The Mid-Autumn Festival National Day holiday is approaching, have you discovered it? In addition to previous free in-flight meals, paid customized in-flight meals are becoming a new option. Claypot rice, steak, smoked salmon, mao choi... “flew” to the clouds one after another, breaking the inherent impression of traditional airplane meals. Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and many other airlines are intensively increasing paid airline meal tracks. From affordable light meals that cost about ten yuan, home-cooked meals that cost 450 yuan, to high-end caviar meals that cost hundreds of yuan, in-flight dining bid farewell to “one taste for a thousand flights.” Some travelers said, “I think it's great to launch personalized services to give people in need more room to choose.” Some frequent travelers also said, “Sometimes we don't have a meal. It's great for us to be able to provide this kind of service.” Faced with the rise of paid in-flight meals, the China Aviation Association has long stated that free in-flight meals will not be cancelled. And under the trend of consumer differentiation, can the bottom line of quality of free airline meals be maintained? Relevant legal experts said that while airlines are introducing paid in-flight meals, if they use disguised measures to lower the original standard of free flight meals or force passengers to buy paid meals, this is an act that harms consumers' legal rights and interests. They must “add” to the original base rather than “subtract” them, so that travelers can make their own choices with full knowledge.

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago
The Mid-Autumn Festival National Day holiday is approaching, have you discovered it? In addition to previous free in-flight meals, paid customized in-flight meals are becoming a new option. Claypot rice, steak, smoked salmon, mao choi... “flew” to the clouds one after another, breaking the inherent impression of traditional airplane meals. Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and many other airlines are intensively increasing paid airline meal tracks. From affordable light meals that cost about ten yuan, home-cooked meals that cost 450 yuan, to high-end caviar meals that cost hundreds of yuan, in-flight dining bid farewell to “one taste for a thousand flights.” Some travelers said, “I think it's great to launch personalized services to give people in need more room to choose.” Some frequent travelers also said, “Sometimes we don't have a meal. It's great for us to be able to provide this kind of service.” Faced with the rise of paid in-flight meals, the China Aviation Association has long stated that free in-flight meals will not be cancelled. And under the trend of consumer differentiation, can the bottom line of quality of free airline meals be maintained? Relevant legal experts said that while airlines are introducing paid in-flight meals, if they use disguised measures to lower the original standard of free flight meals or force passengers to buy paid meals, this is an act that harms consumers' legal rights and interests. They must “add” to the original base rather than “subtract” them, so that travelers can make their own choices with full knowledge.