Re:The maddening mess of airport codes [video]
by woodruffw on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @10:43PM
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A lot of airlines have done refugee flights at one point or another, so I guess they needed a way to tell the ground crew to load whatever special foods were needed.
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Re:The maddening mess of airport codes [video]
by bigDinosaur on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:48PM
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What 'special foods' would be needed for refugees?
Re:The maddening mess of airport codes [video]
by woodruffw on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @11:51PM
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If they're famine refugees, something like Plumpy'nut[1] maybe. If they're religious refugees, something catering to their religious restrictions. MREs if the refugee operation is being assisted by a military or disaster aid organization. And so forth.
Re:The maddening mess of airport codes [video]
by nereye on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @01:59AM
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Talking of MREs, some airlines do not allow them as carry on luggage, see https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/....
Re:The maddening mess of airport codes [video]
by remarkEon on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @04:31AM
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MREs contain a heating packet filled with magnesium pellets and a couple other things, which are used to heat the food when water is added. I'd imagine they don't want those in the cabin, given the gas that is emitted during the heating process.