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
Dec 9, 2021, 11:54 pm
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Dec 25, 2021, 11:52 am
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Yes, those hot main courses are burnt to a cinder. All three options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Valencian Vista: The Ghost of British Midland International
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Yes, those hot main courses are burnt to a cinder. All three options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Valencian Vista: The Ghost of British Midland International
Dec 25, 2021, 2:32 pm
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Dec 25, 2021, 4:04 pm
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Yes, those hot main courses are burnt to a cinder. All three options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Valencian Vista: The Ghost of British Midland International
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Yes, those hot main courses are burnt to a cinder. All three options were the same outbound and inbound. For full details, see my trip report: A Valencian Vista: The Ghost of British Midland International
Just wow.
Dec 27, 2021, 2:59 am
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Dec 27, 2021, 3:05 am
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Itsu had a good selection and was tast ( had a small sushi selection for a starter for my CW flight to DXB and had some left over for the starter for the 2nd light meal) Price was reasonable at GBP 7 or so
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Dec 27, 2021, 6:22 am
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Someone needs to get a grip of the catering in a big way - I hope that people are moaning like wet drains.
Dec 27, 2021, 9:36 am
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Frankly, I think that the menu is a downright disgrace. It reads like a Works Get-Together and may go down a treat in some canteen reeking of boiling cauliflower. There is nothing on there that is First in my opinion and anyone who upgrades or pays good money for this rubbish would be extremely disappointed. Ghastly.
Someone needs to get a grip of the catering in a big way - I hope that people are moaning like wet drains.
Someone needs to get a grip of the catering in a big way - I hope that people are moaning like wet drains.
I may also try rolling the dice with a special meal in this case. Doubt it could be any worse…