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British Airways replace in-flight meals on long-haul journeys with fun-size chocolate bars
British Airways will now serve passengers just one fun-size chocolate bar instead of a meal on long-haul flights, in an attempt to save money.Hungry passengers who used to get a proper sandwich and snack before landing blasted the measly offering last night. (www.onesuccessful.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Flown B now for several years now and can honestly say a chocolate bar would be beyter than any Diabetic they serve to you. They are unedible where choc bars aren't.
Seriously guys - all this outcry about changing a sandwich for a chocolate bar some 5.5 hours into a (maximum) 7 hour flight after having a airline meal 1.5 hours after takeoff. Not sure if everyone who has commented has actually read the article - the title is more than a tad misleading. So, a 'proper', normal meal say 1.5 hours into the flight and then a choc bar some 5.5 hours into the flight (about 1.5 hours before landing) and the world falls apart. I am more concerned about the ethos behind this change, however, as clearly the suits are not aware of the obesity crisis. Is there any snack that is not laden with sugar, calories, fat, etc.? Perhaps providing a slightly smaller sandwich might have been a better option. And perhaps there is also another factor involved ... choc bars only require a large basket to carry and distribute whereas sandwiches usually call for the trolley to be used. BA usually only has one attendant looking after one trolley (and very efficiently too - compared to two attendants on US carriers) and with the dreamliner trolley being lighter and therefore more flimsy, two attendants are now necessary to control it. (Just a thought)
BA!!!!!! You should serve some retro snacks like Boyer Smoothies...available through mail order from Pennsylvania and only in certain stores. You'll soften some hearts I'm sure by them. I am not affiliated with this company ... Just rediscovered them happily and ordered some as they were a favorite in my childhood.
That's why Asian and Middle East carriers are on the rise - even if it means a stop-over in a hub of theirs.
Unless, of course, they cancel routes because they don't want to serve pork, alcohol or show movies where an actress reveals an ankle.
Unless, of course, they cancel routes because they don't want to serve pork, alcohol or show movies where an actress reveals an ankle.
Is this from the Onion?
No, sadly it's not.
Only a matter of time before the others try it.