{"id":213861,"date":"2025-12-31T10:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=213861"},"modified":"2025-12-31T11:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:00:18","slug":"africa-gastronomy-brussels-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/africa-gastronomy-brussels-airlines","title":{"rendered":"Africa on the menu of Brussels Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">From 1 January 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/brussels-airlines-growth-lufthansa-group\/\">Brussels Airlines<\/a> is offering African-inspired meals on flights from sub-Saharan Africa to Belgium. The airline is thus reinforcing its image as an expert on Africa and its art of living within the European Union. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/lufthansa-group-umbrella-brand\/\">Lufthansa Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Brussels Airlines, which serves no fewer than 18 destinations in sub-Saharan Africa, wants to reinforce its image as a passenger-friendly airline by offering regional cuisine and celebrating African cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Passengers departing from sub-Saharan Africa will be able to enjoy dishes inspired by regional flavours and local culinary traditions, adapted to the constraints of the on-board catering service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/brussels-airlines-growth-lufthansa-group\/\" data-id=\"193613\">Brussels Airlines, the most dynamic growth within the Lufthansa Group<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p><em>We call our product a \"boutique hotel in the air\". This means that we want to offer a tailor-made experience and make everyone feel at home.<\/em><\/p><cite>Philip Mortier, Inflight Product Manager, Brussels Airlines<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-des-menus-africains-dans-toutes-les-classes\">African menus in all classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">The menu will be renewed regularly. The first African-inspired dishes include Cape Malay-style braised chicken in Business Class and Mbongo cod, a traditional Cameroonian dish, in Economy Class. These options will complement the traditional inflight catering offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\"><em>\"We call our product a 'boutique hotel in the air'. This means that we want to offer a tailor-made experience and make everyone feel at home. Meals inspired by the rich cuisine of the African continent fully support this ambition. Whether it's savouring the taste of home one last time, extending the holiday feeling or discovering new flavours, we're confident that these African-inspired meals will appeal to our passengers\", <\/em>says Philip Mortier, Inflight Product Manager, Brussels Airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"styles_paragraph__6o_o7\">Brussels Airlines has recently invested in renewing its customer experience. The company has recently <a class=\"styles_link__4YAiu\" href=\"https:\/\/press.brusselsairlines.com\/vous-avez-ete-surclasse--brussels-airlines-ameliore-lexperience-business-class-sur-ses-vols-long-courriers\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">redesigned its on-board catering service<\/a> and introduced new tableware. On flights departing from Brussels, Business Class passengers can enjoy meals designed by Michelin-starred Belgian chef Glenn Verhasselt. 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