Did BA serve hot breakfasts on short haul flights?
Jun 29, 2018, 4:40 am
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Did BA serve hot breakfasts on short haul flights?
On a 2 hour flight from PEK - CSX this morning on Air China. This was served up in economy. I am so used to BYOB, I struggle to remember if BA used to serve hot food on short haul flights... Food tasted awful, but it was nice to have a hot breakfast at the back of the plane :-)
Jun 29, 2018, 4:44 am
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Until Buy On Board, you got a breakfast on the morning Scotland to London flights. It was a major loss when this was removed.
Actually, does anyone know if you still get breakfast on the CityFlier services EDI-LCY? Haven’t done one of those for ages.
Actually, does anyone know if you still get breakfast on the CityFlier services EDI-LCY? Haven’t done one of those for ages.
Jun 29, 2018, 4:44 am
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They still do serve full breakfast in CE domestically, if we exclude MAN and LBA (but include JER). In the good old days BA served a hot breakfast to the entire one-class B767 from EDI to LHR (etc), even if it did resemble feeding the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo. BACF services in ET have a croissant, CE gets the full hot breakfast.
I can't say that photo would encourage me to look forward to the inflight meal, both now and then the BA short distance hot breakfast looks and tastes quite edible. And perhaps rather better than some longhaul breakfast combinations.
I can't say that photo would encourage me to look forward to the inflight meal, both now and then the BA short distance hot breakfast looks and tastes quite edible. And perhaps rather better than some longhaul breakfast combinations.
Jun 29, 2018, 4:44 am
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Yes, they did. I remember many a morning sat onboard on the apron at MAN eating my full English waiting for a slot to fly down to LHR/LGW. If fed in the cruise it was always a rush, the tray almost thrown at you as the trolly sprinted down the aisle!
Jun 29, 2018, 4:54 am
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Been doing the LHR - MAD route since I was tiny as I have family there which is about the same length flight and yes salad, juice, full english, croissant, tea/coffee Remember being a student and polishing it off so quickly my neighbour, an older businessman offering his croissant. Had turned into a biscuit and tea by the time they introduced BOB though.
Jun 29, 2018, 4:55 am
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They still do serve full breakfast in CE domestically, if we exclude MAN and LBA (but include JER). In the good old days BA served a hot breakfast to the entire one-class B767 from EDI to LHR (etc), even if it did resemble feeding the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo. BACF services in ET have a croissant, CE gets the full hot breakfast.
I can't say that photo would encourage me to look forward to the inflight meal, both now and then the BA short distance hot breakfast looks and tastes quite edible. And perhaps rather better than some longhaul breakfast combinations.
I can't say that photo would encourage me to look forward to the inflight meal, both now and then the BA short distance hot breakfast looks and tastes quite edible. And perhaps rather better than some longhaul breakfast combinations.
I used to find the breakfast decent on the Y sector between GLA and LHR and if you had Lounge access and a short connection there was every posibility of ending up with 3 of them haha
Recently on the first GLA - LCY of the day on Cityflier I got a bacon roll which was pretty nice and even included choice of sauce
Jun 29, 2018, 5:19 am
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Jun 29, 2018, 5:19 am
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