I ordered a 'low calorie' meal on a transatlantic British Airways flight for free — here are all the special meals you didn't know you could order

Alison Millington

• I ordered a "low calorie" meal on a recent transatlantic British Airways flight for free — and I'll never eat the standard economy food again.
• There are a number of special meals you probably didn't realise you could order.
• Ordering a special meal also means you get served first.
• Scroll down to see BA's full list of special meals — but you can get them on most major airlines.

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From booking a seat in the exit row to paying to use an airport lounge, there are a number of things you can do to make your economy flight experience more bearable.

On the return leg of a recent roundtrip flight from London to Toronto with British Airways, I decided, for the first time, to actually pay attention to my booking options and order a "special meal."

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