On a Level Airlines international flight across the Atlantic there is no common food nor drink provided with your fare. This might seem like a small change, but it is not. What I didn’t know and no amount of small-print words could adequately explain was how it would actually feel not to have food or drink served on an international flight. The food carts appeared out of nowhere bringing wonderful wafting smells. There was chatter as to what might be on the menu. Then the servers only served a scattering of folks who had paid and pre-ordered. The rest of us could ante-up for the extra supply kept on hand, but either way many on the 8-hour flight would go hungry. Then the drink cart came and I thought to console myself with a cranberry juice or a coca-cola, and those cost extra, too. I was not offered water, but when I asked for some the steward rearranged the bright products on his cart and came up with a small paper cup and voilá, I had my gulp of complimentary water. My travel time on this particular flight from Boston to Venice through Barcelona with a long layover was around 17 hours and booking more than a month in advance, the round trip price was $1,224 US. Why did I choose this airline over others? How much was the price differential? I could not remember.
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