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deessell2 · Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 132 Location: Under the sun

I have always been very happy with thai airways.

Worst Airline in the world: Food and service is Garuda Airlines, avoid at all cost.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Joachim · Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 311 Location: Brighton, UK

The best food I have found was on BA. I also like the way on Qantas night flights they give you a bag with bottled water, fruit, chocolate bars etc in case you get peckish. Singapore wasn't too shabby either.

I was echo the Garuda comments of another poster - and SAS long haul leaves a lot to be desired!

Perpetual Traveller · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 651 Location: In the Kak, Japan

A few years back I was served the dodgiest cheeseburger I have ever had on a United Airlines flight from Oz to US. I was sick for the rest of the flight and have rarely touched airline food or hamburgers (even on the ground) since. I do like United for their Economy Plus class and have had some exceptional service from some of their in-flight staff but their entertainment system needs upgrading, I like Singapore and Thai for that. I flew Continental years ago and found them pathetic in all areas, my brother was really sick and the staff did nothing to help, acted like it was his fault or something (it wasn't due to overindulgence or anything he's just a lousy traveller) would take a lot to make me fly them again. Lufthansa were nothing special I'll agree. BA I've only taken short haul. Actually when it comes to catering I think I like the easyjet/ryanair style the best, that is BYO!

PT

ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

I would think that it just depends on whomever is the local catering service at the departing airport.
Best service: hmm, can't say I've ever had a meal worth remembering on any flight. Though when I flew Air New Zealand ten years ago, they did serve a pretty good kiwi wine as I recall.
Worst: I ate on a domestic airline in Indonesia called Lion Air. The food was some hideous fried fish with cold lumpy rice. Ugh. I couldn't touch it.

Will. · Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk

What is the wine list like? is always the question after the price.

jr1965 · Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 175

Hands down the best airline food has got to be on Air France. In coach, from Madrid to Paris (only about an hour and a half flight), they served fresh croissants & pastries from a basket (not pre-packaged), coffee or tea, and yogurt for breakfast.

Transatlantic flights included two lovely meals, and again, a lot of the food wasn't pre-packaged. With dinner, you had a choice of four different French wines all served from the bottle (not in those little minibar bottles).

Juices, water, coffee, tea, and soda were available in the rear of the plane for people to help themselves to throughout the flight.

Very civilized!

gordogringo · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Tijuana

Got to agree on Japan Airlines and Korean Airlines for best food and service.I love asian airlines service and hate the lazy,snotty US airline employees.On a rush flight to Tokyo once I was forced to take Northwest.I had a bad flight,usual rude service,etc.On the way back at Narita airport I encountered a unusually rude Northwest person at the ticket counter.After getting my ticket I recall saying to her "Just because you work for a US airline does not mean you should act like the employees do in the US.You are better than that, you are asian".

yaramaz · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

Turkish airlines has the loveliest, freshest bread-- probably because Turks wouldn't tolerate the usual stale lumps of carbon. The minimalist long, skinny green pepper and kasar cheese on olive bread sandwiches that they served on regional flights were lovely.

Flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Sun Air (I think that was the name) was my most lucrative flight, freebie wise-- on a 45 minute flight I was given a gorgeous freshly barbecued meat sandwich (yarım ekmek sized, to the turks out there- not small at all), a half litre can of beer, some assorted pastries, a bunch of grapes, and a full sized chocolate bar. Since I had just come off a 13 hour Lufthansa flight from hell from London via Frankfurt where I was served what appeared to be an omelet every hour and nowt else, this was a fine bonus.

Most alcoholic flight: Balkan Airways. Their beer was 12% alcohol, served in 500ml tins, and limitless. My flight companion on that journey to Ghana was legless by the end and god only knows how I got her out ofthe airport and into a trotro minibus.