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BA ditches beef from Y in-flight menu.

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 12:34
by Nottingham Nick
Story in The Times.

or The daily Hate mail.

The Times speculates it is cost driven, the mail thinks it is to avoid offending religious groups. [?]

Nick

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 12:38
by preiffer
Gotta love the comments:

Or they've learnt from the BSE crisis and decided that it's unsafe to feed cattle to cattle?
Rand Knight, Huntingdon, UK"

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 12:48
by RichardMannion
Ahh the 'chicken or beef?' scenario. Chicken what? Pie, pasta, lasagna? I know it all tastes the same. [}:)]

That is surely simply down to cost saving? Why offer it in J and F otherwise? Unless they are saying they don't get a diverse international passenger set travelling in the premium cabins. If BA is anything like VS, the number of choices will be the damn same in Y as it is in J/F.

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 13:06
by preiffer
It's a bit like "white or red?" when it comes to wine... [:?]


I'm sure Howard LOVES those conversations. [}:)]

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 15:43
by HighFlyer
I think its reasonably sensible to have two main meals that the majority of passengers can eat than to have two choices that rule out many on religious and personal grounds. It may save BA a fortune on SMPL's too.

Thanks,
Sarah

PostPosted: 09 May 2008, 17:25
by RichardMannion
Originally posted by HighFlyer
I think its reasonably sensible to have two main meals that the majority of passengers can eat than to have two choices that rule out many on religious and personal grounds. It may save BA a fortune on SMPL's too.

Thanks,
Sarah


Well there is that - beef is meant to be pink in the middle. None of this cooked up boot practice that I got last time I attempted 'beef' in Upper.

PostPosted: 10 May 2008, 10:10
by jaguarpig
beef is meant to be pink in the middle. None of this cooked up boot practice that I got last time I attempted 'beef' in Upper.


Unfortunately the last god knows how many steaks I've had in BA F and CW have all been over cooked[:(!]

PostPosted: 10 May 2008, 10:55
by Decker
Try NZ.... perfect

Except on today's AKL-LAX the Jo Brand look alike was SERIOUSLY asking pax "red or white" whilst cradling some of NZ's finest...