Fiji Airways 'Dine on the Ground' service: Airline to serve meals before passengers board

Fiji Airways has announced it will begin serving its business class passengers and others with lounge access their meals before they get on the plane. The meal service, called Dine of the Ground, promises a pre-flight gourmet meal "to maximise rest while travelling". The airline said the move comes after research found 31% of Australian passengers skipped in-flight meals in favour of getting more sleep. As a result, up to 38% of food on board was being discarded. Passengers taking morning or evening flights out of Nadi, Fiji will be offered breakfast or dinner, respectively, in the Fiji Airways Premier Lounge shortly before boarding. The move won't do any harm to Fiji Airways' bottom line either – particularly given that every gram of additional weight an airline can shave off their flights can result in huge savings on fuel costs. <br/>