Originally Posted by
Genius1
More great updates to your trip report Moomba ^ It's a shame BA's service is so inconsistent at times. I was pleasantly surprised by the AA food.
I have always been impressed with AA food especially in J across the pond compared to BA's offerings. Note that I was given a four course meal and a three course second meal on a short LHR-JFK sector and galley FM has stated that BA are cutting back on their second meal which was only an afternoon tea before now.
Originally Posted by
HIDDY
Hi
Moomba........Interesting report and opinion on the BA F cabin. ^
I don't have as much experience as you of the BA F product but my three recent flights in BA F I have to say were pretty disappointing. For me, the standard has fallen since my first trip in F two years ago. Inconsistency seems to be the problem from what I could see.
Yet I still read some great reviews about BA F and can only guess they pull out all the stops on certain routes. Certainly wasn't on any of the routes I was on.
It is a shame as I do want to like BA but I seem to fall foul of dodgy crew so often.
On the other hand, despite other reports on here, I have had mostly excellent service and food on both CX and QF (with a couple exceptions on both re food quality).
The whole BA F does not have the feel of a true First class like CX and QF. It is little things like food presentation, which is really lacking, the quality of the food and wines isn't a match either.
Even as I noted the other night the fact that they have their duvet and under blanket wrapped in plastic. Both CX and QF have cloth bags to store the linen in which is so much classier than the plastic cling wrap on BA.
The on the ground experience is not so good either and you just get the impression you are just another passenger with BA. On QF and CX I am made to feel like a First class passenger all through the experience.
A good crew on BA can make all the world of difference but there seems to be a myriad of little things that are barely perceptible that lower the tone.
Maybe I am just being too picky but I don't see why BA can't live up to the standards set by QF and CX.