Originally Posted by
Trident 3B
Quote ".Yeah - in general - just way too woke for me. Maybe I'm too old for BA. I really don't want sweet potato, or cauliflower soup, or a bulgar and carrot salad. For me, flying premium class should be a treat, a special occasion - not feeling you're being held captive and on the receiving end of a lecture on eating your 5-a-day by a 20-something back in the BA experimental kitchen.
What's happened to special menus for vegetarians and vegans, so they can choose to follow their lifestyle choices without restricting the choices of others? I'm finding menus for normal people are being diluted to cater for the dietary preferences (not needs, preferences) of others. If I fly premium class, I'd like more than one meat or fish option per course."'
I couldn't agree more with ttama. The whole thing smacks of woke, PC' ness and plain simple penny pinching. I see even Jack Daniels has been "Enhanced", replaced by some cheap and nasty Gin product just to save a couple of pennies. I am most certainly not going to pay for a premium class seat only to resort to having to bring my own food because the airline's offering is so woeful. I now only fly BA if there is no viable alternative that would not inconvenience me and not because I want to.
We have 4 companion vouchers to use up, and sufficient avios for those flights. After that, we may be done with "loyalty". Loyalty led to us rarely experience other airlines in the past twenty-odd years. But flying Qatar was an eye-opener. Yes, I know they're amongst the best airlines. But I read a lot of reviews of other airlines from the loyalty bloggers, and have seen their photos. Food isn't important to my other half, and as I said in my previous post I can quite happily take food on board if I don't like the menu. In the olden days, before we tended to fly premium, we'd often buy a pizza at US airports to take on board.
But ... the food and service, and the quality of the lounges, is an indication of how much the airline values your custom. I love flying, and I don't want to feel disappointed by the experience. And I don't want to be made to feel old, or cheap, or as if I'm being lectured to. I can buy a bag of carrot sticks at M&S to take on board if I wanted to eat bland vegetables. I can eat carrot sticks before I board, or after I land. But when I'm on board and paying for a service as well as transport, I want to feel spoiled. Carrots, Corn, Cauliflower - sorry, no . I will not feel spoiled.
Mind you, one time when flying Qatar while recovering from food-poisoning, I was very grateful to see cornflakes on their menu, which was more or else all I ate. I could have as many bowls as I wanted. When I disembarked I felt better. If I boarded a BA flight and was a bit queasy to start with, and saw the menu that has just been posted, I think it would make me feel worse.
Anyway, thank you for posting the menu. I'm very grateful to be pre-warned. What's the etiquette on packing a goody bag in the lounges these days? Or have they gone woke too? Will I end up with more carrots?