Choosing a place on board. How and when food is served in economy class aircraft: whether they feed whether in Belavia airplanes

14.12.2020

According to the first six months of this year, Belavia Airline "Belavia", in fifth place in the top ten of the CIS airlines, offering the most delicious food, reports the TiO.BY edition. The rating was Russian service based on feedback 22 thousand passengers. Tut.by decided to see how they are fed on the flights not only by the Belarusian airline, but also others, and collected photos of readers that they ate on board aircraft while traveling this year.

The flight attendant distinguishes drinks on the Belavia flight to Brussels. Photo: Alexander Vasyukovich, Tut.by
Food in the economy class on board Turkish Airlines Airlines on August 9, 2017 in the direction of Istanbul-Minsk. Photo: Elena Karagar

And in the economy class, on the route Minsk-Istanbul in August of this year, such sets were offered. It is beef cutlets, rice, stewed nuts in sauce, salad with vegetables and sour cream, chocolate mousse with brown sugar.

Food in economy class on Minsk-Istanbul flight on August 10, 2017 Turkish Airlines airline. Photo: provided by readers

And in the business class it was possible to taste it.

This is also a dish for passengers flying business class.

Food in business class Turkish Airlines on the route Istanbul-Minsk May 10, 2017. Photo: Lyudmila Uvina

Food at the airline Austrian Airlines. Also different depending on the class that passenger flies. In business class, the choice is much more.

Food on board business class Austrian Airlines on the route Minsk-Vienna May 15, 2017. This is ham with cheese, omelet with tomatoes, fresh bread, oil, jam, coffee, cream, yogurt with fresh fruit. Photo: Tut.By Alexey reader

And this is the food in the economy class.

Such dishes can also be found, flying Austrian Airlines.

Food on board Business class Austrian Airlines along the Munich Vienna route in August 2017. Photo: Alena Yesenina
Food in the economy class Austrian Airlines on the route Minsk-Vienna in July 2017. Photo: Vadim Samarin
Food on board business class Austrian Airlines on the route Vienna Munich in August 2017. Photo: Alena Yesenin
Such cakes are treated in the business class Austrian Airlines. Photo: Alena Yesenin

Airline Aeroflot On flights Moscow-Guangzhou offers passengers to choose dishes from the menu. For example, our reader Nadezhda Shu. She elaved such a low-calorie food.

Low-calorie food option (chicken breast on a skewer) in economy class on Aeroflot flight Hong Kong-Moscow on May 12, 2017. Photo: Hope Shu

I tried this option of kosher food.

Kosher food in economy class on board Aeroflot on Moscow-Hong Kong flight on May 22, 2017. Photo: Hope Shu

On the flight Valencia-Moscow "Aeroflot" treats such dishes.

Food in economy class July 27, 2017 on the flight Valencia-Moscow Aeroflot airline. Photo: Alina Martinkevich

China Southern Airlines. On the route Moscow - Guangzhou for nine hours of flight of passengers feed twice.

Food on board Economy CHINA Southern Airlines on the route Moscow - Guangzhou in June 2017. Photo: Elena Karpovich
Food on board Economy CHINA Southern Airlines on the route Moscow - Guangzhou in June 2017. Photo: Elena Karpovich
Food on board Economy CHINA Southern Airlines on the route Moscow - Guangzhou in June 2017. Photo: Elena Karpovich
Food on board Economy CHINA Southern Airlines on the route Moscow - Guangzhou in June 2017. Photo: Elena Karpovich

Not all airlines are fed during the flight, it is not always possible to eat before airflow, I do not want to overpay for lunch in the air - there are different situations. What is like to take with me on board for snacks so that at inspection at the airport did not have to part with suddenly forbidden products? Made a small crib for you.

Each airline has its own rules regarding food on board. Belavia, for example, feeds almost on all flights, and the cost of snack or hot lunch is already included in the ticket - it is impossible to refuse. On the side of the "Mau" will have to pay extra for food - this is the common practice of most airlines. Lunch can be ordered when buying a ticket on the site, and you can pay directly on board. Regarding own "bobbies" of passengers carriers are usually loyal - take, but observe certain requirements. There are exceptions - for example, Lourogenger Airasia does not welcome sandwiches and other alien food on board. It is worth learn the position of the airline on the snacks in advance.

What can be taken for snack during the flight:

nuts,
fruits (cut in advance, bring the knife to the board will not work),
candy,
chocolate,
cookies (preferably such that does not crumble and does not crush loud),
sandwiches with slightly smelling components.

When choosing products for snacking on board, you are limited to two main criteria - consistency and smell.

Rememberwhich is a liquid limit that can be brighhed, 100 ml is limited.

To liquid (and, consequently, prohibited) products include:

yogurt,
jam,
pickles in banks,
puree
pate,
canned food
syrup,
butter,
mayonnaise and ketchup,
pudding,
soft cheese.

You can carry these products only if each of them is up to 100 ml. If there are several such jars, they must be packed in a transparent plastic closed package with a total capacity of up to 1 liter. At inspection, the airport employee must see everything that lies in this package.

The smell of the product is, rather, ethical requirement. It is worth respecting their neighbors in the chairs and not to take with me as a snack, for example, boiled eggs, a chicken (you are not in the train, in the end! Although it is also not worth it for the train, probably), seafood or fat with fresh garlic. We believe that the idea to take the latter will not come to your mind.

And what about baby food? For a kid to two years old, you can take all the fluid necessary for the flight - juice, mixtures, milk.

What else should I remember?On flights to the countries of the Schengen zone should not take with meat and dairy products - their procure in these countries is prohibited.

Following the results of six months of this year, Belavia Airline was in fifth place in the top ten of the CIS airlines offering the most delicious food, reports TiO.BY edition. The rating was Russian service based on feedback 22 thousand passengers. Tut.by decided to see how they are fed on the flights not only by the Belarusian airline, but also others, and collected photos of readers that they ate on board aircraft while traveling this year.

Food in economy class on Minsk-Istanbul flight on August 10, 2017 Turkish Airlines airline. Photo: provided by readers

And in the business class it was possible to taste it.

This is also a dish for passengers flying business class.

Food in business class Turkish Airlines on the route Istanbul-Minsk May 10, 2017. Photo: Lyudmila Uvina

Food at the airline Austrian Airlines. Also different depending on the class that passenger flies. In business class, the choice is much more.

And this is the food in the economy class.

Such dishes can also be found, flying Austrian Airlines.

Food on board Business class Austrian Airlines along the Munich Vienna route in August 2017. Photo: Alena Yesenin
Food in the economy class Austrian Airlines on the route Minsk-Vienna in July 2017. Photo: Vadim Samarin
Food on board business class Austrian Airlines on the route Vienna Munich in August 2017. Photo: Alena Yesenin
Such cakes are treated in the business class Austrian Airlines. Photo: Alena Yesenin

Airline Aeroflot On flights Moscow-Guangzhou offers passengers to choose dishes from the menu. For example, our reader Nadezhda Shu. She elaved such a low-calorie food.

Low-calorie food option (chicken breast on a skewer) in economy class on Aeroflot flight Hong Kong-Moscow on May 12, 2017. Photo: Hope Shu

I tried this option of kosher food.

Kosher food in economy class on board Aeroflot on Moscow-Hong Kong flight on May 22, 2017. Photo: Hope Shu

On the flight Valencia-Moscow "Aeroflot" treats such dishes.

Food in economy class July 27, 2017 on the flight Valencia-Moscow Aeroflot airline. Photo: Alina Martinkevich

China Southern Airlines. On the route Moscow - Guangzhou for nine hours of flight of passengers feed twice.

Tut.BY readers travel around the world not only by the above airlines. Some are flying Qatar Airways, others - KLM (royal dutch airlines). And that's what they eat there.

Food in the economy class KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) on the route Amsterdam Catania (Italy) in July 2017. This is a vegetarian paste. Photo: Vlad Savelyev
Dessert in the economy class KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) on the route Amsterdam Catania (Italy) in July 2017. Photo: Vlad Savelyev
Food on board the economy class of Qatar Airways route from Moscow to Doha in March 2017. Photo: Olga Queen
Food on board Economy Iraero September 2, 2017 on the route Barnaul-Moscow. Photo: Mikhail Savkin
Food on board Economy-class Royal Flight July 22, 2017 at Moscow-Reus (Spain). Photo: Anna Alekseeva
Food on board S7 Airlines Airlines on August 23, 2017 on the route Moscow-Barnaul. Photo: Mikhail Savkin
The food on board the economy class Georgian Airway on the route Kiev - Tbilisi in August 2017. Photo: Tatiana Voropay
Food in the economy class of Tar (Air Portugal) on the Lisbon-Vienna route July 22, 2017. Photo: Vadim Samarin

I often ask what food on board of aircraft from different companies and what is the difference between their diet. Everything is trite simply: according to the purchased ticket and the efficiency of the marketing department. Today, as a passenger, share the culinary secrets of Belavia airline, with which it has repeatedly had to fly to the World Cups, Europe and other international sports events of various levels.

Any flight begins with the purchase of a ticket. And the sooner before the alleged trip was purchased, the lower its cost. Prices at Belavia, some of the highest among European carriers. Ensure that it is easy if you look at the directions of interest and compare tariffs with other airlines for identical directions / distances.

Why watch ticket prices? - you ask. And all because this company has meals on board included in the price, respectively, tariffs have an impact on the range of food offered during the flight.

Choose a route and date.
As an example, I chose the most interesting directions, where I visited various championships and subsequently published its reports from events to the site. And so that the tariff was "smaller", then during the writing of this material, specially chose the dates for 5 weeks forward to the intended trip.

And so, fly from Minsk in economy class. The lowest price of one-way ticket is 299 EURO (if you buy 35 days before departure). This tariff "Semi-Flexible" suggests that the ticket can be exchanged, but without reimbursement of its value, in case of refusal of the trip.

Let's fly from Minsk to Amsterdam. The cheapest ticket to the segment "Economy" - "Restricted" for 149 euros (if you buy 35 days before departure). Tickets for this rate are not exchanged and refund. The price of the Economy Flexible ticket with the ability to return and reimburse the cost - 290 EURO.

Want to get to Israel in the midst of the pilgrimage season on the holy earth to see? Then choose the flight Minsk -. The price of "economy restricted" 155 EURO, and at the Economy Flexible ticket with the possibility of returning and reimbursement of the cost - 299 Euro.

In general, it turns out that if you're lucky, then buy non-return ticket in the economy class one way, It is possible on average for ~ 225 Euro. The date of departure to change will be possible, but to return money for a ticket will not work if suddenly the trip will not take place in your fault.

Let's see what the tasty and useful will be offered from the power to the BELAVIA aircraft for 3 hours in the air? Still, I am almost 2 meters and fly to the competition, so I often often ask the "maximum", according to the ticket.

The set for several years is almost unchanged:
3 cups for the entire flight: coffee, tomato juice and orange. Each drink at a time is poured no more than 150 grams. And also give a bag with something of food.

In sachet, as a rule, sandwich.
Here is such a "sandwich with chicken ham" in vacuum packaging production of some private company from Minsk. Extremely dry food and to "overschit" such a sandwich, you need more drinks, otherwise the digestive system will be offended in a few hours of seats during the flight.

Here is such an easy ration for a ticket ~ 150-299 Euro.
The total cost of such a set of power will be ~ 2 euro. In any cafeteria of Minsk, taking into account retail prices.

Is it possible to compare with other offers of European air carriers? Probably you can. At least by the principle that if sandwiches are served, they are heated. As an example ,. Scandinavian companies during the purchase of online tickets there is an option for the choice of food, where marking the appropriate option, for the additional ~ 8-15 EURO to the price of the ticket, you can order on board a completely good hot lunch. The whole thing is in the presence of marketing and his desire to work with customers and for the benefit of the company. The passenger will always be grateful for the attention and service, the equal cost of services.

By the way, I believe that Professionalism of Belaviya pilots at a very high level. They are most of all to develop the image and prestige of the company. It takes and landing the aircraft are always soft in all weather conditions. But the safety is much more important to "sandwich", isn't it?

The Belavia airline entered the TOP-5 carriers of the CIS with the most delicious food on board. 22 thousand passengers who have completed the flights for the first half of the year were expressed their opinion.

Potato, baked with mushrooms and cheese, is considered to be a favorite dish of passengers.
Oleg Prasolov

Travel experts Tutu.ru, which amounted to the "migratory" food service rating, came to the conclusion: passengers are important than they will treat them during the flight.

In this regard, Belavia company has something to boast. The menu is updated twice a year: during the period of spring-summer and autumn-winter navigation. And every time, when drawing up a new diet, the reviews and wishes of passengers are closely studied, surveys and polls are held. In addition, in many directions, together with a ticket, you can also instead of usual Order Vegan, Vegetarian or baby food. And the carrier plans to introduce both kosher cuisine. By the way, in the near future travelers will be able to enjoy the dishes of national cuisine.

Flight Food service is fully engaged in the Catering Service of the National Airport Minsk. They are responsible for feeding the passengers: and those who are still at the airport, and those who are already on board the aircraft.

The same service is engaged in procurement of products (most of which, by the way, Belarusian production), their preparation, packaging of finished complexes.

Count on a delicious lunch or a small snack can passengers both economies and business class. And a big plus, which was noted travelers, leaving their feedback when drawing up a rating, is the presence of nutrition even on short flights. In a business class, depending on the duration of the flight, you will be offered either a sweet dessert with fruit cutting, or cold snacks (with a flight up to 1.5 hours), or a full-fledged hot meal with long flights. In economy-class, as a small snack on short flights, either a sandwich, or a cold snack or a hot lunch for long flights for more than one and a half hours are offered. By the way, potatoes baked with mushrooms and cheese are considered to be a favorite dish of passengers. And praise the crumbly buckwheat, which is served with meat and vegetables. The business class also provides for alcohol, and in economy class provide alcohol prohibited at the legislative level.

Pavel Chuiko

In the future, Belavia does not exclude the possibility of attracting chefs to compile a "flight" menu and is already working on this issue. The carrier relates to the topic of power, because this part of the service is very influenced by the overall impression about the airline ...

As the "Union" brigadier of flight attendants of one of the Moscow airlines Valery Andreev, the air carriers themselves are not prepared for passengers, but order it in specialized catering companies. Aeroflot, for example, enjoys the services of the company "Aeromar", where the chef worries the real Italian Tierry Mona, the personality is quite famous in professional circles. Moreover, Aeroflot requires the Italian that the menu is fully updated every quarter. How to calculate these best dishes? This is a whole science!

To find out the addiction, Aeroflot went easy: opened a special site, on the pages of which the company's fans on a ten-point scale appreciated the best of the proposed dishes in seven categories: salads, fish dishes, meat, etc. In the epigraph of the site, the phrase of the famous ancient Greek comedy Aristorofan was carried out: "Do not feed with words instead of bread."

15 famous chefs took part in the preparation of competitive onboard food, including French. And the highest rating of passengers - almost nine points - scored a dish "meat assorted in Italian."

As Catering experts explained to us, the selection of a menu for flight largely depends on the selected class, direction and duration of the flight. The further you fly and the higher the class, those, let's say, tastier and is rich in the food on board. But, they add, at an altitude of nine thousand meters, any dish may seem fresh. The fact is that the salt between the sky and the earth is perceived by our taste receptors percent for thirty weaker, like sugar, and dry wine may seem too acidic.