The present invention relates to a component (100) for a fluid flow engine, such as a gas turbine (100), comprising a first side (1), e.g. a top side and a second side (2), e.g. a bottom side, wherein the component (100) further comprises a mesh (5) of interior channels (20) for guiding a fluid through the component (100), wherein a fluid inlet being in fluid communication with channels (10) of the mesh (5) is provided at the first side (1) and at the second side (2), respectively, and wherein the mesh (5) is further arranged and configured such that channels (20) originating from the fluid inlet (10) of the first side (1) and channels (20) originating from the fluid inlet (10) of the second side (2) are interlaced such that a fluid entering the component (100) is at least partly guided according to opposing directions (FD) in the mesh (5).