Originally Posted by
KARFA
ba are supposed to do that on long haul and try and offer first choices based on status, but there isn't a policy to do this on short haul. sitting in row 1 you should normally get your first choice anyway, but in this case there were only three people in the cabin, and 1a & c were served first.
Indeed, it appears this crew followed SOP. What impressed me was the fact that BA catered the flight at 200%! They provided 6 meals for 3 passengers, 2 of each meal. Many airlines cater to 100% on their short haul networks (I’m looking at you AA for rarely having my first choice (when you bother to feed me at all)).
In my view the IFL failed here, deflecting the blame on BA catering instead of using a bit of nouse and offering the GGL first choice knowing there was a risk that someone might not get their first choice.