British Airways replace in-flight meals on long-haul journeys with fun-size chocolate bars

This is er nuts.

Service is one of the reason I fly BA not American or United to Europe.

I can't think of a single thing an airline can do that will create a better image for themselves then to server GOOD FOOD in human size proportions.

Typical press comment saying
'will now serve passengers just one fun-size chocolate bar instead of a meal on long-haul flights'
When in reality it is only the second meal that is being replaced.
But still very bad news.

Hungry passengers who used to get a proper sandwich and snack before landing blasted the measly offering last night.

Cabin crew still serve a main meal earlier in flights but have been left squirming at what has replaced the second one."

Read the article folks!

Every passenger should then declare themselves diabetic and get the proper meals for that....if they are foolish enough to book on BA with all the competition out there if New York to LHR is the example they used.

Do you suppose any of the suits will take any responsibility if bookings fall off. Great opportunity for Virgin and Delta to poach the regulars.

The article is misleading. If you click through to the source, you'll see that this is the second, pre-arrival snack, and only for flights under 7 hours. Not all that newsworthy.

I guess it is a pilot to test reaction. If passengers shout loud and make alternative choices the old arrangement will be re-instated. They are smart enough to spot good from bad.

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.

a good way to start a diet plan it might catch on

For folks flying west to East across time zones a meal at 8 am arrival time helps to reset the internal clock. Experienced travelers will notice the difference immediately and is important if they plan to conduct business that day.

I don't believe that BA would make that a policy in such a competitive market. This story is a result of just one passenger complaining. What does happen is that BA will not serve hot drinks and main meals during turbulence or if it is forecast. Even on short haul flights you will get a biscuit instead of a sandwich.
Also a possibility is that the catering co. didn't or couldn't provide the correct meals and all they had was a packet of Mars bars.
This is a typical example of media bloat!

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.

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.

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)

Is this from the Onion?

Sugar Tax included??

Looks like BA will become a fun sized airline before long if they carry on like that.

This is so stupid, I checked if onesuccessful.com was not one of those false news sites, but they seem to be legit. Way to go British Airways if you are aiming at loosing passengers.

I have heard many crazy things in my lifetime as an airline pilot, but this is the craziest ever.

BA Seem to be going in the wrong direction and this tactic will fail to attract passengers to fly with them. What a shame as BA faces some extreme competition as there as still may credible choices. I do appreciate that saving money is essential but there is a right way and a wring way to do this!

Great for people with Diabetes.

What a terribly misleading headline to this story that has got so many people's knickers in a twist. It's only the SECOND meal on flights BELOW 7 HOURS that's being replaced with a snack!! The first meal will still be served an hour or so into the flight...
Let's be honest, how many people on these short longhaul flights are actually gagging for something else to eat just 4 hours or so after the main 3 course meal? Not many , I suggest.

you got to be kidding me really and there prices for airfares are sky rocketing a real bloody joke for the pom bomb airline there getting just like American Airlines were serving american clam chowder soup in flight OMG looked like vomit

Its a sad day when BA ditch the sandwich in favor of cost cutting

For the Diabetics perhaps they will substitute sugar-free chocolate bars - with all the laxative properties

So I suppose they are following obesity guidelines and ensuring passengers have to pay for two seats when they have eaten enough candy. Good plan BA

BA continue to take customers for granted. Service and aircraft are terrible and dated. Staff reflect the poor investment. A real shame and no surprise they are not in top 20 airlines.

What can one expect when the owner of the airline is an ex-CEO of a budget airline?

I have flown two long-haul flights to Europe on Delta in the last two years and each was excellent in all respects.

My wife does no go well with chocolate at all. Is there an alternative?