BA need a £1k exDUB deal to HNL, West Coast etc to knock this thread into at least third / fourth position!!

According to BA, the definition of 'upgrade' is to offer a complimentary sandwich, take it away and substitute it for a crisp, then withdraw the free crisp and offer you the same sandwich, but this time you have to pay for it.

I need to go back to school, because I always thought an upgrade was an improvement on an existing product or service, normally for the same price.

"Our customers tell us we're great at running an airline..."

Not after this summer and FLYtastic they don't!

I sort of appreciate the sentiment, however - the people that will end up doing the suffering will be the ordinary staff, and the people that should be suffering - BA's crap management - won't end up suffering at all.

BA: Hello Mr Calchas, bad news I'm afraid, we're denying you POUG and AUG and UUA from now on, as all of which require payment and therefore in your view don't count as upgrades.

:p ;)

:D

As a consumer, I'll be upgrading my relationship with BA by taking away my money. :D

All good stuff, another watershed day in BA's ongoing descent into the also rans of the airline world.

The writing has been on the wall on BoB for so long, with the gradual reduction in catering from hot meals, to the crap in a wrap model, to the crisps and ambient snacks. Still it will be sad to see the end of Bevvie Airways.

The guys at Easyjet and Ryanair must be laughing themselves silly.

Still I predict that like most other enhancements the dust will eventually settle and in a year's time most of those who claim they will desert BA will still be using the airline, unable to give up the remaining trappings of status such as lounges and the Avios addiction. That is until the next major project to enhance the lounge access rules etc.

To Fly, To Serve.

Let's see how long BA take to drag M&S's reputation down... I guarantee the food purchase that lands on the tray in front of you will not look like those launch images.

Sadly true.

Sadly I haven't yet had an email at all, but I have two cash bookings with UK domestic connections onto long haul First at the moment. Rather looking forward to what they say... :rolleyes:

Yes, although hot drinks are upgraded (eg Java Republic coffee). Overall, including food, an upgrade? My guess, on balance, yes, but that is just my thoughts.

Is the catering in F also complimentary but not included in the fare? How about oxygen?

I asked on twitter if they could explain how charging for something that was previously free was an upgrade and got one of their stock responses: "our current catering offering is complimentary. We're taking a new approach to offer customers the option to buy from their delicious and seasonally inspired menu. We hope we have the opportunity to share this with you"

Aside from the rubbish about the current catering not being included in the ticket price, I'd really like to know how a cheese sandwich, a beef sandwich or a packet of percy pigs, to pick three items at random, are seasonally inspired?

Paying for water is disgraceful, even a pub and restaurant has to give it to you for free.

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced it won't be long until we see Iberia and BA shorthaul and Iberia Express merged into Vueling to take care of all of IAG's shorthaul - harmonising all three with BOB being the first step