Jan 19, 2018, 5:19 pm
Last edit by: makin'miles
New Club World Service 2017
Effective July 6, 2018, new bedding products expected to be on all Club World flights, worldwide (including LHR, LGW and LCY services).
New catering and bedding
Routes on which the new catering and bedding are in operation.
Launched October 2017
London Heathrow - New York JFK
Launched February 2018 (all from London Heathrow LHR):
Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI), Dubai (DXB), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), Washington (IAD), Hong Kong (HKG)
Launched March 2018 (LHR)
San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), San José (SJC), San Diego (SAN). Las Vegas (LAS), Phoenix (PHX), Seychelles (SEZ from 25 March)
Launched 4 April 2018 (LHR)
Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), New Orleans (MSY).
Launched 1 May 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched on DEN, ATL, SEA, YVR)
Denver (DEN), Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS), Nassau-Grand Cayman (NAS-GCM), Seattle (SEA), Vancouver (YVR), Calgary (YYC), Nashville (BNA)
Launched 17 May 2018 (LHR) - (Catering previously launched on ORD, YUL, YYZ)
Toronto (YYZ), Montréal (YUL), Chicago (ORD)
Launched 1 July 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched on CPT, JNB, SIN, SIN-SYD)
Cape Town (CPT), Johannesburg (JNB), Singapore (SIN), Singapore-Sydney (SIN-SYD)
Launched 1 August 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Abu Dhabi (AUH), Bahrain (BAH)
Launched 1 September 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Delhi (DEL), Kuwait (KWI), Muscat (MCT)
Launched 1 October 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Buenos Aires (EZE), Jeddah (JED), Mexico City (MEX), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Riyadh (RUH), Santiago (SCL), Sao Paulo (GRU), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Launched 28 October 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Abuja (ABV), Accra (ACC), Bangkok (BKK), Bangalore (BLR), Beijing (PEK), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Lagos (LOS), Mumbai (BOM), Nairobi (NBO), Shanghai (PVG)
Launched 2018
London City (LCY) - New York (JFK)
Bedding only routes (as of 31 May 2018)
Bedding now launched on all LHR services
AMM, BEY, CAI, DME, DOH, ICN, IKA, LAD, TLV (IKA and LAD routes subsequently terminated; catering on remaining LHR routes expected to launch in December 2018).
LGW routes: White Company products expected to be on all LGW flights effective 06 July 2018, at which time all Club World routes worldwide will feature the new bedding product (see post 1367). Reports that new bedding loaded on LGW-JFK in late June (see post 1349).
Effective July 6, 2018, new bedding products expected to be on all Club World flights, worldwide (including LHR, LGW and LCY services).
New catering and bedding
Routes on which the new catering and bedding are in operation.
Launched October 2017
London Heathrow - New York JFK
Launched February 2018 (all from London Heathrow LHR):
Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI), Dubai (DXB), Newark (EWR), Philadelphia (PHL), Washington (IAD), Hong Kong (HKG)
Launched March 2018 (LHR)
San Francisco (SFO), Los Angeles (LAX), San José (SJC), San Diego (SAN). Las Vegas (LAS), Phoenix (PHX), Seychelles (SEZ from 25 March)
Launched 4 April 2018 (LHR)
Houston (IAH), Miami (MIA), Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), New Orleans (MSY).
Launched 1 May 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched on DEN, ATL, SEA, YVR)
Denver (DEN), Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS), Nassau-Grand Cayman (NAS-GCM), Seattle (SEA), Vancouver (YVR), Calgary (YYC), Nashville (BNA)
Launched 17 May 2018 (LHR) - (Catering previously launched on ORD, YUL, YYZ)
Toronto (YYZ), Montréal (YUL), Chicago (ORD)
Launched 1 July 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched on CPT, JNB, SIN, SIN-SYD)
Cape Town (CPT), Johannesburg (JNB), Singapore (SIN), Singapore-Sydney (SIN-SYD)
Launched 1 August 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Abu Dhabi (AUH), Bahrain (BAH)
Launched 1 September 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Delhi (DEL), Kuwait (KWI), Muscat (MCT)
Launched 1 October 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Buenos Aires (EZE), Jeddah (JED), Mexico City (MEX), Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Riyadh (RUH), Santiago (SCL), Sao Paulo (GRU), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Tokyo Narita (NRT)
Launched 28 October 2018 (LHR) - (Bedding previously launched)
Abuja (ABV), Accra (ACC), Bangkok (BKK), Bangalore (BLR), Beijing (PEK), Chennai (MAA), Hyderabad (HYD), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Lagos (LOS), Mumbai (BOM), Nairobi (NBO), Shanghai (PVG)
Launched 2018
London City (LCY) - New York (JFK)
Bedding only routes (as of 31 May 2018)
Bedding now launched on all LHR services
AMM, BEY, CAI, DME, DOH, ICN, IKA, LAD, TLV (IKA and LAD routes subsequently terminated; catering on remaining LHR routes expected to launch in December 2018).
LGW routes: White Company products expected to be on all LGW flights effective 06 July 2018, at which time all Club World routes worldwide will feature the new bedding product (see post 1367). Reports that new bedding loaded on LGW-JFK in late June (see post 1349).
New Club World Service 2017 - catering and bedding – experiences and reactions
Oct 14, 2017, 6:06 am
#421
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,188
Yes it is MIA in Fab 2018 I did fear that as leisure route it would be later in the roll out. Oh well I can live in hope. Not far off another 2-4-1 voucher so will have to work out where to spend that.
I a having my arm twisted to go to Australia on Feb 2019 but obviously 2-4-1 next to useless on that route due to availability so might have to put in a NYC trip sometime.
I a having my arm twisted to go to Australia on Feb 2019 but obviously 2-4-1 next to useless on that route due to availability so might have to put in a NYC trip sometime.
I assume later would be L.A, HKG, BOS, IAD, SFO (not in particular order). I would have included ORD in, but with the currently situation of MF, doubt they will able to get a handful of them properly trained and still the possibility of them going on strike if things don't work out.
Oct 14, 2017, 9:18 am
#422
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Silver, Mucci
Posts: 5,289
I've stuck with BA through a lot of cuts, but this one might be the straw that broke the camel's back.
Oct 14, 2017, 9:47 am
#424
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,144
Oct 14, 2017, 12:43 pm
#427
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: BA Blue, EI Silver, Honours Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,209
It seems odd that BA are upgrading the CW service in dribs and drabs, bedding, toiletries, catering and seating all at different times. I would have thought a "big bang" would have been better from a marketing point of view? Its going to be a bit hollow to announce an "all new" CW experience on the A350 when the service, bedding, etc have all been around for 18/24 months.
Oct 14, 2017, 1:21 pm
#428
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 2,741
But coffee and petit-fours or chocolates are a standard of any decent restaurant, which is what I thought the new service was trying to emulate. And it does seem such a petty and unnnecessary enhancement...
Oct 14, 2017, 2:13 pm
#430
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,545
I hope that it won't come with a reduction in choice. Full size bottles make a lot more sense on spirits that are chosen by many (gin, whisky, vodka for instance) but it would be nice to have small bottles for those with more boutique tastes (Campari, tequila, maybe rum or pastis, etc)
Oct 14, 2017, 3:05 pm
#431
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: LHR / LAS
Programs: BA GfL, GGL/CCR
Posts: 2,409
Oct 14, 2017, 10:57 pm
#433
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,188
I would also guess that JFK being such a high frequency route that it would be easier for BA and crews to get accustomed to providing and delivering the service.
It seems odd that BA are upgrading the CW service in dribs and drabs, bedding, toiletries, catering and seating all at different times. I would have thought a "big bang" would have been better from a marketing point of view? Its going to be a bit hollow to announce an "all new" CW experience on the A350 when the service, bedding, etc have all been around for 18/24 months.
It seems odd that BA are upgrading the CW service in dribs and drabs, bedding, toiletries, catering and seating all at different times. I would have thought a "big bang" would have been better from a marketing point of view? Its going to be a bit hollow to announce an "all new" CW experience on the A350 when the service, bedding, etc have all been around for 18/24 months.
Oct 19, 2017, 2:33 pm
#435
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
