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 20, 2020, 3:01 pm
#1366
Join Date: May 2009
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 2,741
Perhaps this is the "mid-September" enhancement. 
On yesterday's SPU-LHR flight, we received a box not a bag. Same choice of chicken caesar sandwich or cheese and caramelized onion sandwich mentioned above. We both opted for the chicken which was OK but didn't taste very caesar like. Included a little salad cup. Chocolate mousse was tasty.
1C and our FA liked my DIY kit.
All in all, an enjoyable flight especially with a wonderful CSM/FA Lewis working the cabin and topping up drinks. Too bad that he wasn't working our LHR-LAX flight.
On yesterday's SPU-LHR flight, we received a box not a bag. Same choice of chicken caesar sandwich or cheese and caramelized onion sandwich mentioned above. We both opted for the chicken which was OK but didn't taste very caesar like. Included a little salad cup. Chocolate mousse was tasty.
1C and our FA liked my DIY kit.
All in all, an enjoyable flight especially with a wonderful CSM/FA Lewis working the cabin and topping up drinks. Too bad that he wasn't working our LHR-LAX flight.
if so, I can’t see why they can’t do the normal full service ? Or, am I missing something ?
Sep 20, 2020, 3:03 pm
#1367
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,916
Why all the disgust? Aren't you happy that Alex is trying to keep us all safe from the nasty coronavirus that thrives on hot meal trays?
Sep 20, 2020, 3:03 pm
#1368
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,734
BA supplied the box and drinks in a plastic cup. OP supplied everything else.
Sep 20, 2020, 6:03 pm
#1369
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,440
Is it really worth bringing your own plates for a sandwich? It seems like so much effort for very little benefit. (Personal opinion not judgment)
Sep 20, 2020, 8:01 pm
#1370
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,595
Sep 21, 2020, 3:34 am
#1372
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: 30,536
Sep 21, 2020, 3:43 am
#1373
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,293
Sep 21, 2020, 4:31 am
#1374
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club - Silver (OWS)
Posts: 768
Sep 21, 2020, 4:32 am
#1375
Fontaine d'honneur du Flyertalk
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Morbihan, France
Programs: Reine des Muccis de Pucci; Foreign Elitist (according to others)
Posts: 19,179
Right - I am sorry if I have no pictures but have made a possibly incorrect assumption that you can all read - and anyhow you've seen it all already so I will not bore you.
I have flown four CE sectors 2hours+ in as many days. We were offered the same offering on each flight. Fortunately the Beetroot has been dumped for the time being - so we had the Chicken Caesar Salad - which was as about as Caesary as Mayonnaise can get. The salad pot was tasty and the Mousse is most agreeable. Every flight has been manned by Mixed Fleet and I really am won over as they were simply delightful and very hard working. I have to say that I cannot understand why they cannot resume a normal service as frankly this is unnecessary - especially when one sees that normal heated food is available for crew and flight deck. Indeed, if they can serve hot food in the Flounge and give you proper cutlery and glassware, why can this not be done in the air.
Still, it could bee worse - you could be flying American Airliines -- if the flight was under 900 miles here is what you might enjoy:
I have flown four CE sectors 2hours+ in as many days. We were offered the same offering on each flight. Fortunately the Beetroot has been dumped for the time being - so we had the Chicken Caesar Salad - which was as about as Caesary as Mayonnaise can get. The salad pot was tasty and the Mousse is most agreeable. Every flight has been manned by Mixed Fleet and I really am won over as they were simply delightful and very hard working. I have to say that I cannot understand why they cannot resume a normal service as frankly this is unnecessary - especially when one sees that normal heated food is available for crew and flight deck. Indeed, if they can serve hot food in the Flounge and give you proper cutlery and glassware, why can this not be done in the air.
Still, it could bee worse - you could be flying American Airliines -- if the flight was under 900 miles here is what you might enjoy:
- Water, canned drinks and juice by request only
- No snacks, alcohol or food available in the Main Cabin
- Alcohol available in First by request only
Sep 21, 2020, 4:57 am
#1376
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bridport, Dorset
Programs: Mucci, BA Bronze, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,130
Right - I am sorry if I have no pictures but have made a possibly incorrect assumption that you can all read - and anyhow you've seen it all already so I will not bore you.
I have flown four CE sectors 2hours+ in as many days. We were offered the same offering on each flight. Fortunately the Beetroot has been dumped for the time being - so we had the Chicken Caesar Salad - which was as about as Caesary as Mayonnaise can get. The salad pot was tasty and the Mousse is most agreeable. Every flight has been manned by Mixed Fleet and I really am won over as they were simply delightful and very hard working. I have to say that I cannot understand why they cannot resume a normal service as frankly this is unnecessary - especially when one sees that normal heated food is available for crew and flight deck. Indeed, if they can serve hot food in the Flounge and give you proper cutlery and glassware, why can this not be done in the air.
Still, it could bee worse - you could be flying American Airliines -- if the flight was under 900 miles here is what you might enjoy:
I have flown four CE sectors 2hours+ in as many days. We were offered the same offering on each flight. Fortunately the Beetroot has been dumped for the time being - so we had the Chicken Caesar Salad - which was as about as Caesary as Mayonnaise can get. The salad pot was tasty and the Mousse is most agreeable. Every flight has been manned by Mixed Fleet and I really am won over as they were simply delightful and very hard working. I have to say that I cannot understand why they cannot resume a normal service as frankly this is unnecessary - especially when one sees that normal heated food is available for crew and flight deck. Indeed, if they can serve hot food in the Flounge and give you proper cutlery and glassware, why can this not be done in the air.
Still, it could bee worse - you could be flying American Airliines -- if the flight was under 900 miles here is what you might enjoy:
- Water, canned drinks and juice by request only
- No snacks, alcohol or food available in the Main Cabin
- Alcohol available in First by request only
Sep 21, 2020, 5:32 am
#1377
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: UK - Hampshire & London
Programs: Mucci de Guardian des Celliers des Grands Crus 1e Classé, plus BAEC.
Posts: 2,734
Sep 21, 2020, 6:16 am
#1378
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Newcastle/London & Worldwide
Programs: BAEC Gold, Virgin Flying Club Silver
Posts: 818
Sep 21, 2020, 6:40 am
#1379
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Philly
Programs: AA, BA, NH, TP
Posts: 739
I have done a few trips in the US as well as trips to UK with American.
In Business up to 2200 miles BA’s offering is better - but above that AA is serving hot food on china but all on one tray at once. This includes J flights to UK.
Up to 900 miles in domestic First it is beverages only on request inc alcohol but generally the crew are proactive with service.
Above 900 miles in First it is full beverage Service as well as a cold sandwich or yogurt & granola or a boxed cheese plate - all of which IMO is below what BA are offering in CE.
i understand that UA and DL are worse but have not flown on them.
Also BA are providing a far superior lounge experience at LHR compared to any AA Admirals club in the US.
In Business up to 2200 miles BA’s offering is better - but above that AA is serving hot food on china but all on one tray at once. This includes J flights to UK.
Up to 900 miles in domestic First it is beverages only on request inc alcohol but generally the crew are proactive with service.
Above 900 miles in First it is full beverage Service as well as a cold sandwich or yogurt & granola or a boxed cheese plate - all of which IMO is below what BA are offering in CE.
i understand that UA and DL are worse but have not flown on them.
Also BA are providing a far superior lounge experience at LHR compared to any AA Admirals club in the US.
Sep 21, 2020, 7:49 am
#1380
Fontaine d'honneur du Flyertalk
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Morbihan, France
Programs: Reine des Muccis de Pucci; Foreign Elitist (according to others)
Posts: 19,179
I'm no! The Moderator Principal JDiver is a gentleman to his fingertips who had sent me some really sweet PMs in the past. If you are scared - ask him. He is a busy man and one who has a rather hectic life but he is kind and it shows.Anyhow, yes I dare say that on Long Haul they are doing far better but AA FAs are so hit and miss - when they are good there are none better, but so many of them couldn't be bothered even to serve drinks on the ground when it was supposed to be part of the service. BA now needs to raise its game ot face loosing custom. Why anyone would pay to sit in F at the moment is beyond me.