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Economy-class meals: Instagrammer highlights drastic differences between airlines, and names his two best, both Asian

  • Airplane Food Selfie is an Instagram page that shares photos of in-flight meals, mostly in economy class, on various airlines
  • Chicago-based software developer started account as a joke, but it now has almost 16,000 followers; he reveals his best airlines for economy-class food

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An economy-class meal on Japan Airlines. Henry Wu’s Instagram page highlights how drastically in-flight food in economy differs from airline to airline. Photo: Henry Wu/@airplanefoodselfie
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While it’s no secret that business- and first-class food are leagues apart from those served in economy, most people don’t realise quite how much economy-class food can vary across different airlines.

Indeed, while on some flights passengers are forced to make do with overcooked broccoli and pasta served under a foil lid, others get to enjoy tender chicken and crisp salad served on actual chinaware with metal cutlery.

There’s one Instagram account which hammers this point home incredibly clearly: Airplane Food Selfie.

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Set up by 39-year-old Henry Wu, the account shares images of in-flight meals sent in by travellers, with the airline, flight and class, and asks fans to rate how the food looks.

An American Airlines economy-class meal. Photo: Henry Wu/@airplanefoodselfie
An American Airlines economy-class meal. Photo: Henry Wu/@airplanefoodselfie
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Wu started the Instagram account in June 2018 and it swiftly took off – it now has nearly 16,000 followers.

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