Passengers on a British Airways flight have been handled to KFC after the airline was unable to offer prospects with common in-flight meals.

British Airways (BA) cabin crew dished out the fried rooster straight from the Colonel's bucket to hungry travellers on a long-haul flight from the Caribbean to the UK.

The 12-and-a-half hour flight from the Turks and Caicos Islands confronted some points with its regular meal service over the weekend so resorted to the bizarre various, with there being restricted meal choices on the airport.

Footage confirmed BA employees with tongs and buckets of the quick meals delicacy as they labored the aisles of the plane - nevertheless, not everybody was happy with the parts.

Passenger Andrew Bailey tweeted that BA have been "giving some lucky passengers one piece of chicken".

He added: "The container with the plane catering wasn't chilled so all thrown away!!"

Another passenger jested: "Please sir, can I have some more."

On Instagram, customers criticised that vegans weren't catered for and questioned if the drumsticks and thighs have been halal.

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Not everybody was so harsh although, with some praising the crew's efforts.

One stated: "Kudos to the crew. They did what they could do to serve their customers."

In a light-hearted assertion, BA stated: "Our teams sprung into action and made sure our customers had something to eat.

"We apologise to prospects that their full meal service was not out there and we needed to wing it on this event.

"We're sorry if we ruffled any feathers."

After the flight landed, passengers have been supplied with a refreshment voucher.

Long-haul BA meals typically encompass a starter, major course and a dessert, with snacks and a second meal on longer flights.