Meals on BA night flight LGW-BKK

Question

Hi, does anyone know if they serve dinner on a flight leaving London at 21:15 at night, and breakfast the next day? Just to know if we should eat at the airport or not...

Dubai_Phil_R · Accepted Answer

I am unable to tell you when exactly you will be served dinner and breakfast.

I would expect dinner to be served around 90 minutes into the flight and breakfast around 2 hours before landing.

Airline food is never great. Therefore, eating at the airport is a good idea. It enables you to sleep more or less from the start of the flight.

However during dinner service, you are unable to recline in economy and premium economy, as the passenger behind you will be unable to really enjoy his/her dinner / breakfast.

Cheng L · Answer

On long haul flights you'll get dinner, snacks, and breakfast. https://www.britishairways.com/content/en/es/information/food-and-drink

Valiantsontour · Answer

What cabin? FT has threads and pictures of menus and meals…..but on second thoughts!

esH9366NQ · Answer

Thanks for the replies. I have no problem with airline food , will have a snack at the airport as 22-23 is very late for dinner for us (we eat dinner at 19 at home)

Valiantsontour · Answer

As said, you might find the meal service disturbs you anyway, it does me even in Club (and less so First).

I’ve given up trying to sleep through it a few times, despite how many pre flight bevvies I’ve had in the lounge.

At least with a BKK flight you’ll have decent sleep time after light out until breakfast.

Edited: February 13, 2025, 10:08 pm

esH9366NQ · Answer

Yes it will disturb us but we don't normally go to sleep straight away, we do watch a movie, read a bit and then sleep after the meal, and we have plenty of time to sleep so it won't be a problem. I can sleep more or less ok on any flight during the night, but I never sleep during the day, that's why we booked both flights at night time as 13 hours is a long time to be awake watching films!

Alistair N · Answer

wasn't there some fuss recently because BA had reduced the dinner service on night flights

Valiantsontour · Answer

Yes, Brunchgate and Suppergate, now resolved.....for now? https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-reverses-meal-service-cuts/

esH9366NQ · Answer

tbh doesn't surprise me.. the service we've had with BA for these flights has been awful.. I'm now in the middle of a formal complain which I'm planning to take as far as I can, and probably never buy with them again. I thought it was a reputable company but it's not better than Ryanair...

SussexWorldtraveller · Answer

Yes, I'd read they'd abandoned the 'cuisine minceur' approach, except they'd already effectively introduced it as I'd noticed portion sizes had been shrinking from much earlier in 2024.

I have no idea what the BKK service will be like now it's from LGW, but if you've done the previous LHR to BKK trips, it's likely to be unrefurbed planes I expect. But whether you eat the meals or not, you should still get plenty of time to kip on the long flight.

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