I think one of our Cricketers (Rod Marsh) held the record of 42 13oz cans of beer on a 26 hr flight from Sydney to London.. Fwiw The team won the Test series. Qantas kinda frowns on that sort of behaviour nowadays.. Food generally has a bland taste at altitude, well in peasant class it does, Have Eaten first class meals yrs ago when my wife was a Vegetarian and they stuffed the meal up so we got First class vegetables for her and I got a whole meal..and they are lots better, not worth the extra airfare though.. Luke in oz