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
Sep 19, 2020, 5:03 am
#1321
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Pub quiz story of the day: historically, one of the most popular naturally sparkling waters was Chateldon, which used to be known as the preferred water of Louis XIV. It is indeed excellent. However, just before the second world war, the spring (and associated castle) was bought by a politician born locally which was to soon become infamous for the worst possible reasons: Pierre Laval, the ignonimious collaborationist and Petain's no2 under the Vichy regime. The disgrace that rightly followed led to the water largely blacklisted for 50 years until the mid-1990s when new owners tried to restart production and relaunch its reputation as the "Rolls Royce" of sparkling waters.
Sep 19, 2020, 5:26 am
#1322
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That's exactly right. They call it "reinforced by the spring's own carbonic gas". I never got a chance to try the natural state of the water (I believe you can if you visit the spring) so I don't know what the natural level of carbonation would be nor if I would like it, but like you, I find the available product way too aggressive. Badoit, by contrast, I can drink by the litre!
Pub quiz story of the day: historically, one of the most popular naturally sparkling waters was Chateldon, which used to be known as the preferred water of Louis XIV. It is indeed excellent. However, just before the second world war, the spring (and associated castle) was bought by a politician born locally which was to soon become infamous for the worst possible reasons: Pierre Laval, the ignonimious collaborationist and Petain's no2 under the Vichy regime. The disgrace that rightly followed led to the water largely blacklisted for 50 years until the mid-1990s when new owners tried to restart production and relaunch its reputation as the "Rolls Royce" of sparkling waters.
Pub quiz story of the day: historically, one of the most popular naturally sparkling waters was Chateldon, which used to be known as the preferred water of Louis XIV. It is indeed excellent. However, just before the second world war, the spring (and associated castle) was bought by a politician born locally which was to soon become infamous for the worst possible reasons: Pierre Laval, the ignonimious collaborationist and Petain's no2 under the Vichy regime. The disgrace that rightly followed led to the water largely blacklisted for 50 years until the mid-1990s when new owners tried to restart production and relaunch its reputation as the "Rolls Royce" of sparkling waters.
Now before a Mighty Mod deletes this for being off-topic - the menu has changed. Yesterday we were offered Chicken Caesar Salad or Cheddar Cheese and Onion. That revolting Vegan offering was not aboard. There was a sort of Chickpea and some sauce which was quite tasty and would make a good meal of itself. I suppose that’s Vegan as well?
Temporary is become a bit too permanent for my liking.
Sep 19, 2020, 5:28 am
#1323
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Folks, I must appeal to your better nature and ask for greater consideration to our members who are following this thread seeking information about the onboard "rations" at this present time. So please can we improve the noise:signal ratio and align the discussion to the thread's topic.
Your assistance is much appreciated.
Prospero
Moderator: BA forum
Your assistance is much appreciated.
Prospero
Moderator: BA forum
Sep 19, 2020, 5:37 am
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Apologies for dragging the thread OT, and to get back to COVID catering on BA, I have a question. I've been among those suggesting that as insufficient as the premium and long offerings may be, ET is the only cabin which it is actually more pleasant to fly in the Covid period than before not least thanks to the free snack bag. I was wondering if the Harrogates of this world charge the same or different prices for their various (and notably tiny) bottles of sparkling and still waters? I assume they do as when buying in a shop I've never noticed a difference. If so, an easy way to make the ET bag even more positive would be to make some bags with the small bottle of still and others with an equivalent small bottle of sparkling water which I suspect would come at no additional cost. I, for one, would be delighted (at least if BA stops cancelling my flights so I can actually drink it!)
In CE, it would be nice to at least offer a salad option instead of the sandwiches, which I suspect some people (again, including myself) would appreciate.
Sep 19, 2020, 5:40 am
#1325
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I saw the cheddar cheese and onion creation across the aisle yesterday (PSA-LHR). It comes on sliced white which looked like a supermarket (Asda perhaps) bargain loaf. The bread would certainly never have been allowed to darken the doors at Waitrose.
The gentleman who had taken the 'Enjoy your menu!' box looked at it with regret, he opened it up exposing the full horror of the contents and put it back in the bag and suggested, as have others that the box looked more edible.
I had taken the precaution of spending €6 on a prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich before boarding and it was very tasty. The very cheerful crew both commented that I had made a very wise choice.
I still have the €6 receipt. I think I'll send it to Alex and ask for a reimbursement.
The gentleman who had taken the 'Enjoy your menu!' box looked at it with regret, he opened it up exposing the full horror of the contents and put it back in the bag and suggested, as have others that the box looked more edible.
I had taken the precaution of spending €6 on a prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich before boarding and it was very tasty. The very cheerful crew both commented that I had made a very wise choice.
I still have the €6 receipt. I think I'll send it to Alex and ask for a reimbursement.
Sep 19, 2020, 5:51 am
#1326
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Whilst I'm sure it was a "joke", you do realise that all supermarket own-brand bread is made by one of the two major plant bakeries - British Bakeries, who also make Hovis amongst others, and Allied Bakeries, who make Kingsmill.
Sep 19, 2020, 6:01 am
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Sep 19, 2020, 6:59 am
#1328
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Sep 19, 2020, 7:01 am
#1329
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Sep 19, 2020, 7:46 am
#1330
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I don't think it's my place to talk you through anything. If you found the meal to be insufficient, I can't, nor should I, persuade you that it was enough just because I or other people eat less and would find the meal adequate. You were disappointed with the quantity of food, and that's your call. I can't tell you that it was enough food because it obviously was not for you. We all need different amount of food to satisfy our hunger, don't we? Hence why the airline would not engage with you into discussing what is the appropriate amount of food. They were sorry that you were disappointed, and that's about as much as they could say.
Last edited by Andriyko; Sep 19, 2020 at 7:51 am
Sep 19, 2020, 7:50 am
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You Obtimetric now arise as Mucci Chevalier des Eaux Comestibles. Chateldon is (sadly) my favourite and one that was very hard to obtain. I only ever found it in certain restaurants such as Le Dôme.
Now before a Mighty Mod deletes this for being off-topic - the menu has changed. Yesterday we were offered Chicken Caesar Salad or Cheddar Cheese and Onion. That revolting Vegan offering was not aboard. There was a sort of Chickpea and some sauce which was quite tasty and would make a good meal of itself. I suppose that’s Vegan as well?
Temporary is become a bit too permanent for my liking.
Now before a Mighty Mod deletes this for being off-topic - the menu has changed. Yesterday we were offered Chicken Caesar Salad or Cheddar Cheese and Onion. That revolting Vegan offering was not aboard. There was a sort of Chickpea and some sauce which was quite tasty and would make a good meal of itself. I suppose that’s Vegan as well?
Temporary is become a bit too permanent for my liking.
Sep 19, 2020, 10:17 am
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... and should have equally no place in a full service airline's business class meal, especially as that sort of bread manages the miraculous quality of being able to be dry and soggy at the same time if you are unlucky!!
Sep 19, 2020, 10:24 am
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Other than the sandwiches, the other main disappointment is that every rotation is the same dull chocolate mousse. Would it really be that much trouble to sometimes have the one with caramel in or, even better, the raspberry one that used to be on the non-COVID CE rotations?
Sep 19, 2020, 10:49 am
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True. But I believe at least some stores insist on unique recipes for their versions.
Sep 19, 2020, 11:12 am
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