There an American passport partially hidden by an in-flight meal tray strewn across the footpath.

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Later, however, the airline might link directly to an in-flight meal provider or a fuel company, extending the network ever outward.

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The benefits brought by this brand synergy are also recognized by Marco 't Hart, founder and editor of the Netherlands based in-flight meal monitoring website airlinemeals.net.

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And how about waving away airline food and having a freshly-cooked gourmet meal delivered to your flight?

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Not only was it much better than any of the US airline lounges, it certainly beat eating on the plane, and by skipping the entire inflight meal service, it let me get more sleep on an otherwise relatively short flight.

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Fly Mumbai to Goa - a flight of less than an hour - and even in economy class you will be served a full hot meal and watch live satellite TV.

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