Just because you’re leaving Geneva doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your Swiss holiday so soon – Swiss International Air Lines is offering traditional cheese fondue on flights out of the city so you can enjoy the luxurious lifestyle for just a little bit longer.
Sample some cheese fondue in the sky. Image by Margarita Almpanezou/Getty Images
The iconic dish will be served up as part of a new menu for the winter season. The fondue is made according to a traditional recipe of 50% Vacherin Fribourg and 50% Gruyère cheese, and is served with bread. For the full experience, you can also add a traditional charcuterie board with dried meats, cured ham and Gruyère salami. The fondue costs 17 Swiss Francs (€15), while the charcuterie board is 15 Swiss Francs (€13). It is available on flights leaving Geneva for Malaga, Athens, Stockholm, Moscow, Gothenburg, Hurghada, Lisbon, St Petersburg and Marrakesh.
If you don’t want to just stop at a cheese fondue, there are also other typical Swiss offerings like a hot chocolate made with real Swiss chocolate, and freshly baked pain au lait served with a Cailler chocolate bar. There will also be traditional Bircher muesli and a special sandwich every month.
While enjoying Swiss cuisine on a flight might sounds like a tantalizing way to spend your flight, some health conscious travellers may want to skip the cheese and chocolate and find something a bit lighter to snack on. If so, consider the advice of a nutritional ‘diet detective’ who recently broke down the nutritional value of some of the top snacks provided by US and Canadian airlines.
If your favourite way to pass the time on a flight is enjoying a good meal, check out the simple track hacks that will help you score a better meal when you fly.
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