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Photo taken by: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt
Route: Beirut (BEY) - Frankfurt (FRA), 7 Jun 2005
Ticket price: ID ticket
Flight duration: 4h 00m
Class: business
Aircraft: Airbus A321-231
Meal: breakfast - The photo shows the starter plate with various local
cheeses, dried fruits, deliciously creamy labneh cheese, croissants and
rolls, jam etc. This was followed by a hot main course - knefeh - a gorgeous
sweet pastry with cheese
Drink: anything you want
Comments: absolutely top class with great attentive and friendly service
too in super wide and comfy seats
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9.5
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Photo taken by: Raffik Homsy
Route: Beirut International – London Heathrow, 27 Jul 2004
Ticket price: £500 (Was upgraded to Cedars Class free of
charge- bargain!)
Flight duration: 5hrs
Aircraft type & class: Airbus A330/200 Cedars Class (Business)
Business or leisure trip: Leisure
Meal type: Breakfast
Menu Description:
Orange Juice
Labneh- Cheeses
Then..
Parsley Omelette, Grilled kofta – Duchesse potato, Grilled Carrots
& Courgette
Then..
Jam- Honey- Butter
Assorted Breads
Fruit Basket
Full open bar (including champagne)
Drink: Orange Juice & Water
Comments: Our tables were prepared with good quality table cloths,
heavy linen serviettes and I was also impressed by the other amenities
that the airline provided like Tooth Picks, Smint Mouth Fresheners, Cruet
set (pictured), and refresher towels. However, the decision to not use
metal cutlery was odd and let the presentation down.
The starter (pictured) was very substantial; however, the Lebanese cheese
(to the left) was rather salty. The salad garnish was fresh and tasty,
however.
Never before have I seen an assortment of bread and croissants like I
was offered with MEA- Cheese croissants, donuts, sun dried tomato bread,
traditional Lebanese flat bread, mini baguettes, toast, ciabatta and Olive
bread were just some of the choices available. I was extremely impressed
by this.
The main course was a bit of a let down (not pictured) – not owing
to the general quality of the meal (which was excellent) but rather the
temperature at which it was served (luke warm)
An abundance of beverages were offered- herbal teas, coffees to Verve
champagne, fresh juices, water, liquors and Arak. But as this was a morning
flight, I chose Orange Juice and a coffee, which was very nice.
After the main course, we were offered a fruit basket, containing Cherries,
Plums, Apples, Oranges and Kiwi. The fruit was fresh and served on clean
plates.
Prior to landing in the UK, passengers were offered a variety of Lebanese
pastries, beautifully presented in little boxes embossed with the MEA
logo.
I had mine at home the day after and was impressed by the general quality
of the sweets.
Can’t really fault the meal service- nicer than the food, meal, catering onboard
my last Business class flight with Malaysian to Sydney, but perhaps not
as good as the meal service on a Business class service to Beirut with
British Airways I experienced.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9
Camera brand & type: Olympus
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Photo taken by: Nabil A. Sadi
Route: Cairo (CAI) - Beirut (BEY), 21 Mar 2003
Ticket price: Around $190USD
Flight duration: 1 Hour
Aircraft type & class: Airbus A321-200, Economy Class
Business or leisure trip: Leisure trip
Meal type: Light cold lunch
Turkey sandwich cut diagonally in half
surrounded by lettuce, olives and feta cheese.
Two Lotus caramelized cinnamon biscuits
Drink: Hot tea and orange juice
Comments: For a one-hour flight, I simply can't complain.
Infact, I wasn't expecting anything except maybe a drink and some crackers
or peanuts. But to my surprise, I got a full light cold lunch which was
delicious! I can tell you that Cedar Class passengers got a full meal.
Staff were extremely friendly and professional. Before take-off, they
passed out newspapers for anyone who wanted to read. Right when we began
our descent into Beirut, they passed out Werther's hard caramel candy
for us to suck on to keep our ears open. An extremely nice touch. On longer
flights such as those to Paris and London, full hot meals are served.
MEA truly represents Lebanon. By far the best airline in the Middle East!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10
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