The provision of meals by air means that meals are included in the purchase of air tickets.

in the early days, airplane meals were usually western-style, but in recent years, some regional airlines began to offer regional dishes, for example, Cathay Pacific provided some special Chinese dishes.

There may be more than one airplane meal on medium and long-haul routes. Due to the time difference, each meal is usually served every 5 to 6 hours. Even if it is not the meal time, food such as cups and noodles may be provided between meals.

on short-haul routes, such as domestic or international routes within two hours, only snacks, snacks or sandwiches and drinks are served. Some very short-haul routes only provide drinks. The cost of plane meals is generally included in the ticket price.

in addition to meals, airlines also provide soft drinks such as soda, fruit juice, tea and other drinks, and alcoholic drinks such as table wine. Some airlines charge extra for alcoholic drinks.

Extended information

According to the industry practice, the catering standards are as follows: the air meal within one hour is a dry order, including bread, biscuits or hamburgers; The flight time is more than two hours, and it is just the meal, and the plane meal is the main meal; If the voyage and flight time is about two hours, and it is at or between meals, passengers may also get a light dinner or a snack meal.

In the selection criteria of ingredients, air meals are different from ground meals. For safety reasons, there should be no hard objects in the food eaten on the plane, meat should be boned, and fish should not have thorns.

A plane meal in economy class includes a packet of pre-meal snacks such as peanuts. The dinner is served on a plate and distributed to passengers by the flight attendant at one time. Generally, it includes a starter or salad, with meat such as beef or chicken as the main course, accompanied by rice, noodles or spaghetti, as well as cakes and other desserts. Some airlines even use ice cream as dessert. Coffee or tea will be served after meals.

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