Reluctant to fork out for the food on budget flights this summer?

High-altitude eating fan Tim Hayward tests their offerings from the sublime to the inedible. "Times have changed. Budget airlines have done away with the full hot meal service in favour of a sort of flying snack bar."

"Things are not as bad as they might seem. I tested offerings from five low-cost airlines and the results were surprisingly good. They have been extremely smart in their choice of menu, offering the kind of hot food that improves with storage and reheating, and sourcing sandwiches as squeaky fresh as most decent high street cafes. I managed to find something on every menu that was either outright delicious, or had that fantastic characteristic of old-school airline food - you simply can't imagine it ever existing on the ground - and scored all the menus for general taste and value for money."

"BMI Baby - The best fare, though, was the Look What We Found! Chilli Con Carne with Camargue red rice (£6.50 including beer or wine). The packaging tells a wonderful story about sourcing meat from happy cows and it's true that it retains an exceptionally beefy taste, but the best thing about a good chilli is how it improves with age. Well- prepared food that benefits from storage and reheating - this was starting to feel like the good old days."

Other airlines that were tested included Ryanair, Monarch, Easyjet and Flybe

This is an excellent review, showing that our products have impressed air travellers due to the fantastic taste and the provenance stories on our packaging. This is the type of result we want to continue to achieve and to further forge our relations within the airline industry.