Category Archives for In the Air.
CLARIFICATION: Reader Matt points out that the 22″ x 14″ x 9″ size has always been standard on the Big Three. The difference now appears to be that previously you could have any bag whose dimensions added up to 45″ and now each dimension has to be under 22″, 14″, and 9″ respectively. On to…
File this under G for gross. Jyoti Natural Foods is a Pennsylvania-based producer of Ready To Eat (RTE) specialty meals for airlines and in a recent inspection, the FDA found so many violations of their Current Good Manufacturing Practice regulations that they had to send an official warning letter. Apparently, leaky roofs and “filthy” movable…
It’s an interesting question. When faced with the choice of food and drink on-board or lower ticket prices, which would you choose? That’s a question that was posed by TripAdvisor to British travelers (as reported by The Mirror). 31% of all passengers said they’d skip the snacks during the flight in exchange for cheaper fares.…
First things first: if you haven’t entered my $50 Starbucks giveaway this week, you’ve got less than a day left. The contest closes at midnight tonight. Click on one of the various posts below that say Starbucks in the title and follow the instructions to enter. Now onto your regularly scheduled programming: I can’t believe…
Who doesn’t love awards? Oscar, Emmy, Tony — these aren’t just the names of people on your college co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team. They’re the way that we, as a society, reward entertainers for doing well at the jobs they’re paid very well to do. Awards aren’t limited to entertainment, though. If you’re a regular BoardingArea…
Another week has come to a close and that means we’re cruising into next week at a comfortable altitude. While you try to figure out that New York Times Sunday crossword (14 across is Marmaduke), perhaps you’d like to catch up on some stories you may have missed from the previous week? Clink on the…
If you like to fly Virgin America and you like to buy wine, then the email I just got from Virgin Wines is right up your alley. If you’re an Elevate member, you can join their Virgin Wine Explorers Club for $79.99 and get fifteen wines — either all red, all white, or a mix.…
A very happy Sunday to you, my fly-and-dining friends. Another week is coming to a close and that means it’s time to wrap up the week that was in Fly&Dine. We started with a meditation on a fairly inane list that claimed “Jet Bloat” was a fearsome problem that can only be solved with hummus…
I’m always on the lookout for news about food on airplanes, so imagine my surprise when I came across this story on Kotaku, a gaming blog owned by Gawker Media. Basically, there’s a trending topic on Weibo (China’s version of Twitter) this week with the hashtag #RidiculeAirPlaneFood (or #å槽飞机é¤# if you’re so inclined). Apparently, it…
After your fifth beef tenderloin in a row, nobody can blame you for having vivid dreams about the food you’d actually want to eat on-board an aircraft. As much as flight food is getting much better, it’s still a far cry from the freedom you get in restaurants on the ground. The limitations for serving…
Back in 2011, Virgin Atlantic commissioned UK design firm MAP to redesign its food trays to accommodate a more coursed-out dining experience. Instead of the everything-all-at-once system that they had been employing, they wanted to serve the savory food followed by a dessert course. Now MAP has delivered and, in addition to fulfilling the initial…
Like a hyper-organized soccer mom or OCD serial killer, the internet seems to thrive on the existence of lists. Day in and day out, somebody is publishing “The 106 Best ____” and “4,703 Tips to Improve Your ___.” As a member of the online media, let me just say that lists are about as exciting…
Oh what a week it was in the Fly&Dine Air Traffic Control Tower. We launched a contest for a $50 gift card to The Counter Burger, given you a first-hand account of ramen at a regional Japanese airport, exposed an underground Trader Joe’s resale economy on eBay and Amazon (even though it’s not exactly related…
It’s hard to believe that I was soaking up the Hawaiian sun a week ago and now I’m sweltering in my tiny house in LA, but life could be much, much worse. If you’re a regular reader, then you were able to follow along as I ate my way through the Kohala Coast on the…
