Do airlines legally have to feed you?

On both domestic and international flights, U.S. airlines must provide passengers with food and water no later than two hours after the tarmac delay begins. While the aircraft remains on the tarmac lavatories must remain operable and medical attention must be available if needed.



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“The major international airlines still provide hot meals to those in the main cabin—and generally, these meals are also served with free beer and wine to those of age,” he notes. While you may not necessarily get your favorite meal, you'll always receive a salad, main course and dessert.

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Generally, on long-haul flights food is served shortly after start and then again shortly before landing. As a rule, the higher the class, the closer to takeoff/landing the food will be served. Because there are less people in higher classes, it's faster to go around with the drinks first.

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Airline companies typically pay for food reimbursement per hour. For a long trip, flight attendants receive more money to spend on food.

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If the airline has a business or first class service, once that's complete, any extra meals are distributed among the crew. First-class service is on demand, and passengers need options right up until the end of the flight, so that is more rare, but it makes the crew very happy.

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Flight attendants are only paid for their flight time. This means they are not compensated when they are walking through the airport to get to a gate or waiting for the aircraft to arrive. Their time clock does not start until the cabin door is closed.

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You are allowed to bring a quart-sized bag of liquids, aerosols, gels, creams and pastes through the checkpoint. These are limited to 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) or less per item. This is also known as the 3-1-1 liquids rule.

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This meant they had to redesign what a 'meal' looked like, with many short-haul routes switching to a simple sandwich. At the end of the day, a smaller meal means that airlines can save money and offer cheaper fares. What do you think? Should airlines reduce the size of their economy meals?

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Meal service is determined by time of day, flying time and mileage, but in general, food is served on flights of approximately four hours or more than 1,750 miles. Meals and snacks are available for purchase on domestic flights longer than 3 1/2 hours or 1,550 miles.

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How many meals can you have on a 15-hour flight? In economy class, two full meals and a light snack meal. Also, drinks and snacks like cookies and crackers and fruits and bars are available through the flight. In business and first class it's a lot more choices and done on demand.

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Economy class meal service varies by flight time: flights under 2 hours: a snack. flights over 2 hours: a main meal. flights over 7 hours: a main meal and snack.

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TSA might ask travelers to remove food from carry-on bags, to reduce X-ray clutter. The Transportation Security Administration might ask travelers to take food out of their carry-on bags, but officials say it's to get a clearer picture of what's in the bag rather than scrutinizing a snack.

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For flights landing at U.S. airports, airlines are required to provide passengers with an opportunity to safely get off of the airplane before 3 hours for domestic flights and 4 hours for international flights.

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So, pilots often bring their own food on board. Regardless, flight attendants can heat the food in the oven for them so that they can still enjoy a hot meal while in the air. Moreover, those on shorter routes often bring snacks on the aircraft to maintain their energy levels.

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According to the Department of Transportation (DOT), there are tarmac delay rules that US airlines must follow: Carriers are not allowed to hold a domestic flight on the tarmac for more than three hours and an international flight for more than four hours, barring a couple of exceptions (like if the pilot deems it's ...

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