NO SOUP FOR YOU! (CX noodle bar access for BA pax at SFO)
Jan 29, 2019, 11:32 am
#34
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Paynesville, Vic
Programs: BA Gold AVIS Presidents Club
Posts: 356
Strange - coincidentaly when checking in for my Lhr-Prg flight on Sunday evening the BA agent actually suggested that I visited the CX f lounge. First time this has ever happned in over 10 years of travel!
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Jan 29, 2019, 2:08 pm
#36
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 756
When I asked for clarification, the two receptionists echoed what the chef said, suggesting that BA had specifically removed the noodle bar provision for BA pax in their contract with CX (I assume for the SFO lounge only, but I don't know). Which - if that's even true - seems utterly bizarre.
As for arguing with the chef, I was just very happy to get out of wanton-bashing distance.
As for arguing with the chef, I was just very happy to get out of wanton-bashing distance.
Jan 29, 2019, 2:46 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 5,380
When I asked for clarification, the two receptionists echoed what the chef said, suggesting that BA had specifically removed the noodle bar provision for BA pax in their contract with CX (I assume for the SFO lounge only, but I don't know). Which - if that's even true - seems utterly bizarre.
As for arguing with the chef, I was just very happy to get out of wanton-bashing distance.
As for arguing with the chef, I was just very happy to get out of wanton-bashing distance.
Jan 29, 2019, 4:29 pm
#39
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: London
Programs: BA bronze, Hertz pres circle, Marriott Platinum, hilton diamond
Posts: 2,537
Sounds like a job for a post on ba’s Twitter “can you please confirm that you’ve specifically removed access to noodle soup at the CX lounge in SFO on our Ł5000 business class tickets?”
would be quite entertaining to see their response and spluttering justification
would be quite entertaining to see their response and spluttering justification
Jan 29, 2019, 4:46 pm
#40
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 756
I agree it all sounds implausible, but that's the story they are telling.
Last edited by newyorklondon; Jan 29, 2019 at 6:22 pm
Jan 29, 2019, 5:53 pm
#42
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1MM 1K, BA Gold
Posts: 430
I had this happen back in December. Chef asked which airline and when mentioning BA, she said sorry, BA doesn't pay for it. She was polite. Had soup in LHR T3 on the same trip. I was going to post about it but I forgot. Surprised this only emerged here almost a month and a half later.
Jan 30, 2019, 7:05 am
#45
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: BA Gold, Tesco, Nectar
Posts: 313
Was in CDG CX last weekend - No question of presenting a boarding pass at the Noodle Bar - I got my noodles no problem. No Moet though (is that just a T3 London thing?)
Will be in SFO later this year, I ruddy well hope they won't be witholding the noodles - what an outrage if so!
Will be in SFO later this year, I ruddy well hope they won't be witholding the noodles - what an outrage if so!
