Scavengers
Ahh, the little extra benefits of being a pilot and having no shame. On an average of 1 out of every 4 to 5 flights we have catering for our customer. And for some strange reason the customers never seem to finish the food that they order, sometimes they do not even touch it. Now, if you have no shame in going through the leftovers you can usually find a nice snack that is still in it's wrapper, or a whole meal! On this paticular flight the customers did not even touch these amazing 4 inch thick clubs. And it so worked out that we had dropped them off late one night and had a two hour empty leg back home, t'was the perfect late night snack.
A meal like this was probably worth half my days pay, aircharter meals are some of the most expensive meals out there. A pilot I used to work with told me of the time he was down in the lower 48 and picked up catering for 8 passengers, which included a platter of sandwiches and a platter of cheese and crackers. The bill came to a total of over $600US, crazy but not at all unusual.
posted by Jade @ 10:28 PM
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Mmmmm.... left over inflight catering....
When I was working part time at the Avitat in YVR last summer I got to occasionally pick up pre arranged catering. Most of it was done right next door at the ACE, but on the weekends we would have to go through the Fairmont at the main terminal.
I went over one day to pick up crew meals for some Netjets guys. They each had a PBJ, apple, orange juice, and a granola bar. The bill came close to $100. Man, I got into the wrong part of aviation...
ha, yeah I know what you mean, however, I guess we took the excitement over the money.
Yo so how does this work? You get the meal right after take-off? ;)
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