Jan 22, 2021, 4:50 pm
Last edit by: Enigma368
Modified COVID-19 catering, effective 20 January 2021 until further notice.
Previous discussion: COVID Friendly Catering Revealed By British Airways
A reduced service has resumed in all cabins, including steel cutlery, glassware and chinaware in premium cabins. Choice may be limited in some cabins and on some routes. Some elements may be delivered covered for safety. All meals apart from First are served on single trays. Portion sizes, particularly in Club World, have been significantly reduced compared to pre-Covid.
On BA CityFlyer full service has resumed, with the exception of hot towels and warmed bread in Club Europe. See dedicated wiki thread for full details.
Details of the current service are available on BA.com
Changes from pre-COVID service:
Euro Traveller
Previous discussion: COVID Friendly Catering Revealed By British Airways
A reduced service has resumed in all cabins, including steel cutlery, glassware and chinaware in premium cabins. Choice may be limited in some cabins and on some routes. Some elements may be delivered covered for safety. All meals apart from First are served on single trays. Portion sizes, particularly in Club World, have been significantly reduced compared to pre-Covid.
On BA CityFlyer full service has resumed, with the exception of hot towels and warmed bread in Club Europe. See dedicated wiki thread for full details.
Details of the current service are available on BA.com
Changes from pre-COVID service:
Euro Traveller
- Buy-on-board M&S menu replaced with pre-order Tom Kerridge menu
- Complimentary bottle of water and packaged ambient snack offered to all passengers
- Band 1 now receives the same service as Express (light breakfast > brunch > lunch > afternoon tea > dinner)
- Band 2 now receives the same service as Bands 3 and 4 (breakfast > rest of the day)
- Band 3 should still have a drinks run before serving lunch and dinner
- No hot towels
- No menus on Band 3 / Band 4 services
- Dessert served in ceramic dish rather than plastic pot
- No starter for Express / Band 1 lunch and dinner services
- No cheese for Band 3 / Band 4 rest of the day services
- One fewer sandwich for afternoon tea services
- One type of (warm) bread roll available, wrapped in sealed plastic, served from a basket
- No roll/butter served with main meal, cheese and crackers also not provided
- Inflight snack (previously took the form of a Magnum ice cream) and tuck box suspended - replaced with Walkers shortbread o/r from galley.
- TBC
- No hot towels
- Meals served on one tray at the same time
- No choice of starter or dessert
- Portion sizes have been substantially reduced. Starters, cheese and dessert are all served in mini ramekins
- No hot towels
Modified COVID-19 catering, effective 20 January 2021
Jun 13, 2021, 12:43 pm
#331
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Now in my larder I keep packet of Chocolate Angel Delight and in my freezer I keep Cadbury's Flakes. I make the mix and I break lumps of Flake into it - my Spanish friends adore it as does my husband. These may be nursery foods but then anyone who is fanatic about rugby is probably still making the transition to solid food.
To keep this thread remotely on track I mourn the loss of the cheese as BA did serve delicious cheese. I am a cheeseaholic - yes I admit that. I will ask - are they serving these same splits of red? There was a Malbeck and the most awful Italian red that I have ever drunk - and I love Italian wines (possibly more than French). Why they are serving these "black" wines which are so full of tanin is beyond me - but maybe everyone else but me likes them.?
Jun 13, 2021, 12:43 pm
#332
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Jun 13, 2021, 12:46 pm
#333
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No really -- what are they teaching them these days? It's like a mirror image of that it should be.
Jun 13, 2021, 1:46 pm
#334
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Finally decided to leave my area for the first time since September last year to do a quick trip to Manchester and back in Club Europe. Was on BA1404 on Saturday and BA1391 today. A bit surprised that there were two meal choices on this short sector in Club (I don't recall being offered a choice last February when I flew this route last)
BA1404 had a "veggie" and "non-veggie" options. The non-veggie option:
BA1391 had a ploughmans lunch (if i heard correctly) or a salad option that I can't remember the name of.
The ploughmans lunch:
BA1404 had a "veggie" and "non-veggie" options. The non-veggie option:
BA1391 had a ploughmans lunch (if i heard correctly) or a salad option that I can't remember the name of.
The ploughmans lunch:
Jun 13, 2021, 1:47 pm
#335
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Why madam, you do me a great honour! All this on top of making Silver this week (for the first time in 20 years), and hitting my 1000th post - a red letter weekend indeed (but clearly, being conferred the title of Mucci is at the top of that list!).
Jun 13, 2021, 1:57 pm
#336
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Do I really have to say how disgusted I am at that a crew member would make this mistake?
Jun 14, 2021, 8:54 am
#338
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Flew LHR-GIB yesterday morning and was a little disappointed with the "full English". When did the bacon get enhanced away?
On the other hand, the ham & cheese croissant on MAN-LHR the previous morning was rather generously filled.
On the other hand, the ham & cheese croissant on MAN-LHR the previous morning was rather generously filled.
Last edited by kdhurst380; Jun 14, 2021 at 9:27 am
Jun 14, 2021, 11:46 am
#339
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Jun 14, 2021, 12:55 pm
#340
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it was fairly tasty, would have it again if offered. i am desperate to steer clear of the meats and cheese plate which i had a run of having several times over the last few weeks.
Jun 14, 2021, 5:09 pm
#341
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Not sure it qualifies as a "Full English" if no Bacon.....
Jun 18, 2021, 5:04 am
#343
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Jun 18, 2021, 6:02 am
#344
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Jun 18, 2021, 6:46 am
#345
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Yep. Some people will complain no matter what BA do. BA could provide free alcoholic drinks in economy and "it would be the wrong beer" or the "wrong crisps". BA brought in BoB years ago yet people still grumbling. There's always easyJet...