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Buy on board: Information guide for BA shorthaul economy services

Old Jan 11, 2017, 7:34 am
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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
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Buy on board: Information guide for BA shorthaul economy services

Old Oct 11, 2017, 2:58 am
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New BOB menu arrived on the 4th I think. All new items should now be loaded. However, the turkey sandwich apparently won’t be available until November as it’s meant to be for Christmas.
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Old Dec 1, 2017, 5:15 am
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Has anything changed at LCY yet or any update on it? Someone at our office Christmas party last night (not in my team so not able to get more info) claiming they were charged for catering LCY-EDI - but I suspect they're on BE but didn't want to argue in case I'd missed the announcement of BoB in LCY.
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Old Dec 1, 2017, 5:18 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Has anything changed at LCY yet or any update on it? Someone at our office Christmas party last night (not in my team so not able to get more info) claiming they were charged for catering LCY-EDI - but I suspect they're on BE but didn't want to argue in case I'd missed the announcement of BoB in LCY.
No BoB on LCY yet, unless it happened in the last few days (and even then I doubt it would happen without someone complaining on day 1).
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Old Dec 1, 2017, 5:20 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Has anything changed at LCY yet or any update on it?
The latest information I'm aware of is here: Have BA started BOB for cityflyer yet. So far as I know, the answer is no change, no real update except that it's going to be "later". (I have a real interest in this question, and I'd be disappointed if I'd missed some further news in the interim!)
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Old Dec 1, 2017, 5:24 am
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Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
No BoB on LCY yet, unless it happened in the last few days (and even then I doubt it would happen without someone complaining on day 1).
That's what I thought, but September was my last time at LCY and I've not been on FT that much lately and could have missed the outrage.

My last few LHR domestics in CE I haven't noticed the M&S announcement, not sure whether I've just got so used to it that I blank it out or whether some crew don't mention it for some reason.
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Old Dec 1, 2017, 7:14 am
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LCY - DUB this morning, no bob, business as usual.
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Old Jan 3, 2018, 9:10 am
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New spring 2018 menu:
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Old Jan 3, 2018, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by florens
New spring 2018 menu:
Thank you for posting. It looks like we have a chicken salad option again replacing the Christmas items.
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Old Mar 31, 2018, 1:51 am
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I took my first morning LCY-GLA flight since the introduction of Club Europe on domestic routes, and it seems the full breakfast has been enhanced to an (admittedly pretty decent) bacon roll for economy passengers. And it's still free!
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Old May 1, 2018, 2:04 pm
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New menu from 1 May:







































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Old May 1, 2018, 2:12 pm
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That explains why they haven't stocked my Belles Vignes red wine recently - they were running down the stocks as it is being replaced by one of my least favourite wines - J. P. Chenet..
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Old May 1, 2018, 3:31 pm
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It is very meh! Nothing really exciting in the new menu.
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Old May 1, 2018, 3:50 pm
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Shame the tapas has been removed.
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Old May 1, 2018, 4:40 pm
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Originally Posted by tedcruz
Shame the tapas has been removed.
Nope, still there, just next to the ham and cheese sandwich!
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Old May 1, 2018, 4:44 pm
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Originally Posted by bwaflyer
Nope, still there, just next to the ham and cheese sandwich!
Did'nt see it, thanks.
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