'Ryanair served me the worst plane food ever - this sandwich wasn't fit for Oliver Twist'

A “shocked” dad claims Ryanair served him the “worst airplane food ever” - a miserable sandwich that “wasn't fit for Oliver Twist”.

Declan Minogue and his wife Claire Minogue, 61, were travelling back from Faro to Dublin airport on July 21 after seven relaxing nights in Portugal.

The “starving” 63-year-old ordered a £5.90 Hot Ham and Cheese Panini but claims he was “stunned” to open it up and discover just one piece of ham and the “tiniest bit of cheese” with no butter.

Despite polishing off the “bland” sandwich that compared to “something out of Oliver Twist”, he was forced to buy more food when he landed because he was still hungry.

Taking to social media, the dad-of-two shared a photo of the sandwich captioned “shocking and insulting”.

The photo clearly shows the opened sandwich, which has only one slice of ham cut in half and a small amount of melted cheese - with the ingredients barely covering half the bread.

Users took to the comments to express their shock at the “disgusting” meal.

However, some users warned to “never buy food on board flights”.

Feeling “massively ripped off” by the purchase the retail manager says he will no longer buy food during a Ryanair flight again.

Declan who lives in Lusk, Dublin, Ireland, said: “It was the worst airplane food ever. It was a massive rip off. I was shocked when I saw it.

“I got it and I opened it and couldn't believe it so I took a picture. It had two slices of ham and the tiniest bit of cheese and the cheese was like butter. There was no substance to it. I was stunned.

“It was like something out of Oliver Twist. You wouldn't be asking for more than that.

“It didn't taste good. It was very bland but I was starving so what could I do. You wouldn't really think you can mess up a ham and cheese sandwich.