EasyJet passenger fuming after paying £5 for ‘worst’ airline sandwich
‘I was in disbelief,’ says traveller
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A disappointed easyJet passenger shared footage of what he claims was “the worst airline food and advertising” he’d ever seen.
Alex, a 38-year-old Londoner, uploaded a video of his £5 sandwich to social media after a recent flight from Paris to London Gatwick.
“Is this the worst airline food and advertising you’ve ever seen?” he wrote, with a clip of the advertised hummous and roasted vegetable baguette - a picture that shows it brimming with fillings - beside the reality.
The actual baguette appears to come with a scraping of hummous and a very small scattering of vegetable chunks.
Alex was so peeved by the difference between the picture and what he was served that he sent the sandwich back.
“I was in disbelief at first,” he told the Sun Online. “It is the sort of stuff you hear about with airline food. I spoke to the crew and asked for another sandwich.
“The flight attendant told me ‘not to be surprised’ and that pictures rarely reflect reality. They gave me another and it was pretty much as bad.”
He also claimed to have shelled out £2 for a bottle of water which never arrived as crew said the plane was about to land.
An easyJet spokesperson said: “We’re aware of this footage and will be looking into this with our in-flight retail supplier as it appears that the item served falls short of the high standards we expect from our inflight food and drink range for our customers.
“We will be in touch with the customer to apologise for their experience and provide a gesture of goodwill.”
It’s not the first time a passenger has been left less than satisfied with an inflight meal.
A photo of a Ryanair bacon sandwich attracted criticism of the airline’s inflight catering after being posted on social media in August 2021.
Bestselling Irish crime writer Liz Nugent tweeted a picture of the offending breakfast item on Friday, with the caption: “My pal @AimeeWoods21 paid €5.50 for this ‘bacon sandwich’ @Ryanair today. I’m trying to figure out if it qualifies.”
Despite costing nearly £5, the sliced, unbuttered mini-baguette appeared to contain just a couple of scraps of bacon rather than even one full rasher.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments