Jul 18, 2022, 11:37 am
Last edit by: lkrt
On ARN flights, a cold sandwich with beverages is served. On all other SH flights, the service includes "a hot main meal, something sweet and beverages".
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuvée de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Beverages include sparkling wine (Bernard-Massard Cuvée de l'Ecusson), white wine, red wine, beer, cognac, whiskey, vodka, cream liquor and soft drinks.
Iberia-operated MAD and BCN flights have Iberia service with starter, hot meal and proper dessert. On these flights, a different set of beverages is served (IB selection).
Destinations with sandwich:
ARN
Destinations with hot meal only (no starter) and something sweet:
AMS BER BGO BLL BLQ BRU BUD CPH DBV DUS FRA GOT HAM KRK MUC NAP NCE OSL PRG SPU TOS TRD VCE VIE VNO WAW ZAG
Destinations with starter, hot meal and something sweet:
AGP ALC CDG DUB EDI FCO GVA KEF LHR LIN LIS MAN MXP OPO TLV
SPML - Special meals, examples and links (incomplete list)
SFML - Seafood meal, eg Salmon lasagna, Smoked salmon. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VLML - Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal. Example 2
RVML - Raw Vegetarian meal. Discontinued as of 23-09-27
VGML - Vegetarian / Vegan
FPML - Fruit platter meal
Finnair Shorthaul Business Class Food
Jan 26, 2022, 2:19 am
#1246
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: HEL/SFO/ORD
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 83
How often do they change menus? This has been the (only!) meal to/from London at least since Nov 21. Also wondering where do they find those really tiny chick breasts? Late last year had a similar meal on board transcon AA and the chicken was at least twice if not tripple the size of AY one.
Jan 26, 2022, 8:22 am
#1247
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: London, UK.
Programs: SQ LPPS, A3 *G, BA Silver aiming for Bronze
Posts: 1,506
They are specially bred for airline caterers to meet the specifications that airline passengers in premium cabins have asked for. Finnair passengers are lucky, they get the breasts, Aegean get the legs and wings!
Jan 29, 2022, 6:17 pm
#1251
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland / Estonia
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, HH Diamond, Radisson VIP, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 6,525
The VGML SPML has been the same since September 2021.Thank god it is good. Some variation would still be welcome.
Feb 1, 2022, 4:44 am
#1253
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: WC1
Programs: BAEC Gold, SK *G, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 659
In November it was a potato rösti, scrambled eggs that tasted a little bit like socks, a croissant, a fruit salad packaged in plastic and a pot of jam. It made me not upgrade further flights to maximise sleep (and the legroom in emergency exit rows in Y is better).
Feb 1, 2022, 2:12 pm
#1256
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: AFKL PLT, BA Gold, SK Gold, AY Gold, A3 Silver, LH FTL, IHG Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 408
It's been a while since I've been on AY shorthaul flight in business class. I was supposed to be on KL's AMS-HEL on my way from Dubai to Finland, but thanks to Valtteri, I ended up on AF9626 operated by AY. Almost fully booked A321 with two rows of C-class. Service by the experienced chief purser was decent and so was the meal. No surprises here.
Fish starter, chicken with garlic sauce, mash and veggies, Aunt Mabel for dessert
Fish starter, chicken with garlic sauce, mash and veggies, Aunt Mabel for dessert
Feb 1, 2022, 2:17 pm
#1257
Join Date: May 2015
Location: ATL/MCO
Programs: Costco Executive, RaceTrac Sultan of Soda, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 5,660
It's been a while since I've been on AY shorthaul flight in business class. I was supposed to be on KL's AMS-HEL on my way from Dubai to Finland, but thanks to Valtteri, I ended up on AF9626 operated by AY. Almost fully booked A321 with two rows of C-class. Service by the experienced chief purser was decent and so was the meal. No surprises here.
Fish starter, chicken with garlic sauce, mash and veggies, Aunt Mabel for dessert
Fish starter, chicken with garlic sauce, mash and veggies, Aunt Mabel for dessert
Feb 1, 2022, 2:49 pm
#1258
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Unio Europaea
Programs: BA GGL, AS, Hertz Cirque Présidentielle
Posts: 1,445
One question has popped into my mind: am I right that intra-Europe all meat for hot meals is now some form of poultry for "sustainability reasons"? I mean, I see mainly hot meals with some sort of chicken here these days.
...as if we all wouldn't know that chicken is cheaper than beef to procure.
...as if we all wouldn't know that chicken is cheaper than beef to procure.
Feb 3, 2022, 2:13 pm
#1259
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum (OWE), SK G(*G), BW Diamond
Posts: 810
So, I still wanted to give a try to LHR J but as I dislike omelett, if I would convert to so religion, are there actually some breakfast alternative if I book special treatm...meal. I was considering the rather good value for money breakfast package over upgrade but thought getting more than one cup of coffee inflight is worth the difference...I assume they still servers unlimited coffee in SH J?
Feb 4, 2022, 11:31 am
#1260
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: AY+ Platinum / FlyingBlue Gold
Posts: 835
Can one avoid the salad by ordering a Kosher meal?
''A meal containing only kosher foods and prepared by a reputable specialist kitchen.'' is the description - and it sounds as if it is prepared somewhere else.
''A meal containing only kosher foods and prepared by a reputable specialist kitchen.'' is the description - and it sounds as if it is prepared somewhere else.