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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:25 pm
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BA SH Catering in Y
Can't understand why they don't get Pret a Manger to supply a few sarnies and fruit.

Surely it would be tastier and cheaper than the current tat...?

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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:41 pm
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Probably because the £4 spent on a Pret sarnie and piece of fruit would probably blow the CW per-head budget, let alone ET!
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:46 pm
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And the Y fare would go up correspondingly.....
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:47 pm
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Originally Posted by OPebble
And the Y fare would go up correspondingly.....
I'm willing to shell out a fiver.
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:48 pm
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Originally Posted by BahrainLad
Probably because the £4 spent on a Pret sarnie and piece of fruit would probably blow the CW per-head budget, let alone ET!
Buy in bulk!
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:48 pm
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Originally Posted by smokie36
I'm willing to shell out a fiver.
Then go to Pret at the departure airport!
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:50 pm
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I suppose what I'm really trying to say is I think many travellers in economy would pay that extra fiver if they knew there was a proper snack waiting to distract them during a SH flight.

Think of the good publicity...
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:52 pm
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Originally Posted by OPebble
Then go to Pret at the departure airport!
<sigh> You miss my point.

I did used to enjoy the Harrods smoked salmon sarnies on the plane...they had a pepper shaker and slice of lemon. Quite a performance in Y.
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:54 pm
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You need to look at the demented logic of airline economics. BA has no control over the following costs:

Fuel
Staffing (crew numbers set by law, long term pay deals)
APD
Aircraft lease cost (long term deals signed a decade ago in most cases)
Landing charges
etc

BA can control the following costs:
Food
and, er ....

Hence why food is disproportionately poor across all classes.
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:59 pm
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I LOVE the BoB on NH short haul Y. They let you buy business class food. It costs you quite a bit (about £15), but it's nice food. I wish BA did that.
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Old Jan 11, 2012, 11:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Raffles
You need to look at the demented logic of airline economics. BA has no control over the following costs:

Fuel
Staffing (crew numbers set by law, long term pay deals)
APD
Aircraft lease cost (long term deals signed a decade ago in most cases)
Landing charges
etc

BA can control the following costs:
Food
and, er ....

Hence why food is disproportionately poor across all classes.
I suppose it correctly represents the level of pride in all things British...
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Old Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 am
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Originally Posted by LTN Phobia
I LOVE the BoB by NH short haul. They let you buy business class food. It costs you quite a bit (about £15), but it's nice food. I wish BA did that.
Or the free flow champagne on Eastern Airways....
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Old Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 am
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Originally Posted by smokie36
I'm willing to shell out a fiver.
Maybe - but the vast majority of people seduced and taken in my Low Cost Airline marketing won't pay 10p more for a BA flight if RyanScare is cheaper.
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Old Jan 12, 2012, 12:32 am
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Originally Posted by smokie36
I suppose it correctly represents the level of pride in all things British...
Taking a pop at the British probably won't get you very far on the BA forum.
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Old Jan 12, 2012, 12:58 am
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Taking a pop at the British probably won't get you very far on the BA forum.
+1

I read that and thought here we go.... British food is carp etc etc.
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