British Airways presents the most amazing Food Facts on board their aircrafts

Why do pilots never have the same food? For what reason  tomato juice on board is so popular? Food and drink at an height have special peculiarities . The flight experts from British Airways  introduce the most amazing food Facts at 10,000 meters above sea level.

1. Tomato juice - The mother of all drinks on board

Tomato juice is considered a classic in air travel even if the juice outside the aircraft is rarely consumed. The reason for this is that  food reduces the flavor on board of an aircraft by up to 30 percent. This is due to changing conditions such as humidity, vibration and low pressure. Taste buds make  drinks and food taste  as bland or neutral  and the appetite for more spicy food increases. Tomato juice is therefore aboard the taste experience. This is even  additionally seasoned with salt and pepper

2. Pilot and copilot never eat the same

At British Airways - as well as many other airlines - the rule is that the pilots each receive a different menu. In this way, the risk of simultaneous food poisoning is to be minimized. Fruits, bakery and sealed products are excluded from this regulation.

3. Alcoholic delights in the air

Gin is the most popular spirit on British Airways flights. More than 2 million Gin and Tonics are served per year. This is where local ties, since the former juniper schnapps is originally from England. Also popular are wines, 1.3 million bottles of wine are ordered  annually in  First & Economy, 10 milllion quarter-liter bottles in  the World Traveller class and on short-haul flights. Champagne is sipped each year from around 650,000 bottles on long-haul flights. By the way: Most alcoholic drinks are  consumed on flight to and from Las Vegas!


4. Tea above the clouds boils earlier

Above the clouds, there is no piping hot tea. The temperature of cooking water drops, about 300 meters per 1 ° C.This means that the water boils at sea level at 100 ° C and at 10,000 meters above sea level at 66.6 ° C. In an airplane whose cabin pressure corresponds to the height of 2,500 meters, water boils at 91 ° C.

Katja Selle, Regional Commercial Manager, Central & East Europe, British Airways: "Every day we serve around 100,000 meals on board. We place great emphasis on meeting the needs of our dining and drinking passengers. We are continuously developing using our years of experience innovative concepts in order to meet the changing conditions on board. "