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
Aug 18, 2020, 5:28 pm
#829
Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Buckeye, AZ
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 241
They should contract with Mickey Ds. Chicken nuggets for everybody
Aug 19, 2020, 1:44 am
#831
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: BA executive club
Posts: 7
Interesting thread. Although BA extended my gold status with another year, I will not spend any money on flying J or F, as long as they serve food in boxes. Totally unnecessary. I am now using up Avios and that's the end of my loyalty. Feeling excited by being more adventurous and try out other airlines.
Aug 19, 2020, 2:52 am
#832
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 84
Interesting thread. Although BA extended my gold status with another year, I will not spend any money on flying J or F, as long as they serve food in boxes. Totally unnecessary. I am now using up Avios and that's the end of my loyalty. Feeling excited by being more adventurous and try out other airlines.
Aug 19, 2020, 4:00 am
#833
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: 30,499
Aug 19, 2020, 4:03 am
#834
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Programs: BA Blue, Qatar Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador, Marriott Gold
Posts: 494
A recent ET experience to / from ATH. I'm ommiting dates / flight numbers.
LHR-ATH (Last Week): Standard issue 'bag' with small bottle of water, crisps and a biscuit this time (a change from the pretzels). No seperate drinks service or anything else.
ATH - LHR (Last Week): Much better! Still the standard issue 'bag' with small bottle of water, crisps and a biscuit, followed by a seperate drinks service and that was then followed by helping yourself to a tray with biscuits and Club Europe packets of nuts - overall much better!
LHR-ATH (Last Week): Standard issue 'bag' with small bottle of water, crisps and a biscuit this time (a change from the pretzels). No seperate drinks service or anything else.
ATH - LHR (Last Week): Much better! Still the standard issue 'bag' with small bottle of water, crisps and a biscuit, followed by a seperate drinks service and that was then followed by helping yourself to a tray with biscuits and Club Europe packets of nuts - overall much better!
Aug 19, 2020, 5:55 am
#835
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 166
Here is my F meal from a few days ago on DFW-LHR. Given the choice of veg or steak.
Pretty poor showing overall. None of it was very good. The steak was worse than the normal F steak before covid.
For the second meal prior to landing, there was a choice of veg or meat (heated) sandwich. The sandwich itself was decent, the rest pretty meh. It was accompanied by some fruit and a few other things. No scones. I didn't take pictures, sorry.
I was told the regular bar menu was available, but didn't try it.
Pretty poor showing overall. None of it was very good. The steak was worse than the normal F steak before covid.
For the second meal prior to landing, there was a choice of veg or meat (heated) sandwich. The sandwich itself was decent, the rest pretty meh. It was accompanied by some fruit and a few other things. No scones. I didn't take pictures, sorry.
I was told the regular bar menu was available, but didn't try it.
Last edited by Pocalypse; Aug 19, 2020 at 6:18 am
Aug 19, 2020, 7:34 am
#836
Join Date: Jul 2020
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 18
What does everyone think of HFP’s estimate that the boxes would be around for at least four months from June? I’m flying to Cancun in November in CW and really hope they’ve improved things by then as I’ll be with my mother who’s never been in J.
Aug 19, 2020, 7:52 am
#837
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Mexico
Programs: BAEC Gold / Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,538
Not hopeful for you on both fronts. Food unlikely to be much better and chance of flying not great. While it's still a while away, virus here in Mexico far from under control. While you can enter Mexico with no issue, I'd be doubtful of us being off the UK list by then. BA haven't operated since March/April here. Perhaps I'm just being pessimistic. Hopefully all gets sorted by then.
Aug 19, 2020, 7:59 am
#838
Join Date: Jul 2020
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 18
Not hopeful for you on both fronts. Food unlikely to be much better and chance of flying not great. While it's still a while away, virus here in Mexico far from under control. While you can enter Mexico with no issue, I'd be doubtful of us being off the UK list by then. BA haven't operated since March/April here. Perhaps I'm just being pessimistic. Hopefully all gets sorted by then.
As for the service, it will be a shame though at least they’re still serving Champagne. We’ve even bought our own special hard plastic Champagne flutes and wine tumblers to up the experience!
Aug 19, 2020, 9:02 am
#839
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Location: London
Programs: plenty - ggl, ccr, etc, etc.
Posts: 1,704
I’m quite optimistic about us being able to fly as I spoke to a CC based at LGW on Facebook who said that they were definitely flying to Cancun from September out of LGW.
As for the service, it will be a shame though at least they’re still serving Champagne. We’ve even bought our own special hard plastic Champagne flutes and wine tumblers to up the experience!
As for the service, it will be a shame though at least they’re still serving Champagne. We’ve even bought our own special hard plastic Champagne flutes and wine tumblers to up the experience!
One can but hope the market will fix this. Perhaps Lufthansa’s catering unit could make a nice line in profits by selling food to take on board at BA gates in London?
