Sick bags are most appreciated airline freebie

A poll conducted by Cheapflights.co.uk has revealed that the most appreciated airline freebie is a sickbag.

Airline freebies have always been a perk of flying, but developments in the travel industry, such as the introduction of low-cost airlines and cost-cutting measures of full-service carriers, have seen freebies and giveaways dwindling. Recent restrictions placed upon hand-luggage capacity have made freebies an almost essential aspect of air journeys, but it appears that that the airline freebie that UK travellers are most thankful for is a small waxed paper sick bag.

A staggering 49 per cent of respondents to the poll conducted by Cheapflights.co.uk, the UK’s leading flight comparison website, opted to nominate the sick bag as the item most gratefully received on a flight.

Other items listed in the poll include in-flight entertainment (21 per cent), soft drinks (10 per cent), pillows and blankets (9 per cent), snacks such as peanuts and crisps (5 per cent) and flight socks (2 per cent).

David Soskin, CEO of Cheapflights.co.uk says: "These results are rather surprising; snacks would definitely have been my first choice. Freebies are thought to be an important factor by full-service carriers, but it seems that passengers expectations about flying are constantly changing. These findings show that the simple things in life are often the most under-rated."

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