Qatar Airways has created freshly curated menus for its North American flights, taking inspiration from the 13 gateway cities it serves in the U.S. and Canada and using local ingredients to enhance passengers’ gastronomic experience onboard. Mary-Jane Bonnaud, the first female head chef for Qatar Airways and the first female chef to design an in-flight menu for the airline, created the new menus to reflect Qatar Airways’ food philosophy of quality meals made sustainably. The menus are rolling out in phases across the North American network for both Business and Economy Class passengers and will be fully integrated into all flights from the continent by mid-April 2022.
The menus reflect the gateways’ local culinary influences and capture the cultural diversity across the continent, while bringing in elements of Qatar’s own Arabic cuisine. In line with the food philosophy of the airline, the menus feature the best fresh, local ingredients sourced from sustainable suppliers across the U.S. and Canada and rotate frequently to ensure that passengers are presented with a variety of food and beverage options. Menus on passengers’ outbound and inbound flights will be different to reflect the airline’s focus on serving local fare and ensure passengers’ taste buds experience an array of flavors.
