Dec 30, 2023, 11:04 am
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Please do not quote photos in this thread.
This covers the offering in/out of LHR and LGW for BA.
For BA CityFlyer flights (operated from LCY, STN, BRS, BHX, MAN, EDI, and DUB) please refer to this guide created by eJetter BA CityFlyer catering guide
Details of band and service timings can be found in posts 1 and 2 of this thread.
Sister thread - Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived threads
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Mar 2022 to Dec 2023)
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the special meals. The pre-ordered special meals are AVML (Asia-vegetarian), CHML (children's meal), DBML (diabetic meal), GFML (gluten-free), HNML (Hindu non-vegetarian meal), KSML (Kosher meal), LCML (low-calorie meal), LFML (low-fat meal), NLML (low-lactose meal), LSML (low salt meal), MOML (Muslim meal), VGML (vegan meal), and VLML (lacto-ovo vegetarian).
Last update: post 1516
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (MAN and JER only.)
Breakfast: 26, 55, 174, 503 (MOML), 549, 651, 664, 670, 687, 780, 1350, 1454,
Brunch: 538, 1087, 1121,
Lunch: 50, 112, 252, 394, 498 (GFSL),
Afternoon tea: 21 (KSML), 114, 130, 466, 678, 1125, 1135 (MOML), 1486,
Dinner: 126, 127, 175, 223, 510, 525, 561, 675, 720, 751, 778, 866, 986, 1039, 1178, 1509, 1510 (KSML),
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany, Switzerland)
Breakfast: 5, 48,
37, 86, 87, 188, 190 (HNML), 263, 359, 396, 430, 439 (KMSL), 490 (KMSL), 655, 667, 680, 694 (AVML), 723 (VGML), 759 (KSML), 760, 774 (GFML), 790, 792, 848 (AVML), 880 (KSML), 931, 950, 955, 1066, 1072 (VGML), 1074, 1103, 1132, 1141 (KSML), 1151 (MOML), 1171, 1217, 1233 (MOML), 1242 (AVML), 1247, 1284 (AVML), 1286, 1333 (AVML), 1363 (GFML), 1366, 1382 (KSML), 1392, 1401 (AVML), 1405, 1422, 1426, 1473,
Brunch: 9, 27, 70, 101, 178, 363, 461, 605 (LGW), 629, 763, 1206, 1213,
Lunch: 24, 30, 79, 170, 205, 254, 261 (AVML), 287 (LGW), 288, 303 (KSML), 308, 356 (VJML) 362 (LGW), 386, 391 (LFML), 445, 465, 556, 569 (LSML), 615 (LGW), 626 (VGML), 632, 636, 642, 671, 706, 768, 794, 837, 919, 935, 1019 (CHML), 1049 (KSML), 1097, 1346, 1495,
Afternoon tea: 139, 184, 222 (MOML), 274 (VGML), 292, 362 (LGW), 390, 455 (KMSL), 546, 572 (CHML), 638, 654, 758, 777, 783, 800, 969, 977, 1006, 1059, 1073, 1189, 1224, 1339, 1340, 1420,
Dinner: 33, 79 (KSML), 88 (KSML), 96, 150, 209, 237, 256, 281 (HNML), 335 (VGML), 371, 399, 450, 451 (MOML), 458 (KMSL), 511, 535, 544 (NLML), 556, 591, 609, 610, 621 (LGW), 625, 643, 650 (KSML), 669 (VGML), 738 (GFML), 740, 779, 781, 808, 839, 856, 857 (AVML), 868, 886, 889, 910, 929, 936, 953, 978, 979, 994 (HNML), 1001, 1013 (LGW), 1014, 1020 (KSML), 1030, 1031, 1040, 1063 (CHML), 1071, 1075, 1106, 1112 (VGML), 1141 (KSML), 1145, 1169, 1181, 1200, 1207, 1211, 1239, 1262 (KSML), 1276, 1309, 1311, 1328, 1342, 1348, 1351, 1361, 1362, 1389, 1461,
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 227 (NLML), 523, 649, 1048, 1147, 1188 (NLML), 1201,
Brunch: 338, 1007 (LGW),
Lunch: 19, 56, 111, 364, 607, 624, 649, 750, 804 (LGW), 881 (LGW), 883, 973, 1010, 1086, 1088, 1089, 1205 (KSML), 1431, 1513,
Afternoon tea: 97, 341, 452, 540, 584, 731, 948, 1035, 1085, 1229 (KSML & HNML), 1260, 1265, 1322, 1402 (KSML), 1459 (LGW),
Dinner: 18 (NLML), 63, 132, 192 (AVML), 259, 306, 307, 331 (LGW), 372, 463, 472, 492 (VGML), 548, 492 (VJML), 562, 564, 583 (LGW), 593, 602 (LGW), 647 (GFML), 841 (LGW), 913, 989, 1021, 1058, 1113, 1195 (CHML) (LGW), 1218, 1234 (MOML), 1268, 1290 (LGW), 1313, 1394, 1403,
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 340, 526, 553, 558, 704, 791, 1092, 1320, 1326 (GFML),
Rest of the day: 10, 60, 115, 122, 135, 231, 249, 276, 283 (LGW) (HNML), 328, 365, 379, 410, 411, 465 (LGW), 486, 541, 545 (LGW), 554, 566 (KSML), 571, 613, 622, 644, 674, 693, 737, 771, 795, 825, 851, 890, 952, 975, 995 (HNML), 999, 1000, 1007, 1080, 1094, 1110, 1130, 1144, 1167, 1214, 1226 (LGW), 1267, 1288, 1302, 1391 (LGW) (KSML), 1406, 1427, 1465 (LGW), 1511,
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Istanbul)
Breakfast: 95 (NLML), 104, 124 (LGW), 125, 218 (NLML) (LGW), 250 (HNML) (LGW), 273, 470 (LGW), 473 (LGW), 488, 490 (KMSL), 498 (KMSL), 513, 517, 530, 860, 1128, 1137 (LGW), 1216, 1314, 1372,
Rest of the day: 8 (HNML), 16 (LGW), 23, 44 (LGW), 102, 103, 107, 116, 118, 124 (LGW), 141, 149, 160, 161, 167, 168 (HNML & GFML), 173, 174, 175, 177, 177 (LGW), 189 (LGW), 200, 207 (LGW), 208 (LGW), 239 (LGW), 240 (LGW), 246, 280 (DBML), 294 (LGW), 319 (LGW), 327 (LGW), 337, 344, 356 (GFML), 366 (LGW), 373, 391 (DBML), 395 (LGW), 415, 436 (KMSL), 437 (KMSL), 459, 476, 481 (KMSL), 485, 502, 505 (LSML), 506, 514 (LGW), 520, 522 (DBML), 543, 544 (LFML), 555, 560, 576, 581 (LGW), 587, 590 (LGW), 592, 597 (NLML), 630, 639 (LGW), 659, 679, 686, 743, 764, 780, 782, 785, 787, 797 (LGW), 799, 803, 811, 850, 852, 853 (LGW), 858, 859 (NLML), 863, 865, 867, 875, 884, 907, 914 (NLML), 928 (LGW) (KSML), 938, 945, 954 (KSML), 964, 968, 976, 1005, 1009, 1037 (LGW), 1053, 1071, 1108 (HNML), 1115 (KSML), 1119 (LGW), 1120 (LGW), 1122, 1126, 1127 (AVML), 1143 (LGW), 1152, 1220, 1223, 1231, 1232, 1250, 1251, 1253, 1256 (LGW), 1253 (LFML), 1277, 1314, 1393, 1430, 1447, 1474 (KSML),
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 137, 527 (LGW), 876, 877,
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This covers the offering in/out of LHR and LGW for BA.
For BA CityFlyer flights (operated from LCY, STN, BRS, BHX, MAN, EDI, and DUB) please refer to this guide created by eJetter BA CityFlyer catering guide
Details of band and service timings can be found in posts 1 and 2 of this thread.
Sister thread - Club Europe catering | opinions and general discussion
Archived threads
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Mar 2022 to Dec 2023)
Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos (Sep 2018 to Mar 2022)
Numbers relate to the post number. Vegetarian means the alternative option provided as standard rather than the special meals. The pre-ordered special meals are AVML (Asia-vegetarian), CHML (children's meal), DBML (diabetic meal), GFML (gluten-free), HNML (Hindu non-vegetarian meal), KSML (Kosher meal), LCML (low-calorie meal), LFML (low-fat meal), NLML (low-lactose meal), LSML (low salt meal), MOML (Muslim meal), VGML (vegan meal), and VLML (lacto-ovo vegetarian).
Last update: post 1516
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Chef's Chat sheets for:
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Express (MAN and JER only.)
Breakfast: 26, 55, 174, 503 (MOML), 549, 651, 664, 670, 687, 780, 1350, 1454,
Brunch: 538, 1087, 1121,
Lunch: 50, 112, 252, 394, 498 (GFSL),
Afternoon tea: 21 (KSML), 114, 130, 466, 678, 1125, 1135 (MOML), 1486,
Dinner: 126, 127, 175, 223, 510, 525, 561, 675, 720, 751, 778, 866, 986, 1039, 1178, 1509, 1510 (KSML),
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Band 1 (UK, France, Ireland, BeNeLux, Germany, Switzerland)
Breakfast: 5, 48,
37, 86, 87, 188, 190 (HNML), 263, 359, 396, 430, 439 (KMSL), 490 (KMSL), 655, 667, 680, 694 (AVML), 723 (VGML), 759 (KSML), 760, 774 (GFML), 790, 792, 848 (AVML), 880 (KSML), 931, 950, 955, 1066, 1072 (VGML), 1074, 1103, 1132, 1141 (KSML), 1151 (MOML), 1171, 1217, 1233 (MOML), 1242 (AVML), 1247, 1284 (AVML), 1286, 1333 (AVML), 1363 (GFML), 1366, 1382 (KSML), 1392, 1401 (AVML), 1405, 1422, 1426, 1473,
Brunch: 9, 27, 70, 101, 178, 363, 461, 605 (LGW), 629, 763, 1206, 1213,
Lunch: 24, 30, 79, 170, 205, 254, 261 (AVML), 287 (LGW), 288, 303 (KSML), 308, 356 (VJML) 362 (LGW), 386, 391 (LFML), 445, 465, 556, 569 (LSML), 615 (LGW), 626 (VGML), 632, 636, 642, 671, 706, 768, 794, 837, 919, 935, 1019 (CHML), 1049 (KSML), 1097, 1346, 1495,
Afternoon tea: 139, 184, 222 (MOML), 274 (VGML), 292, 362 (LGW), 390, 455 (KMSL), 546, 572 (CHML), 638, 654, 758, 777, 783, 800, 969, 977, 1006, 1059, 1073, 1189, 1224, 1339, 1340, 1420,
Dinner: 33, 79 (KSML), 88 (KSML), 96, 150, 209, 237, 256, 281 (HNML), 335 (VGML), 371, 399, 450, 451 (MOML), 458 (KMSL), 511, 535, 544 (NLML), 556, 591, 609, 610, 621 (LGW), 625, 643, 650 (KSML), 669 (VGML), 738 (GFML), 740, 779, 781, 808, 839, 856, 857 (AVML), 868, 886, 889, 910, 929, 936, 953, 978, 979, 994 (HNML), 1001, 1013 (LGW), 1014, 1020 (KSML), 1030, 1031, 1040, 1063 (CHML), 1071, 1075, 1106, 1112 (VGML), 1141 (KSML), 1145, 1169, 1181, 1200, 1207, 1211, 1239, 1262 (KSML), 1276, 1309, 1311, 1328, 1342, 1348, 1351, 1361, 1362, 1389, 1461,
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Band 2 (e.g. Barcelona, Nice, Venice, Prague, Copenhagen)
Breakfast: 227 (NLML), 523, 649, 1048, 1147, 1188 (NLML), 1201,
Brunch: 338, 1007 (LGW),
Lunch: 19, 56, 111, 364, 607, 624, 649, 750, 804 (LGW), 881 (LGW), 883, 973, 1010, 1086, 1088, 1089, 1205 (KSML), 1431, 1513,
Afternoon tea: 97, 341, 452, 540, 584, 731, 948, 1035, 1085, 1229 (KSML & HNML), 1260, 1265, 1322, 1402 (KSML), 1459 (LGW),
Dinner: 18 (NLML), 63, 132, 192 (AVML), 259, 306, 307, 331 (LGW), 372, 463, 472, 492 (VGML), 548, 492 (VJML), 562, 564, 583 (LGW), 593, 602 (LGW), 647 (GFML), 841 (LGW), 913, 989, 1021, 1058, 1113, 1195 (CHML) (LGW), 1218, 1234 (MOML), 1268, 1290 (LGW), 1313, 1394, 1403,
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Band 3 (e.g. Madrid, Rome, Warsaw, Stockholm)
Breakfast: 340, 526, 553, 558, 704, 791, 1092, 1320, 1326 (GFML),
Rest of the day: 10, 60, 115, 122, 135, 231, 249, 276, 283 (LGW) (HNML), 328, 365, 379, 410, 411, 465 (LGW), 486, 541, 545 (LGW), 554, 566 (KSML), 571, 613, 622, 644, 674, 693, 737, 771, 795, 825, 851, 890, 952, 975, 995 (HNML), 999, 1000, 1007, 1080, 1094, 1110, 1130, 1144, 1167, 1214, 1226 (LGW), 1267, 1288, 1302, 1391 (LGW) (KSML), 1406, 1427, 1465 (LGW), 1511,
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Band 4 (e.g. Malta, Sofia, Istanbul)
Breakfast: 95 (NLML), 104, 124 (LGW), 125, 218 (NLML) (LGW), 250 (HNML) (LGW), 273, 470 (LGW), 473 (LGW), 488, 490 (KMSL), 498 (KMSL), 513, 517, 530, 860, 1128, 1137 (LGW), 1216, 1314, 1372,
Rest of the day: 8 (HNML), 16 (LGW), 23, 44 (LGW), 102, 103, 107, 116, 118, 124 (LGW), 141, 149, 160, 161, 167, 168 (HNML & GFML), 173, 174, 175, 177, 177 (LGW), 189 (LGW), 200, 207 (LGW), 208 (LGW), 239 (LGW), 240 (LGW), 246, 280 (DBML), 294 (LGW), 319 (LGW), 327 (LGW), 337, 344, 356 (GFML), 366 (LGW), 373, 391 (DBML), 395 (LGW), 415, 436 (KMSL), 437 (KMSL), 459, 476, 481 (KMSL), 485, 502, 505 (LSML), 506, 514 (LGW), 520, 522 (DBML), 543, 544 (LFML), 555, 560, 576, 581 (LGW), 587, 590 (LGW), 592, 597 (NLML), 630, 639 (LGW), 659, 679, 686, 743, 764, 780, 782, 785, 787, 797 (LGW), 799, 803, 811, 850, 852, 853 (LGW), 858, 859 (NLML), 863, 865, 867, 875, 884, 907, 914 (NLML), 928 (LGW) (KSML), 938, 945, 954 (KSML), 964, 968, 976, 1005, 1009, 1037 (LGW), 1053, 1071, 1108 (HNML), 1115 (KSML), 1119 (LGW), 1120 (LGW), 1122, 1126, 1127 (AVML), 1143 (LGW), 1152, 1220, 1223, 1231, 1232, 1250, 1251, 1253, 1256 (LGW), 1253 (LFML), 1277, 1314, 1393, 1430, 1447, 1474 (KSML),
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Band 5 (e.g., Cairo, Amman)
Breakfast:
Rest of the day: 137, 527 (LGW), 876, 877,
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Club Europe catering | menus, reviews and photos 2024 onwards
Jul 20, 2024, 1:08 pm
#1276
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Catch up time
BA327 CDG-LHR Supper
My chicken was moist and succulent. A welcome snack after a turbulent day. No menus but as memory serves it was some Vegan Delicacy so my choice was unsurprising
BA327 CDG-LHR Supper
My chicken was moist and succulent. A welcome snack after a turbulent day. No menus but as memory serves it was some Vegan Delicacy so my choice was unsurprising
Jul 20, 2024, 1:34 pm
#1277
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30 JUN LHR - SOF. Lunch
After having spent some time in the CX Flounge and enjoyed the view, the Champagne and lunch; I was not particularly hungry. However, I had the cottage pie and it was so good. I was greedy and gobbled t it all up. The excellent crew worked very hard as there was something like 44 people in club. Everything was most enjoyable
After having spent some time in the CX Flounge and enjoyed the view, the Champagne and lunch; I was not particularly hungry. However, I had the cottage pie and it was so good. I was greedy and gobbled t it all up. The excellent crew worked very hard as there was something like 44 people in club. Everything was most enjoyable
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Jul 20, 2024, 1:37 pm
#1278
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So today on a short CE flight from LHR-BRU they informed us that we would not be being served anything aside from a drink and a snack (crisps) as it was either no meal or a cancelled flight as crew needed to rest.
I can understand the crew rest requirements, but this was a 45 min flight and I flew ET yesterday and arguably got better food/drink (At least the offer of sweet or savoury for a snack) - today no choice aside from drinks. I asked what they had to drink and they said 'everything'. Not knowing what that meant I just went for water. So essentially I got better service on a delayed ET yesterday than CE today. In the grand scheme of things I know this means nothing given IT outage etc, but is it worth following up on at all? After all, this was a paid CE ticket (albeit to get my status back).
Any views on that?
I can understand the crew rest requirements, but this was a 45 min flight and I flew ET yesterday and arguably got better food/drink (At least the offer of sweet or savoury for a snack) - today no choice aside from drinks. I asked what they had to drink and they said 'everything'. Not knowing what that meant I just went for water. So essentially I got better service on a delayed ET yesterday than CE today. In the grand scheme of things I know this means nothing given IT outage etc, but is it worth following up on at all? After all, this was a paid CE ticket (albeit to get my status back).
Any views on that?
Jul 20, 2024, 1:38 pm
#1279
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Yep, it was the purser I think - made the announcement before take off. As soon as they were released they came out and asked what drinks we wanted and gve us a tiny packet of salted nuts, then closed the curtain.
4 rows of CE on the flight.
I guess I'll complain, because that was my flight to get the 600 TP I needed for Silver, so I guess to be certain I get those I'll just follow up with a short feedback message. It was my first ever CE experience - LH eco as a senator even gives better service than that on their FRA-BRU flights which are about the same length.
4 rows of CE on the flight.
I guess I'll complain, because that was my flight to get the 600 TP I needed for Silver, so I guess to be certain I get those I'll just follow up with a short feedback message. It was my first ever CE experience - LH eco as a senator even gives better service than that on their FRA-BRU flights which are about the same length.
Jul 20, 2024, 1:50 pm
#1280
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Serving drinks and snacks but no meal seems very strange to me, the crew obviously had operated other flights and had a very long day but I cannot see how they could take rest on a BRU flight?
Jul 20, 2024, 2:19 pm
#1281
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9/12 seats filled in CE and it was only drinks and snack mix.
My first time in CE, and was not impressed.
Jul 20, 2024, 4:30 pm
#1282
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There's been a handful of flights today and yesterday that didn't get catered properly, or rather, were awaiting the catering - ultimately resulting in further delays. All this caused by the increase in delays and knock on effects of the so called IT disruption. Now, some of these flights inevitably left without the.re-catering, or atleast with just a top up of ET snacks. The rest of the catering was "re-shipped". i.e bars used from a previous sector, rather than the fresh recatering sets BA usually receive on UK turnarounds.
With crew on very strict operating limits and with the added disruption, many crew will have probably been close to limits and were most likely instructed by BA ops to go without waiting for the catering. This option preferred, rather than running out of hours and most likely having the flights cancelled due to lack of standby crew. Ofcourse this will impact the customer experience, but ultimately getting on the way and keeping people moving is a much bigger part of the expectation for the majority.
If this was the case with the above mentioned BRU flight, then the crew really should have had the decency to explain this more clearly for people to understand. Ofcourse that particular flight may have actually had a different reason, but it makes little sense to me. If they offered a drink, its just as easy to serve up a meal tray. Especially with such a small cabin.
With crew on very strict operating limits and with the added disruption, many crew will have probably been close to limits and were most likely instructed by BA ops to go without waiting for the catering. This option preferred, rather than running out of hours and most likely having the flights cancelled due to lack of standby crew. Ofcourse this will impact the customer experience, but ultimately getting on the way and keeping people moving is a much bigger part of the expectation for the majority.
If this was the case with the above mentioned BRU flight, then the crew really should have had the decency to explain this more clearly for people to understand. Ofcourse that particular flight may have actually had a different reason, but it makes little sense to me. If they offered a drink, its just as easy to serve up a meal tray. Especially with such a small cabin.
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Jul 21, 2024, 9:55 pm
#1283
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Jul 22, 2024, 1:24 am
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Another avml this morning heading to Newcastle. Slightly better looking than the last one - still tasty.
Jul 22, 2024, 1:31 am
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Jul 22, 2024, 1:58 pm
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So today on a short CE flight from LHR-BRU they informed us that we would not be being served anything aside from a drink and a snack (crisps) as it was either no meal or a cancelled flight as crew needed to rest.
I can understand the crew rest requirements, but this was a 45 min flight and I flew ET yesterday and arguably got better food/drink (At least the offer of sweet or savoury for a snack) - today no choice aside from drinks. I asked what they had to drink and they said 'everything'. Not knowing what that meant I just went for water. So essentially I got better service on a delayed ET yesterday than CE today. In the grand scheme of things I know this means nothing given IT outage etc, but is it worth following up on at all? After all, this was a paid CE ticket (albeit to get my status back).
Any views on that?
I can understand the crew rest requirements, but this was a 45 min flight and I flew ET yesterday and arguably got better food/drink (At least the offer of sweet or savoury for a snack) - today no choice aside from drinks. I asked what they had to drink and they said 'everything'. Not knowing what that meant I just went for water. So essentially I got better service on a delayed ET yesterday than CE today. In the grand scheme of things I know this means nothing given IT outage etc, but is it worth following up on at all? After all, this was a paid CE ticket (albeit to get my status back).
Any views on that?
Jul 23, 2024, 6:35 am
#1288
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LIS - LHR Band 3 Evening flight
The pork was, as usual, particularly un-crispy, but tasty.
Note the off-menu dessert on the pork tray. This was the dessert served on the outbound.
CE service had an off-menu crew member, who :
- was surreptitiously chewing gum while doing the safety demo at the front of the CE cabin
- paid rather more attention to some passengers than others
- dropped some food onto the shorts of a passenger, and proceeded to try and remove the stain with a napkin and vodka
- de-foiled the hot dish right in front of the passengers face, then dropped the foil into the passengers lap
- left the lids on the plastic pots
- [TRIGGER WARNING for those forum members who are towards the “How could anyone possibly do that
?????” end of the spectrum] : placed the meal tray on the table rotated so the main dish was at the back, and the starter/dessert/cheese at the front.
The pork was, as usual, particularly un-crispy, but tasty.
Note the off-menu dessert on the pork tray. This was the dessert served on the outbound.
CE service had an off-menu crew member, who :
- was surreptitiously chewing gum while doing the safety demo at the front of the CE cabin
- paid rather more attention to some passengers than others
- dropped some food onto the shorts of a passenger, and proceeded to try and remove the stain with a napkin and vodka
- de-foiled the hot dish right in front of the passengers face, then dropped the foil into the passengers lap
- left the lids on the plastic pots
- [TRIGGER WARNING for those forum members who are towards the “How could anyone possibly do that
?????” end of the spectrum] : placed the meal tray on the table rotated so the main dish was at the back, and the starter/dessert/cheese at the front.
Jul 23, 2024, 2:35 pm
#1290
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MAH (Mahon/Menorca) to LGW today. I’d ordered a Hindu meal as it’s normally a nice curry. However this wasn’t loaded, apparently because the 24 hours notice for ordering stated in the app is wrong, and actually it’s 48 hours notice required or 72 hours for a Kosher meal (anyone heard this before? The app accepted my request which was about 30 hours before the flight. The crew told me this happens often and they will feed it back. All my future Gatwick flights say 24 hours notice needed).
Anyway; one of the onboard meal choices was a chicken curry so I had that and it was delicious. Actually I think the spiciest curry I’ve ever had onboard an aircraft. The starter was some grain thing and the dessert was a small banoffee pot.
Anyway; one of the onboard meal choices was a chicken curry so I had that and it was delicious. Actually I think the spiciest curry I’ve ever had onboard an aircraft. The starter was some grain thing and the dessert was a small banoffee pot.