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BA jettisons free snacks on shorter flights in favour of M&S food

British Airways economy passengers will have to pay extra if they want to eat on short-haul flights, starting from next year.

15:19, UK,Thursday 29 September 2016

Image Caption:BA's new policy brings the company into line with no-frills rivals

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Economy class passengers on short-haul BA flights will no longer enjoy free snacks from next year.

If they want to eat they will have to pay for their choice from a selection of M&S snacks and salads.

The change will bring the UK flag carrier in line with low-cost rivals such as easyJet and Ryanair.

It comes five months after the appointment of new BA chief executive Alex Cruz, who previously ran Spanish no-frills carrier Vueling.

BA claimed the change was in response to customer feedback.

Image Caption:M&S food will be for sale on short-haul flights

Passengers are currently given a light snack, such as a bacon roll and a soft drink.

Mr Cruz said customers "want to choose from a wider range of premium products".

They will be offered items including crisps for £1, a cheddar ploughman's sandwich for £3, or a spiced chicken with quinoa and rice salad for £4.95.

The M&S selection will replace free food on short haul and domestic flights from Heathrow and Gatwick from 11 January and from London City and Stansted by next summer.

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Mo Farah was humiliated and sent to the back of the queue by an airline attendant before a flight in the United States, his wife has said.

Tania Farah said the Delta Airlines official "yelled" at the four-time Olympic gold medallist and refused to believe he had a business class ticket.

However, other reports say the Farahs arrived late for first-class boarding.

A Delta Airlines spokesman said it was investigating and "will be working directly with the Farah family".

The incident is alleged to have happened on 22 August as the couple and their four children were returning from the Rio Olympics, where Farah retained his 5,000m and 10,000m titles.

Farah and his family were on the final leg of their journey from Atlanta to their home in Portland, Oregon.

"I just knew she had a problem with him," Tania Farah said in the Sunday Telegraph, referring to the Delta Airlines official.

"This woman basically humiliated him until people came forward and said: 'That's Mo Farah, the Olympic champion'," his wife said.

"She was mortified afterwards, but had basically yelled at him.

"He was the only black person and hadn't done anything to warrant it."

Farah, 33, is aiming to become the first man to win three consecutive Great North Run titles when he races in Newcastle on Sunday.