Short haul catering guide - Winter 2012/13 [Beta]
Nov 13, 2012, 12:39 am
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Great work by all involved, many thanks. ^^^
Not usually one to moan but I am travelling to LIS next week in Club. 15:20 dep from LHR and I am very disappointed that it appears it will be afternoon tea that is being served. Can't fathom a significant difference between some sandwiches and a wrap. It's a former Band 3B route and the flying time is normally between 2.10 and 2.30. Flight arrives at 6pm-ish too.
Bigger things to worry about in the world of course, just quite disappointing, especially as I only had enough miles to do Club one way, and I chose the outbound as I'd be in the office until lunchtime then thought I'd get on the flight and have a couple of drinks and a nice hot meal.
Not usually one to moan but I am travelling to LIS next week in Club. 15:20 dep from LHR and I am very disappointed that it appears it will be afternoon tea that is being served. Can't fathom a significant difference between some sandwiches and a wrap. It's a former Band 3B route and the flying time is normally between 2.10 and 2.30. Flight arrives at 6pm-ish too.
Bigger things to worry about in the world of course, just quite disappointing, especially as I only had enough miles to do Club one way, and I chose the outbound as I'd be in the office until lunchtime then thought I'd get on the flight and have a couple of drinks and a nice hot meal.
Nov 13, 2012, 2:31 am
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For the benefit of anyone outside Europe who hasn't seen the new snack basket, offered outside breakfast time on Domestics, and on various EuroTraveller service. The spoon is there to give a size indicator - it's a teaspoon. Nutritional information at the end, basically the biscuits have the most calories, the crisps the least.
The Forest Feast Emerald Mountain Trail Mix consists of approximately 6 nuts, 6 chocolate raisins, 6 raisins and a few dried cranberries. Packaged in Northern Ireland. 20 grams.
The Real Handcooked Sea Salt flavour potato crisps come from Wales. 15 grams. This has about 20 mini crisps, possibly the equivalent of half a dozen big crisps.
Lily o'Brien's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies - 2 biscuits. 38 grams, made in the Irish Republic.
Nutritional information per package:
Forest Feast = 97 kCalories. Fat = 5.7g, of which saturated fat = 1.0g.
Real Crisps = 73 kCal. Fat = 4.5g, saturated = 0.6g
Cookies = 200 kCal. Fat = 11g, saturated = 4.4g
Allergy advice:
Forest Feast = Nuts, soya, milk. Packaged in a factory handling peanuts and sesame seeds
Crisps = none (the word "none" is stated on the package as if to imply no allergy concerns).
Cookies = Wheat, milk, gluten, soya, eggs. May contain traces of nuts.
The Forest Feast Emerald Mountain Trail Mix consists of approximately 6 nuts, 6 chocolate raisins, 6 raisins and a few dried cranberries. Packaged in Northern Ireland. 20 grams.
The Real Handcooked Sea Salt flavour potato crisps come from Wales. 15 grams. This has about 20 mini crisps, possibly the equivalent of half a dozen big crisps.
Lily o'Brien's Double Chocolate Chip Cookies - 2 biscuits. 38 grams, made in the Irish Republic.
Nutritional information per package:
Forest Feast = 97 kCalories. Fat = 5.7g, of which saturated fat = 1.0g.
Real Crisps = 73 kCal. Fat = 4.5g, saturated = 0.6g
Cookies = 200 kCal. Fat = 11g, saturated = 4.4g
Allergy advice:
Forest Feast = Nuts, soya, milk. Packaged in a factory handling peanuts and sesame seeds
Crisps = none (the word "none" is stated on the package as if to imply no allergy concerns).
Cookies = Wheat, milk, gluten, soya, eggs. May contain traces of nuts.
I had the "Forest Feast" option the other day. "Feast" it was not!
Nov 13, 2012, 2:40 am
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Great work by all involved, many thanks. ^^^
Not usually one to moan but I am travelling to LIS next week in Club. 15:20 dep from LHR and I am very disappointed that it appears it will be afternoon tea that is being served. Can't fathom a significant difference between some sandwiches and a wrap. It's a former Band 3B route and the flying time is normally between 2.10 and 2.30. Flight arrives at 6pm-ish too.
Bigger things to worry about in the world of course, just quite disappointing, especially as I only had enough miles to do Club one way, and I chose the outbound as I'd be in the office until lunchtime then thought I'd get on the flight and have a couple of drinks and a nice hot meal.
Not usually one to moan but I am travelling to LIS next week in Club. 15:20 dep from LHR and I am very disappointed that it appears it will be afternoon tea that is being served. Can't fathom a significant difference between some sandwiches and a wrap. It's a former Band 3B route and the flying time is normally between 2.10 and 2.30. Flight arrives at 6pm-ish too.
Bigger things to worry about in the world of course, just quite disappointing, especially as I only had enough miles to do Club one way, and I chose the outbound as I'd be in the office until lunchtime then thought I'd get on the flight and have a couple of drinks and a nice hot meal.
Many crew are feeding back to BA that we don't feel afternoon tea is good on Band 3 flights but the best thing to do is to make BA aware of your views. Write in or use the feedback form on BA.com but also ask your particular crew to feed back your views via their iPad.
Nov 13, 2012, 2:42 am
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Nov 13, 2012, 3:10 am
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Didn't mean to sound negative as it's good to see BA mixing things up with new offerings.
On a side note, do you know how often the wine is changed? On my last couple of ET flights its been a red topped Spanish red and the Malbec was much better.
Last edited by BAflyer2007; Nov 13, 2012 at 3:16 am
Nov 13, 2012, 5:06 am
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I too had the Trail Mix on Saturday and it really wasn't worth it!
Nov 13, 2012, 6:25 am
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Oh no! I was expected the full sized bags of Real Crisps - not these titchy tiny ones!
Nov 13, 2012, 6:57 am
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Nov 13, 2012, 8:08 am
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Originally Posted by Littlegirl:19641447
Indeed.
It looks the lunchtime flight from OSL to LHR, usually my CE flight of choice leaving a few work hours before heading to London during lunch hour (although a 2hr, 20 min flight) is now within the dreaded 'extended breakfast' hours ("enhanced" into brunch).
Unlucky, I guess, as the flight is scheduled for 4 mins before the new lunch hour on-board kicks in
It looks the lunchtime flight from OSL to LHR, usually my CE flight of choice leaving a few work hours before heading to London during lunch hour (although a 2hr, 20 min flight) is now within the dreaded 'extended breakfast' hours ("enhanced" into brunch).
Unlucky, I guess, as the flight is scheduled for 4 mins before the new lunch hour on-board kicks in
BA are monitoring all feedback and they will act to change things very quickly if feedback comes in about any issue. They will only act on issues if people let them know.
Nov 13, 2012, 11:19 pm
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BA 938 LHR-DUS November 2012 Club Europe
November 2012
British Airways Club Europe Breakfast on Tier 1 flight
BA 938 LHR-DUS 9:10am departure
Choice of
Hot breakfast
Or
Smoked salmon with cream cheese and bagel
Bircher Muesli with Mixed Berries yogurt made by DO & CO
Chocolate croissant
British Airways Club Europe Breakfast on Tier 1 flight
BA 938 LHR-DUS 9:10am departure
Choice of
Hot breakfast
Or
Smoked salmon with cream cheese and bagel
Bircher Muesli with Mixed Berries yogurt made by DO & CO
Chocolate croissant
Nov 14, 2012, 9:58 pm
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BA 847 WAW-LHR November 2012 CE
November 2012
British Airways Club Europe
Lunch on Tier 3 flight
BA 847
Warsaw to London Heathrow
Choice of
Grilled Chicken Salad
Or
Prawn Curry with saffron rice and pak choy
Assorted Breads – Soft Ciabatta style rolls
Blueberry crumble with mascarpone cream made by DO & CO
British Airways Club Europe
Lunch on Tier 3 flight
BA 847
Warsaw to London Heathrow
Choice of
Grilled Chicken Salad
Or
Prawn Curry with saffron rice and pak choy
Assorted Breads – Soft Ciabatta style rolls
Blueberry crumble with mascarpone cream made by DO & CO
Nov 15, 2012, 1:21 am
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I'm sorry to see that the Dormens' snacks have disappeared - As a domestic traveller I enjoyed those (especially the mini poppadoms) and the fact there was a changing cycle of different snack types.
Will there be a rotation of different snack options, or it fixed going forward?
Will there be a rotation of different snack options, or it fixed going forward?
Nov 15, 2012, 1:33 am
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Pimento mozzarella omelette with sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomato and rosti potatoes
On a flight from IST to LHR, no sign of mozzarella was detected in the omelette, although the rest of it was all there in glory.
Does the omelette ex-LHR have any mozzarella or other cheese flavour? I remember OTP also was devoid of any cheese or its flavour when it was supposed to be emmental omelette, so I'm wondering if it is a down-route thing or not?
Nov 15, 2012, 3:49 am
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(Band 4 breakfast option)
On a flight from IST to LHR, no sign of mozzarella was detected in the omelette, although the rest of it was all there in glory.
Does the omelette ex-LHR have any mozzarella or other cheese flavour? I remember OTP also was devoid of any cheese or its flavour when it was supposed to be emmental omelette, so I'm wondering if it is a down-route thing or not?
On a flight from IST to LHR, no sign of mozzarella was detected in the omelette, although the rest of it was all there in glory.
Does the omelette ex-LHR have any mozzarella or other cheese flavour? I remember OTP also was devoid of any cheese or its flavour when it was supposed to be emmental omelette, so I'm wondering if it is a down-route thing or not?
The catering when loaded down route as on Band 4s or early morning departures for all night stopping aircraft will be different to the schedule as it is sourced locally.
Nov 15, 2012, 4:04 am
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Apparently not! The passenger sitting across from me on the BA940 to DUS on Sunday was given short-shrift by the Cabin Crew member operating in Euro Traveller when he picked all three "goodies" out of the basket.
"You can only take one" she said. "But if there is any extra, I will come back"
"You can only take one" she said. "But if there is any extra, I will come back"