The aviation industry is about to rise again after the toughest months during the corona pandemic. SAS, Widerøe and Norwegian are launching constant expansions of the program, both domestically and abroad.
Other airlines are also relaunching short and long-haul flights, and with increased offers, prices are expected to fall. Many chasing the cheapest airline tickets, while others are concerned with saving money by knowing which seven things not to buy at the airport.
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Tastes different
With the reopening of air routes, the airlines have also expanded their range of services on board, both in terms of food and drink. But when it comes to drinks, many passengers experience that the drink simply does not taste as good in the air as on the ground.
Ask customers: Were employees well-groomed?
It is several things that affect your sense of taste on board the plane. The air pressure in the cabin, how high above the sea the plane flies, low humidity and vibrations help to make the meal different than it would taste on the ground. The airlines try to take this into account, with varying degrees of success.
IN THE LOUNGE: Champagne you can enjoy in the lounge before takeoff. But stop buying expensive champagne on the plane. Photo: Odd Roar Lange / The Travel Inspector
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Avoid this
DinSide has been in contact with several cabin crew who confirm the findings in Matador Networks report about the best and worst drinks to order on board a plane.
Let’s start with what affects most of us: coffee.
– The coffee served in the plane is not good at all, say several cabin crew, who rather share another tip:
Stop by the coffee shops in the departure hall and buy a cup of freshly brewed coffee from here. Take it with you on board and enjoy good coffee.
If you fly with the airline Delta or with Widerøe, they serve coffee from Starbucks on board, so here is hope for a good cup.
Licorice pipes must be sold as tobacco
Drop sweet drinks
Our taste buds perceive taste in a completely different way when we are up in the air. If you have also used a face mask until you are going to drink, you have “disturbed” the taste buds – and the sense of smell – further.
Sweet drinks that taste good on the ground, taste completely different, and often not as good, in the air.
Drinks are often served on long-distance routes (intercontinental routes), but the experts in the cabin advise you to drop ordering screwdrivers (vodka and orange juice) and vodka and cranberry juice. Really drop everything that is mixed with sweet juices.
Did you know this? You can “steal” this with you from the plane
WARNING: The coffee you get on the plane rarely tastes particularly good, according to cabin crew. Photo: Odd Roar Lange / The Travel Inspector
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The best drink you make yourself
The drink Bloody Mary makes many people wrinkle their noses. Even those who have never tasted it. Tomato juice tastes, according to experts, extra good on flights …
And since it has so many ingredients, you naturally do not ask the cabin crew to make one. But – you can make your own variation. Ask for vodka and tomato juice, and vips you can make your own.
If you are extra picky, you can of course bring both tabasco and salt and pepper on board, so you give your personal Bloody Mary a boost.
Drop the ice cubes
Sometimes it is best to choose a simple solution. If you like whiskey, you’re saved. Order a simple whiskey – with soda if you want. It tastes almost like home.
PS: It is a good idea to drop the ice cubes, which can be made from water tapped from taps.
And only drink
The airlines do a lot to satisfy their guests. But they rarely have a full bar solution and colorful cocktails on board. Several airlines instead offer gin and vodka from reputable suppliers and combine it with ready-made cocktail mixes. But the smart thing is to mix with soda or tonic – and to avoid diet coke, which does not taste good 30,000 feet above the ground.
Wrong to fill so much?
Waste of money
When you first go on a long trip, it’s nice to treat yourself to something good in the glass, and some go with the plane’s most expensive champagne. Let it be said at once: you are wasting your money. The small champagne bottles you buy on board are expensive, while your taste buds are hardly able to extract value for money. There is no need to go for premium items on the plane.
The smart purchase
If you are offered a glass of white wine, this is better than buying a miniature bottle that is often overpriced. It is the same alcohol percentage, but you get less for your money by buying the small bottles. And many cabin crew like to show that they appreciate the nicest travelers by filling the glass extra – or coming back with a little refill.
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