BOB Snack Trial on Long Haul
Aug 17, 2016, 5:07 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,227
This really is beyond the pale. I thought I'd fallen asleep and woken up on 1st April but no. It's no longer a race to the bottom - BA has already started digging out the basement bargain level.
Aug 17, 2016, 5:17 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: QRPC Platinum, KFEG
Posts: 999
I'm all for running a perfectly solid business and cost cutting but I'm sure this can be done in a different way. Maybe it would be good to just spin off short haul a bit like LH?
Create a "British Wings" and have feeder flights to long haul destinations with competitive Y/J offerings.
Create a "British Wings" and have feeder flights to long haul destinations with competitive Y/J offerings.
Aug 17, 2016, 5:20 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 104
So, does this mean the club kitchen is to be enhanced away?
My first CW flight is coming up, after J on Sri Lankan and Qatar I was prepared to be disappointed anyway, but this all seems to be getting out of hand.
I am thankful it's a redemption and not a cash fare.
My first CW flight is coming up, after J on Sri Lankan and Qatar I was prepared to be disappointed anyway, but this all seems to be getting out of hand.
I am thankful it's a redemption and not a cash fare.
Aug 17, 2016, 5:22 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA and UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 1,351
So within a month, WT pax have had the following changes:
1. No pretzels
2. No cheese and biscuits
3. No second meal on flights under 8h30min
4. No more tuckboxes
Oh, my three upcoming R/T WT flights are not looking fun at all right now. I think it's seriously time to start looking at other options.
1. No pretzels
2. No cheese and biscuits
3. No second meal on flights under 8h30min
4. No more tuckboxes
Oh, my three upcoming R/T WT flights are not looking fun at all right now. I think it's seriously time to start looking at other options.
Aug 17, 2016, 5:28 pm
#25
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
Posts: 3,886
Now seems like a good time to bring back some choice quotes from Mr. Cruz in May:
"Am I going to “Ryanair-ise” or “Low-cost-ise” BA? The answer to that is clear – No.”
“The emphasis in recent days has been on things that are punitive [the buy-on-board reports], but we will not look at what others are doing from a product point of view in terms of low-cost."
"But I can tell you something, and I’m intent on this for everything single thing we do. This will be my outrageous over promise. if we do decide to move to a buy-on-board set-up for European short-haul flights, it will be by far the best proposition of any airline that does it."
So...now we have BOB introduced for long haul, and, by my estimate, this is nowhere near the "best proposition of any airline that does it." Welcome to the expensive low cost carrier.
"Am I going to “Ryanair-ise” or “Low-cost-ise” BA? The answer to that is clear – No.”
“The emphasis in recent days has been on things that are punitive [the buy-on-board reports], but we will not look at what others are doing from a product point of view in terms of low-cost."
"But I can tell you something, and I’m intent on this for everything single thing we do. This will be my outrageous over promise. if we do decide to move to a buy-on-board set-up for European short-haul flights, it will be by far the best proposition of any airline that does it."
So...now we have BOB introduced for long haul, and, by my estimate, this is nowhere near the "best proposition of any airline that does it." Welcome to the expensive low cost carrier.
Aug 17, 2016, 5:59 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Peterborough, UK
Programs: BA Silver; IHG Spire; Avis P+; Global Entry
Posts: 1,505
Next months flights in WT+ so not too bad.
I was waiting for the next sale for my Oct flights but I might just book AA now... no loss to BA but it'd a shame such a good airline is turning into ryanair
I was waiting for the next sale for my Oct flights but I might just book AA now... no loss to BA but it'd a shame such a good airline is turning into ryanair
Aug 17, 2016, 6:02 pm
#27
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
Posts: 40,207
It's only snacks folks. The railway companies and ferry operators have been doing this ever since I remember. I've always said having vending machines on long haul flights would make sense.
This is the future. ^
This is the future. ^
Aug 17, 2016, 6:02 pm
#28
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Edinburgh UK
Programs: BA Silver, HHonours Gold, Mucci of Pucci, Oyster Card, Nectar Card, Father's Day Card
Posts: 9,372
What we need now is some clever journalists - not just the ones that have come up with clever click bait headlines to the fun sized mars bar story to really go to town on this.
BA - the premium airline - withdraws the second meal. Starves their passengers then tries to sell them crap they'll gladly eat.
Come on Fleet Street!
Have a field day with this!
BA - the premium airline - withdraws the second meal. Starves their passengers then tries to sell them crap they'll gladly eat.
Come on Fleet Street!
Have a field day with this!
Aug 17, 2016, 6:09 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA and UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver, Alitalia Freccia Alata
Posts: 1,351
What we need now is some clever journalists - not just the ones that have come up with clever click bait headlines to the fun sized mars bar story to really go to town on this.
BA - the premium airline - withdraws the second meal. Starves their passengers then tries to sell them crap they'll gladly eat.
Come on Fleet Street!
Have a field day with this!
BA - the premium airline - withdraws the second meal. Starves their passengers then tries to sell them crap they'll gladly eat.
Come on Fleet Street!
Have a field day with this!