The journey each way does not improve though. BA meals are beginning to bug me more and more as they are always the same on the way out and the way back. On the way back, at 01.30 in the morning UK time you get duck salad followed by braised texas short rib. Or something creamy in the pasta line or, worse, mahi mahi in creamy sauce. Or chicken and duck galantine with salad. I had that last time. And it's weird having duck salad after a duck salad starter. It gets weirder when you realise that those strange thin green slices on the salad are in fact raw marinaded potatoes. Why would anyone who claims to know about menus do that?
Of the last 4 flights, three have been on a 747 with a failed auxiliary power unit. No air-conditioning on stand, endless marching of engineers in and out of the flight deck followed by various explanations from gate staff and the Captain. On the way back this time, the excuse was "last minute security checks" from the gate staff and "a minor technical glitch meaning we have to start an engine on stand before we can turn on the air-conditioning" according to the senior first officer. Senior? There's only one of them in the cabin, I can see that as the door is still open to allow for the parade of engineering types. So why call yourself "senior" on the tannoy? By the way, only one of those engineers sports a stetson. He didn't fix anything either, by the way.
It also takes a very long time to start the engine. I still am not sure why.
so, back to the food. I was left wondering for the fourth time in 6 weeks, why would you want duck then beef? I know, I know, inherently there's nothing wrong with that, it's just that late at night it's way over the top. And quite indigestible just before trying to sleep.....
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