Originally Posted by
Scots_Al
The worst one I saw was on a PIK-DUB with FR. It's just a 25 minute hop, but some guy still decided to buy a panini. This had to be heated whilst service continued.
It was only on final, final approach - and after "seats for landing" - that the stewardess brought this guy his pannini... prompting an extremely stern "cabin crew SEATS NOW!" over the PA. I think she made it back to her seat literally seconds before landing.
Try the grief of the CC on a JER/LGW doing a full meal in CE in 35 minutes. They have my admiration for what they achieve - I can't eat of drink fast enough.
I think it's frankly insane for BA to do 'proper catering" on these very short sectors. I know it looks good, as a 'full service airline', but it's an unrealistic imposition on the CC … and sometimes gets a bit marginal in the latter stages. More than once I've had to put a glass [glass] in the seat pocket as the CC are already strapped in, with no time to do a complete 'clear cabin'. Not their fault, there's just simply
too much to do - especially when they get a 'straight-in' to LGW.