Major airline replaces meals with chocolate bars
Passengers on British Airways flights have been left hungry and angry after the airline replaced the second meal on long-haul flights with chocolate bars.
Those flying certain routes no longer receive a sandwich or meal before landing in a move to cut back costs.
A premium economy passenger who paid £500 ($897) for a flight from London's Heathrow Airport to New York's JFK Airport said the mini chocolate bar was an "insult" after paying so much for the seven-hour journey.
"It was a joke. I paid £500 for a World Traveller Plus seat and the breakfast was OK but to then get just a fun-size chocolate bar six hours later is outrageous," the unidentified passenger told the Sun.
"The cabin attendant who served me was clearly embarrassed and when I asked for another she said she wasn't supposed to but handed another one over as she could see I was hungry."
The changes apply to economy class on flights under eight-and-a-half hours and premium economy on flights under seven hours, a spokesperson for the airline told the MailOnline.
"We offer customers on all of our transatlantic flights a three course meal, bar service and snacks and on our longer transatlantic flights, including to the west coast, customers are offered an extra meal during the flight."
First appeared on Stuff.co.nz.
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