THE WOW FACTOR

Cast your mind back to the golden days of travel, when joints of roast beef ready to be hand-carved made their way down the aisle, along with Champagne and caviar. While this full-scale glamour belongs to another era, some airlines are still injecting a sense of occasion into the inflight dining experience.

The cherry on top Delta is keeping its passengers cool with the return of its Delta One dessert cart on international flights where customers can build their own ice-cream sundaes, choosing from toppings such as whipped cream, cookie crumble, fruit compote and chocolate chips. United Airlines also offers this service to its business class passengers on long-haul routes. Sky-high tea You might be heading overseas, but Virgin Atlantic will cure any homesickness with its Mile High Tea, served in Upper Class and Premium. Passengers are offered three finger sandwiches along with a warm scone with cream and jam and mini patisseries, including a red, white and blue Battenburg, naturally. Custom cuisine JetBlue has partnered with New York's restaurant group Dig to provide its economy passengers on transatlantic services with a “build-your-own menu”. Customers can pick…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, July - August 2023

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