Originally Posted by Bossarb

I flew on Thursday in business from DXB to LHR. There was no pre-takeoff drink offered, not even juice or water. Once we were at cruising altitude we were given a bag of popcorn and a choice of juices/ sodas/ water in their cardboard boxes or bottles (no glasses). A couple of hours into the flight we were served a lunch that consisted of juice (or soda) + water plus a cardboard box containing quite a nice chicken/ asparagus/ quinoa salad, a bread roll with cheese, a very small bean salad, a small cake from Lime Tree Cafe and another bread roll. No hot food, no hot drinks, no alcohol. Single use plastic cutlery. It was a 777 so no bar but I doubt that it would have been open on a A380.

Most passengers wore masks the whole flight, except when eating and drinking. Cabin crew wore masks, gloves, eye protection and disposable aprons for the whole flight. We passengers had to wear gloves at DXB but most people abandoned those on the flight. Arriving in LHR, very few of the ground staff were wearing masks. Airport was eerily empty, of course.