Mar 11, 2025, 8:54 am
Last edit by: oliver2002
Online preselect menu: https://www.pre-flight-shopping.com/...s-continental/
From Post # 185, courtesy of oliver2002 :
Someone posted the destinations that will get the various service levels on VFT (note that some destinations remain suspended but feature in the schedule for some reason):
Cold Meal with no options (they will load non-vegetarian for the outbound and vegetarian for inbound so the crew can accomodate dietary needs)
AMS, AOI, BEG, BER, BHX, BIA, BLL, BLQ, BOD, BRE, BRI (ex MUC), BRS, BRU, BSL, BUD, CAG (ex MUC), CDG, CGN, CLJ (ex MUC), CPH, DBV, DEB, DRS, DUS, EDI, FCO, FDH, FLR, FMO, FRL, GDN, GLA (ex FRA), GOA, GOT, GRZ, GVA, GWT, HAJ, HAM, HDF, JER, KRK, KTW, LCY, LEJ, LGW, LHR, LJU, LIN, LNZ, LPL, LUX, LWO, LYS, MAN, MRS, MXP, MUC, NAP, NCE, NCL, NTE, NUE, OLB, ORY, PAD, POZ, PRG, PUY, RJK, RLG, RNS, RZE, SBZ, SJJ, SPU, STN, STR, SVG, SXB, SZG, TIA, TIV, TLS, TRN, TRS, TSR, VCE, VIE, VRN, WAW, WRO, ZAD, ZAG, ZRH
Cold Meal with choice of non-vegetarian or vegetarian
ARN, BCN, BGO, BHD, BIO, BIQ, BOJ, BRI (ex FRA), CAG (ex FRA), CFU, CLJ (ex FRA), CTA, CUF, DUB, GLA (ex MUC), IAS, IBZ, JKG, KBP (ex MUC), KLX, KVA, MAH, MLA, MSQ, ORK, OSL, OTP, PMI, PMO, PVK, RIX, RMO, SKG, SKP, SOF, SUF, TIV (ex FRA), TLL, TUN, VAR, VNO
Warm Meal with two choices + Pre-Select online starting 12 March 2025:
ADB, AGP, ALC, ALG, ATH, AYT, BJV, CHQ, DJE, FAO, HEL, HER, IST, JMK, JTR, KBP (ex FRA), KGS, LED, MAD, OPO, OVD, OUL, RHO, RVN, SAW, SCQ, SVQ, TRD, VLC, XRY
Warm Meal with three choices + Pre-Select online starting 12 March 2025:
ACE, AGA, AMM, BEY, CAI, CMN, DME, EBL, EVN, FNC, FUE, GYD, HRG, IVL, KAO, KEF, KTT, LCA, LIS, LPA, PDL, PFO, RAK, SPC, TBS, TFS, TLV, TOS
From Post # 185, courtesy of oliver2002 :
Someone posted the destinations that will get the various service levels on VFT (note that some destinations remain suspended but feature in the schedule for some reason):
Cold Meal with no options (they will load non-vegetarian for the outbound and vegetarian for inbound so the crew can accomodate dietary needs)
AMS, AOI, BEG, BER, BHX, BIA, BLL, BLQ, BOD, BRE, BRI (ex MUC), BRS, BRU, BSL, BUD, CAG (ex MUC), CDG, CGN, CLJ (ex MUC), CPH, DBV, DEB, DRS, DUS, EDI, FCO, FDH, FLR, FMO, FRL, GDN, GLA (ex FRA), GOA, GOT, GRZ, GVA, GWT, HAJ, HAM, HDF, JER, KRK, KTW, LCY, LEJ, LGW, LHR, LJU, LIN, LNZ, LPL, LUX, LWO, LYS, MAN, MRS, MXP, MUC, NAP, NCE, NCL, NTE, NUE, OLB, ORY, PAD, POZ, PRG, PUY, RJK, RLG, RNS, RZE, SBZ, SJJ, SPU, STN, STR, SVG, SXB, SZG, TIA, TIV, TLS, TRN, TRS, TSR, VCE, VIE, VRN, WAW, WRO, ZAD, ZAG, ZRH
Cold Meal with choice of non-vegetarian or vegetarian
ARN, BCN, BGO, BHD, BIO, BIQ, BOJ, BRI (ex FRA), CAG (ex FRA), CFU, CLJ (ex FRA), CTA, CUF, DUB, GLA (ex MUC), IAS, IBZ, JKG, KBP (ex MUC), KLX, KVA, MAH, MLA, MSQ, ORK, OSL, OTP, PMI, PMO, PVK, RIX, RMO, SKG, SKP, SOF, SUF, TIV (ex FRA), TLL, TUN, VAR, VNO
Warm Meal with two choices + Pre-Select online starting 12 March 2025:
ADB, AGP, ALC, ALG, ATH, AYT, BJV, CHQ, DJE, FAO, HEL, HER, IST, JMK, JTR, KBP (ex FRA), KGS, LED, MAD, OPO, OVD, OUL, RHO, RVN, SAW, SCQ, SVQ, TRD, VLC, XRY
Warm Meal with three choices + Pre-Select online starting 12 March 2025:
ACE, AGA, AMM, BEY, CAI, CMN, DME, EBL, EVN, FNC, FUE, GYD, HRG, IVL, KAO, KEF, KTT, LCA, LIS, LPA, PDL, PFO, RAK, SPC, TBS, TFS, TLV, TOS
LH Regional Business Catering [changed in February 2025]
May 4, 2023 | 4:33 pm
#1
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May 26, 2023 | 1:59 am
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Tasting Heimat just wasn't a great invention and I am glad it will be gone soon. But then again, it's LHG and we were all looking forward to a new caterer at the FCT and now wish we could get the old one back ...
When I was in London on the weekend of the King's coronation, I saw people with signs that said "not my King" and, slightly tipsy, had the devilish idea to get myself a t-shirt for my next LH J-flight that says "not my Heimat"
When I was in London on the weekend of the King's coronation, I saw people with signs that said "not my King" and, slightly tipsy, had the devilish idea to get myself a t-shirt for my next LH J-flight that says "not my Heimat"
May 26, 2023 | 4:35 am
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I found Taste of Heimat to have been an improvement at the very beginning. I suspect we can expect similar cycle, catering gets better for the first season, then inevitably cost cutting shows up and two years later we are here again wishing the catering gets revamped.
May 26, 2023 | 9:07 am
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The other option is to keep it consistently decent, commensurate with the higher price of a business class ticket, and offer a proper product. It's not a miracle if they think they're going to be the most important airline in Europe. Business people will gradually shift over to the low cost carriers and just pay for the services need. The day LH wake up, it's going to be too late.
May 26, 2023 | 10:41 am
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That's to be feared. Will then go back to Y for short hops and spend the money for really decent food on the ground before/after the flight.
May 26, 2023 | 12:30 pm
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Even BA has significantly better short haul C catering these days, and usually 3 choices! (And its rare I have anything good to say about BA..!)
May 26, 2023 | 3:19 pm
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LH should try to offer a continental alternative of similar quality.
May 26, 2023 | 3:22 pm
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For that matter, not having any particular interest in LH as investor or as regular premium flyer, I do agree with them that there is 0 reason to consider own Y as competition.
You might go for Y and spend the savings either on BoB or more usefully on-ground, but 99.99% of short-haul J pax will simply not take this option into consideration, because they either connect into long-haul J/F (and as such don't have the option of taking a connector in Y) or they will be buying J short-haul anyway (the reason being, whether because that's what their company travel policy gives them, because they are wealthy and don't care to travel in Y, or because they want the miles)
May 26, 2023 | 3:26 pm
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May 26, 2023 | 3:30 pm
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Dont think thats true, as I know quite a few who would do that. With status, the main differences are the meal and the empty middle seat. Short haul exit seats and BOB can be a good alternative to J with tasting Heimat.
May 26, 2023 | 3:55 pm
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I hope you are right, for both our sakes. But I am afraid you are not.
Jul 3, 2023 | 11:04 am
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Jul 3, 2023 | 12:34 pm
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