The man ate free food in an airport for a year (Picture: PA)

A man was able to eat for free for a year using just a first class plane ticket.

The resourceful ‘passenger’ reportedly ate every day in the first class lounge at Xi’an Airport in Shaanxi, China.

The man was able to stay a step ahead of China Eastern Airlines by changing the date of his flight every day after feasting on the food.

But staff eventually became suspicious when they discovered the man had moved his flight booking on more than 300 occasions.


When the cheeky customer realised they were on to him, he cancelled his ticket and quietly disappeared with a full refund.