On days like today, I am proud to be an American 🇺🇸
A British Airways flight flying from Turks and Caicos Islands to London on Sunday served KFC's chicken wings due to a food shortage. The national carrier of the U.K. said it faced "unforeseen circumstances" which forced it to resort to emergency measures.
That's right, Brits.
Not only did we kick your king to the curb, but we've so successfully eclipse your empire that Kentucky Fried Chicken is the de-facto savior, your "emergency measure," in your darkest of hours.
The crew of the plane ran into issues with their food supplier before the 12-hour flight from the Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean to London Heathrow, so they turned to the Colonel for help.
Unfortunately, they really skimped on the chicken:
In a statement, the super-apologetic company said: "We apologize to customers that their full meal service was not available and we had to wing it on this occasion. We're sorry if we ruffled any feathers."
If you can afford to pay for puns, couldn't you afford a $5 Fill-Up bucket for each passenger on a flight that costs $1,200 one-way??
Which leads me to the question: Where did they get that KFC anyway?
I looked on Google Maps and could find no KFC on the island... not even in the airport, according to the airport website (although there was a really awesome Caribbean-jerked chicken place that looks really good).
In fact, the nearest KFC seems to be a good sail away on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas:
Did the crew get the chicken at their previous destination? If so, where was that? London? How long was that chicken sitting at room temperature?
