The airline Lufthansa is making changes to the range of drinks and snacks.
The passengers will pay for this from next Wednesday.
Cologne - From next Wednesday there will be innovations at Lufthansa that most passengers should not like.
In future, no free snacks or drinks will be offered in economy class on short and medium-haul flights.
The airline's new partners are dean & david and Dallmayr.
The prices for snacks and drinks will then be between two and twelve euros from Wednesday (May 26).
A bottle of tomato or orange juice will therefore cost three euros from May 26, as will a cup of coffee, cocoa or tea.
Passengers should receive "a water bottle and a little chocolate surprise" free of charge.
Lufthansa: Customers pay for a high-quality range of drinks and food
In a message from the company it is said that they want to offer customers "a wide, high-quality range of foods and beverages for sale".
Up until now, the “snacks on offer in Economy Class have often not met the expectations of the guests,” explains Christina Foerster from Lufthansa.
Therefore, the new offer was developed on the basis of customer feedback, it continues.
"With the high-quality offer, which is subject to a fee, our passengers will be able to individually decide what they want to eat and drink on their trip." According to Foerster, the new products should be more sustainable and environmentally friendly and selected according to high quality standards in terms of selection, preparation and presentation .
Austerity measures: Food is a major cost factor for airlines
In addition to Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines are also affected by this change.
These innovations have already been implemented at the subsidiaries Brussels Airlines and Eurowings.
Lufthansa is calling for air traffic to be relaxed, because the aviation business came to a standstill during the corona pandemic.
At the end of 2019 Lufthansa tested a new concept that eliminates the second warm meal on intercontinental flights.
Instead, only a "good quality cold sandwich" was served before landing.
This is because food on board is mainly a cost factor for airlines.
According to
Spiegel
, around five euros are calculated
for a menu in Economy Class
on long-haul flights.
Despite the company's financial hardship, Lufthansa is buying five jets each from Boeing and Airbus.
How things will go on with short-haul flights in general is a politically highly controversial topic anyway.
(jsch)
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