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
Nov 8, 2021, 1:06 pm
#856
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Hi
You will get a main meal ie lunch/ dinner after take off.
not sure if the 2nd light will be hot or cold ( up toasted sandwich etc)
Regards
TBS
Nov 8, 2021, 2:39 pm
#857
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Nov 11, 2021, 4:08 am
#859
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Nov 14, 2021, 3:35 pm
#860
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LHR-GLA (Band 1)
GLA-LHR (Band 1)
Club Europe
Dinner
September 2021
Both options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Glimpse of Glasgow: Grounded No Longer
GLA-LHR (Band 1)
Club Europe
Dinner
September 2021
Both options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Glimpse of Glasgow: Grounded No Longer
Dec 8, 2021, 7:47 am
#866
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dubai , UAE and Leeds, UK
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Posts: 161
Im on the same flight miserable BA 117 flight ...Would it be better to order Kosher as a special meal for business given the pathetic portions above?
What do you guys reckon?
What do you guys reckon?
Last edited by den3aah; Dec 8, 2021 at 7:54 am
Dec 9, 2021, 11:16 am
#868
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Windsor
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 909
Enhanced is usually a worrying word where BA is concerned. Perhaps they will simplify further and reduce the number of courses?
Dec 9, 2021, 12:47 pm
#869
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Dec 9, 2021, 12:50 pm
#870
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3*G,BA Silver
Posts: 2,012
Seriously, my friend who works as FA for BA told me exactly the same. They have heard that the service will come back to normal from January.