Revealed: The airline that charges most for in-flight food and drink Drinking alcohol on a flight can be an expensive business By Hugh Morris 7 MARCH 2017 • 10:54AM he era of free food and drink on short-haul travel is well and truly over, with just eight of the 22 most popular airlines in Europe still serving passengers complimentary snacks or beverages. What’s more is that the cost of in-flight eating and drinking can be prohibitive and varies greatly from carrier to carrier, according to new research, with some customers paying nearly £10 for a gin and tonic. The cost of dining at 35,000 feet Cheapflights.co.uk Airline Cost of sandwich crisps wine and hot drink Eurowings £11.80 Jet2 £11.95 Thomas Cook £12.00 Flybe £12.30 Air Berlin £12.35 British Airways £12.55 Thomson £12.80 Monarch £13.10 Aer Lingus £13.20 EasyJet £13.30 That price is courtesy of Iberia. The Spanish airline boasts the most expensive G&T, as surveyed by flight comparison website cheapflights.co.uk, but also the cheapest hot drink, at £2.15. Its total for a typical meal of a sandwich, crisps, glass of wine and a hot drink came to £14.05, the second most expensive of the airlines included. Icelandair registered the highest total, with the same items coming to a total cost of £14.45. The Icelandic flag carrier was found to be offering the most expensive sandwich (£5.95), crisps (£2.55), wine (£5.95) and beer (£5.10). The airlines still offering free food and drink At the other end of the spectrum was German airline Eurowings, whose passengers would be able to purchase their in-flight sustenance for £11.80, including the cheapest beer surveyed (£2.55). British Airways, which scrapped free food on short-haul economy flights at the start of the year and introduced a Marks and Spencer menu, ranked ninth out of 14, and boasted the cheapest crisps, at £1, and bottle of water, at £1.80. Andrew Shelton, managing director of Cheapflights, said passengers should consider bringing their own food. How does a beer cost on a plane? Cheapflights.co.uk Airline Cost of beer Eurowings £2.55 Jet2 £4.20 Thomas Cook £4 Flybe £4 Air Berlin £2.55 British Airways £4 Thomson £4 Monarch £4 Aer Lingus £4.25 EasyJet £4 Norwegian £4 “With free inflight meals now the exception rather than the rule, travellers will be asking themselves what they stand to gain by booking their next flight with BA over one of the low-cost carriers - and whether they should simply ‘BYO’ when it comes to inflight food.” “For many travellers, complimentary inflight food and drink is the last bastion of ‘civilised flying,’" he continued, "and those unprepared to relinquish the pleasure do still have options, with BMI Regional, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Air France, Alitalia and TAP Portugal all continuing to offer free snacks and beverages on their short-haul flights.” The best (and worst) in-flight meals  View article Paid content Google Play Store Vikings: Free Strategy MMO Game that will get you Recommended by Air France 1 Austrian Airlines 2 Alitalia 3 bmi 4 KLM 5 Lufthansa 6 TAP Portugal 7 Swiss 8 READ MORE The fabulous New York apartment with a catch - your neighbours are the Trumps 1 Foreign Office warns travellers not to fly on major Caribbean airline 2 Trump shelves plan to make airlines list baggage fees alongside headline fares 3 Travellers face summer of 'disruption and misery', airline warns 4 Visitors to US airports warned to expect 'more rigorous' body searches 5 Sponsored The gateways to Australia’s natural wonders Discover why Cairns and Darwin are worth more than a few days of anyone’s time Read more › Travel latest Paris for £29 anyone? Eurostar slashes ticket prices in 10-day flash sale Cities in the sky: the world's 15 highest capitals  British Airways to offer less legroom than Ryanair on short-haul flights Meet the Black Mambas: South Africa's all-female anti-poaching paramilitary team Where to stay and what to do in Porto How to stay safe while backpacking The best of northern Europe (according to you) Top 10: the best luxury hotels in Devon Incredible high-tech ski and snowboard kit you'll want to own The fabulous New York apartment with a catch - your neighbours are the Trumps Britain's 25 best spring walks Foreign Office warns travellers not to fly on major Caribbean airline The seven wonders of the British springtime you must see before it's too late Europe's best 10 beaches for a party Is a weekend ski break worth the hassle? From cocaine hills to coconut palms in Colombia Revealed: The 10 cleanest capital cities on Earth The surprising history of London's fascinating (but forgotten) coffeehouses £300m BrewDog to open beer hotel – if you can spare some cash to build it The holidays that could improve your life 50 reasons why a holiday in Britain beats the Med Contact us Rewards Archive Reader Prints Advertising Syndication Guidelines Privacy Terms and Conditions Leave your feedback © Telegraph Media Group Limited 2017

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Revealed: The airline that charges most for in-flight food and drink
Drinking alcohol on a flight can be an expensive business
By Hugh Morris
7 MARCH 2017 • 10:54AM
he era of free food and drink on short-haul travel is well and truly over, with just eight of the 22 most popular airlines in Europe still serving passengers complimentary snacks or beverages.
What’s more is that the cost of in-flight eating and drinking can be prohibitive and varies greatly from carrier to carrier, according to new research, with some customers paying nearly £10 for a gin and tonic.
The cost of dining at 35,000 feet
Cheapflights.co.uk
Airline Cost of sandwich crisps wine and hot drink
Eurowings £11.80
Jet2 £11.95
Thomas Cook
£12.00
Flybe £12.30
Air Berlin £12.35
British Airways
£12.55
Thomson £12.80
Monarch £13.10
Aer Lingus £13.20
EasyJet £13.30
That price is courtesy of Iberia. The Spanish airline boasts the most expensive G&T, as surveyed by flight comparison website cheapflights.co.uk, but also the cheapest hot drink, at £2.15. Its total for a typical meal of a sandwich, crisps, glass of wine and a hot drink came to £14.05, the second most expensive of the airlines included.
Icelandair registered the highest total, with the same items coming to a total cost of £14.45. The Icelandic flag carrier was found to be offering the most expensive sandwich (£5.95), crisps (£2.55), wine (£5.95) and beer (£5.10).
The airlines still offering free food and drink
At the other end of the spectrum was German airline Eurowings, whose passengers would be able to purchase their in-flight sustenance for £11.80, including the cheapest beer surveyed (£2.55). British Airways, which scrapped free food on short-haul economy flights at the start of the year and introduced a Marks and Spencer menu, ranked ninth out of 14, and boasted the cheapest crisps, at £1, and bottle of water, at £1.80.
Andrew Shelton, managing director of Cheapflights, said passengers should consider bringing their own food.
How does a beer cost on a plane?
Cheapflights.co.uk
Airline Cost of beer
Eurowings £2.55
Jet2 £4.20
Thomas Cook £4
Flybe £4
Air Berlin £2.55
British Airways £4
Thomson £4
Monarch £4
Aer Lingus £4.25
EasyJet £4
Norwegian £4
“With free inflight meals now the exception rather than the rule, travellers will be asking themselves what they stand to gain by booking their next flight with BA over one of the low-cost carriers - and whether they should simply ‘BYO’ when it comes to inflight food.”
“For many travellers, complimentary inflight food and drink is the last bastion of ‘civilised flying,’" he continued, "and those unprepared to relinquish the pleasure do still have options, with BMI Regional, KLM, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Air France, Alitalia and TAP Portugal all continuing to offer free snacks and beverages on their short-haul flights.”