Austrian Airlines are to start rolling out their short-medium haul buy-on-board programme, called “Austrian Melange“.
Yes. You can get onboard Schnitzel. Image, Austrian Airlines.
The new product offering goes live in Economy Class from the 18th March. The new catering concept is available on flights with a flight time of up to three hours. The airline is promising quality, regionality and selection are the focus of the new offering.
The fresh dishes are made by DO & CO’s “Henry for Austrian” brand, while coffee and tea are catered from Julius Meinl.
Depending on their personal needs and tastes, Economy Class passengers can choose from the “Austrian Melangerie” selection. On all European flights, sweet and salty Austrian snacks such as Mannerschnitten, Mirabell Mozartkugeln, Soletti Salzstangerl or organic almonds from the Lower Austrian company Landgarten, as well as soft drinks are available.
Almonds anyone? – Image, Austrian Airlines
On flights lasting 50 minutes or longer, an extended offering will be made available. Items such as an apple strudel, a vegetarian farmer’s roll, or an original Sacher cake. In addition, a selection of hot beverages from Julius Meinl, as well as Austrian wine and beer are offered.
Apple Strudel – Image, Austrian Airlines
On flights of 85 minutes or more, main dishes such as a chicken schnitzel with parsley potatoes or an Alpine Poké Bowl with smoked trout are not to be forgotten. Alcoholic beverages such as gin and schnapps from the Reisetbauer master distillery complete the offer.
Alpine Poke Bowl – Image, Austrian Airlines
According to the airline, snacks will be available for 2 euros, drinks from 3 euros, the price for main courses start from 9 euros.
Let’s take a look at some of the offerings
The new Buy onboard menu is available at https://www.austrian.com/at/en/austrian-melangerie
Hot drinks start at €2.50, heading up to €4.50 for a coffee.
Those of you who enjoy the sweet or salty snacks can look towards paying €2 upwards to indulge yourself during flight.
If you’re thinking of bread and protein (sometimes called a sandwich), you can look forward to paying €5 upwards. A Meat and Cheese platter will set you back €8.
Free to all passengers
Not all is lost for passengers who don’t want to pay. Austrian Airlines will offer water on request free of charge. In addition, all passengers will receive a chocolate taler from Salzburg Schokolade.
You also won’t pay…
There are also a few exemptions to this, with Business Class passengers not paying – with the premium catering by DO & CO will remain in place.
On flights with a duration of more than three hours, the current Economy Class service will also remain unchanged. This also applies to Austrian Airlines passengers on Austrian Holidays charter flights (recognizable by the four-digit flight number beginning with 2 or 9, e.g. OS9103 to Rhodes).
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