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Virgin Australia drops free meals, snacks and drinks in economy class – Executive Traveller
From today Virgin Australia economy class passengers will have to pay for anything other than water, tea or coffee.
Virgin Australia is betting that economy passengers will happily trade free snacks and drinks for lower airfares, as the airline moves to a fully ‘buy on board’ menu with the promise of cheaper tickets to come.
On all flights from today, Thursday March 25, Virgin will ask economy class flyers to pay for everything apart from water, tea and coffee.
(However, the airline says that passengers who bought their economy ticket before March 25 will be eligible for a complimentary snack “on request”.)
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