When flight attendants use the terms feather, leather, or fin, they’re talking about “chicken, beef, or fish.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “In-Flight Lingo”
Here’s another bit of airline slang.
Feather leather fin.
Feather leather fin.
Mm—
I don’t know.
Is this like code for rules about animals?
You’re close.
About the animals, it’s about the food.
Oh.
Feather leather fin.
Chicken, beef, or fish.
Chicken, beef, or fish.
Right.
Feather leather fin.
Do they actually use that?
I think they do.
Maybe not with the passengers, but among themselves.
Yeah.
