Free Lunch? No Such Thing With Continental

Continental Airlines, once the last bastion of airlines offering free, hot meals to passengers, has announced an end to this program. Passengers will now be offered the option to purchase a meal while aboard. I, for one, will choose to go hungry. Blankets, legroom, checked luggage, pillows… that was fine. But lunch? Now I’m downright depressed. Being a frugal traveler, flight habits will have to change. I already stock my carry on with a small blanket, ear plugs and something to cover my eyes. Now I’ll have to cram a sandwich and some grapes into that, too, because I certainly am not going to pay the exorbitant amounts charged by the monopolies in the San Jose airport; nor shall I shell out hard cash for a box lunch on board.

No, my options are reduced to brown-bagging it or waiting until I get to Houston’s international terminal. I love the Chinese buffet there, and occasionally a deal can be had at Wendy’s. Still, I can’t help but wax nostalgic about those foil wrappers containing chicken or beef, unwrapping those edible gifts dished out from flight attendants like disaster relief, or a miniskirted Santa with the Salvation Army. Peeling the Saran Wrap off my peanut butter and banana sandwich will not be the same.

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