CW: Likelihood of Getting Catering Choice?
Feb 20, 2012, 12:14 pm
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CW: Likelihood of Getting Catering Choice?
I've got my first trip in CW coming up in a couple weeks, and I'm pretty excited. One question: what is the likelihood of getting my first choice for in-flight catering? In a flight on AA in J recently the only breakfast "option" left to me by the time they got to my seat was cold cereal...not exactly what I was hoping for. =)
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Feb 20, 2012, 12:22 pm
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I've got my first trip in CW coming up in a couple weeks, and I'm pretty excited. One question: what is the likelihood of getting my first choice for in-flight catering? In a flight on AA in J recently the only breakfast "option" left to me by the time they got to my seat was cold cereal...not exactly what I was hoping for. =)
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Feb 20, 2012, 12:32 pm
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I've got my first trip in CW coming up in a couple weeks, and I'm pretty excited. One question: what is the likelihood of getting my first choice for in-flight catering? In a flight on AA in J recently the only breakfast "option" left to me by the time they got to my seat was cold cereal...not exactly what I was hoping for. =)
--TWH
--TWH
and/or sit yourself as far forward in the cabin as possible. They are supposed to take orders from the front to the back, but you can be outbid by Golds/Silvers. BA does usually have a fair selection ( usually 2 starters, 4 mains ) plus you could also look at a special meal option if there is something that's really worrying you.
Feb 20, 2012, 1:18 pm
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When we were Blue we never failed to get our choice in CW. In fact, the only time it went a bit questionable was on our first CW trip as Silver ... which the CC recovered for us very nicely [and possibly lost their choices in the process].
You will never run out of BA breakfast or tea on a TATL - nobody wants to eat it!! The CC can always assemble a fresh one from the unopened leftovers
You will never run out of BA breakfast or tea on a TATL - nobody wants to eat it!! The CC can always assemble a fresh one from the unopened leftovers
Feb 20, 2012, 1:36 pm
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I've got my first trip in CW coming up in a couple weeks, and I'm pretty excited. One question: what is the likelihood of getting my first choice for in-flight catering? In a flight on AA in J recently the only breakfast "option" left to me by the time they got to my seat was cold cereal...not exactly what I was hoping for. =)
--TWH
--TWH
Feb 20, 2012, 1:51 pm
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On my most recent JFK-LHR on the morning flight, as a humble blue card holder, I did get my upper deck seat on the 747-400 (and there were at least 6 empty seats up there) but I didn't get my first choice of catering (the breakfast) I asked if I could have brunch a bit later as the option was lamb chops or similar..... to the cabin crew's credit, they did serve me last so it was almost 11:30am when I got it.....
One of the posters on the forum, who is cabin crew, recently posted that BA flights are catered to 100% so if that would suggest to me that every body will get a meal but highly unlikely that everyone will get their first choice every time!
Why not order a special meal.?
One of the posters on the forum, who is cabin crew, recently posted that BA flights are catered to 100% so if that would suggest to me that every body will get a meal but highly unlikely that everyone will get their first choice every time!
Why not order a special meal.?
Feb 20, 2012, 2:00 pm
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But aren't W pax allowed a CW dish these days? Maybe they're the ones with no choice - which doesn't seem so bad really.
It's been quite a while since I was a Blue I suppose but I can honestly say in many CW flights I think I only failed to get my first choice once and that was an accident - rectified in various ways including bringing me some food from F.