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These airlines serve meals and drinks on long-haul flights without additional fees

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06.11.2015 kl 07:00
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We compared the meal services offered by five airlines on scheduled flights from Europe to Bangkok. Meal and drink services on economy-class long-haul flights are nearly the same among all airlines, but there are more differences on European routes.

Meals and drinks during flights

Finnair
Helsinki–Bangkok

Norwegian
Stockholm–Bangkok

British Airways

London–Bangkok

Lufthansa

Frankfurt–Bangkok

KLM

Amsterdam–Bangkok

Average flight duration

9 h 45 min

Approx. 11 h

12 h 20 min

11 h 40 min

Approx. 12 h

Hot meal free of charge

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

Special dietary meals by pre-order

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Free snack

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Additional snacks for a fee

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Coffee/tea and water/juice/soft drinks free of charge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Alcoholic beverages free of charge

Beer and wine are served free of charge with a meal, otherwise available for purchase.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Other

You can order champagne and chocolate for an additional fee. Plates, cups, and bowls are collected and recycled.

 

The compared ticket type is LowFare+.  LowFare tickets allow slightly lower travel prices but do not include any services.

You can pre-order a better meal for an additional fee.

Children's meals can be pre-ordered without additional fees.

Better meals can be pre-ordered for an additional fee.

 

More limited services on European flights of up to two hours

Lufthansa, KLM, and British Airways serve a snack free of charge. All cold and hot drinks – including beer and wine – are free of charge.

Finnair serves water, coffee, tea, or blueberry juice. You can buy snacks and other drinks from Finnair's wide Sky Bistro selection. You can also pre-order a hot meal for an additional fee.

Norwegian's lowest-priced LowFare tickets don't include any meals or drinks, but you can buy drinks and many types of snacks during the flight.

You can bring your own snacks on all flights. The airport's restaurants and cafés offer a large selection of prepacked meals and snacks you can buy and take on the flight with you.

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