Post by kickingfrog on Jan 9, 2012 18:04:52 GMT
food on plane
Posted by Karen (Essex) on 9/1/2012
GF board
In my experience, you can't rely on plane food and drink even if you can eat anything. We ALWAYS take food with us.
You can take just about any solid food onto a plane and into the EU. Sandwiches, cakes, chocolate bars, dried fruit, nuts, crisps etc are all good. I would recommend that you suggest to him that he buys a drink or two once he has passed through security to take on the plane. (Anything bought airside can be taken onto the plane even if it is liquid). If he and some friends take some empty bottles, they can buy a big bottle and decant it into the small bottles and share the cost.
You would probably be best to pack extra food for the way home and possible delays. You should also be able to look up food outlets in both your departing and arrival airports to see if there is anything suitable in case of delays. (Wetherspoons Pubs are often in UK airports and the GF items on the menu are marked GF. Also, Wetherspoons Pubs at airports are all about eating rather than drinking and are full of families with children so there should be no problem about going there if necessary).
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PaulineNE on 9/1/2012
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I agree with the above I usually take DS rolls to make sandwiches on the way back as they keep well and don't need refreshing but would your son have the facilities to make himself a sandwich, if not I'm sure he won't mind (just for once) filling up on crisps and chocolate.
BTW the last time I ordered a meal on a plane I was given pasta and a tiny side salad I knew it wasn't gf pasta as it was in exactly the same carton as everyone else's, when I queried it I was told of course pasta is gf as if it was me that was clueless, never had a meal on a plane since .
Posted by Karen (Essex) on 9/1/2012
GF board
In my experience, you can't rely on plane food and drink even if you can eat anything. We ALWAYS take food with us.
You can take just about any solid food onto a plane and into the EU. Sandwiches, cakes, chocolate bars, dried fruit, nuts, crisps etc are all good. I would recommend that you suggest to him that he buys a drink or two once he has passed through security to take on the plane. (Anything bought airside can be taken onto the plane even if it is liquid). If he and some friends take some empty bottles, they can buy a big bottle and decant it into the small bottles and share the cost.
You would probably be best to pack extra food for the way home and possible delays. You should also be able to look up food outlets in both your departing and arrival airports to see if there is anything suitable in case of delays. (Wetherspoons Pubs are often in UK airports and the GF items on the menu are marked GF. Also, Wetherspoons Pubs at airports are all about eating rather than drinking and are full of families with children so there should be no problem about going there if necessary).
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PaulineNE on 9/1/2012
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I agree with the above I usually take DS rolls to make sandwiches on the way back as they keep well and don't need refreshing but would your son have the facilities to make himself a sandwich, if not I'm sure he won't mind (just for once) filling up on crisps and chocolate.
BTW the last time I ordered a meal on a plane I was given pasta and a tiny side salad I knew it wasn't gf pasta as it was in exactly the same carton as everyone else's, when I queried it I was told of course pasta is gf as if it was me that was clueless, never had a meal on a plane since .
