William Black wrote:
> "Roland Perry" wrote in message
> news:$iGlhPHZf63GFAv0@perry.co.uk...
> > In message <5k8kmdF2k4vsU1@mid.individual.net>, at 22:17:50 on Wed, 5 Sep
> > 2007, tim..... remarked:
> >>> That'll be a bloody good trick for your next 4 hour wait at Heathrow.
> >>
> >>The airline is supposed to look after you for such a wait.
> >>
> >>And so far, I have never had an airline not.
> >
> > When I flew from Gatwick recently, the airport was *taking* things away
> > from waiting passengers [this was in the security queue]. Is it really so
> > different at Heathrow? Where does the airline provide the supplies, not at
> > checkin, surely?
>
> I once had a bottle of water thrust into my hand in the aerobridge, this
> was during the 'security alert' at Heathrow last year.
>
> Apart from that, nothing is usually given to passengers before boarding.
>
> Oh, and I once got a free meal at Bahrain because I was there for more than
> six hours, but that was the gift of the airport and not the airline.
My free meal at Schiphol for a 6 hour delay (incoming flight late due to
fog) was from the airline (KLM.) I wasn't thrilled at having to queue
for 3 hours to rebook the flight- if I'd had to wait 3 hours for a free
meal voucher, I wouldn't have bothered though...
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