People sometimes remark that all airlines are largely similar. The same seats, same food, same service… the only real difference being the accents of the cabin crew. Personally, I think there is quite a bit of differentiation, especially when it comes to the food.

A lot of the time, especially in premium classes, the meal is a reflection of the airline and the country it is from. Therefore, I think it might be fun to see if anyone can guess an airline just by looking at a picture of an onboard meal. I imagine hardcore frequent flyers who have experienced many airlines will do well here. Will you?

Guess The Airline

There are five pictures below. The only hint I will give you is that the meals come from a variety of airlines, one from each of the three major alliances, and two from unaligned carriers.


Right, have you managed to guess any? Some are quite distinctive and some are not. Both short haul and long haul meals are represented of course, which you can tell from the vast difference between meal three and meal five, for instance.

Overall Thoughts

Of course, if you can guess all five of those, there is a bonus point for guessing the airline at the top of this article. I know that if I was playing this game, I probably wouldn’t do very well… then again, since they’re all carriers I’ve flown with, perhaps I would do alright.

Airline meals are pretty distinctive in my book. From the shape of the plates to the specific design choices, they all reflect the individuality of the company.

Have you guessed any then? If so, drop your answers into the comments below and I’ll let you know if any are correct. Thank you for reading and good luck!

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