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Jet2 Is The First Airline to Serve Nando's Onboard

Jet2 Is The First Airline to Serve Nando's Onboard

In-flight food just got a whole lot more appetising.

Marianne Eloise

Marianne Eloise

Who ever actually wants to eat a meal on a plane? Soggy, half-cold and usually over-salted, even the best airlines disappoint when it comes to what they're willing to serve up 30,000 feet in the air.

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That's where Jet2 come in - the airline has stepped up to become the first UK airline ever to serve snacks from everyone's favourite Portugese-inspired chicken chain Nando's.

With Jet2, you get can now have your budget flight with a side of Nando's "Peri-Peri Flight Bites", two snacks infused with the Peri-Peri spice.

Jet2 and Nandos

The first of these snacks is a "Nando's Box", which features houmous, Peri-Peri drizzle and pitta bread chips. It cost just £4.

The second is "half-popped corn", which they have described as "a mild and delicious snacking option where fluffy popcorn meets crunchy corn" that will take your taste buds "on a trip" and costs a very budget-friendly £1.50.

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In a statement, a spokesperson for the the Leeds-based airline said: "To give customers even more reason to feel sky-high with excitement this summer, Nando's vouchers can also be found in selected Nando's boxes onboard, entitling one person to a free Nando's meal."

He added: "The addition of these two fantastic snacking options give our customers even more great choice than ever, and mean that we are the first UK airline to offer Nando's products on our in-flight menu.

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"We have already made a number of exciting changes to our menu this year, and we are sure this brand new menu will delight customers even more."

The half-popped corn is even vegan, so if you dodge meat and dairy, you won't have to miss out on this delicious in-flight treat.

On the inclusion of vegan options, the spokesperson added: "the new in-flight menu is Jet2.com's biggest and best yet, with a number of new additions to give customers more choice and variety than ever.

Following the introduction of its first ever in-flight vegan meal earlier this year, the warming and hearty penne arrabbiata pasta dish, the company has added the vegan and gluten free "Gnaw" chocolate bar, with Nando's Half-popped Corn also suitable for vegans."

The snacks are available on all Jet2 flights now. What more of an excuse could you need to book your holiday?

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Topics: Food, travel, Nandos