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
Aug 24, 2021, 7:39 pm
#661
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Aug 24, 2021, 10:23 pm
#662
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Interesting that ba.com is grossly mis-representing the WTP catering: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...traveller-plus - "World Traveller Plus" "A premium experience"
This includes a photo of the catering - which unless things have changed recently , is misleading to say the least!
(Their get-out clause right at the very bottom states "Some descriptions and images may not represent our current available services as we respond to COVID-19." so - why include them - after 18+ months!)
This includes a photo of the catering - which unless things have changed recently , is misleading to say the least!
(Their get-out clause right at the very bottom states "Some descriptions and images may not represent our current available services as we respond to COVID-19." so - why include them - after 18+ months!)
Aug 25, 2021, 12:05 am
#663
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The second meal service was terrible, it was half a cold cucumber sandwich and a chocolate bar; truly ridiculous for a 11.5 hour flight.
Aug 25, 2021, 12:35 am
#664
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I flew WT+ on the BA31 service three days ago (with five other passengers, 40 passengers total) and the service is similar to what it used to be. As there are not many descriptions of WT+ on this thread I will try to give one. The only major difference is that there is no starter, just a side salad, and two choices of main, not three. The whole meal was served on china on a WT+ tray, though no menus were handed out (I don't know if this is because of covid or if they just were not loaded). Cabin crew took orders individually and then brought food out (no trolleys used), and also collected used sections of the trays individually, which was a very nice touch, though this could be due to the light load. Also interestingly, we were served our drinks using Club glassware/china; no paper or plastic cups were used in the cabin, though again this could be because of the light load (they also offered Club bedding to economy flyers who requested it).
The second meal service was terrible, it was half a cold cucumber sandwich and a chocolate bar; truly ridiculous for a 11.5 hour flight.
The second meal service was terrible, it was half a cold cucumber sandwich and a chocolate bar; truly ridiculous for a 11.5 hour flight.
Aug 25, 2021, 2:03 am
#665
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Bangers and Mash on LHR-NCE - other options were Aubergine & Rigatoni pasta or a Quinoa salad. Incidentally was the same menu for the Sunday night return as the Thursday night outbound.
While I actually really enjoyed eating bangers and mash washed down with some champagne - really hoping we get some new variety in September!
While I actually really enjoyed eating bangers and mash washed down with some champagne - really hoping we get some new variety in September!
Aug 25, 2021, 4:02 am
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Aug 25, 2021, 5:12 am
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Aug 25, 2021, 7:03 am
#668
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I flew WT+ on the BA31 service three days ago (with five other passengers, 40 passengers total) and the service is similar to what it used to be. As there are not many descriptions of WT+ on this thread I will try to give one. The only major difference is that there is no starter, just a side salad, and two choices of main, not three. The whole meal was served on china on a WT+ tray, though no menus were handed out (I don't know if this is because of covid or if they just were not loaded). Cabin crew took orders individually and then brought food out (no trolleys used), and also collected used sections of the trays individually, which was a very nice touch, though this could be due to the light load. Also interestingly, we were served our drinks using Club glassware/china; no paper or plastic cups were used in the cabin, though again this could be because of the light load (they also offered Club bedding to economy flyers who requested it).
The second meal service was terrible, it was half a cold cucumber sandwich and a chocolate bar; truly ridiculous for a 11.5 hour flight.
The second meal service was terrible, it was half a cold cucumber sandwich and a chocolate bar; truly ridiculous for a 11.5 hour flight.
Aug 26, 2021, 11:41 am
#669
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LHR-SFO BA First 19/08/21
Excellent on-board service and enjoyable food and wine. Choose the burrata appraiser, lamb shank main and Eton mess dessert. For the light meal had prosciutto, the burger (from the lunch menu) and mango desert. All washed down with LPGS and a most decent Stint-Emilion Grand Cru. Despite the current limited selection in First was most satisfied with the food and wine on board.
Aug 26, 2021, 9:50 pm
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If doing WTP+ YYZ-LHR (BA 092)is it dinner plus breakfast or is the second 'meal' just a cup of tea and a muffin or something? Can anyone report a recent overnight NA-LHR experience?
Aug 27, 2021, 7:33 am
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Glad it was good. Sausage and mash isn’t exactly what I’d want in CE but if it’s tasty then you’re most of the way there.
I can’t get over the tray mats however, despite the herringbone pattern they just look like J cloths! An all-white patterned cloth would have been far better.
I can’t get over the tray mats however, despite the herringbone pattern they just look like J cloths! An all-white patterned cloth would have been far better.
Sep 4, 2021, 9:16 am
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