The birdseed
Jun 6, 2009, 4:28 pm
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Jun 6, 2009, 5:04 pm
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It is pathetic, isnt it ? You pay £350 for a return, you are running late from a meeting, you have no time to pick up a sandwich at Paddington or LHR, and you get presented on the plane with birdseed.
At least on the scummy airlines you have the choice of being able to buy yourself a sandwich. On BA you don't even get the choice. You have to sit there for two hours starving until you get home.
At least on the scummy airlines you have the choice of being able to buy yourself a sandwich. On BA you don't even get the choice. You have to sit there for two hours starving until you get home.
Jun 6, 2009, 5:06 pm
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They're pretty dire aren't they - I've noticed a lot of people seem to refuse it (as do I) - much better to grab a quick snack in the lounge or a packet of Kettle Chips to take with you IMHO!
They're akin to Spanish pipas...
Jun 6, 2009, 6:28 pm
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I do wonder why BA can't at least offer sarnies to buy on birdseed flights? Would think that would be very popular and as Easyjet and Liarair frequently demonstrate, you can chuck a lot of stuff around the cabin in a very short flight if the cabin crew are determined enough.
Jun 9, 2009, 11:49 am
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Thank god I stopped at Franky & Benny's in GLA before I left
Jun 9, 2009, 12:19 pm
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I always think of it as the floorsweepings of the factory at the end of the shift - surely no-one would chose to put that particular mix together deliberately? 
Jun 9, 2009, 12:35 pm
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Jun 9, 2009, 1:14 pm
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I don't particularly like raisins which is a little unfortunate.
Jordan's bar contains raisins
Skybites contains raisins.. I can just eat the seeds to have any nutrition at all on my daytime shuttles.
Great value at over £200 return...
Jordan's bar contains raisins
Skybites contains raisins.. I can just eat the seeds to have any nutrition at all on my daytime shuttles.
Great value at over £200 return...
Jun 9, 2009, 3:01 pm
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Oh and add insult to injury if it is to/from LGW -- "Oh we don't have enough crew, so we can't be @rsed, oops, sorry, don't have enough crew to serve a cup of tea or coffee."
Jun 10, 2009, 5:38 am
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I think the staff are embarrassed handing it out.
As I usually fly CE
I only encounter this on domestic flights, thank god! But I do wonder why BA bother.
I would rather they improve the domestic offering - the breakfast is pretty good, so why don't they offer a similar lunch and dinner ?
Otherwise they should ditch the 'snack' completely on shorter flights and just concentrate on the drinks.....
As I usually fly CE
I only encounter this on domestic flights, thank god! But I do wonder why BA bother. I would rather they improve the domestic offering - the breakfast is pretty good, so why don't they offer a similar lunch and dinner ?
Otherwise they should ditch the 'snack' completely on shorter flights and just concentrate on the drinks.....
Jun 10, 2009, 6:45 am
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Given the 35 minute security cut-off, in theory at least there should be enough time to buy a sandwich before boarding, I would have thought.
Jun 10, 2009, 7:47 am
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Jun 10, 2009, 7:52 am
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It is pathetic, isnt it ? You pay £350 for a return, you are running late from a meeting, you have no time to pick up a sandwich at Paddington or LHR, and you get presented on the plane with birdseed.
At least on the scummy airlines you have the choice of being able to buy yourself a sandwich. On BA you don't even get the choice. You have to sit there for two hours starving until you get home.
At least on the scummy airlines you have the choice of being able to buy yourself a sandwich. On BA you don't even get the choice. You have to sit there for two hours starving until you get home.