Goodbye to hot food in Euro Traveller on LHR Band 4’s
Jun 8, 2016, 11:27 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
Programs: Star Alliance Gold (A3 Gold), Oneworld Emerald (BA Gold), Hilton Diamond
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Deep joy. Another great enhancement courtesy of BA.
I love the 'superior' chilled product line. Spin, spin, spin.
I love the 'superior' chilled product line. Spin, spin, spin.
Jun 8, 2016, 11:43 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: London
Posts: 3,500
Smart move, I can't imagine most travellers expect a hot meal in economy in BA, and those that do would never be able to understand the secret differences between the bands and times. Also makes CE look better in comparison.
Jun 8, 2016, 11:48 am
#9
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
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Not sure about that, but it might cost them more in futures sales. If I lived in ATH, for example, I'd definitely choose Aegean over BA now. On a 4 hour flight they're going to give me a boring roll...it'll end up like the DME special!
Jun 8, 2016, 11:50 am
#10
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canada
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,253
But didn't they only (relatively) recently upgrade the WT meal??? I don't mean the opportunity to purchase better means, but the addition of cheese and slightly nicer food.
Jun 8, 2016, 11:54 am
#12
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
Turkish - seat back entertainment, hot food from Do&Co, landing in to T2 (which can mean 5 minutes from gate to exit on HBO if T2A), varied lounge choice in T2 from all of A* and with the excellent lounge at IST.
BA - an overhead map (if you're lucky), cold food, landing into T5 (which is at least 10 from gate to exit on HBO if T5A), 3 good (but not excellent) business lounges all offering similar services at T5 (if you count T5B) and a tiny lounge at IST.
Seats are pretty much the same. Prices are better (in my experience) on Turkish and BA go 3 times a day but Turkish go 6.
My experience of Bulgaria Air suggests they won't lose much on the SOF route though.
Jun 8, 2016, 11:55 am
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: London
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I haven't flown WT since 1999 but I thought that was already a very slim offering (small sandwich and chocolate on most daytime flights except for 10+ hour flights) and a pastry on morning arrivals (except again very long flights)?
Jun 8, 2016, 11:56 am
#14
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Amsterdam, Asia, UK
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Could save £3/passenger/flight I guess, which adds up over a year across all affected routes and flights.
