Ben Galbraith and the Hindu Meal
“You see $1800? I see $800!”
That is what I said to Ben as we were looking at flights to London for our trip to @mediaAjax. I am writing this on the flight itself as I look over Greenland. Only 5 hours to go! :/
It showed just how bizarre the pricing of flights can be. I taught a bit at Sabre, which gave me an appreciation of why that may be the case. One of the classes was so poorly managed that we ended up having to take equipment out of a closet, and installed desks and computers (they had double booked the training room and this was the best they could do).
Anyway, a difference of more then 100% for exactly the same flight? This lead to me booking the flight for Ben and put me in the position. Ben was giving me his info as I filled out the forms on united.com, but then a drop down shone like a beacon into my eyes.
MEAL PREFERENCE
Oh man, the prank was here. I took a look at the list which is surprisingly large. I had to get the right balance here. “Gluten free” would result in some paste that would be inedible (not that plane food is ever gourmet. I had the salad). Kosher? nah. Then it came: Hindu. This was a safe bet as it would just be vegetarian, which is probably one of the better options. I selected it and tried so hard not to crack up as we went down the list setting it all up. All I could think of was the site of a flight attendant walking up to Ben and saying:
stewardess from the 60s: “Mr. Galbraith, we have your special meal”
Ben: “Erm, huh?”
sft60s: “Yes sir, your Hindu meal”
I have been so proud of myself, and today the time was here! But, it all went arse backwards as Ben changed his earlier flight to the Bay to “spend more time with the family” (goody two shoes) and cocked up the times. This meant that he had no way to connect and had to get on another flight. I feel gipped. Next time, Mr. Galbraith.
November 17th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Aww… I was looking forward to hearing the thrilling conclusion of the plot to serve Ben a Hindu meal!
Next time, next time…
November 17th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Aww… I was looking forward to hearing the thrilling conclusion of the plot to serve Ben a Hindu meal!
Next time, next time…
November 22nd, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Although the only time one gets airline food these days is flying over an ocean, when I do, I always get a special meal (most US airlines call it “vegetarian- no dairy”) and I love getting served before everyone else.
It’s also frankly much better food than I ever got on a plane before going vegan.
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June 29th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
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