Over 550 European travellers and bloggers took part as food critics in cheap flight specialist Skyscanner's second annual study of the quality of on-board culinary offerings.

Pegasus Airlines, SAS and KLM have been rated as the best airlines in Europe for on-board food in Skyscanner's annual European Airline Food Awards.

In the low-cost airline category, Turkish airline Pegasus, which operates flights from London to many destinations in Turkey, took the number one position.  British airlines dominated the leader board, with Flybe in second place, Monarch in third, and easyJet in fourth place. Spanish airline Vueling also scored highly, taking the number five spot.

In the short-haul category it was Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) that triumphed. Germany's Lufthansa came in second place and last year's winner Turkish Airlines took third place ahead of British Airways, whilst Russia's Aeroflot also ranked well, coming in fifth place.

In the long-haul dining category, Dutch airline KLM claimed the number one position, followed by Aeroflot, SAS, Air France and BA.  Overall, SAS, Aeroflot and British Airways performed well, each appearing in the top five for both their long and short haul meals.

A Skyscanner survey of more than 1,500 international travellers also revealed that 54% of air travellers believe the overall quality of airline food is currently good, while three-quarters think that it is improving compared with previous years.

In fact, airline food now appears to be so good that 43% admitted to being envious of their neighbour's choice of meal.

Skyscanner European Airline Food Awards



Skyscanner's Victoria Bailie commented:

"Airline food used to have a reputation for being bland, but the quality of in-flight meals has improved massively as airlines place greater importance on serving good food at altitude. The majority of airlines have now realised that the quality of the meals does play.

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