Short haul catering guide
Aug 22, 2014, 12:23 am
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I must vent my frustration on behalf of us vegetarians - we too want the afternoon tea! However we are subject to salads time and time again. Thre's no reason why BA couldn't give us 3 veggie sandwiches. Only on Club World have I have a proper afternoon tea. very frustrating!
Aug 22, 2014, 5:00 am
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You can, although you have to do it manually per segment. I suggest low-salt though which usually yields something pleasant like a chicken or salmon salad.
Aug 22, 2014, 5:43 am
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Now I'm really interested! Can you actually order a special meal on a single segment on a multi segment itinerary? I never realise and it sounds very useful to know indeed!! ^
Aug 22, 2014, 10:12 am
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It is and I use it every time afternoon tea is the offering but don't shout too loudly or the functionality will be enhanced.
Aug 22, 2014, 11:38 am
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Yes you can. If the urge strikes you you can even order a different type of meal for each segment. I imagine it'll get enhanced soon so that we can be served meals more appropriate to the time of day.
Aug 22, 2014, 11:49 am
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When BA used to offer drinkable champagne in CE I quite liked my custom afternoon tea of salad, scones and champagne.
When I had the seafood breakfast it was part of a larger itinerary where I was connecting to F. I certainly wouldn't want to have a special meal in F as it'd limit my choice but you can allocate it per leg.
Sep 7, 2014, 4:58 am
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Am flying with the kids to MLA in club which is band 4, ex LGW at 16:00 and ex MLA at 14:20 what can we expect food wise, afternoon tea both ways? if so I am tempted to order them childs meals.
Sep 7, 2014, 5:10 am
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It's bands 1-3 that get the dry nano-sandwiches.
Sep 7, 2014, 6:55 am
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I do it all the time. The seafood meal is usually a salad and in my opinion is much nicer than the afternoon tea sandwiches.
When BA used to offer drinkable champagne in CE I quite liked my custom afternoon tea of salad, scones and champagne.
When I had the seafood breakfast it was part of a larger itinerary where I was connecting to F. I certainly wouldn't want to have a special meal in F as it'd limit my choice but you can allocate it per leg.
When BA used to offer drinkable champagne in CE I quite liked my custom afternoon tea of salad, scones and champagne.
When I had the seafood breakfast it was part of a larger itinerary where I was connecting to F. I certainly wouldn't want to have a special meal in F as it'd limit my choice but you can allocate it per leg.
Sep 7, 2014, 9:04 am
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But remember as of 1 October the seafood special meal is no longer going to be offered along with a few other types of special meal. So now we need to find another alternative to that mayonnaise laden carb fest they pass off as afternoon tea.
Sep 26, 2014, 3:30 pm
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Seafood meal to Orly earlier..
Flight scheduled to leave at 16:40... didn't leave until closer to half 5.
Afternoon tea was the standard service.. whatever you think about it, I don't think afternoon tea is a meal appropriate to the time of day after 16:00.
Flight scheduled to leave at 16:40... didn't leave until closer to half 5.
Afternoon tea was the standard service.. whatever you think about it, I don't think afternoon tea is a meal appropriate to the time of day after 16:00.
Sep 26, 2014, 4:02 pm
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Particularly as you won't have taken off until after 5pm which is 6pm in France...
Sep 27, 2014, 5:52 am
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Afternoon tea at 6pm at the destination is completely ridiculous, whatever the view on the merits of afternoon tea as a choice.
Sep 27, 2014, 1:43 pm
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I like the afternoon tea, but it should really only be served from 14:00-16:00, not 17:00 as is currently the case.
Sep 28, 2014, 8:59 am
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Dinner in ET on LHR-PRG (B3) in early August: Chargrilled chicken & roasted tomato flatbread.
Brunch in CE on PRG-LHR (B3) in early August: Cold plate option. Sorry about the photo quality (and food, ahem).
Brunch in CE on PRG-LHR (B3) in early August: Cold plate option. Sorry about the photo quality (and food, ahem).