By Emily H. Bratcher
September 01, 2011
Airplane food has a reputation for being boring, even
disgusting. In fact, an entire website is devoted to posting passengers' images
of airline food -- the good, the bad and the downright ugly. These real-life
photos prove that Beef Stroganoff with roasted vegetables may sound scrumptious
on the menu, but when the flight attendant hands you some congealed beef
substitute with limp broccoli, your appetite vanishes as quickly as your
excitement for the plane ride. After all, one of the ways you can avoid
mile-high boredom (aside from reading and watching films) is to eat. If the
food is inedible, then your airplane experience is tainted.
Still, not all airlines skimp on the quality of their grub.
Some are true epicureans, offering passengers not only a choice chicken or
beef, but also gluten-free options, fine champagne and food presentations so
beautiful you could cry. And thanks to AirTrax, an organization that monitors
airline satisfaction, we can pinpoint the airlines that serve the best food.
For its 2011 Passenger's Choice Awards, AirTrax surveyed more than 18.8 million
people about their experiences on more than 200 airlines. We used AirTrax's
findings (and a few other sources) to come up with these superlatives for the
world's most delicious airline food. If you're already spending hundreds -
even thousands - on an expensive plane ticket, you might as well book a flight
on an airline that serves the best food.
