Paying thousands of dollars for a first-class ticket only buys you marginally better microwaved meals

A closer look

The curtain separating economy from first class is arguably the most expensive piece of fabric in modern history. Sure, the seat turns into a flat bed and you get actual metal silverware, but from a culinary perspective, you are still eating reheated factory food. Because open flames are banned on airplanes for obvious explosive reasons, your wildly expensive filet mignon was pre-cooked in a giant catering kitchen near the airport, rapidly chilled, and then literally microwaved by a flight attendant in a tiny galley oven.