Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have unveiled their new spring menus, offering passengers a taste of regional favourites and chef-inspired dishes. Alaska Airlines is celebrating Pacific Northwest partnerships with dishes like Beecher's Mac & Cheese, whilst Hawaiian Airlines has collaborated with chefs Robynne Maii and Wade Ueoka to refresh its First Class menu with island-inspired cuisine.
Alaska Airlines' new menu is available for preorder across all cabins on flights within North America and Hawaii. The First Class menu features seasonal selections such as Banana Crêpes and Lemon Pesto Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken. The Main Cabin menu highlights Beecher's Mac & Cheese, a dish perfected over two years, featuring Beecher's award-winning Flagship cheese. Todd Traynor-Corey, vice president of guest experience and products, stated, "Beecher's Mac & Cheese is a natural fit for our menu—iconic, high-quality, and unmistakably local."
Hawaiian Airlines' First Class menu, crafted by Chef Robynne Maii, includes dishes like smoked mozzarella frittata and beef & kimchi hand pie. Chef Wade Ueoka's inbound meals to Hawaii feature options such as braised miso beef and grilled kalbi with kimchi fried rice. Traynor-Corey expressed excitement for the new offerings, saying, "We're redefining inflight dining with a culinary experience that excites our guests."
Both airlines aim to enhance the inflight dining experience with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. The new menus are available for preorder, with Alaska Airlines offering a comprehensive domestic food preorder programme. Certain meal options may not be available on some flights, including redeyes
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