Originally Posted by
moral_low_ground
Came home from DXB last night. 0145 departure so snack first with hot breakfast main later.
The "snack" comes in a over-sized box which contains:
1 rather disgusting looking chicken tandoori wrap - small and thus occupies about 5% of the box size.
That's it - apart from a 2 finger kit kat and the tissue/stirrer etc for your cup of tea.
Why bother at all. The snack is not appealing, is too tiny to even function as a snack and come in a huge box.
No doubt looks good in a mock up, keeps the product people in a job by showing the bosses the great "all day deli" offering (what a joke). Bosses clearly never look inside and probably think "wow" that's a big box and it only costs us 15p per Y pax. Great job product ops (except that EK fill their A380's to the brim whilst BA flies half empty 747's)
Originally Posted by
Foltan
I was on that flight!
I was the sunburnt looking guy dealing with the champagne in the lounge and then happily sleeping in the front, right corner of Y all the way over.
First time in the arrivals lounge when I got back too, I can see now why people recommend waiting for breakfast there!
Looks like a high FTer count, I was on that flight too, though in CW. I wanted to sleep so didn't have the mezze or afternoon tea-style sandwiches offered on the first service (oddly described as a "main" on the CW menu), but it didn't look that appealing on the tray of a nearby pax.
The breakfast was ok with some nice fruit, Bircher muesli and croissant, though the English breakfast hot option a bit meh with hard "scrambled" eggs, some half cooked tomato and of course no pork sausages on that route. First World problem compared to Y, I realise. Waiting for the arrivals lounge would indeed have been the favoured option, but I didn't have the time today.
Interesting comment about the half empty 747. At the check-in desk, the person in front of me was gently trying to blag an upgrade, and the agent said the flight was not at all full.
Originally Posted by
vibguy
You are to blame, what person would fly BA from DXB instead of EK?
Fine question. In my case one who got a cheap CW fare in a sale, so saved some money and picked up some useful TPs. I wasn't expecting miracles of hard product or catering on the route from long experience, sleep was the priority. Also managed to UuA the outbound to F, which meant a decent pre-flight meal in the CCR and Marhaba service on arrival. OT, but unexpectedly also got Marhaba service fom BA at DXB last night on the return travelling in CW, which was useful as the departure immigration queue was lengthy. Maybe it was a perk of GGL.