Originally Posted by
ffay005
AY food is bad, but think of it this way: If you saved 200 EUR by choosing AY over a better carrier and then buy snacks and sandwiches for 30 EUR, you are still saving 170 EUR. It's sort of part of the deal.
The Alepa on the ground floor at HEL has a large selection of sandwiches etc. Just stock up before you fly.
Except that (At least in my case (ex-LHR)) AY is no longer the cheapest option these days flying eastbound to Asia, most of the time I can find cheaper flights with QR, CX, SQ in Y therefore the prices do not make sense given the prices they charge and considering what the competition offers. Gone are the days of £500-600 economy class flights with AY where I would have happily swallowed the lack of food. Air China is the the new AY ex-LHR with fare dumping £450 round trip fares to BKK from London!