I arrived at New York’s JFK Airport at around 12.30pm. In order to avoid Heathrow, I decided to take Delta Airline from Gatwick. The flight was….just ok. Nothing spectacular. But there was plenty of space in the cabin as there were only 3 people in the business class. But the food was terrible. What I don’t understand is, why is it that every time you ask for halal food, the caterers automatically assume you want curry. They gave me biryani for lunch. Why can’t it be halal sirloin steak?
And, to make things worse, my connecting (another Delta!) flight from JFK to Baltimore is now delayed by about 1 hour 30 minutes. So I am stuck in the departure lounge (more like a cheap campsite rather than a “lounge”) – the wait is long enough to make you hate the lousy Delta terminal, but too short to allow enough time to go out of the airport. Sigh….
But, I am looking forward for a good night rest at the Henley Park Hotel tonight. It should be a nice one.
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“What I don’t understand is, why is it that every time you ask for halal food, the caterers automatically assume you want curry. They gave me biryani for lunch. Why can’t it be halal sirloin steak?”
Hehe, well WSWJ, there were not that many people asking for halal, so based on their economies of scales etc, it is not ‘economic’ to make one steak for yourself. It is easier to pinch a plate from a PIA flight to Karachi or Islamabad, hence the biryani/curry/samosa
Reading AirBabylon may give you a different perspective on how to run an airline. And my experience working at Bristol Airport can confirm that the book is at least 90% accurate.