British Airways cuts meal from flights

It’s a long time since the golden age of aviation, when food was free-flowing and seats were large and plush.

And with the rise of low-cost airlines over the years, it¹s expected that some of the perks will be scant.

But passengers have been left shocked after British Airways changed their policy onboard, replacing standard meals with something shocking.

Soon-to-be-implicated plans mean if you've splashed out on flights to New York, your second meal might just be a chocolate bar.

And this is just one in a long line of cuts to the airline's perks in recent years.

Reported on frequent flyer website Head for Points, the cuts have been summarised.

Back in July, Head for Points noted the Amuse bouche was set to be removed from the First Class meal service.

Blankets are also being cut from the plan this summer.

And for World Traveller Plus (similar to premium economy), it was announced the much-loved second meal would be replaced with a snack on shorter flights.

But what most passengers will notice, is the changes to World Traveller (economy) where it's reported a series of changes are due to be made.

A second meal will be removed on short and medium length flights and passengers will be able to pick a snack instead.

And, in a bold move, the standard bottle of water will be replaced with a small cup instead.

From 1st September, newspapers will no longer be offered on short haul flights returning to London.

These changes affect those travelling on shorter long-haul transatlantic flights.

Creator of Head for Points Rob Burgess said: “In what is becoming a regular monthly announcement, British Airways has announced a new raft of service changes. Most of these will, I believe, kick in from 1st July although some may take a little longer to materialise. All cabins are impacted, even First Class.”

British Airways told Express.co.uk: “We offer customers on all of our transatlantic flights a three course meal, bar service and snacks and on our longer transatlantic flights, including to the west coast, customers are offered an extra meal during the flight.

 "We regularly review our catering to ensure we are investing where it matters most to our customers."

However, according to Rob the cuts are unecessary, and he adds: "BA is operating in a competitive market and a race to the bottom on service makes no sense. BA is making substantial profits at the moment and will continue to benefit from lower fuel prices as its expensive hedges unwind. None of these cuts are necessary."

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