Air Lingus at its best (worst).

Shortly after take-off on an outbound evening Air Lingus flight from Dublin to New York, the lead flight attendant nervously made the following painful announcement in her lovely Irish brogue: "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so very sorry  but it appears that there has been a terrible mix-up by our catering service. I don't know how this has happened, but we have 103 passengers on board, and unfortunately we received only 40 dinner meals.  I truly apologize for this mistake and inconvenience."

When the muttering of the passengers had died down, she continued,

"Anyone who is kind enough to give up his/her meal so that someone else can eat will receive free drinks for the duration of our 5 hour flight."

Her next announcement came about 2 hours later:  "If anyone is hungry, we have 40 dinners available.”