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Why does food taste different on a plane?

Many British Airways premium flyers will be unhappy from this week, as their Club Europe members ...

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17.04 6 Jan 2026


Why does food taste different on a plane?


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17.04 6 Jan 2026


Many British Airways premium flyers will be unhappy from this week, as their Club Europe members will now not have an English Breakfast as part of their food options. Instead, they’ll be served a continental breakfast.

Do you really care about what food you get on an airoplane? And why does plane food taste so different to food on the ground?

Joining Ciara to discuss is Professor Charles Spence, Experimental Psychologist at the University of Oxford.


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