Last weekend I went to Toyama by ANA since it is the only airline which serves that local airport from Tokyo (Haneda). The first flight HND->TOY took roughly 50 minutes and reading the airline journal in the seat pocket gave me the information that this flight should qualify for free (soft) drink service. Flights shorter than 45 minutes are excepted from such service, but this route should cover it. Anyway, after 15 minutes the seatbelt sign turned off, the stewardess went through the plane with candies and I thought “Hm .. nice start, lets get the drinks ..” but nothing more than the simple lemon candy which I grabbed from the plate was coming. On my return flight, I saw already that trolleys with drinks were put on-board, so I thought that there would be a chance to get something served. This time, the cabin crew started to serve drinks, but started from the back rows. Before they reached my seat, some “turbulence” was announced and the drink service was stopped – better to say – ended. Another ANA flight without anything to drink. When leaving the aircraft we were offered again some candies (together with some apologies), this time I got a strawberry flavoured one – yeah.
BTW, after landing at Haneda I went to a restaurant inside the airport building which was really bad, why I take to opportunity to warn everybody not to go there. I ordered some curry rice, but what I got severed was neither related to curry nor was it tasty. It was totally sour and when I arrived at home, I had to take some stomach medicine to overcome the feeling to vomit at any time…

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