‘God help the other passengers if THIS is First Class!’: Photo of British Airways cooked breakfast leaves Twitter users horrified at ‘baby vomit’ eggs and a rather suspicious looking sausage
- Picture was allegedly taken on a flight from Abuja, Nigeria to London Heathrow
- Twitter users were left stumped as they struggled to identify all the food items
- A first class BA ticket between London and Abuja costs upwards of £7,000
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A breakfast on a first class British Airways flight has been branded ‘disgusting’ by social media users over its ‘baby vomit eggs’, ‘phallic-looking’ sausage and ‘unidentifiable’ food items.
Twitter users were left stumped by the ‘concerning’ meal, after a photo shared on the site appeared to show three roast potatoes, ‘blue-ish’ scrambled eggs, a long pink sausage and mushrooms.
There also appeared to be a burger patty on the plate – although the jury is still out, with some believing it to be stuffing.
The photo was shared by consumer expert and TV presenter Jane Hawkes, who claims the meal was served on a BA flight from Abuja in Nigeria.
Ms Hawkes told MailOnline that she was sent the picture by a friend who had flown from the African capital to London Heathrow.
‘He only shared it as he was so disgusted,’ she said, ‘He didn’t expect it to go viral.’
She added that she was still trying to work out what was on the plate herself.
One Twitter user agreed, as they quipped: ‘Trying to figure out what the hell the items are is a fun game,’ while one compared the eggs to ‘what my cat brings up after feasting on rodents.’
BA has since apologised for the meal, telling MailOnline: ‘We’re speaking with our third-party caterers to understand what happened here, as this clearly doesn’t meet our usual high standards.
‘We’re sorry we let our customers down on this occasion.’
The photo was shared by consumer expert and TV presenter Jane Hawkes, who claims the meal was served on a BA flight from Abuja, Nigeria
Ms Hawkes told MailOnline that she was sent the picture by a friend who had flown from the African capital to London Heathrow (stock image)
A first class ticket between London and Abuja costs upwards of £7,000.
‘God help the other passengers if that’s what first class get!’ another tweeted.
Others compared the eggs to Papier-Mache, while another joked: ‘The sausage looks like it’s missing its testicles.’
‘Where are the beans?!’ another declared, while another simply stated: ‘That scrambled egg colour is seriously concerning.’
‘That sausage-like thing looks like something from Stranger Things,’ quipped another.
Others came to the defence of BA, sharing photos of ‘lovely’ meals they had recently had on both business and first class routes.
One frequent flyer suggested there can be a difference in the quality of in-flight meals depending on where the aircraft takes off from.
MailOnline has contacted BA for comment.
It comes after Which? collated a picture gallery of some of the worst in-flight meals served to its readers in 2019, before the pandemic brought international travel as we knew it to a standstill.
The consumer group said some of the dishes appeared truly stomach-churning, adding: ‘We are talking everything from chicken ‘slop’ to cake that could double as a ‘building brick’.
It added: ‘And it would be wrong to assume an upgrade to a superior cabin will save you from a culinary nightmare if the experiences of our members are anything to go by.’
Passengers flying around the world just before the pandemic hit shared their horrifying pictures of plane food, including this one from Ryanair passenger Billy Shearer, who spent €10 on this Irish breakfast
Meanwhile another customer revealed his unappetizing meal by Spice Jet, complete with soggy omelette
Airlines have claimed in the past to go to enormous lengths, sometimes hiring celebrity chefs, to produce what they insist are good quality meals in what are difficult circumstances.
There is some evidence to suggest that the conditions on board a plane, such as the air pressure and temperature, change the way food and drink tastes.
Bizarrely, there is science to show that even cabin engine noise can change how people experience food.
However, the evidence of the Which? survey suggests that these dishes could not be saved even if they were served under a silver salver in one of the world’s finest hotels.
Ryanair passenger, Billy Shearer, made the mistake of ordering the Irish breakfast for a morning flight based on the firm’s description of it as ‘the perfect option to fill up and start your day with’.
It was listed as 10 euros in the company magazine, while the image shows two lovely rashers of bacon, two sausages, hash browns, white pudding, a tomato and some slices of what looks like rustic brown bread.
Traveller David Ball shared his ‘business class’ luxury chicken Biriyani, and said the meal was as ‘awful’ as it looked
However, the unhappy diner begged to differ when he ripped off the plastic to find a ‘monstrosity’ of soggy potato waffle, shrivelled button mushrooms and congealed white pudding.
Carriers seemed to have a particular problem with breakfast. A full English served by BA included a serving of scrambled eggs that was virtually unrecognisable because of its weird colour and consistency, alongside sweaty mushrooms.
Nick Avery, who was flying with the Indian carrier SpiceJet, said: ‘I now know why most passengers opted for a curry breakfast.
‘Apparently, it was an omelette, sausages and hash brown. It tasted as good as it looked.’
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