{"id":942852,"date":"2026-10-27T15:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942852\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:10:20","slug":"virgin-australia-announces-12-hot-chips-now-available-to-economy-passengers-in-exciting-menu-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/942852\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Australia announces $12 hot chips now available to economy passengers in exciting menu update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travellers will soon be able to enjoy one of Australia\u2019s most beloved comfort foods 35,000 feet in the air, as a major airline announces an exciting new menu item.<\/p>\n

Virgin Australia unveiled its new economy and business class menus on Tuesday and, after months of testing, the airline announced passengers with a spare $12 will be able to purchase hot chips on flights longer than 1.5 hours.<\/p>\n

Serving hot, crispy chips to passengers in the sky hasn\u2019t been easy, a Virgin Australia spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHot chips are taking to the skies, with Virgin Australia today adding the much-loved comfort food to its new onboard Economy menu in what is believed to be a first for an Australian airline,\u201d the airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile hot chips are a familiar favourite on the ground, serving them in the air has been a logistical feat for Virgin Australia, with the cooking process tested and evolved over many months to ensure they arrive to guests hot and crispy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"VirginCamera IconVirgin Australia\u2019s new menu items. Credit: Virgin Australia\/Supplied.<\/p>\n

The airline said the menu item is made possible by using skin-on potatoes, packaging designed to allow adequate airflow during cooking, and heating them in the onboard ovens.<\/p>\n

The bowl of chips is finished with aioli dip on the side, and salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

For the few hot chip haters, Virgin\u2019s take on the viral chicken Caesar wrap is also taking to the sky, while matcha lattes, BOSS iced latte coffee, chai lattes and a Jose Cuervo Sparkling Margarita will be available too.<\/p>\n

Business class passengers haven\u2019t been forgotten, with Virgin revealing a new line-up of dishes \u2014 including an egg and cheese breakfast quesadilla and a seared beef with roasted vegetables, potato & rosemary jus dinner option.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe business class menu items. Credit: Virgin Australia<\/p>\n

Virgin Australia Chief Customer Officer Andrew Cleary said the airline is also looking for ways to bring food people love on the ground into the air.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to innovate with what we serve in the sky, bringing new and exciting food and drink options onboard to make flying with Virgin Australia even more enjoyable for our guests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travellers will soon be able to enjoy one of Australia\u2019s most beloved comfort foods 35,000 feet in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":942853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,44,3792],"class_list":["post-942852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-news","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}