Outcry over BA catering cut underlines importance of inflight food
“Full service carrier reduces second meal service” might not smack of headline-worthy news, and it might be the “silly season” in the summer... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: food and beverage
Swiss’ Zurich Senator Whisky Club delights, apart from the €8 wine
Sometimes you come across a passenger experience idea that sounds so genius that you wonder why nobody has ever had it before. Swiss’ Whisky... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s transatlantic redeye: the perils of relying on efficiency
Shuttling backwards and forwards across the Atlantic this last month on three separate airlines, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect about the... Continue Reading
OpenSkies’ Orly, JFK lounge, airport services big hits and big miss
In the battle for business travellers between Paris and New York, British Airways’ OpenSkies subsidiary is punching above its three-757 weig... Continue Reading
Does Swiss stand out for the right reasons?
One of my working theories since Lufthansa and Swiss (and to an extent Austrian and Brussels Airlines) have been integrated into a wider air... Continue Reading
Lufthansa’s JFK Senator Lounge demonstrates perils of outsourcing
Lufthansa operates three flights daily from New York JFK to its hubs at Frankfurt and Munich, with a high percentage of premium passengers o... Continue Reading
BA economy food buzz misses bigger fare change point
The UK is abuzz with rumoured news that British Airways is to cut the complimentary food offerings on its short-haul routes. The focus on fo... Continue Reading
United and illy make a coffee date in bid for passenger affection
If you are wondering how much mileage one can get out of a cup of good strong coffee, take a look at the half dozen journalists who, barely ... Continue Reading
#PaxEx TV: Bringing you the latest buzz about aircraft interiors
This month’s episode of #PaxEx TV was shot on-location at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. It’s a talk-show style for... Continue Reading
Design firm Acumen reimagines PaxEx for Supersonic travel
The return of supersonic aircraft will mark a new era in aviation, not only for the speed at which passengers can reach their destinations b... Continue Reading
Evolving BA Club World beyond the boarding school model
I have this theory about British Airways’ Club World business class product, from start to finish: that it’s designed for people who have fo... Continue Reading
El Al sommelier keeps it Kosher in-flight with Israeli wine showcase
Yair Haidu, the sommelier for El Al, has a challenge not faced by others with a similar job: choose world-class wines that also must be Kosh... Continue Reading
Taste-testing Thai AirAsia’s many meals in-flight
Ordering a meal for my recent AirAsia trip was a reasonable choice. Ordering 4 on each flight may have been too much. But it was a lot of fu... Continue Reading
Signature food options help airlines stand out in busy markets
Airlines worldwide are stepping up their inflight food game to attract passengers, particularly those who are after more than just the very ... Continue Reading
Qantas diversifies epiQure wine offering to foodies
Qantas’ frequent flyer epiQure online wine store is expanding to specialist foodie nosh and gift packs in the latest salvo of the fight for ... Continue Reading
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