And now British Airways charging for snacks
And now British Airways charging for snacks
We flew up with FlyBe on Saturday and back with BA (actually GB) as FlyBe dont do Sundays. Firstly checking in with BA at Gatwick and choosing exit seats according to the plan which turned out to be for a different aircraft as the one we boarded so no exit seats!
Then when service began I noticed the food trolley complete with all the gadgets for paying. Now you get a free sandwich and drinks but if you want snacks such as crisps, nuts, sweets .... they are chargeable. Something like 1.50 pounds for a small tub of pringles crisps and 2.50 for a bag of sweets.
I wonder if this is BA as a whole or GB starting to "easyjet" it.
Then when service began I noticed the food trolley complete with all the gadgets for paying. Now you get a free sandwich and drinks but if you want snacks such as crisps, nuts, sweets .... they are chargeable. Something like 1.50 pounds for a small tub of pringles crisps and 2.50 for a bag of sweets.
I wonder if this is BA as a whole or GB starting to "easyjet" it.
I am travelling with BA tomorrow, so decided to check this out. According to the BA website:
"As a full service airline, we offer you either a hot meal or a light snack on board, depending on where you’re flying, in which cabin and the time of day. Complimentary drinks are available throughout your flight."
I believe they always did have Pringles and sweets available as part of their 'Shop Service' and I would not expect to be given these for free. I agree with what many say that on a short flight a food service is not necessary, but personally I love it. It helps pass the time and a lovely bottle of wine, or a beer is great. Plus, by the time you have hung about the airport for 2 hours before boarding, unless you have had (and paid for a snack) I for one look forward to something to eat. The flights are so reasonably priced that by the time you add what you pay on Easy Jet for food and drink, I think they are equal value.
My flight tomorrow is midday, so the timing is just right.
"As a full service airline, we offer you either a hot meal or a light snack on board, depending on where you’re flying, in which cabin and the time of day. Complimentary drinks are available throughout your flight."
I believe they always did have Pringles and sweets available as part of their 'Shop Service' and I would not expect to be given these for free. I agree with what many say that on a short flight a food service is not necessary, but personally I love it. It helps pass the time and a lovely bottle of wine, or a beer is great. Plus, by the time you have hung about the airport for 2 hours before boarding, unless you have had (and paid for a snack) I for one look forward to something to eat. The flights are so reasonably priced that by the time you add what you pay on Easy Jet for food and drink, I think they are equal value.
My flight tomorrow is midday, so the timing is just right.
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I recently flew with GB Airways (BA) from Gatwick to Gran Canaria. Granted a longer flight than to the Costa del Sol. Free bar service with offers of extra wine to accompany later hot meal. They did sell Pringles etc but these were intended as snacks whilst watching the in-flight movie. I know on the LHR-AGP flights I've taken this year there was just the bog standard sandwich and free bar service. Remember Iberia went over to paying for everything some while ago and they are not viewed as a low cost airline (yet). Give GB Airways their due for a professional service.
Really depends on which way we're travelling and the flight times. Very late or very early don't really need to eat, just plenty of coffee to stay awake but I need to eat if my flight is around lunchtime or early evening, airport if we're doing UK to Spain but the food in Spanish airports is inedible so unless I want a lunch of pringles & chocolate, and why not , it's food on the plane for me every time!
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Because it allows us one meal which we don't have to prepare, particularly on a Friday evening when all I want to do is get from the office to the aircraft and to our house in Spain, without having to add further time buying/cooking/being served a meal. Plus, its usually an indication of the level of service and quality of the offering if you're offered food by an airline being superior to the of the LCCS.Retro P wrote:I've been watching this thread with (very) amused interest, can ANY of you tell me why it's important to have food and drink on a 2½ hour flight??
Having done Clickair up and down this weekend, they offer exactly the same "menu" as Iberia and the cost is quite OTT. 3.50 euros for a can of beer, 6 to 8 euros for a small sandwich. At least twice the price of what you could buy in the airport but as you're not allowed to bring your pre-packed cava or gin and tonic through security any more, you are stuck. Better quality and value to arrive early enough to stock up in the departures lounge bar (unless you are lucky enough to have the "get into vip lounge" card) and snooze in flight. Having said that the standard BA sandwich and a couple of glasses of wine does help to pass the time on a 2 to 3 hour flight.
So as I understand it some of you are incapable of managing your life for six hours without British food and drink, are unable to eat Spanish airport food , when you arrive you do not know where to find a cafeteria or bar and are therefore giving the thumbs up to inflight meals, I seriously think SOME of you should reconsider using the CDS as a holiday destination.
It's a 2½ hour flight for gods sake from the UK where you can get something to eat before you get to the airport, once you leave the airport at Malaga you are spoilt for choice where to eat, and as for all the whingeing about the cost of inflight snacks, priority boarding etc, go business class or get a life, but for gods sake change the record, I don't want to be rude but I'm now a bit fed up with Dons moaning about the cost of everything, Don, do some overtime for gods sake or go to Blackpool for your holidays
It's a 2½ hour flight for gods sake from the UK where you can get something to eat before you get to the airport, once you leave the airport at Malaga you are spoilt for choice where to eat, and as for all the whingeing about the cost of inflight snacks, priority boarding etc, go business class or get a life, but for gods sake change the record, I don't want to be rude but I'm now a bit fed up with Dons moaning about the cost of everything, Don, do some overtime for gods sake or go to Blackpool for your holidays
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For a start Retro, all this has nothing to do with British food and there are some of us who do not fly into the Costa Del Sol if we can help it, so we couldnt care a toss about the facilities at Malaga airport and some of us dont use Spain at all for a holiday destination but we live here. As has already been said a 2.5 hour flight is actually more like a 6 hour door to door journey unless you live on top of one of the airports. Allow one hour to the airport, check in and wait 1 to 2 hours before the flight, spend at least half an hour getting off the plane and out of the airport and then allow an hour to get "home" and you have a total of at least 6 hours. As this thread was all about seeing the full value for money with different airlines and some appearing very cheap until you add in all the "extras" whereby the more traditonal airlines such as BA, as was, often represented the best value for money overall. I can even add that BA business class is on occasions cheaper than BA economy (non-flex business versus the only full fare flexible economy left) and we always choose the best overall package so we do get to enjoy various business lounges around the world.Retro P wrote:So as I understand it some of you are incapable of managing your life for six hours without British food and drink...
And to finish, if you're fed up with this theme dont read the effing thread. I am one who is fed up with people assuming that everyone here on A.com lives in the UK and has a second, third, fourth or even fifth home on the Costa del Sol so sees Andalucia only as a holiday destination. This forum is all about sharing information so people can make informed choices. What I am interested in is if BA are changing their service or if it is just GB pre-Easyjet.
Forgive me Don, due to the nature of your post, I assumed you were complaining about prices and service quality on various airlines, I do not live on the CDS but I do have a home there which I visit frequently, I also have a house in Benidorm which I do not visit frequently, what I don't understand is why you (and other people) are constantly griping about flight costs etc, I will reiterate, the flight itself is only 2½ hours therefore you can get a bacon butty ½ an hour before boarding, similarly you can get food within minutes of landing at Malaga airport, my point, to you, is this , If you live on the CDS then you must be aware of these costs, and I'm a bit fed up of hearing about it, I regularly pay 150-175 quid for a flight to malaga so the cost of a butty and a coffee is neither here nor there, now please in the interest of seasonal harmony, give it a rest, or do some overtime??
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