Bits: see BA’s new BOB menu, 25% off Radisson Blu and Park Inn, BA / Avis deal renewed

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• Stu R says:

  15 Oct15 October 06:27

  Noooooooo! They’ve stopped the chocolate covered salted pretzels and popcorn with popping candy mix! The was our ‘must have’ from the BoB menu, damn 🙁

• Prins Polo says:

  15 Oct15 October 07:39

  Agree, haha.

• Chris says:

  15 Oct15 October 07:59

  Overheard on a recent short haul flight:
  CC: “Sorry Sir, that item is not available – it’s a breakfast item and it’s now mid afternoon”
  PAX: “OK, I’ll just have a tea then please.”
  CC:”Sure, Sir, English Breakfast tea OK for you?”
  Made me laugh…..

• Ben says:

  15 Oct15 October 08:15

  Was on flight to Amsterdam last week, 1st row in economy and they ran out of sandwiches on row two – they had a total of two available for a full flight – just crazy! They need to go back to offering something even basic wrap/sandwich. I refuse to pay for tea on BA so normally just raid the lounge before departure.

  • Kinkell says:

    15 Oct15 October 10:59

    Fly KLM, i’ve just had sandwiches and a drink….in the back!

• Fenny says:

  15 Oct15 October 08:32

  I flew EasyJet for the first time ever last month. I though the BoB food choices were excellent. Coming home, I was in row 22 on a packed flight, with the trolleys coming from front and back simultaneously. I think there were 3 bacon rolls left by the time they got to me, but I got my first choice in both directions.

• TripRep says:

  15 Oct15 October 08:36

  Hmmm, Avis deal renewed…. Should we be hoping for another Iberia 18000 Avios for a £49 wknd rental before the end of the year? 😀

  (Sorry TRH, I know you missed out last time)

• John says:

  15 Oct15 October 08:51

  Never been interested in BA’s BOB and never will be.

  OT, tried out Icelandair to KEF for the first time last week and quite impressed, the planes are pretty old but they have personal IFE and the J and PE seats are 2-2 instead of 3-3, BOB but soft drinks are free. I guess they are competing with direct flights to the US.

  No lounge in KEF for BA anyway, plus FI goes from LGW (more convenient for some) which has lower airport fees. Saga points are not that useful if you aren’t going to fly them often, although can be exchanged via points.com, however once you receive the card you can use points for BOB. The cheapest Y fares earn enough to buy something reasonable, unlike on BA. Booking direct has silly fees but you can avoid them with Amex Travel or Expedia etc.

  As for Avis, they seem to have a higher rate of problems than other rental firms, so will continue to avoid and use Hertz which (at the locations I rent, i.e. Australia) has always treated me right even when there is minor damage to the car, and once when there was severe traffic jam into the airport, I had filled up the tank but indicator had dropped to 7/8 by the time I arrived, they didn’t charge me.

  • Rakehey says:

    15 Oct15 October 09:33

    Bit unfair in my view, Avis always been great with me (apart from over-officious miserable staff in downtown San Francisco). Even to point when I’ve returned multiple cars absolutely filthy after long road trips and in once instance with a smashed windscreen. Each to their own.

• Peter K says:

  15 Oct15 October 08:55

  One other gluten free option:
  Salted caramel hazelnut millionaire – gluten free biscuit.
  That doesn’t sway it for me however to want to fly BA sorry haul however.

  • Peter K says:

    15 Oct15 October 08:56

    Ha ha. Autocorrect! It should be short haul. How ironic.

  • Mr Dee says:

    15 Oct15 October 16:23

    It is actually good 🙂

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