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
Jan 13, 2022, 5:30 am
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Didn't know where best to post this however the current aim to return service to normal is March for short haul and from May for long haul. This is to be phased in over time. Apparently, the largest issue currently is crewing levels which is what's pushed this forecast back somewhat.
Additionally, LOS/ABV should shortly return to locally catered routes (they're currently return catered ex-LHR) so the proposition on these may change in the coming weeks/months.
All subject to change I guess.
Additionally, LOS/ABV should shortly return to locally catered routes (they're currently return catered ex-LHR) so the proposition on these may change in the coming weeks/months.
All subject to change I guess.
I don’t suppose you know if March for short haul means beginning of March or aligned to the start of the summer schedule at the end of March?
Jan 13, 2022, 5:40 am
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Jan 13, 2022, 5:43 am
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Jan 13, 2022, 5:51 am
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Thanks MFCC! 
Glad the water and crisps are here to stay! And keeping my fingers crossed that this sad episode of "Best of British" will end with the change - it could have been a good idea in principle, but for my taste, it was far from a success in practice.
Glad the water and crisps are here to stay! And keeping my fingers crossed that this sad episode of "Best of British" will end with the change - it could have been a good idea in principle, but for my taste, it was far from a success in practice.
Jan 13, 2022, 7:01 am
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I rarely upgrade now on the domestic flights and now my Aril year end has been extended none of my booked flights starting next week will be upgraded, eve if they are £49.
You can get far better food in the GLA lounge and then the same seat in ET.
Its just not worth it.
Jan 13, 2022, 11:14 am
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My definition of normal is pre-March 2020. Things won't be normal until the hot towels come back and there aren't any Lindt truffles anywhere within the First cabin.
Jan 13, 2022, 1:48 pm
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Jan 13, 2022, 1:50 pm
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Three main course options has been the norm in Club World for some time pre-pandemic, at least on shorter routes such as US East Coast. There would also normally have been a choice of two starters, plus soup and salad, four small desserts and cheese.
