NEWS FLASH
Air Serbia has introduced new complimentary meal packages for economy class passengers on flights around two and a half hours and longer. The contents of the packaged meal include a sandwich, sweets and water. It replaces the previous meal service, which included a bottle of water and either cookies or crisps, which have been served on all short haul flights up until now. Passengers can purchase additional snacks, sandwiches and beverages on board. Business class travellers, as well as all customers on flights between Belgrade, New York and Tianjin, continue to be offered complimentary food and beverages in all classes. Air Serbia introduced its buy-on-board service for economy class passengers in March 2018 and reintroduced complimentary snacks in November that same year.
Good news: @airserbia decided to re-start the practice of giving out lunch packs on flights longer than 2.5hrs pic.twitter.com/jLqDjIH9Tm
— Срђан Гарчевић (@SrdjanGarcevic) May 2, 2023
That "package" looks pretty sad. A step ahead, nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteHow exactly? The bun does not seem stale or hard.
DeleteHad the opportunity to try it last night on a flight from TLV. Didn't not look too appealing but the quality was just fine.
DeleteFlew into BEG from ARN last night, the meal was quite decent. A nice surprise nevertheless and a step forward for JU
DeleteThe muffin was really tasty, tried it on Monday!
DeleteI mean, compared to the JAT meals, it is depressing.
DeleteMeals on almost all European airlines are depressing compared to 10-20 years ago.
DeleteFlying from LHR soon and looking forward to trying it!
ReplyDeleteAegean style !!! Good job!
ReplyDeleteIf I am not mistaken, Aegean introduced or will introduce new meals in economy class. I saw a commercial on a Greek TV Channel yesterday
DeleteThey gave us pizza on FRA-ATH. It is not very nice when reheated on board, but is OK. ATH-BEG was OK sandwich.
DeleteWe had Pizza aswell from ZRH-ATH in February, however it's a brand new commercial so I think they will introduce the new meal service now
DeleteAh cool, this was less than 2 weeks ago. I like Aegean. They seem to care about their passengers. I had a problem with my passport (I left it somewhere and police called my name to come and pick it up) and I did not show up for boarding. They called me on the phone to check on me and offered help with the security. It was not needed but I was shocked how they care about people. Lufthansa would just close the gate and leave. Same in ATH, if you are in the check-in line, they will not let you be late for your flight. They call destinations they are about to close check-in and let you skip the line.
DeleteAegean rocks. I had a flight from SMI to BEG connecting at ATH with a 55-min layover. The 'Connection Ambassador' waited for us at the wing tip, got us through the CD counter at passport control then through the staff control at security and ran with us to the very far A28 gate to make sure we got onto the last bus for the BEG flight :)
DeleteWe also callout destinations that will soon be closed for check in at Air Serbia in Belgrade. :) even though i am somehow battled between why are you late and good you are here before closing time, we try to get you on the flight.
DeleteUhh... How does it look like? Shame on JU! No creativity in it, big LoL :) No words needed....
ReplyDeleteHopefully Wizz will give you a nice complimentary sandwich!
DeleteWizz will also cost three times less so...
Delete3x less in your dreams . Great offer by JU as many World Class airline's are offering less and less.
DeleteFor some dates Wizz is more expensive to London than Air Serbia.
DeleteWill it be served on flights to LCA ?
ReplyDelete"on flights longer than two and a half hours"
Delete@ 10.58 yes it will
DeleteI like that they have decided to brand the water. But the packaging looks really sad, again it would take a just little bit more to take this from ok to something impressive.
ReplyDeleteThey should check how KLM does this. Much more appealing at almost no extra cost!
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as almost no extra cost. It's either free or you pay for it. Air Serbia lunchbox is free.
DeleteThis is a nice upgrade, it seems that they accepted suggestions regarding onboard service.
ReplyDeleteAMS,BCN,GOT,KZN,CAI,LCA,LIS,MAD,AGP,SVO,OSL,PMI,CDG,LED,AER,ARN,VLC. Ovo su linije iz BEG, bilo bi lepo da i putnici iz Niša dobijaju paket.
ReplyDeleteNe postoji redovan let iz Nisa koji je duzi od 150 min. Na carter letovima svakako vec sluze.
DeleteLHR as well.
DeleteMislio sam da je Keln iz Niša preko 2,5h, ali sad vidim da je 2,2h. Zamalo.
DeleteCan confirm, got the pack on my way back from LIS
DeleteTotally needless on a short flight and their food was cheap enough!
ReplyDeleteCheap enough, but not good enough. Other airlines consider their buy on board programme an integral part of their revenue, and they manage to generate significant revenues. What Air Serbia offers is a bunch of lousy sandwiches, standard drinks presented on a menu looking like a children's birthday invitation. The only Serbian thing on there are the Orasnica and the Rakija...
DeleteJust compare
JU: https://bit.ly/44oXd8P
BA: https://bit.ly/3NH0bzA
LX: https://bit.ly/3NzM6UL
FR: https://bit.ly/3AL7z5D
DY: https://bit.ly/3LPqwu4
And in business the choices aren't really better, weird choices, horrible execution.
Maybe it isn't even JU's fault, the fact Hainan has to hand out a 3 kg snack bag due to subpar catering says all about the situation at Aerodrom Catering.
You implicated that, unlike other airlines, Air Serbia doesn't consider BoB as part of their revenue. Do you have any proof or just trash talking as always?
Deleteyou mean implied, right?
DeleteYou are good for spell checking but not much more, including not understanding Air Serbia revenue.
DeleteNot spell check, but word check. But thanks anyways.
DeleteYou are funner than a clown.
DeleteI miss the 1997 "JAT" white paper bags with sandwich, peanuts and water. That were times. Never seen such a nice thing after even within other carriers. :(
ReplyDeletePeanuts can be dangerous for some people. Responsible airlines are not offering them for quite some time.
DeleteJat Airways used to offer plates like Aegean is doing now.
DeleteBut therefore you paid cheapest ticket BEG-FRA 250 EUR.
I was talking about JAT Yugoslav Airlines, in 1997 there was no JAT Airways yet.
DeleteAt that time they offered plates at longer trips and this white paper bags at shorter trips. I had never a complaints about JAT Catering actually.
JAT Airways never existed. It was Jat Airways, as @15.53 correctly wrote. Yugoslavia disintegrated in 1991/1992. JAT was abbreviation for Jugoslavenski /Jugoslovenski Aero Transport. The company might still formally have had the old name in 1997 but real JAT, flag carrier of Yugoslavia, good, big and wellknown carrier, actually ceased to exist in 1991/1992
DeleteYou are not telling me anything new. No need to correct "typo's" anyone understands.
DeleteI was not correcting "typos" or typos. I was correcting the essence. The essence is that JAT was the airline of Yugoslavia, huge and good. Jat was airline of the leftovers of one part of ex-Yugoslavia, tiny and lousy. I don't know about the catering, maybe catering was good in Jat as well, but I am talking overall. If you knew it, and deliberately wrote what you wrote, even worse
DeleteWe are talking about food and catering. Stop with going off topic and bringing in things just to have something to say. Thanks in advance.
DeleteYou were the one who brought history into catering discussion, giving inaccurate historical data. I corrected your false data. Instead saying thanks, or at least admit your mistake, which I often do when proved wrong, you are accusing me for going off topic. Well sorry, you went off topic with going back to history instead keeping on catering. If you don't like what I said, perfectly fine with me, but I will not stop discussion which you started on your order because you dislike it. And JAT and Jat were two completely diferrent Universes. Cheers!
DeleteAgain, everyone knows this. What you were doing is like telling that 2+2=4.
DeleteYou are just writing to write. I also mentioned the year and that should be enough for airline/aircraft fanatics to know how and what. But go ahead with being "interesting" and "all knowing". Cheers!
Not only airline and aircraft fanatics read and participate in this blog, it's actually quite opposite. I was not writing to be "interesting" or interesting, but to correct what you wrote wrong, because JAT and Jat were not the same. And you are obviously kind of person that does not accept being able to make mistake and admit it, unlike me, who often admits not to be "all knowing", which is precisely what you pretend to be. And this will be my last post here, however I do expect another one of yours for "yours to be the last"
DeleteLeave that guy alone. He is right, you are practicing self fulfillment by spamming this topic.
DeleteLet's hope OU now introduce something better then a cup of Water and tiny pack of crackers and their Business class product needs an overhaul also.
ReplyDeleteFor OU, hope is all we can have, regarding everything. Eternal hope that never materializes
DeleteTheir business class catering product is pretty much what you see on the photo in this article which is really not acceptable for business class passengers.
DeletePoor. Better to give nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteNo one is forcing you to take it. Or at least take the water. If you listen to doctors they say 500ml of water is needed for every 2 hours in the air.
DeleteAgainst free lunchbox: 1 Dee
For free lunchbox: millions of others
OMG, I love this blog: so far 44 comments about sandwich bun.
ReplyDeleteIt looks really a cheap sandwich.
ReplyDeleteNothing stops you to buy something more expensive if it is hurting your dignity to get something "cheap".
DeleteLast weekend I fly with Austrian and Brussels airlines. First one offered plastic cup if water from the plastic 2l bottle + a chocolate, second one didn't bother to offer even the glas of water... I think all the ones complaining are the ones who would complain anyway, so we should not react.