Catering updates 2021
Jun 17, 2022, 3:48 pm
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Johan
Jun 17, 2022, 6:11 pm
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Jun 19, 2022, 6:57 am
#348
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The current starter a kind of vegatarian tartelet has an additional salmon slices on the side since monday june 13th.
Crew had a hard time to sell all these vega options to passengers and have been complaining for months. so did the passengers ...
A pricey solution to change meal choice during a meal cyclus . I guess they listened finally a bit to their crew/frontline staff and their passengers...
Jun 19, 2022, 7:59 am
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If the result was that a lot of food went to waste, then KLM was hardly doing the environment any favors here.
Amazing!
I know KLM is desperate to earn ESG brownie points, but guess what? The vast majority of their flying customers in all likelihood don't belong to the (woke) crowd that thinks about nothing else.
Going vegan is just a way of making your life difficult for no good reason, but I have nothing against vegetarian food. However, I resent having it imposed on me, especially when it's only for the purpose of burnishing "green" credentials.
Now let's hope Ms. Van Streun stays awake long enough to do something about the crappy gloop that passes for shorthaul J catering.
Johan
I know KLM is desperate to earn ESG brownie points, but guess what? The vast majority of their flying customers in all likelihood don't belong to the (woke) crowd that thinks about nothing else.
Going vegan is just a way of making your life difficult for no good reason, but I have nothing against vegetarian food. However, I resent having it imposed on me, especially when it's only for the purpose of burnishing "green" credentials.
Now let's hope Ms. Van Streun stays awake long enough to do something about the crappy gloop that passes for shorthaul J catering.
Johan
Jun 19, 2022, 8:09 am
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You’d think they’d trial out their meals (on a wide spread of destinations) before expanding them to the whole network.
I recall reading Virgin Atlantic trials out their meals on routes out of MAN before rolling them out to LHR/LGW.
I recall reading Virgin Atlantic trials out their meals on routes out of MAN before rolling them out to LHR/LGW.
Jun 19, 2022, 8:12 am
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Digicola Yes, I also like these drinks. Usually. The Air France "celery and mint" detox was a little bit too much, but carrot is always great! Really hope they still have that "casual carrot" for my KRK run next week.
Jun 19, 2022, 1:33 pm
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Jun 19, 2022, 4:34 pm
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I found the catering on last night's flights FRA-AMS and AMS-BOD really quite good. First flight had the taboulé option with pomegranate seeds. The second one had a pasta dish with parmesan, pesto, smoked salmon and a side dish of olives and tomatoes. I was surprised, was expecting something along the lines of the Waldorf salad.
Jun 20, 2022, 7:08 am
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I found the catering on last night's flights FRA-AMS and AMS-BOD really quite good. First flight had the taboulé option with pomegranate seeds. The second one had a pasta dish with parmesan, pesto, smoked salmon and a side dish of olives and tomatoes. I was surprised, was expecting something along the lines of the Waldorf salad.
it would be time to replace the awful options currently served. as for the pasta salad - I just tried one spoon full and had enough.
Jun 20, 2022, 10:03 am
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I was served this breakfast from AMS. It looks semi reasonable until you realise that:
- The yoghurt/cereals cannot be mixed together as either of the two containers would overflow and create a mess. Separately they are inedible (unflavoured yoghurt, dry oats).
- The fruit is mainly sour apple and a few pieces orange. Very basic and fully out of season.
- The eggs was more like a mayonaise onion dip than anything else. Without bread not to my liking.
- The cutlery feels like it will get you a splinter ..
- The yoghurt/cereals cannot be mixed together as either of the two containers would overflow and create a mess. Separately they are inedible (unflavoured yoghurt, dry oats).
- The fruit is mainly sour apple and a few pieces orange. Very basic and fully out of season.
- The eggs was more like a mayonaise onion dip than anything else. Without bread not to my liking.
- The cutlery feels like it will get you a splinter ..
Jun 20, 2022, 10:18 am
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LCY-AMS this morning (20 june): just water available and a 'cocosmacroon'. Maybe since it was a morning flight, but before you had at least soft drinks, wine or beer. And on a DL flight I found they also now have wooden cutlery....
