Oct 24, 2020, 7:26 am
Last edit by: Prospero
Temporary COVID-19 catering, effective 25 October 2020 until 19 January 2021, after which normal catering is expected to resume.
Euro Traveller
Breakfast: cereal bar, cookies, and mineral water bottle
Rest of the day: bag of crisps, small packet of pretzels, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, juice available on request
Club Europe
Band 1 Breakfast: paper bag containing a filled croissant, yogurt pot or muffin, and mineral water bottle
Band 1 Rest of the Day: paper bag containing a sandwich, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Bands 2 to 4 Breakfast: box containing a filled croissant, yogurt pot, and mineral water bottle
Bands 2 to 4 Rest of the Day: box containing a sandwich, salad pot, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
World Traveller and World Traveller Plus:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Primary meal comprises of a tray with hot dish, side salad, bread bag, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal (breakfast) is a filled croissant, yoghurt pot, and mineral water bottle
Primary breakfast flight
Primary meal comprises of a tray with hot dish, yoghurt, muffin, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal is a chilled sandwich, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar available on request
Club World:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Primary meal includes a tablecloth-covered tray with hot dish, salad dish, small side salad, bread bag, cheese, crackers, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal (breakfast) is a tablecloth-covered tray with a filled croissant, muesli pot, yoghurt pot, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Secondary meal (afternoon tea) is a tablecloth-covered tray with sandwich, cookies, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Primary breakfast flight
Primary meal includes a tablecloth-covered tray with hot dish, yoghurt/fruit dish, croissant, bread bag, jam, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal is a tablecloth-covered tray with sandwich, cookies, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
First:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Box containing a salad, starter, pesto, bread bag, crackers, and mineral water bottle. A hot main dish in foil and trio of dessert/cheese pots in cardboard holder are served separately directly onto the tablecloth-covered table
Secondary meal (breakfast) is unconfirmed
Secondary meal (afternoon tea) is a box containing sandwich, fruit salad, crackers, scone, clotted cream, jam, macarons atop the tablecloth-covered table
Primary breakfast flight
Primary breakfast service is unconfirmed
Secondary meal is a box containing sandwich, fruit salad, crackers, scone, clotted cream, jam, macarons atop the tablecloth-covered table
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
Euro Traveller
Breakfast: cereal bar, cookies, and mineral water bottle
Rest of the day: bag of crisps, small packet of pretzels, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, juice available on request
Club Europe
Band 1 Breakfast: paper bag containing a filled croissant, yogurt pot or muffin, and mineral water bottle
Band 1 Rest of the Day: paper bag containing a sandwich, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Bands 2 to 4 Breakfast: box containing a filled croissant, yogurt pot, and mineral water bottle
Bands 2 to 4 Rest of the Day: box containing a sandwich, salad pot, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
World Traveller and World Traveller Plus:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Primary meal comprises of a tray with hot dish, side salad, bread bag, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal (breakfast) is a filled croissant, yoghurt pot, and mineral water bottle
Primary breakfast flight
Primary meal comprises of a tray with hot dish, yoghurt, muffin, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal is a chilled sandwich, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar available on request
Club World:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Primary meal includes a tablecloth-covered tray with hot dish, salad dish, small side salad, bread bag, cheese, crackers, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal (breakfast) is a tablecloth-covered tray with a filled croissant, muesli pot, yoghurt pot, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Secondary meal (afternoon tea) is a tablecloth-covered tray with sandwich, cookies, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Primary breakfast flight
Primary meal includes a tablecloth-covered tray with hot dish, yoghurt/fruit dish, croissant, bread bag, jam, dessert pot, and mineral water bottle
Secondary meal is a tablecloth-covered tray with sandwich, cookies, bar of chocolate, and mineral water bottle (served in a box rather than on a tray on 77M return catered flights)
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
First:
Primary lunch/dinner flight
Box containing a salad, starter, pesto, bread bag, crackers, and mineral water bottle. A hot main dish in foil and trio of dessert/cheese pots in cardboard holder are served separately directly onto the tablecloth-covered table
Secondary meal (breakfast) is unconfirmed
Secondary meal (afternoon tea) is a box containing sandwich, fruit salad, crackers, scone, clotted cream, jam, macarons atop the tablecloth-covered table
Primary breakfast flight
Primary breakfast service is unconfirmed
Secondary meal is a box containing sandwich, fruit salad, crackers, scone, clotted cream, jam, macarons atop the tablecloth-covered table
Tea, coffee, drinks from the bar including champagne (Nicolas Feuillatte quarter bottles) available on request
COVID Friendly Catering Revealed By British Airways
Jul 27, 2020, 6:21 am
#571
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,627
Seems clear that somewhere deep in the top secret catering strategy boutique, fiendish food scientists created the beetroot and carrot concoction as a deliberate act of enhancement.
Which means almost anything could end up in a CE sandwich, turnip and mushroom, marmite and spam, spam and spam, perhaps even spam, spam, spam and spam.
Assuming next week's LHR-ACE goes ahead, I think I'll be bringing something tasty to go with the bubbly.
Which means almost anything could end up in a CE sandwich, turnip and mushroom, marmite and spam, spam and spam, perhaps even spam, spam, spam and spam.
Assuming next week's LHR-ACE goes ahead, I think I'll be bringing something tasty to go with the bubbly.
I appreciate that these are difficult times for many, but there must be something better than beetroot in a vegi sarnie.
Jul 27, 2020, 6:26 am
#572
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Harrogate
Programs: BA, KL, DL
Posts: 996
Just flew on my first domestic flight since the new catering came in - Club Europe only had the dreaded vegetarian carrot and beetroot sandwiches loaded - the purser knew how unpopular they are and was apologising profusely for no chicken sandwiches being loaded, almost embarrassed to be offering carrot and beetroot. Out of 13 passengers in Club Europe, only one took the sandwich, and I saw him take one bite then leave it. We got offered crisps and biscuits instead (not sure where they came from , maybe the crew lunch, or the economy trolley?) Quite a poor offering really. At least I managed to get 3x cans of Speedbird beer.
Jul 27, 2020, 6:48 am
#573
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Hampshire, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 372
In South Korea spam fried rice is a premium product. During lockdown my sister in law stocked up with spam, just in case of shortages. Some people would view spam as an upgrade on the pre covid BA offerings.
Jul 27, 2020, 7:30 am
#574
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,237
There's a Filipino fast-food chain called Jollibee (I've been to the one in Milan and in one in Abu Dhabi) that does a spam burger that is the food equivalent of crack.
Jul 27, 2020, 5:19 pm
#575
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Manchester but from Yorkshire better known as Gods country
Programs: BA Gold, , Sandals plat
Posts: 839
Jul 28, 2020, 1:42 am
#576
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 66
Having just returned from MAD last night, whilst it was a reduced service I had a good experience.
No ice or lemon for drinks, but I survived on Malbec and Bloody Mary’s.
Meal choice was either chicken and coleslaw sandwich or beetroot and carrot. I opted for the chicken. Nicely presented in a deli box. Adequate for the time of day.
Crew attentive and welcoming. Social distancing procedures taken very seriously. All in all, a good experience.
No ice or lemon for drinks, but I survived on Malbec and Bloody Mary’s.
Meal choice was either chicken and coleslaw sandwich or beetroot and carrot. I opted for the chicken. Nicely presented in a deli box. Adequate for the time of day.
Crew attentive and welcoming. Social distancing procedures taken very seriously. All in all, a good experience.
Jul 28, 2020, 4:38 am
#577
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 698
I’m just wondering about the difference between Club Europe and economy on domestic flights at the moment.
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
Jul 28, 2020, 4:42 am
#578
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,804
I’m just wondering about the difference between Club Europe and economy on domestic flights at the moment.
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
CE - all routes - same as the box in the post above (and elsewhere in this thread), however on Band 1 (domestic and immediately proximate overseas airports such as AMS) it's in a bag and there is no mini salad. Full bar service, pretty much as last year, but no ice or lemon. Tea, coffee and specialist tea available too.
ET - all routes - a clear plastic bag with water bottle, crisps and biscuits (or something similar). Trolley service of more water, juice, tea, coffee. No alcohol.
LCY is somewhat different, being catered by Newrest rather than Do&Co, but it's the same principles.
Last edited by corporate-wage-slave; Jul 28, 2020 at 4:47 am
Jul 28, 2020, 4:44 am
#579
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,964
I’m just wondering about the difference between Club Europe and economy on domestic flights at the moment.
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
Am I right that all passengers get the same paper bag containing a sandwich (not the box, which is for longer routes)?
CE does get alcoholic drinks. Is tea/coffee available in both classes?
ET gets a clear bag with a small bottle of water, crisps, and a chocolate bar, this isn't the same as the brown bag.
Jul 28, 2020, 5:23 am
#580
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 698
CE gets a brown bag with a sandwich and desert, see this post for an example https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32508030-post349.html
ET gets a clear bag with a small bottle of water, crisps, and a chocolate bar, this isn't the same as the brown bag.
ET gets a clear bag with a small bottle of water, crisps, and a chocolate bar, this isn't the same as the brown bag.
Jul 28, 2020, 5:57 pm
#581
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 813
Flying out of LGW To Barbados on 28/10. Should I still expect a box? And presumably Do&Co aren’t at Gatwick?
Jul 28, 2020, 10:18 pm
#582
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,190
End of October? That's too far away to be able to predict what catering will be like then. Also your class of travel will help any predictions made nearer the time.
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Jul 29, 2020, 1:17 am
#583
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Posts: 30,528
Jul 29, 2020, 2:05 am
#584
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: LHR / LAS
Programs: BA GfL, GGL/CCR
Posts: 2,409
I'm now not expecting any of my flights in the next 5 months to take place as planned apart from an essential to lax end September.
Biggest decision I have at the moment, is deciding what my first flight since end Feb - it's between GLA or NCL, from LHR.
Back On topic, on the positive side for my GLA or NCL dilemma, I still think the band 1 and 2 offering is better than before. I'm a positive chap.
Box or bag, I'm not fussed.
Biggest decision I have at the moment, is deciding what my first flight since end Feb - it's between GLA or NCL, from LHR.
Back On topic, on the positive side for my GLA or NCL dilemma, I still think the band 1 and 2 offering is better than before. I'm a positive chap.
Box or bag, I'm not fussed.
Jul 30, 2020, 8:59 am
#585
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 1,355
Is there any indication of when the current club Europe offering will return to “normal”?
I’ve flights booked to Italy (DUB-LHR-BLQ PMO-LHR-DUB) in August and the lounge in DUB is closed & I think the one in PMO too so onboard food now has more significance. I hate mayonnaise (and it’s equivalents) so the thought of 4 sandwiches fills me with dread. Egg mayo, coronation chicken, ham salad etc etc 🤢
I’ve flights booked to Italy (DUB-LHR-BLQ PMO-LHR-DUB) in August and the lounge in DUB is closed & I think the one in PMO too so onboard food now has more significance. I hate mayonnaise (and it’s equivalents) so the thought of 4 sandwiches fills me with dread. Egg mayo, coronation chicken, ham salad etc etc 🤢