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BA CityFlyer catering 21 February to 9 July
All information is posted in a personal capacity and not as a representative of the airline. Information could change at any time.
Route bandings
Band 1S: AMS, DUS, JER, RTM
Band 1: BHD, DUB, EDI, GLA
Band 2: CMF (LCY), EGC, FRA, GVA, PRG, BER, UIP, LIG, ZRH, EAS, LIN
Band 3: AGP, ALC, BCN, CMF (EDI), FAO, FLR, IBZ, NCE, PMI, SPU
Band 4: JMK, JSI, SKG
Menu cycles
Club Europe meal times
Band 1S-3
00:01-10:29 Breakfast
10:30-16:59 Lunch (except night-stopping aircraft catered ex-LCY/SOU departing before 12:00 which will offer breakfast, or a hot dinner with ambient sides if after 12:00)
17:00-23:59 Dinner (1S-1 cold, 2-3 hot)
Band 4
00:01-10:29 Breakfast
10:30-23:59 Hot dinner
Euro Traveller breakfast 00:01-09:29
Band 1S-2
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Band 3-4
Cycle 1: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, Egg mayo and sausage or Mixed cheese and spring onion
Cycle 2: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, egg and bacon or Cheddar and roast tomato
Cycle 3: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, BLT or Egg mayo and spinach sandwich
Euro Traveller rest of day
Band 1S-2
Just Glorious Crisps Sea Salt or Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Band 3-4
Cycle 1: Wiltshire ham and cheese or Vegan New York Deli and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Cycle 2: Pastrami, emmenthal and sweet pickle or Three cheese salad sandwich and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Cycle 3: Chicken salad with lemon pepper mayo or Ploughman's sandwich with caramelised onion and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Club Europe breakfast
Band 1S Cycle 1
Greek yogurt with stone fruit
Sourdough muffin with bacon, croque-monsieur sauce and relish
or
Toasted muffin with portabello mushroom, cheddar and caramelised onion chutney
Band 1S Cycle 2
Greek yogurt with stone fruit
Toasted sourdough muffin with bacon, tomato jam and Red Leicester cheese
or
Toasted sourdough muffin with portobello mushroom, beetroot sauce, kale, and cheddar
Band 1-2 Cycle 1
Bread roll and butter
Yogurt as per band 1S
Cream cheese and chive omelette with potato and chorizo hash
or
Wild mushroom cream cheese omelette with fried potato rosti
or
Cheese and coleslaw salad
Band 1-2 Cycle 2
Bread roll and butter
Yogurt as per band 1S
Spinach and feta omelette with corned beef hash
or
Sweetcorn fritter with smokey chickpea ragout
or
Cheese and coleslaw salad
Band 3 and 4
As above plus fresh fruit pot
If more than 19 passengers in Club, breakfasts over this number will be cold plates
Nightstop breakfast
Nutigrain bar, pain au raisin, bread, croissant
Cheese omelette, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, spinach
or
Plain omelette, sweet potato hash, cherry tomato, asparagus/tenderstem broccoli
Club Europe lunch (band 1S-3) and cold dinner (band 1S-1)
Band 1S-2 Cycle 1
Bread and butter
Hot smoked salmon with horseradish potato salad, candied beetroot and pea shoots
or
Kale and cranberry slaw, honey glazed goats' cheese, chutney and pea shoots
Tony's Chocolonely milk chocolate bar
Band 1S-2 Cycle 2
Bread and butter
Roasted chicken with red cabbage slaw, roasted grapes and mayonnaise
or
Pearl barley salad with heritage carrot and mushroom mix, honey-soy dressing, chilli pearls and pea shoots
Tony's Chocolonely milk chocolate bar
Band 1S-1 cold dinner and band 3 lunch
As above plus appetiser: Pumpkin and kale orzo salad with artichoke, and onion sauce
Club Europe hot dinner
NB if more than 24 Club Europe passengers, hot main will be replaced by a cold main due to oven capacity
Cycle 1
Appetiser as per cold dinner/band 3 lunch
Chicken tagine, couscous, roasted root vegetables and goats' cheese
or
Black bean chilli with wild rice, corn and red pepper
Tony's Chocolonely bar
Cycle 2
Appetiser as per cold dinner/band 3 lunch
Miso beef stew with coriander lemon rice, padron peppers and lime
or
Spinach, pumpkin and sage gnocchi with olives and goats' cheese
Tony's Chocolonely bar
Night-stopped flights will offer a choice of pulled beef cottage pie or black bean chilli
Bar
Tea, coffee (decaf instant on request), green tea*, herbal teas*, Earl Grey tea*, Harrogate Spring still and sparkling, orange juice, apple juice, tomato juice (Worcester sauce available), Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Schweppes Tonic Water, Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water, Schweppes Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
Ciroc vodka*, Smirnoff Red/Eristoff vodka, Tanqueray gin*, Gordons gin, Johnnie Walker Black Label*, Johnnie Walker Red Label, Bacardi white rum, Otard cognac, Baileys*, Cointreau*
Heineken, Brewdog Speedbird OG
One of: Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Brut*/Champagne Castelnau Réserve Brut NV*/Champagne Castelnau Brut Millésime 2007*/Heidsieck & Co Monopole Silver Top*
Chardonnay (California)*
Sauvignon Blanc (France)*
Cabernet Sauvignon (Chile)*
Shiraz (Australia)*
Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)
Chardonnay (Italy)
Cabernet Sauvignon (Spain)
Merlot (Italy)
*Club Europe only
BA CityFlyer catering 21 February to 9 July
All information is posted in a personal capacity and not as a representative of the airline. Information could change at any time.
Route bandings
Band 1S: AMS, DUS, JER, RTM
Band 1: BHD, DUB, EDI, GLA
Band 2: CMF (LCY), EGC, FRA, GVA, PRG, BER, UIP, LIG, ZRH, EAS, LIN
Band 3: AGP, ALC, BCN, CMF (EDI), FAO, FLR, IBZ, NCE, PMI, SPU
Band 4: JMK, JSI, SKG
Menu cycles
Code:
Start date
21 February 1
28 February 2
6 March 1
13 March 2
20 March 1
27 March 2
3 April 1
10 April 2
17 April 1
24 April 2
etc
.
Club Europe meal times
Band 1S-3
00:01-10:29 Breakfast
10:30-16:59 Lunch (except night-stopping aircraft catered ex-LCY/SOU departing before 12:00 which will offer breakfast, or a hot dinner with ambient sides if after 12:00)
17:00-23:59 Dinner (1S-1 cold, 2-3 hot)
Band 4
00:01-10:29 Breakfast
10:30-23:59 Hot dinner
Euro Traveller breakfast 00:01-09:29
Band 1S-2
Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Band 3-4
Cycle 1: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, Egg mayo and sausage or Mixed cheese and spring onion
Cycle 2: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, egg and bacon or Cheddar and roast tomato
Cycle 3: Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey, BLT or Egg mayo and spinach sandwich
Euro Traveller rest of day
Band 1S-2
Just Glorious Crisps Sea Salt or Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Band 3-4
Cycle 1: Wiltshire ham and cheese or Vegan New York Deli and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Cycle 2: Pastrami, emmenthal and sweet pickle or Three cheese salad sandwich and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Cycle 3: Chicken salad with lemon pepper mayo or Ploughman's sandwich with caramelised onion and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats & Honey
Club Europe breakfast
Band 1S Cycle 1
Greek yogurt with stone fruit
Sourdough muffin with bacon, croque-monsieur sauce and relish
or
Toasted muffin with portabello mushroom, cheddar and caramelised onion chutney
Band 1S Cycle 2
Greek yogurt with stone fruit
Toasted sourdough muffin with bacon, tomato jam and Red Leicester cheese
or
Toasted sourdough muffin with portobello mushroom, beetroot sauce, kale, and cheddar
Band 1-2 Cycle 1
Bread roll and butter
Yogurt as per band 1S
Cream cheese and chive omelette with potato and chorizo hash
or
Wild mushroom cream cheese omelette with fried potato rosti
or
Cheese and coleslaw salad
Band 1-2 Cycle 2
Bread roll and butter
Yogurt as per band 1S
Spinach and feta omelette with corned beef hash
or
Sweetcorn fritter with smokey chickpea ragout
or
Cheese and coleslaw salad
Band 3 and 4
As above plus fresh fruit pot
If more than 19 passengers in Club, breakfasts over this number will be cold plates
Nightstop breakfast
Nutigrain bar, pain au raisin, bread, croissant
Cheese omelette, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, spinach
or
Plain omelette, sweet potato hash, cherry tomato, asparagus/tenderstem broccoli
Club Europe lunch (band 1S-3) and cold dinner (band 1S-1)
Band 1S-2 Cycle 1
Bread and butter
Hot smoked salmon with horseradish potato salad, candied beetroot and pea shoots
or
Kale and cranberry slaw, honey glazed goats' cheese, chutney and pea shoots
Tony's Chocolonely milk chocolate bar
Band 1S-2 Cycle 2
Bread and butter
Roasted chicken with red cabbage slaw, roasted grapes and mayonnaise
or
Pearl barley salad with heritage carrot and mushroom mix, honey-soy dressing, chilli pearls and pea shoots
Tony's Chocolonely milk chocolate bar
Band 1S-1 cold dinner and band 3 lunch
As above plus appetiser: Pumpkin and kale orzo salad with artichoke, and onion sauce
Club Europe hot dinner
NB if more than 24 Club Europe passengers, hot main will be replaced by a cold main due to oven capacity
Cycle 1
Appetiser as per cold dinner/band 3 lunch
Chicken tagine, couscous, roasted root vegetables and goats' cheese
or
Black bean chilli with wild rice, corn and red pepper
Tony's Chocolonely bar
Cycle 2
Appetiser as per cold dinner/band 3 lunch
Miso beef stew with coriander lemon rice, padron peppers and lime
or
Spinach, pumpkin and sage gnocchi with olives and goats' cheese
Tony's Chocolonely bar
Night-stopped flights will offer a choice of pulled beef cottage pie or black bean chilli
Bar
Tea, coffee (decaf instant on request), green tea*, herbal teas*, Earl Grey tea*, Harrogate Spring still and sparkling, orange juice, apple juice, tomato juice (Worcester sauce available), Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Schweppes Tonic Water, Schweppes Slimline Tonic Water, Schweppes Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
Ciroc vodka*, Smirnoff Red/Eristoff vodka, Tanqueray gin*, Gordons gin, Johnnie Walker Black Label*, Johnnie Walker Red Label, Bacardi white rum, Otard cognac, Baileys*, Cointreau*
Heineken, Brewdog Speedbird OG
One of: Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Brut*/Champagne Castelnau Réserve Brut NV*/Champagne Castelnau Brut Millésime 2007*/Heidsieck & Co Monopole Silver Top*
Chardonnay (California)*
Sauvignon Blanc (France)*
Cabernet Sauvignon (Chile)*
Shiraz (Australia)*
Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)
Chardonnay (Italy)
Cabernet Sauvignon (Spain)
Merlot (Italy)
*Club Europe only
BA CityFlyer catering | guide, reviews and photos
Feb 6, 2022, 1:50 pm
#545
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club Blue
Posts: 967
Bocconcini with almonds, roasted vegetables and smoked yogurt, mushroom stroganoff with spinach, artichoke, tomato and tagliatelle, apple crumble.
Last edited by EJetter; Feb 6, 2022 at 1:59 pm
Feb 7, 2022, 4:09 pm
#546
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: York, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,184
Having flown Leeds to Belfast and back over the weekend with CityFlyer in Y, I must say they put mainline to shame!
Full cold bar service (including alcoholic drinks) along with crisps and shortbread. Would never get 2 G&Ts on a 35 minute flight on mainline in economy!
Coming back I was driving so resigned to soft drinks, no Coke Zero sadly (I believe this is as intended and CJ don't carry it rather than it not being loaded).
Full cold bar service (including alcoholic drinks) along with crisps and shortbread. Would never get 2 G&Ts on a 35 minute flight on mainline in economy!
Coming back I was driving so resigned to soft drinks, no Coke Zero sadly (I believe this is as intended and CJ don't carry it rather than it not being loaded).
Feb 14, 2022, 6:49 am
#550
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club Blue
Posts: 967
Crew will do their best to serve whatever has been loaded, and this can depend on whether the aircraft was catered in LCY, GLA or BHX. Either there will be bar trolleys plus trays of biscuits and crisps, or trolleys full of the little boxes with water and biscuits. In theory it should be the latter for the super-short GLA flights and possibly LBA, and bars for BHX and EXT but in reality it all seems a bit random. It's best to assume you'll just get water and biscuits or crisps, and be pleasantly surprised if you get to enjoy a G&T.
Feb 14, 2022, 7:45 am
#551
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,286
So if I read the Wiki right, we can expect rotation 3 outbound from the 5th of March, correct? And a band 2 destination with a 5pm departure time will be hot dinner, no exceptions if we leave the gate early :P?
Feb 14, 2022, 7:58 am
#552
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club Blue
Posts: 967
That should be correct, and catering is always based on scheduled departure time.
Feb 14, 2022, 9:28 am
#553
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: York, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Honors Diamond
Posts: 1,184
I would echo above on the BHD flights, I was expecting a water cuplet and some crisps on LBA-BHD, but I was pleasantly surprised to get a G&T instead (maybe loading the better bars is all part of BAs surprise and delight scheme 
).
Side note, I find it odd that LBA-BHD is down on paper for a reduced service, and no club (and crew seem aghast when you mention it once had club) when it's slightly longer than the old LBA-LHR flights, which at one time used to have a full bar service and snack for all, and later a club cabin and BoB.
).Side note, I find it odd that LBA-BHD is down on paper for a reduced service, and no club (and crew seem aghast when you mention it once had club) when it's slightly longer than the old LBA-LHR flights, which at one time used to have a full bar service and snack for all, and later a club cabin and BoB.
Feb 14, 2022, 12:19 pm
#554
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
EJetter a quick question for you.
We done EDI/LCY last week at lunchtime what exactly is in the small starter bowls for both the chicken salad and the halloumi salad? Neither were enjoyable and the one with the cheese tasted like it was three marble sized balls of mozzarella dropped into a pool of mayonnaise mixed with burger relish.
Thanks
We done EDI/LCY last week at lunchtime what exactly is in the small starter bowls for both the chicken salad and the halloumi salad? Neither were enjoyable and the one with the cheese tasted like it was three marble sized balls of mozzarella dropped into a pool of mayonnaise mixed with burger relish.
Thanks
Feb 14, 2022, 2:24 pm
#555
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,059
The dishes are described fully in the wiki. But I totally agree, the salmon and lentil in particular is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever tried (and failed) to eat. BUT - and it’s deliberately a big but there - the chicken main is tasty, the red stuff in the little pot is absolutely delicious, and I could eat three of the apple desserts. Two out of three ain’t bad I suppose, and no wet chocolate button in sight.