Jan 11, 2017, 7:34 am
Last edit by: KARFA
This thread is an information based guide for the implementation of buy on board for shorthaul, focusing specifically on information for what is available for purchase and how to buy items from the menu. The first post has the current menu and an FAQ, by all means ask other questions if not already answered. This thread is not concerned with the rights or wrongs of the decision to introduce buy on board.
There is a separate thread for experiences, anecdotes, reactions and related comments, which is to be found here:
Buy on board: Experiences and reactions from BA's shorthaul economy services
If you have an opinion about the concept of Buy on Board, the right thread is:
Buy on board: Implemented on BA short haul - opinions on the concept
Photos of current BoB menu (January 2021) can be found in post #189
Menu archive:
January-March 2020 menu post 153
October-December 2019 menu post 5 (separate thread)
May-September 2019 menu post 150
January-April 2019 menu post 144
September-December 2018 menu post 125
May-September 2018 menu post 115
January-April 2018 menu post 112
Autumn/Winter 2017 menu post 94
Summer 2017 menu post 91
January 2017 menu post 43
There is a separate thread for experiences, anecdotes, reactions and related comments, which is to be found here:
Buy on board: Experiences and reactions from BA's shorthaul economy services
If you have an opinion about the concept of Buy on Board, the right thread is:
Buy on board: Implemented on BA short haul - opinions on the concept
Photos of current BoB menu (January 2021) can be found in post #189
Menu archive:
January-March 2020 menu post 153
October-December 2019 menu post 5 (separate thread)
May-September 2019 menu post 150
January-April 2019 menu post 144
September-December 2018 menu post 125
May-September 2018 menu post 115
January-April 2018 menu post 112
Autumn/Winter 2017 menu post 94
Summer 2017 menu post 91
January 2017 menu post 43
Buy on board: Information guide for BA shorthaul economy services
Jul 12, 2019, 6:54 am
#152
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The only new thing that looked appealing on the new menu was the Loveau drink on page 13... which was then of course out of stock from the start. For the moment that the CC were near us, the words they kept repeating the most were "we're out of ..", both to customers and to each other. I wonder if the amount of choice available in translating into stock management issues? I find it hard to rely on BoB for refreshment or nourishment, if most of the selection is regularly and randomly out of stock.
Jan 2, 2020, 5:36 am
#154
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Jan 2, 2020, 5:41 am
#155
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Jan 2, 2020, 6:19 am
#156
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On my last BA short-haul flight a few days ago, the announcement was a mumbled ... "We blahblah CASH and blah blah CREDIT CARDS blah AVIOS". I heard at least 6 people around me order stuff and try to pay with cash.
They need to change the wording of the announcement or at least change which words they emphasise.
They need to change the wording of the announcement or at least change which words they emphasise.
Jan 2, 2020, 4:56 pm
#158
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Jan 5, 2020, 5:49 am
#161
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Thanks KARFA, that tapas looks nice! I will probably order it if they have it in stock on my LHR-IST-LHR run in Feb although I am row 22 so good luck for that. Does it work to tell the cabin crew I want something specific when boarding and to spare one for me in row 22?
I'd rather not eat the sandwiches and it is a 4 hour flight so I feel I will get hungry during the flight regardless of how much I eat before boarding in the lounge.
I'd rather not eat the sandwiches and it is a 4 hour flight so I feel I will get hungry during the flight regardless of how much I eat before boarding in the lounge.
Being serious though, they need salt imo.
Jan 5, 2020, 8:58 am
#163
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Removing salt from cashew nuts (that quite clearly benefit from them) is probably a small step towards M&S being able to say their entire snacks/food range meets the target – rather than cost-cutting or genuinely because M&S or BA think they taste better unsalted.
The best cashews are found on board UL anyway!
Jan 5, 2020, 11:00 am
#165
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Thanks KARFA, that tapas looks nice! I will probably order it if they have it in stock on my LHR-IST-LHR run in Feb although I am row 22 so good luck for that. Does it work to tell the cabin crew I want something specific when boarding and to spare one for me in row 22?
I'd rather not eat the sandwiches and it is a 4 hour flight so I feel I will get hungry during the flight regardless of how much I eat before boarding in the lounge.
I'd rather not eat the sandwiches and it is a 4 hour flight so I feel I will get hungry during the flight regardless of how much I eat before boarding in the lounge.