Airasia Now Has A Restaurant Selling Inflight Meals; Plans To Open More In China, London & New York

A Wise Old Man once said:

“I would rather eat out of a trash can than consume any of that schmuck they serve on planes.”

And as much as I hate to admit it, I’ve to concede on this one (to a certain extent):

Airplane food has certainly not amassed a particularly good reputation for itself.

Now, I’m not sure what the problem is exactly: the food itself…

Or the fact that being high up on a metal object with mechanical wings is ruining your appetite.

Well, I guess we’ll never have a clue.

Airasia Now Has A Restaurant Selling Inflight Meals; Plans To Open More In China, London & New York

Just yesterday, I had the fortune of coming across the following 4-panel comic:

And after reading the headline of this article, my instant thought was:

Well, someone has been reading shreyadoodles, huh?

That’s right; despite the infamously bad rap airplane food has garnered for itself, an airline has opted to go against the stereotype…

And set up a whole restaurant in its name.

According to Mothership, Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia has opened a restaurant in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that sells dishes the airline serves to its inflight passengers.

Unveiled just yesterday (3 December 2019), the restaurant is named Santan (the Malay word for coconut milk) and features such classic on-flight dishes such as Nasi Lemak, Satay Skewers and Beef Rendang.

The dishes are reportedly going for RM12 (S$3.90).

The menu also includes favourites from Southeast Asia, such as Cambodia’s Pineapple Fish Noodle, Chicken Inasal with Garlic Rice and Vietnamese pho.

And There Are Plans To Expand The Restaurant Chain Internationally As Well

According to The Star, AirAsia’s venture isn’t limited to Malaysia;

It has plans to branch out as well.

Indeed, AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tony Fernandes has reportedly unveiled plans to open the airline’s fast food restaurant in culinary locations like London and New York, and other ASEAN countries.

A franchise of Santan would reportedly be opened in China soon as well.

“We wanted to be a lifestyle brand and not just an airline brand. We can’t be a lifestyle brand without food,” Fernandes announced to reporters.

“Our airline food has been successful and we are the first airline ever to commercialise our food.”

Well, we’re certainly hoping that Tony Fernandes’ venture will be more productive than his QPR stint. Though considering how the football club has faced relegation and is currently languishing in the depths of the Championship…

I doubt it could possibly get any worse.