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This covers the offering in/out of LHR and LGW for BA.
For BA CityFlyer flights (operated from LCY, STN, BRS, BHX, MAN, EDI, and DUB) please refer to this guide created by eJetter BA CityFlyer catering guide
Details of band and service timings can be found in posts 1 and 2 of this thread.
Sister thread - Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived threads
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Mar 2022 to Dec 2023)
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the special meals. The pre-ordered special meals are AVML (Asia-vegetarian), CHML (children's meal), DBML (diabetic meal), GFML (gluten-free), HNML (Hindu non-vegetarian meal), KSML (Kosher meal), LCML (low-calorie meal), LFML (low-fat meal), NLML (low-lactose meal), LSML (low salt meal), MOML (Muslim meal), VGML (vegan meal), and VLML (lacto-ovo vegetarian).
Last update: post 739
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (MAN and JER only.)
Breakfast: 26, 55, 174, 503 (MOML), 549, 651, 664, 670, 687,
Brunch: 538,
Lunch: 50, 112, 252, 394, 498 (GFSL),
Afternoon tea: 21 (KSML), 114, 130, 466, 678,
Dinner: 126, 127, 175, 223, 510, 525, 561, 675, 720,
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 5, 48,
37, 86, 87, 188, 190 (HNML), 263, 359, 396, 430, 439 (KMSL), 490 (KMSL), 655, 667, 680, 694 (AVML), 723 (VGML),
Brunch: 9, 27, 70, 101, 178, 363, 461, 605 (LGW), 629,
Lunch: 24, 30, 79, 170, 205, 254, 261 (AVML), 287 (LGW), 288, 303 (KSML), 308, 356 (VJML) 362 (LGW), 386, 391 (LFML), 445, 465, 556, 569 (LSML), 615 (LGW), 626 (VGML), 632, 636, 642, 671, 706,
Afternoon tea: 139, 184, 222 (MOML), 274 (VGML), 292, 362 (LGW), 390, 455 (KMSL), 546, 572 (CHML), 638, 654,
Dinner: 33, 79 (KSML), 88 (KSML), 96, 150, 209, 237, 256, 281 (HNML), 335 (VGML), 371, 399, 450, 451 (MOML), 458 (KMSL), 511, 535, 544 (NLML), 556, 591, 609, 610, 621 (LGW), 625, 643, 650 (KSML), 669 (VGML), 738 (GFML),
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 227 (NLML), 523, 649,
Brunch: 338,
Lunch: 19, 56, 111, 364, 607, 624, 649,
Afternoon tea: 97, 341, 452, 540, 584, 731,
Dinner: 18 (NLML), 63, 132, 192 (AVML), 259, 306, 307, 331 (LGW), 372, 463, 472, 492 (VGML), 548, 492 (VJML), 562, 564, 583 (LGW), 593, 602 (LGW), 647 (GFML),
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 340, 526, 553, 558, 704,
Rest of the day: 10, 60, 115, 122, 135, 231, 249, 276, 283 (LGW) (HNML), 328, 365, 379, 410, 411, 465 (LGW), 486, 541, 545 (LGW), 554, 566 (KSML), 571, 613, 622, 644, 674, 693, 737,
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Istanbul)
Breakfast: 95 (NLML), 104, 124 (LGW), 125, https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/3594...st218.html]218 (NLML) (LGW), 250 (HNML) (LGW), 273, 470 (LGW), 473 (LGW), 488, 490 (KMSL), 498 (KMSL), 513, 517, 530,
Rest of the day: 8 (HNML), 16 (LGW), 23, 44 (LGW), 102, 103, 107, 116, 118, 124 (LGW), 141, 149, 160, 161, 167, 168 (HNML & GFML), 173, 174, 175, 177, 177 (LGW), 189 (LGW), 200, 207 (LGW), 208 (LGW), 239 (LGW), 240 (LGW), 246, 280 (DBML), 294 (LGW), 319 (LGW), 327 (LGW), 337, 344, 356 (GFML), 366 (LGW), 373, 391 (DBML), 395 (LGW), 415, 436 (KMSL), 437 (KMSL), 459, 476, 481 (KMSL), 485, 502, 505 (LSML), 506, 514 (LGW), 520, 522 (DBML), 543, 544 (LFML), 555, 560, 576, 581 (LGW), 587, 590 (LGW), 592, 597 (NLML), 630, 639 (LGW), 659, 679, 686,
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 137, 527 (LGW),
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This covers the offering in/out of LHR and LGW for BA.
For BA CityFlyer flights (operated from LCY, STN, BRS, BHX, MAN, EDI, and DUB) please refer to this guide created by eJetter BA CityFlyer catering guide
Details of band and service timings can be found in posts 1 and 2 of this thread.
Sister thread - Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived threads
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Mar 2022 to Dec 2023)
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the special meals. The pre-ordered special meals are AVML (Asia-vegetarian), CHML (children's meal), DBML (diabetic meal), GFML (gluten-free), HNML (Hindu non-vegetarian meal), KSML (Kosher meal), LCML (low-calorie meal), LFML (low-fat meal), NLML (low-lactose meal), LSML (low salt meal), MOML (Muslim meal), VGML (vegan meal), and VLML (lacto-ovo vegetarian).
Last update: post 739
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (MAN and JER only.)
Breakfast: 26, 55, 174, 503 (MOML), 549, 651, 664, 670, 687,
Brunch: 538,
Lunch: 50, 112, 252, 394, 498 (GFSL),
Afternoon tea: 21 (KSML), 114, 130, 466, 678,
Dinner: 126, 127, 175, 223, 510, 525, 561, 675, 720,
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany)
Breakfast: 5, 48,
37, 86, 87, 188, 190 (HNML), 263, 359, 396, 430, 439 (KMSL), 490 (KMSL), 655, 667, 680, 694 (AVML), 723 (VGML),
Brunch: 9, 27, 70, 101, 178, 363, 461, 605 (LGW), 629,
Lunch: 24, 30, 79, 170, 205, 254, 261 (AVML), 287 (LGW), 288, 303 (KSML), 308, 356 (VJML) 362 (LGW), 386, 391 (LFML), 445, 465, 556, 569 (LSML), 615 (LGW), 626 (VGML), 632, 636, 642, 671, 706,
Afternoon tea: 139, 184, 222 (MOML), 274 (VGML), 292, 362 (LGW), 390, 455 (KMSL), 546, 572 (CHML), 638, 654,
Dinner: 33, 79 (KSML), 88 (KSML), 96, 150, 209, 237, 256, 281 (HNML), 335 (VGML), 371, 399, 450, 451 (MOML), 458 (KMSL), 511, 535, 544 (NLML), 556, 591, 609, 610, 621 (LGW), 625, 643, 650 (KSML), 669 (VGML), 738 (GFML),
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 227 (NLML), 523, 649,
Brunch: 338,
Lunch: 19, 56, 111, 364, 607, 624, 649,
Afternoon tea: 97, 341, 452, 540, 584, 731,
Dinner: 18 (NLML), 63, 132, 192 (AVML), 259, 306, 307, 331 (LGW), 372, 463, 472, 492 (VGML), 548, 492 (VJML), 562, 564, 583 (LGW), 593, 602 (LGW), 647 (GFML),
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 340, 526, 553, 558, 704,
Rest of the day: 10, 60, 115, 122, 135, 231, 249, 276, 283 (LGW) (HNML), 328, 365, 379, 410, 411, 465 (LGW), 486, 541, 545 (LGW), 554, 566 (KSML), 571, 613, 622, 644, 674, 693, 737,
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Istanbul)
Breakfast: 95 (NLML), 104, 124 (LGW), 125, https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/3594...st218.html]218 (NLML) (LGW), 250 (HNML) (LGW), 273, 470 (LGW), 473 (LGW), 488, 490 (KMSL), 498 (KMSL), 513, 517, 530,
Rest of the day: 8 (HNML), 16 (LGW), 23, 44 (LGW), 102, 103, 107, 116, 118, 124 (LGW), 141, 149, 160, 161, 167, 168 (HNML & GFML), 173, 174, 175, 177, 177 (LGW), 189 (LGW), 200, 207 (LGW), 208 (LGW), 239 (LGW), 240 (LGW), 246, 280 (DBML), 294 (LGW), 319 (LGW), 327 (LGW), 337, 344, 356 (GFML), 366 (LGW), 373, 391 (DBML), 395 (LGW), 415, 436 (KMSL), 437 (KMSL), 459, 476, 481 (KMSL), 485, 502, 505 (LSML), 506, 514 (LGW), 520, 522 (DBML), 543, 544 (LFML), 555, 560, 576, 581 (LGW), 587, 590 (LGW), 592, 597 (NLML), 630, 639 (LGW), 659, 679, 686,
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 137, 527 (LGW),
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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos 2024 onwards
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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos 2024 onwards
Welcome to your guide for BA and BA Euroflyer Club Europe catering.
All routes are split in to catering bands based on length of the flight, and comprise Express, Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, and Band 5 menus. Menus are generally rotated twice a month on Heathrow services and monthly on Gatwick services.
FULL SCHEDULE OF LHR/LGW ROUTES, LISTED BY COUNTRY
For Mainland Spain, Madrid and all stations south are Band 3. The Balearic Islands are split, with Menorca and Palma de Mallorca in Band 2 and Ibiza in Band 3. Squeezed off the map is Reykjavík (Band 3) and the Canary Islands (Band 4), plus the myriad of Greek destinations all of which fall conveniently into the Band 4 category.
Albania
Band 4: Tirana
Austria
Band 1: Innsbruck
Band 2: Salzburg and Vienna
Belgium
Band 1: Brussels
Bulgaria
Band 4: Sofia
Croatia
Band 2: Pula and Zagreb
Band 3: Dubrovnik and Split
Czech Republic
Band 2: Prague
Cyprus
Band 4: Larnaca and Paphos
Denmark
Band 1: Billund
Band 2: Copenhagen
Estonia
Band 4: Tallinn
France
Band 1: Bordeaux, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Paris, and Toulouse
Band 2: Marseilles and Nice
Germany
Band 1: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Friedrichshafen, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, and Stuttgart
Gibraltar
Band 3: Gibraltar
Greece
Band 4: Athens, Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kalamata, Kefalonia, Kos, Mykonos, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki, and Zakynthos
Hungary
Band 3: Budapest
Iceland
Band 3: Reykjavík
Ireland
Band 1: Dublin
Italy
Band 2: Bologna, Genoa, Milan, Pisa, Turin, Venice, and Verona
Band 3: Bari, Cagliari, Naples, Olbia, Rome
Band 4: Brindisi, Catania, Palermo
Luxembourg
Band 1: Luxembourg
Malta
Band 4: Malta
Morocco
Band 4: Marrakech
Netherlands
Band 1: Amsterdam
Norway
Band 2: Oslo
Poland
Band 3: Krakow and Warsaw
Portugal
Band 2: Porto
Band 3: Faro and Lisbon
Band 4: Funchal
Romania
Band 4: Bucharest
Spain
Band 2: Barcelona, Bilbao, Menorca, and Palma de Mallorca, Alicante,
Band 3: Almería, Ibiza, Madrid, Malaga, Seville, and Valencia
Band 4: Arrecife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife
Sweden
Band 2: Gothenburg
Band 3: Stockholm
Switzerland
Band 1: Basel, Geneva, and Zurich
Turkey
Band 4: Dalaman and Istanbul
United Kingdom (and Crown dependencies)
Express: Manchester, Jersey
Band 1: Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Newcastle
Last edited by KARFA; Jan 16, 2024 at 6:58 am
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FOOD OFFERINGS
There is a description of what each band offers at various times of day. The offering is based on local time and scheduled departure time of the flight.
For express, band 1, and band 2 the timings are: Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59, Brunch 10:00 to 10:59, Lunch 11:00 to 13:59, Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59, and Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
For band 3 to 5 the timings are: Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59, and Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
Express
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
- Printed menus
Breakfast
Fresh fruit + Warm bacon or egg filled muffin/roll + Warm croissants.
Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner
Cold salad choice (non-vegetarian and vegetarian options) + Warm bread rolls + Dessert
Afternoon tea
Selection of sandwiches (non-vegetarian and vegetarian options) + Warm scones, with clotted cream and jam + Cake
Band 1
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
- Printed menus (UK domestic flights only)
Breakfast
Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main + Yoghurt + Warm croissants
Brunch, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner
Same as Express band above
Band 2
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
Breakfast
Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main + Yoghurt + Warm croissants
Brunch and Afternoon Tea
Same as Express band above
Lunch and Dinner
Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate + Dessert + Warm bread rolls
Bands 3, 4, and 5
Special meals are available
Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
Printed menus
Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59
From LHR and LGW:
Full English, or vegetarian option (usually omelette), or cold charcuterie plate
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and warm croissants
Breakfasts served on small tray when aircraft night stops at the outstation. Food is return catered from London and stored on-board overnight.
Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate
Side salad, dessert, cheese plate, and warm bread rolls
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many thanks to our insiders at BA who generously provided lots of information on bands etc.
There is a description of what each band offers at various times of day. The offering is based on local time and scheduled departure time of the flight.
For express, band 1, and band 2 the timings are: Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59, Brunch 10:00 to 10:59, Lunch 11:00 to 13:59, Afternoon tea 14:00 to 16:59, and Dinner 17:00 to 04:59
For band 3 to 5 the timings are: Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59, and Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
Express
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
- Printed menus
Breakfast
Fresh fruit + Warm bacon or egg filled muffin/roll + Warm croissants.
Brunch, Lunch, and Dinner
Cold salad choice (non-vegetarian and vegetarian options) + Warm bread rolls + Dessert
Afternoon tea
Selection of sandwiches (non-vegetarian and vegetarian options) + Warm scones, with clotted cream and jam + Cake
Band 1
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
- Printed menus (UK domestic flights only)
Breakfast
Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main + Yoghurt + Warm croissants
Brunch, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, and Dinner
Same as Express band above
Band 2
- Special meals are available
- Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
Breakfast
Full English or vegetarian omelette or cold breakfast main + Yoghurt + Warm croissants
Brunch and Afternoon Tea
Same as Express band above
Lunch and Dinner
Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate + Dessert + Warm bread rolls
Bands 3, 4, and 5
Special meals are available
Wine served in quarter size bottles and champagne from full size bottles
Printed menus
Breakfast 05:00 to 09:59
From LHR and LGW:
Full English, or vegetarian option (usually omelette), or cold charcuterie plate
Fresh fruit, yoghurt, and warm croissants
Breakfasts served on small tray when aircraft night stops at the outstation. Food is return catered from London and stored on-board overnight.
Rest of day meal 10:00 to 04:59
Hot meat main, or hot vegetarian main, or signature cold plate
Side salad, dessert, cheese plate, and warm bread rolls
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Many thanks to our insiders at BA who generously provided lots of information on bands etc.
Last edited by KARFA; Feb 21, 2024 at 5:20 am
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Here we go again
Reading through the guides and something doesnt seem to tally - NCL efc Band 1 and Band 1 lunch/dinner state they’re same as express, a salad choice, yet in reality hot meals are provided?
Reading through the guides and something doesnt seem to tally - NCL efc Band 1 and Band 1 lunch/dinner state they’re same as express, a salad choice, yet in reality hot meals are provided?
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you won’t get a hot meal for NCL outside of breakfast.
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30 flights in and out of NCL last year and I would have sworn there were hot meals, but no way am I going to argue with you, if anyone knows for sure it’d be yourself
Happy new year and many safe travels.
Happy new year and many safe travels.
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Not anywhere near as many flights as you two, but defo only a hot breakfast on the NCL
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Jan 2, 2024 - MAD-LHR (Operated by Finnair). Christmas Turkey still available - 2nd time having this; turkey wasn't dry and it hit the spot. Cheese, baby corn salad thingy were good, and that gingerbread crumble mousse reliably stellar!
Finnair crew were delightfully friendly but were uncertain at times - didn't know if they had vodka, no menus, and the other dish was just "pasta". When I asked for more info she said "marscapone", showed it to me (it was ravioli in a cheese sauce, or the mascapone was in the ravioli?), and she said "I don't know what it is!". The drinks runs and checks for refills etc were very good.
Turkey Lunch
Finnair crew were delightfully friendly but were uncertain at times - didn't know if they had vodka, no menus, and the other dish was just "pasta". When I asked for more info she said "marscapone", showed it to me (it was ravioli in a cheese sauce, or the mascapone was in the ravioli?), and she said "I don't know what it is!". The drinks runs and checks for refills etc were very good.
Turkey Lunch
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I suspect there is a perfectly sensible operational reason. Maybe crews have more prep time from UK outstations for the first flight of the day?
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Not least I’m sure other airlines manage cooked food on similar length flights.
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Seems reasonable, but unless my memory is deceptive, the hot breakfast is usually available on the 09:20 coming down from NCL, which is not a night stopper - ovens usually sound like they’re being turned on during pushback.