Onboard food is important to travellers
British Airways, easyJet, Monarch and Flybe all reached the top five in Skyscanner's annual European Airline Food Awards as Pegasus Airlines, SAS and KLM are rated as the best airlines in Europe for on-board food.
Over 550 European travellers and bloggers took part as food critics in Skyscanner’s second annual study of the quality of on-board culinary offerings.
The majority of airlines have now realised that the quality of the meals does play an important part in airline choice and can sway...
In the low-cost airline category, Turkish airline Pegasus, which operates flights from London to many destinations in Turkey, took the number one position. British airlines dominated the leader board, with Flybe in second place, Monarch in third, and easyJet in fourth place. Spanish airline Vueling also scored highly, taking the number five spot.
In the short-haul category it was Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) that triumphed. Germany’s Lufthansa came in second place and last year’s winner Turkish Airlines took third place ahead of British Airways, whilst Russia’s Aeroflot also ranked well, coming in fifth place.
In the long-haul dining category, Dutch airline KLM claimed the number one position, followed by Aeroflot, SAS, Air France and BA. Overall, SAS, Aeroflot and British Airways performed well, each appearing in the top five for both their long and short haul meals.
A Skyscanner survey of more than 1,500 international travellers also revealed that 54 per cent of air travellers believe the overall quality of airline food is currently good, while three-quarters think that it is improving compared with previous years.
In fact, airline food now appears to be so good that 43 per cent admitted to being envious of their neighbour’s choice of meal.
Skyscanner’s Victoria Bailie said: “Airline food used to have a reputation for being bland, but the quality of in-flight meals has improved massively as airlines place greater importance on serving good food at altitude.
“The majority of airlines have now realised that the quality of the meals does play an important part in airline choice and can sway regular flyers to travel with them.”
Skyscanner European Airline Food Awards:
Top 5 Low-cost Airline Food - Pegasus, Flybe, Monarch, easyJet, Vueling.
Top 5 Short-haul Airline Food - SAS, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Aeroflot.
Top 5 Long-haul Airline Food - KLM, Aeroflot, SAS, Air France, British Airways.
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