It’s been some time, but British Airways is finally restoring its full Club World catering service.
The return to full service will include new enhanced standards of dining where each course is served to customers individually, as opposed to offering the meal on one tray.
For those customers wanting to maximise their sleep on board, the airline is also reintroducing its express service on evening flights. Customers will be able to request a one-tray service so they can enjoy a quick bite to eat and then head to sleep if they wish.
What’s on the menu?
British Airways will start serving signature hot soups and warm desserts, such as artichoke and parmesan soup with rye croutons and warm apple strudel with vanilla sauce.
There will also be a range of seasonal options for customers to choose from, such as the British Original Cottage Pie or chocolate fondant with crème anglaise.
In addition, the airline will also be offering menus with regional variations that feature cuisines tailored to specific routes, including lemon and herb grilled mahi-mahi fish on its Caribbean flights, chicken dum biryani on routes from India and king prawn machbous from the Middle East.
The new menus have been carefully curated by British Airways’ culinary experts and have been thoughtfully paired with beverage options from the airline’s inflight drinks menu. Over the last few months, the airline has been trialling menu variations and service styles with the airline’s cabin crew to ensure they meet customers’ expectations.
In Quotes
Sajida Ismail, British Airways’ Head of Onboard Experience, said:
“It’s incredibly important that when we brought our full service back, it exceeded our customers’ expectations. We have taken time to ensure that we are offering a premium brasserie-style dining experience that not only tastes good, but one that our crew feel confident in delivering.
“We have had such great feedback from the recent introduction of new menus across our First, World Traveller Plus, World Traveller and Club Europe cabins and we know our new Club World menus won’t disappoint.”
Other things in the works
With the majority of airlines reintroducing their full premium services some time ago, it seems that British Airways has finally trained enough staff and has the confidence to restart its flagship catering service.
This has been followed with enhancements in the cabin, including in its First, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller cabins, including new menus with regional menu options and the return of its hot soup, poured chair side and hot desserts in First, a hot refreshment is now offered to customers during the airline’s secondary service in World Traveller Plus and World Traveller (which your author didn’t see last week).
Because that muffin in World Traveller was fridge-cold.
With other carriers who have had time since they brought their services back in-line with previous standards pre-pandemic, the airline is playing catch-up.
Let us hope the catering options are worth it.
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