A Virgin Australia flight attendant has taken viewers behind the scenes to show how meals are heated on board.
The airline shared a now-viral video showing cabin crew preparing hot food in four specialised convection ovens in the galley.
“Ever wondered how we cook on board?” an employee said.
The video shows a crew member using an oven mitt to pull out the trays containing the hot airplane food.
“We have four ovens on board, this means we can heat up menu items like our ham and cheese toasties,” he said.
The meals are already prepared on the ground at catering facilities, then transported to the aircraft.
During the flight, they are loaded onto the trays before being heated in the multiple ovens.
According to Simple Flying, plane meals are “partially cooked” on the ground before they are loaded onto the plane, chilled or frozen.
The reheating process is the final stage of the cooking.
The meals take about 20 minutes to heat up before service.
Meanwhile, in another video that emerged last year, a Virgin Australia flight attendant revealed a little-known seat feature that solves a common problem when flying.
The cabin crew member’s video showed a hidden button underneath the armrest of the aisle seat that can offer passengers extra wiggle room.
The aisle armrest is usually locked in place — while the window and middle seats feature visible buttons on the side so passengers can lift and lower their armrests.
However, the air hostess revealed the “special” button that’s hidden on the underside of the aisle armrest, near the hinge.
The feature allows aisle passengers to raise and lower the armrest — making it easy for them to slide in and out of their seats during flights.
“Have you ever struggled with the aisle seat arm rest? Struggle no more with this seat hack,” the airline said.
“Press this special button and lift the arm rest. Problem solved. It’s a life changing hack, that’s for sure.
“Try this out on your next flight.”
When seated, passengers are required to keep the armrest down to avoid spilling out into the aisle in the event of turbulence.
The video also shows the flight attendant getting the handle of her carry-on bag caught in an aisle seat armrest — a common issue many passengers face when boarding or disembarking the plane.
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