British Airways announces its in-flight service cuts for August ….
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It is hard to believe, but British Airways has now started making a regular monthly anouncement of the latest cuts to its in-flight service.
From early July, as you may remember, we saw:
First Class
Amuse bouche removed from the meal service
Blanket removed from day flights, provided only on request
Club World
Changes to Club Kitchen stocking with more ambient – ie chocolate bar – and fewer fresh items
World Traveller Plus
The second meal removed on shorter routes, to be replaced by the opportunity to take something from a basket of ambient snacks passed around by the crew
Pretzels, cheese and biscuits removed entirely
World Traveller
The second meal removed on shorter and medium length routes, to be replaced by the opportunity to take something from a basket of ambient snacks passed around by the crew
The bottle of water replaced by a small plastic cup of water
Pretzels, cheese and biscuits removed entirely
Toothbrushes and toothpaste no longer be provided but they will be available on request
According to cabin crew reports on Flyertalk, which I clearly cannot verify, this is what we will see from early August:
First and Club World
Invitations to the arrivals lounge will no longer be given to passengers on flights arriving after noon. Whilst the lounge stops serving food at 12.30, it has always been open until 2pm – but perhaps no longer?
Club World
Passengers will no longer receive a choice of starter. From London, you will receive a compulsory tomato, mozzarella and avocado salad
(This is apparently a trial for one month only and will be retained if successful)
Ice cream removed from the Club Kitchen
World Traveller Plus and World Traveller
Tuck boxes removed – these are the boxes of small snacks which are loaded on the longer long-haul routes and kept in the galley for passengers to come and take as they wish
On the upside, Fever Tree tonic water will now apparently be available on all aircraft, long and short haul.
Don’t forget to check back here towards the end of August when I should have the list of September service cuts available ……
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