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Guess What Airline Still Gives Metal Forks, Knives and Spoons in Economy Class?

September 30, 2011 at 11:23 AM | by | Comments (2)

The photo gives away the answer, which is Japanese airline ANA, also the star of the week as they took First Delivery of Boeing's much-delayed 787 Dreamliner. But back to the goods...

We flew ANA from Bangkok to Tokyo just this weekend, and while the sun rose over Japan and we descended into Narita, ANA's perfectly coiffed flight attendants, with their perfect neckscarf rosettes, passed around breakfast. Imagine our surprise when a trio of metal utensils clattered out of the baggie with the refreshing wipe.

Oh, rest assured the knife was the safely rounded, dull level usually reserved for baby utensils, but still—metal! No cheap plastic knife bending and flicking things into our face; no cheap plastic fork that bends its prongs instead of sinks them into a bite.

There are of course other airlines out there that still use metal utensils in economy class, but they are fewer and fewer. When you find one, there's a huge chance they aren't skimping on other things either, like nicer soap in the lavatories and better quality blankets and pillows.

So...next place we'll see these utensils? The Dreamliner, duh.

[Photos: Jaunted]

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So does Swiss...

Swiss international also gives you all 3 metal pieces of cutlery.

Heck, I'd settle for a titanium spork

But, then again I'd likely feel compelled to keep it for a souvenir. Aw, who am I kidding, I'd want to keep anything with the airline's name on it.

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