Behindthecurtain

It's back to Longhaul again on the 232/233 daily from March, but the 321's remain on the second and night flight

Ivanerr

No, I was wrong. It is exactly the same "Cheese and Tomato" roll as on 777.



To be honest 4 hours in A321's economy was not exactly a pleasant experience. Tiny seats, tiny sandwich, no cava, no tomato juice, wobbly tray table, flickering light...

headingwest

It's good that you photographed the roll next to the sachet of milk because we can see how small and pathetic that is. BA should be ashamed of the food on that route, that's a long flight.

londonba2014

Yep that is small! As mentioned do BA serve Cava in Economy?

Ivanerr

Yes. It is a WTP drink, but I was denied it only once by one particularly nasty crew member. It seems they don't have cavas stocked on 321 though.

Airprox

Even longer on the way back this week with particularly punishing westerly winds!

TPJ

Do I understand correctly soon there would be only 2 airlines serving the LON-MOW route? SU and BA? EZY will be gone (http://atwonline.com/airports-routes...moscow-service) soon.

So:

SU does not serve booze in Y
BA does not serve (meaningful) meals in Y

So the choice is yours - you want to drink or you want to eat - choose the airline accordingly

Behindthecurtain

Russia wants the two slots that were UN's to go to Rossiya, but as Rossia is a subsidiary of SU, that could be an issue. As to EasyJet's slots, Virgin wanted them, but not sure if they still do and BA went for them too. Be nice to have BA at VKO, closer and faster to get to

londonba2014

Is DME operated as an out and back for the crew - it is certainly a mystifying route!

ThatT1Feeling

Yes - the crew doesn't leave the aircraft which some see as a real shame. I used to do the route weekly and remember the crew on the outbound were often mentioning how the route is quite polarising between those who like the dynamics of the route and those who truly detest it - especially the overnight flight from LHR

I was lucky, I started off when it was shorthaul and our expectation as passengers were very low - CE on a shorthaul 767, desperate to get a D/F seat, ideally at the back of the front cabin so you could get off quickly. Then it went longhaul, with a 747 and 2 x longhaul 767s every day - good longhaul service and longhaul TPs which did wonders for my lifetime TPs

Then, just as I stopped travelling to Moscow, the service started to downgrade with the odd A321 substitution and more and more shorthaul 767s. It certainly now seems to be a dog's breakfast of a service. I'm happy to be travelling elsewhere now - but I do miss the Hilton Leningradskaya where I was always treated very well..

londonba2014

Just got back from DME on the 777 flight both ways, outbound got that roll - on the return got an Egg & Tomato Sandwich with a Kit Kat. Still a shocking offer....

londonba2014

Although I know to expect it - I did complain to BA about the offering and misleading information on their site, they got back to me with this new reason as to only being able to offer a roll.

"Our catering supplier had unexpected problems with the system they use to deliver our catering. Our Operations team made the decision for your flight to depart without our full catering service on board, to avoid any further delay to your journey."

I don't understand why they just can't tell the truth....

BA0197

I would honestly write back at rely your experiences to let them know that this is not an operational issue but a constant decision that BA make on this route. Hell, you get a better meal than that on a SOF/LCA/IST/KBP and all the LGW Band 3B+ routes! shocking

londonba2014

I will do, as fair enough the fact they don't provide is bad enough but then to start lying about it is something else...

headingwest

That is a blatant lie.