coach air travel. If anything, my face is a mask of composure unbreakable by even the most shrill toddler's shriek or elbow to the ribs.
When I enter one of these 'buckets of misery', I try to consider how my actions affect my travel mates in order to ameliorate the built in, unavoidable stresses of commercial air travel. That means keeping my elbows in, trying not to chew whatever food I have with my mouth open, sneezing or coughing into my elbow, etc. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same consideration.
I was going to ask WHAT FOOD? they don't provide anything any more for the freaking high prices they charge.
Peanuts suck! lol
We've learned to order sub sandwiches and take them with us to the airport. You just have to check with the airlines if you you can take them on the plane with you. Some won't allow packages that are "open".
As someone has mentioned, airplane food on long haul international flights (8 hours or more) has actually improved a lot.
Of course, that depends on what airline you're flying. The reputable foreign carriers (Singapore, Cathay Pacific, Qatar, Emirates) all have good food and excellent service. Whenever I go to Asia, I always choose Singapore Airlines. Their airfare is usually much more expensive than other airlines but you pay for quality.
On Southwest, the Greyhound of the Skies, you get a tiny complementary bag of either ritz bitz sandwich crackers, pretzels, or wheat thins, and a free soft drink. This may be different on longer flights, but I wouldn't know, since the longest flight I have taken with them was about 4 hours long.
I have seen people who have brought food on board. that was purchased at the airport.
I've recently flown roughly 8 domestic flights in Russia (Aeroflot) and SE Asia (Dragonair, Asia Air, and Bangkok Airways). Each of these flights was between 1 hour and 2.5 hours and in each of these flights, the cabin crew served full meals in economy class (in addition Bangkok Airways serves soft drinks continuously at cruising altitude....they just don't stop offering drinks). I've also recently flown Delta, and American Airlines economy between several US cities, and of course no meals. No big deal. I really don't care much. But, it's become very clear to me that even on very short flights overseas, the cabin crew in my experience puts a meal in front of you. In October, I flew BKK to Chiang Mai; back to BKK; then back to Chiang Mai (each is a 1 hour flight; meals every time). The last time I had a connection in Chiang Mai to Hong Kong (meal 2.5 hour flight). I'd wished I didn't eat at the AP in BKK.
The American carriers always (in my experience) sell every last seat also. When I fly regionally overseas, it's not uncommon to have empty middle seats. This has been my experience pretty consistently.
Overseas, to Europe or Asia, regardless of Carrier, I've never been disappointed with the food service.
On Southwest, the Greyhound of the Skies, you get a tiny complementary bag of either ritz bitz sandwich crackers, pretzels, or wheat thins, and a free soft drink. This may be different on longer flights, but I wouldn't know, since the longest flight I have taken with them was about 4 hours long.
I have seen people who have brought food on board. that was purchased at the airport.
ON the SW flights I have been on, they let you take more than one bag of snacks, and have gone back though to see if you want any more. Certainly more generous than other airlines that offer nothing. I miss the cookies Frontier used to "bake"
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On Southwest, the Greyhound of the Skies, you get a tiny complementary bag of either ritz bitz sandwich crackers, pretzels, or wheat thins, and a free soft drink. This may be different on longer flights, but I wouldn't know, since the longest flight I have taken with them was about 4 hours long.
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That is more food than you are getting in domestic flights on the legacy airlines.
And it is not entirely true. You get two or three full sized packages of Nabisco products on the long flights.
Delta still gives out peanuts. They don't have them on every flight, but they usually have at least 2/3 of their snack options on each flight (cookies, peanuts, pretzels).
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do people read? Third time posting, the couple that bought the chips were overcharged. 
