BA to introduce Fish and Chips to SH menu
Apr 14, 2014, 6:10 am
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How on earth do you get batter and chips to stay crisp in an oven that can fill with steam? I want to be proved wrong but I'm not sure that this can be done well.
Apr 14, 2014, 6:11 am
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For some reason there aren't so many Brits on the Kiev services at the moment (and they cancelled this morning's early service), so I'm not sure what Ukrainians are going to make of this. The later flight leaves around 09:50, and so it seems odd to serve that at 10:30 am BST. I certainly like the idea of it, full marks for having a trial of it. I have a Kiev coming up in the next few days, albeit it appears I'm in the inappropriate class of travel.....
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Apr 14, 2014, 6:22 am
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I have Kiev wanting me to go out, but struggling to fit it in with other commitments. I don't know how others do it.
However an 09:50 departure is really an 11:50 departure Kiev time. Lunch of Fish and Chips at 12:30 makes perfect sense to me.
However an 09:50 departure is really an 11:50 departure Kiev time. Lunch of Fish and Chips at 12:30 makes perfect sense to me.
Apr 14, 2014, 6:36 am
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For some reason there aren't so many Brits on the Kiev services at the moment (and they cancelled this morning's early service), so I'm not sure what Ukrainians are going to make of this. The later flight leaves around 09:50, and so it seems odd to serve that at 10:30 am BST. I certainly like the idea of it, full marks for having a trial of it. I have a Kiev coming up in the next few days, albeit it appears I'm in the inappropriate class of travel.....
Hi corporate-wage-slave, two questions.
1) do you know why they cancelled the early morning flight? I'm asking because I have a connecting flight on Emirates from KBP to BKK via DXB later on Wednesday on separate tickets and the way you phrased it it makes it sounds like they cancelled "just because" !
2) being a bit forward here but are you by any chance taking the later flight on Wednesday, if so would you be so kind to be able to guest me into a lounge?
Regardless I hope this is served this Wednesday - look forward to it.
Apr 14, 2014, 6:50 am
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I can't help on Wednesday, I'm afraid, I'm not in LHR that day, but there's no harm in asking. And I've got no insight about the cancellation, other than that I don't think they are down on equipment, so it looks like a crew shortage, but that's a pure guess on my part. There's 2 flights today so it's easier than if there is just the one. Hope you get your fish lunch at least, don't forget to let us know what you make of it.
Apr 14, 2014, 6:51 am
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Apr 14, 2014, 7:00 am
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Apr 14, 2014, 7:05 am
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On a slight tangent, how different is the food in CE and ET on Band 4 flights?
Is the ET option also offered in CE but plated more nicely or are all meal options different.
Is the ET option also offered in CE but plated more nicely or are all meal options different.
Apr 14, 2014, 7:09 am
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Apr 14, 2014, 7:09 am
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If it works well it might be another instance of ET catering being, in some peoples eyes, better than CE. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ite-while.html
Apr 14, 2014, 7:21 am
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Apr 14, 2014, 7:21 am
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Both are generally nice but the CE food is definitely a much more premium product than the ET product in the same way that CW is to WT food.