GONE are the days where you get free food and drink on all flights – now, on most short haul flights, you have to pay extra for a sandwich or a glass of wine.
But which airline has the most affordable options?
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You have to pay for food and drink on most short haul flights nowCredit: Alamy
According to research by Jetcost, if it’s cheap booze you’re looking for, fly with Eurowings or Wizz Air.
The flight comparison site looked at the prices of four different items offered on 12 airlines operating short haul routes within Europe.
The items were main (sandwich or toastie) meal deal, hot drink and a pastry/snack deal, beer and wine.
Flybe was revealed to be the most expensive airline for beers, with the price of a single 330ml can coming to £5.50, or the equivalent of around £9.47 for a pint.
It was followed by Norwegian Air at £4.66, and Jet2, Tui, easyJet and British Airways at £4.50.
In contrast, you can get a 330ml can of beer for just £2.97 on Eurowings – or around £5.11 a pint.
Vueling and Wizz Air also offer relatively cheap beers at £3.05 and £3.81 respectively.
Beer prices on short haul flights
- Flybe – £5.50
- Norwegian – £4.66
- Jet2 – £4.50
- TUI – £4.50
- easyJet – £4.50
- British Airways – £4.50
- Ryanair – £4.24
- Aer Lingus – £4.24
- Aurigny – £4
- Wizz Air – £3.81
- Vueling – £3.05
- Eurowings – £2.97
Wine prices on short haul flights
- TUI – £6
- Norwegian – £5.51
- Flybe – £5.50
- Ryanair – £5.09
- Aer Lingus – £5.09
- Vueling – £4.75
- British Airways – £4.60
- Jet2 – £4.50
- easyJet – £4.50
- Eurowings – £4.24
- Aurigny – £4
- Wizz Air – £3.81
For wine lovers, there’s a bit more variation but Wizz Air is your best bet.
An 187ml bottle (a bit more than the standard small glass you get in a pub) on the budget airline costs just £3.81 – the only one less than £4.
Aurigny charges £4, Eurowings’ costs £4.24, while easyJet and Jet2 both come to £4.50 a bottle.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tui is the most expensive for wines with an 187ml bottle costing £6.
Norwegian has come in at number two again with a bottle costing £5.51, followed by Flybe at £5.50.
Ryanair and Aer Lingus both charge £5.09 for each bottle.
Jetcost also looked at prices for two different meal deals for the airlines.
Aurigny didn’t have a main meal option, and British Airways didn’t list a pastry option so both were excluded.
Of the airlines included, Norwegian was the most expensive at £10.59 for the main meal and second most expensive for the snacks deal at £4.24.
Wizz Air offered good value again, with the cheapest main meal deal at £5.09 – the only one under £6. Its snacks deal was also fairly good at £3.81.
While Eurowings offered some of the cheapest booze, it was actually quite expensive for the snack deal – a combination of a hot drink and snack came out to be £4.66 and was the most expensive of all the airlines.
For the cheapest snack deal, try Aurigny (£3.50) or Jet2 (£3.55).
Main meal deal prices
- Norwegian – £10.59
- Vueling – £8.48
- Aer Lingus – £8.05
- British Airways – £7.90
- Ryanair – £7.63
- Jet2 – £7.60
- easyJet – £7.50
- Flybe – £7.00
- Eurowings – £6.78
- TUI – £6.50
- Wizz Air – £5.09
Hot drink and snack deal prices
- Eurowings – £4.66
- Norwegian – £4.24
- Ryanair – £4.24
- Flybe – £4.00
- TUI – £4.00
- easyJet – £4.00
- Wizz Air – £3.81
- Vueling – £3.81
- Aer Lingus – £3.81
- Jet2 – £3.55
- Aurigny – £3.50
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