Food for the long haul

Qantas’s 17-hour flights between Perth and London took off last month with an in-flight menu designed to help passengers cope with the long flight and reduce jet lag.

Working with researchers from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, Qantas has developed dishes that it says will “encourage sleep at optimal times during the flight” by improving passenger hydration.

Passengers can expect dishes such as tuna poke salad and salmon, soba and raw zucchini noodles in business class, and marinated beef, citrus, cumin and zucchini salad in premium economy and economy.

The airline’s drinks menu, meanwhile, comprises probiotic-infused Botanica cold pressed juice shots to aid hydration, as well as Qantas sleep tisane (herbal tea) and hot chocolate to help passengers fall asleep. qantas.com