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 29, 2021, 2:23 pm
#917
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Dec 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
#918
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I think the joke is the penny pinchers in Waterside (or wherever they’re remote working from) and not Do&Co, given that catering on other airlines using Do&Co is nowhere near as crappy as the BA offering.
Dec 29, 2021, 2:45 pm
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Dec 29, 2021, 3:00 pm
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Dec 29, 2021, 3:27 pm
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Half the stuff on the First menu seems to be repurposed elements from the CW menu.
Dec 29, 2021, 6:32 pm
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Dec 30, 2021, 4:14 am
#925
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If you are talking about LH First class, the food was always superior compare to BA. Even in business class the current BA catering is abysmal with quantities similar to a kid’s meal.
Dec 30, 2021, 4:18 am
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I'm not so sure, my mum was in J to Miami on the 208 a few weeks ago and she had the pork belly that someone uploaded photos of from an F meal a few days ago.
Dec 30, 2021, 4:19 am
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I think they meant LH as in long-haul, the comparison between BA and Virgin on long-haul routes. At least that was my interpretation
Dec 30, 2021, 4:20 am
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Do we actually have some evidence? I know you have tasted them and you told us that they taste different but can someone from inside verify this? No offence but it can be just a coincide/better presentation in F that makes it to taste better. Also are all the options different in quality too? For example the beef pasty in F is different with the one in Club? The current BA catering is probably as bad as it can be, I doubt they will offer different dishes in quality and possibly more expensive. We are talking about BA here…
Dec 30, 2021, 4:24 am
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Do we actually have some evidence? I know you have tasted them and you told us that they taste different but can someone from inside verify this? No offence but it can be just a coincide/better presentation in F that makes it to taste better. Also are all the options different in quality too? For example the beef pasty in F is different with the one in Club? The current BA catering is probably as bad as it can be, I doubt they will offer different dishes in quality and possibly more expensive. We are talking about BA here…