airline meals

Cabin food service

Airline meals are food served to passengers during flights, typically on trays with compartmentalized portions.

The quality varies widely by airline and class of service—economy passengers might get pretzels and a drink while business class receives multi-course meals.

Airline food has a reputation for blandness, partly because taste perception diminishes at high altitude: The airline meal was edible, barely.

Related

turbulence · cart · chicken · rubber chicken · mystery meat · pasta · snack · beverage · peanuts · pretzels · microwave · bland · salty · portion · economy · economy class · business class · first-class

Categories
Opposites
quality/desirability

airline mealsgourmet cuisine

Expertly prepared refined food

fine dining · haute cuisine · comfort food · farm-to-table · farm-to-table dining

dining context/setting

airline mealspicnic

Outdoor casual meal

candlelit dinner · banquet · dinner party · outdoor dining · family dinner

food preparation method

airline mealsmade-to-order

Created to individual specifications

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G