Originally Posted by
clubman
What I don't get is why they serve everything on one trey? I would like first eat my starter then main etc but as they serve you the main at the same time it's going to get cold if you do that so I end up eating that first.
I actually prefer the way they do it in Y, at least the main is closed until you open it so stayed hot.
I know it's a little stupid complaining about little niggles like that but it's not the way it should be done.
I agree on meal service better served the way you suggest, and don't think it's stupid to complain about these. It's fair to complain when LY simply is matching up to the competition. LY claims "not just an airline, we're Israel." Part of that means that I expect BETTER service when it comes to Jewish things (i.e. a KSML). So when I'm being served a KSML, I expect the best possible meal. In general, I've been happy with quality of the food, but you do have more experience on LY than I do. But if EL AL wants me to feel "at home" (הכי בבית בעולם) they must make sure that I feel at home, and that means, as you say, serving meals properly.
For some reason I find CO's BF seat a little more private (or should I say Cocooned), isn't the seat next to you slightly set back/forward?
Yes and no.
Continental BusinessFirst - it's not that the seat is slightly back or forward; the seats are angled. The cabin on the 772 isn't || || || (like LY, which is,) rather the cabin is \\ // //. There might be a bit more privacy, but there's less space also. It's a give and take. LY has significantly more seat pitch.
I agree CW isn't the widest of seats, but I find it far softer and more comfy than LY's F seat, and as long as I can get a window seat I have total privacy which for me is important.
When traveling alone, I want privacy and ease of aisle access. I get that in UA F, LX F, LH F, most of LX C, AC, US, and parts of BF. (I'd add BA F, but I don't really fly it.) I don't get that in CW. When traveling with someone, I still want a wide seat, so even though the whole BF cabin is fine with a partner, it's still more snug in BA. But again, YMMV