The snack basket, which only comes out between 500-899 miles, is a sad state of affairs.

There used to be exception routes for full meals under 900 miles and a cold meal offered between ~550-899 miles, but both were eliminated during Covid. Similar to BA, the competition on domestic J doesn�t compete on F&B offerings so AA currently has no incentive to change. If memory serves me correctly, Delta was intent on not bringing their full meal service back, but essentially caved as their competition (UA, AA) brought hot meals back.

For me, the option of a hot meal in CE after coming off a short TATL flight where I�m not having breakfast followed by a tight connection is a good option to have. Hopefully BA gets enough feedback to roll the changes back or just comes clean on why they are doing this versus making up odd excuses on the cabin crew spending more time with passengers etc.

Better than Sausage rolls de la bin https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gyml5m3lo

Somewhere on Facebook (reach for garlic and cross) there was some pompous old man who has flatulence I am trying not to use rude language. He thought that it was a smart move by BA. Him and the Vegetarians might agree with him. I don't. This is an option that is as hold as flying itself and people enjoy it. I do not know whether people would go as far as not booking because there was no breakfast any more that I know whether people didn't book because of Brunchgate but it just makes for a drearier experience. Britain is in a cold climate and a cooked breakfast is usually welcomed.

Make no mistake - airline cuisine in general and what is slapped up at BA is never going to win any Michelin awards. It passed the time and it is about being hospitable.

Here, here.

Sadly, the monetary benefits of hospitality are not on the accountants‘ spreadsheets. Also, my feeling is that newer crews would rather spend time chatting in the galley than being hospitable.

Some other changes in CE I didn�t see already mentioned. (Apologies if they were).

- Band 0 and 1 routes will no longer have Afternoon Tea, replaced with Ploughman�s Tea

[1400-1659]


- Band 3 routes will no longer have a Hot Meal, replaced with Ploughman�s Tea

[1400-1659]



- Some Band 4 routes with a flight duration of 4+ hours change to Band 4B



- Band 4B routes will introduce a �Tea and Cake� pre-landing service

This is pretty intolerable. I�ll be looking to avoid Band 3 routes within those hours now. The run out to Warsaw, for example, is deserving of more than a slice of ham, half a scotch egg and whatever else they plonk on the plate. Same for Malaga, Barcelona, etc.

The team on X has clearly been given the �company line�



At least they�re not claiming overwhelming positive feedback�

ah yes la poubelle cuisine (with a hat tip to 37.2 le matin)

thank you RyanLee81, i don't think any of those changes had been mentioned before.

the big change is band 3 1400-1659 losing the hot meal to a ploughman's.

Personally i'll be glad to see the back of Afternoon tea on Domestics.

Be a shame not having a hot meal to/from Gibraltar anymore though, tend to always take the later flights both ways so the returns would on most days always now fall into this period. Whats driven that change? I'm sure it's for our own good but they're hardly lacking in available service time.

Will the 4 > 4B changes be across the board to ALL flights over 4hr? i.e. also those at Gatwick

Oh dear, the penny-pincher was told they'd left too many pennies on the table and that they should try again.

''Offering a continental option....'' Er, it's not an option is it? Unless you regard take it or leave it as an option. My understanding is that this is not an option as in 'would you like a hot breakfast or the continental option'

Happy to see the back of Afternoon Tea on 0 and 1.

Presumably Demi can therefore also explain why, if the feedback was positive, the two routes on which it was trialled have not been included in the change?

It�s just pathetic, and an insult to the intelligence of a loyal customer base.

BA doesn't have a "customer base" that it cares about; it has "people who buy tickets" 😁

In order to spend more time with customers? Such enhancement rubbish. In my long experience of BA, the majority of crews will serve quickly to spend any free time chatting in the galley, incl the captain for 20 mins on my last flight. Long ago when LHR - AMS was scheduled as a 60 min flight, it was often 40 mins in the air, and they still managed to serve a 3 course tray which included a small fillet steak, with a wine run. You might even get a coffee if seated in the front rows.