I've just got back from Boston in W (op-up on the way out, U/G at the airport the way back). I was lucky enough to get new WT+ for the first time on the way back and the seats are brilliant, infinitely better than the old ones.
Anyway praise out of the way, this was my first trip down the back for a few months and it seems that there is a lot of evidence of cost cutting. The much fabled breakfast box has turned into a muffin, and while I wasn't a huge fan of the box, this is even worse. The breakfast service (if you can call a muffin thrown at you that) seems to be getting ever smaller. How can you get a full English on domestic flights and this pathetic excuse on inter-continentals? The other thing that seems to have disappeared is the tuck/snack box. I'm not sure if this was just this flight but that is a loss as well. What happened to the hot towels in W, was that just a trial?
I know BA really couldn't care less about us non First/Club pax but given that I'm paying £1500 a pop for these flights I didn't quite expect them to be so brutally removing service.
I don't think BOS is anywhere long enough to qualify for a tuck box in the galley.
Especially on the way back!
I've generally found catering in W/Y OK on that route, although I will admit to never having sampled the breakfast. I just don't bother with the slop that gets served up in an effort to pass as breakfast in any cabin on BA really. Except maybe a smoothie/juice/tea.
I found the muffin and the dishwater coffee quite vile the last time I travelled yyz-lhr and this was in W. On my next yyz-lhr I hope to pack something to hold me over until I get to T1. Perhaps a toastie and a decent cup of coffee on my EI flight will suffice.
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It isn't only Y/W. I just did ORD-LHR in J, and the meal choices were pathetic. A salmon salad or Eggplant ravioli. I actually asked if I had been given a special diet menu by mistake, but was told this was it.
Breakfast wasn't anything to write home about either - though at least the bacon on the roll was warm.
To quote an old Wendy's commercial: "Where's the beef?!?" (or the chicken, eggs and sausage?)
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No mistake. Perhaps it was due to the late hour. Fortunately I was warned (obliquely) by the ORD lounge agent and had a pretty decent meal in the lounge before the flight. Always excellent food in the ORD BA lounge, by the way.
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Originally Posted by WoodyWindy
No mistake. Perhaps it was due to the late hour. Fortunately I was warned (obliquely) by the ORD lounge agent and had a pretty decent meal in the lounge before the flight. Always excellent food in the ORD BA lounge, by the way.
Best flight for sleep that I ever had was the late ORD-LHR in J. Dinner in the lounge, glass of champagne on board then seat back after take-off and woke up somewhere over Ireland.
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I suspect that is absolutely the case.
Best flight for sleep that I ever had was the late ORD-LHR in J. Dinner in the lounge, glass of champagne on board then seat back after take-off and woke up somewhere over Ireland.
Managed my longest sleep on a sleeper flight (214) from BOS and suffered minimal jetlag as a result. I know that the Sleeper flights were derided when first introduced but I think they work, assuming that there is another flight (non sleeper) available for those who want it.
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I love the Sleepers, but they're still not long enough for a night's sleep. I can fall asleep almost instantly, but with JFK sleepers, I get woken up from a deep sleep at T-40 and jump out of my skin in the process.
I have a slight preference for DFW, just long enough for a quick meal service and an 8hr kip. It leaves a tad early, but nothing some melatonin can't sort.
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Not a sleeper flight by any chance?
Yes, I think that was the term used. It was the first time I had heard the term. I thought she was just referring to the nature of the seats, rather than the flight itself.
(P.S. Didn't mean to turn this into a thread hijack!)
Yes, I think that was the term used. It was the first time I had heard the term. I thought she was just referring to the nature of the seats, rather than the flight itself.
(P.S. Didn't mean to turn this into a thread hijack!)
On non sleeper sevices, you would normally recieve a far more substantial food service
The idea with sleeper services, is just that, you sleep. Eat in the lounge prior to the flight, then it should be lights out on take off and not back on till 40 minutes before landing
You also have a more substantial breakfast offering and shower/ spa facilities available in the arrivals lounge. I never eat the crap on board, the lounge offering is much, much better if you can afford the time
