Ryanair737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 4672 times:
Personally I would buy some food at the Pret A Manger at Stansted to bring with you on the flight as the food there is far superior to what is sold on-board. It isn't that much more expensive either.
Nevertheless Ryanair do have quite an extensive range of food for sale on-board and their is normally quite a few takers for it. Here is the menu.
FlyMatt2Bermud From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 563 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4550 times:
Be smart. Figure out how many F/A's are aboard. Purchase the equivalent number of M&M Peanuts regular size. Board the aircraft, deliver one package of M&M's to each flight attendant prior to taking your seat. Tell the F/A "I appreciate that you are here for our safety, thank you" and move on immediately to the next flight attendant.
I've done this for 30 years. I never pay for food, never pay for mixed drinks and when the F/A's serve me a mixed beverage in the Emergency Exit row prior to pushback and everyone looks and someone asks "who are you?" I always tell them I own a bit of stock in this airline and apparently my ticket indicates so.
This is the honest truth, (except I don't own airline stock) you get genuine old fashioned 'first class' treatment in any seat on the aircraft (sans the lav)!!
"Y" Class ticket JFK to LAX $388.00
5 packages of M&M Peanuts $5.30
Free drinks, food, headsets & unlimited attention on the flight. PRICELESS
[Edited 2006-06-20 00:19:48]
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FlyMatt2Bermud From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 563 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4540 times:
I started this in respect of the F/A's the response was not intentional but I will tell you it is consistent. Sure, every now and then an F/A will give me a strange look but it doesn't matter. There is at least one F/A in the group that will appreciate hearing a positive word and for whatever reason will just be dying for a piece of chocolate! It is such a minuscule token.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward" Leonardo Da Vinci
FlyMatt2Bermud From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 563 posts, RR: 8 Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 4529 times:
Quoting FlyKev (Reply 2): just have a nice meal in the airport
You might also consider bringing a small fold-able carry on cooler just in case to better meet your culinary desires. I never expect too much from the airport concessions.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward" Leonardo Da Vinci
Wunala From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 939 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 19 hours ago) and read 4496 times:
Quoting 3201 (Reply 15): Quoting Diesel1 (Reply 10):
how do FR justify charging the prices on the menucard?
By the fact that people will pay that much?
It's not a public service, no justification necessary.
Selling items on board is very labour intensive. Its not a case of magically having stock on board, people have to pack trucks, and restock the one plane several times a day. Depending on routings, a cart can be topped up 6 times in one day. Compare that to a big supermarket that may only do that once a day.
The prices are no more expensive than the airports, and they offer convenience and something different for the pax.
FlyMatt2Bermud From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 563 posts, RR: 8 Reply 17, posted (6 years 11 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 4463 times:
I can tell you I have become ill following dining on airline food more than once. Avoid the poultry.
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