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British Airways Starts Charging for Food on Short Haul Flights

Grant Martin

Photo Credit: A promotional image featuring British Airways' new food collaboration with Marks and Spencer. Some passengers may not be pleased about paying for food on short-haul flights. British Airways

Skift Take

British Airways took a page out of Ryanair's playbook on its plans for short-haul catering. And while the planned fee structures aren't too galling, it may still rub some legacy passengers the wrong way.

Every legacy airline market has its own way of dealing with the threat of ultra-low-cost carriers. In the United States, American, Delta, and United implemented basic-economy pricing to strip away passenger perks. In the UK, British Airways plans to start charging aggressively for onboard snacks on short-haul flights. Announced on Thursday in the British Airways media center, British Airways plans to partner with

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