INTRO
Pegasus Airlines have one of the largest pre-order meal ranges for a low-cost airline and these meals are also some of the tastiest dishes youโll eat.
There are 26 different airline meals that you can pre-order, to achieve this quality product they work with one of the best inflight caterers in the industry Do&Co.
I recently took a flight from Zurich to Istanbul and caught up with the team from Pegasus and Do&Co catering for a behind the scenes look at their operation.
During the booking process, you will be shown a range of meals that can be pre-ordered.
You can save money by pre-ordering. These meals represent excellent value for money when compared to similar offerings on other airlines.
ONBOARD MENU
Pegasus tells me that the most popular hot dishes are the grilled meatballs and the chicken schnitzel. These meals offer great value, especially considering the quality of the product.
Their buy onboard menu also includes:
- Five different sandwiches: Turkey, Beef, Feta Cheese, Chicken, and Mini.
- Thirteen various soft drinks: Coke range, Juices, Water.
- Seven alcohol options: Red/White wine, Efes Beer, Absolut Vodka, Chivas, and Jack Daniels.
- Coffee/Tea: Nescafe.
- Eight different snack options: Pringles, croissants, nuts, etc.
- Five various chocolates: Kit Kat, M&Mโs, Toblerone, Milka, Snickers.
- Seven more snack options: Noodles, Muesli, Fresh Fruit, Salad, and Soup.
INFLIGHT EXPERIENCE
My flight from Zurich to Istanbul was a short 2 hours and 35 minutes. Although I forgot to pre-order a meal, it wasnโt an issue as hot meals are also available for purchase during the flight.
Ten minutes after takeoff, the crew commenced the inflight service, which took them about 30 minutes to complete.
I purchased the Chicken Schnitzel dish, which is quite similar to the Austrian Airlines pre-order schnitzel, though slightly smaller.
The salad was fresh, the chocolate mousse was amazing, and the schnitzel was delicious.
The fresh lemon added a nice zest to the meal.
THE INFLIGHT KITCHEN
I had the chance to meet the team from Pegasus and their inflight catering partner, Do&Co, at their inflight kitchen.
Around 3,000 people a day pre-order meals on the Pegasus website, and these are prepared at the Do&Co facility just 10 minutes away from Istanbul Sabiha Gรถkรงen Airport.
This unit produces around 35,000 meals daily and is only two years old.
Before this kitchen existed, meals were prepared over 60km away at Atatรผrk Airport.
Do&Co create fantastic delicious menus, and everything they produce is generally made from scratch, this is not common in the airline catering industry.
Pegasus is only one of a few airlines to offer a freshly made Sushi meal.
You can only order it on flights ex Istanbul; this is because the airline wants to provide the freshest possible sushi.
You can guess what was for lunch after the tour, and it was delicious and so fresh.
It was fascinating to watch the chicken schnitzel meals being prepared.
Empty trays move along the conveyer belt and are filled with potatoes first; as they move further down, the chicken is added.
Finally, the meals are wrapped and placed onto large trays, ready to be distributed to inflight trolleys.
YOUTUBE
A big thanks to the team from Pegasus and the Do&Co Gourmet Entertainment company for arranging this kitchen tour.
Pegasus Airlines, with its extensive and tasty meal options, sets a high standard for low-cost airlines, proving that quality and affordability can go hand in hand.