British Airways Celebrates 85 Years of Inflight Service

30 April 2012, London – On 1 May, 2012,  British Airways celebrates 85 years since its first inflight meal service on a commercial aircraft.    Imperial Airways, British Airways’ Predecessor, introduced the Silverwing branded air service on the London-Paris route in 1927, offering the first luxury onboard meal service.  There was only one male flight attendant dressed in a smart white tunic serving just ten passengers on the two hour flight.

There was a small cabinet carrying four servings of whisky, a dozen bottles of lager beer, two siphons of sparkling water and twelve assorted bottles of mineral water.  There was also a packet of sandwiches or biscuits and one or two thermos flasks of hot water for beef tea or coffee.

Around 100,000 meals are being served daily, often more than one meal on an individual flight.  The 14,000 crew are trained in the art of premium service such as knowing the different types of wine as well as how to cook the perfect scrambled eggs or how to re-create a five-star turndown service.

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