Next time you travel on British Airways short-haul or euro traveler, you must pay for your food and drink. I reveal the cost of a sandwich and a drink below.
Free food and drinks are used to differentiate BA from airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair, but now that you have to pay for food, the only difference between the airlines is the BA staff and pilots – unless you book Club Europe. You can also read our article about the BA Club Europe afternoon tea.
The “Buy On Board” offering below is sparse, to say the least, although you can pay using Avios. Or you can veto this altogether and buy something better at the airport. The “Buy On Board” menu launches next Wednesday.
Fresh food:
- Smoked British bacon roll – served hot – £4.75 GBP / 600 Avios
- Aberdeen Angus beef and red onion chutney bloomer – £4.75 GBP / 600 Avios
- Harissa chicken and couscous salad – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Farmhouse cheddar cheese ploughmans – £3.00 GBP / 375 Avios
- Buffalo mozzarella and tomato focaccia – served hot – £4.95 GBP / 625 Avios
- Fruit salad – £3.50 GBP / 450 Avios
- Yoghurt with summer berry compote and crunchy granola – £1.95 GBP / 250 Avios
Savoury snacks:
- Cashew nuts – £1.60 GBP / 200 Avios
- Wasabi peas – £1.60 GBP / 200 Avios
- Lightly sea salted hand cooked crisps – £1.00 GBP / 125 Avios
- Sea salt and balsamic vinegar hand cooked crisps – £1.00 GBP / 125 Avios
- Oat and barley porridge – £1.40 GBP / 125 Avios
- Nut assortment – £1.60 GBP / 200 Avios
- Oloves basil and garlic olive snack – £1.20 GBP / 150 Avios
Sweet snacks:
- Milk chocolate covered pretzels and popping candy popcorn – £2.45 GBP / 300 Avios
- Soft apricots – £1.95 GBP / 250 Avios
- The Whippy One – fluffy light mallow encased in creamy milk chocolate with caramelised walnut pieces – £1.00 GBP / 125 Avios
- Mini oat biscuits – £1.10 GBP / 150 Avios
- Brownie bar – £1.45 GBP / 175 Avios
- Super nut, fruit and seed flapjack – £1.45 GBP / 175 Avios
- Milk chocolate mountain bar – £1.75 GBP / 225 Avios
- Percy Pig – soft gums made with fruit juice – £1.85 GBP / 225 Avios
- Salted caramel hazelnut millionaire – gluten-free biscuit – £1.45 GBP / 175 Avios
- 4 Finger KitKat – £1.20 GBP / 150 Avios
- All butter shortbread – pack of two fingers – £1.20 GBP / 150 Avios
Hot drinks:
- Java Republic regular coffee – 12oz cup – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Java Republic decaf coffee – 12oz cup – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Twinings English breakfast tea – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Twinings Earl Grey tea – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Twinings Pure Green tea – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Twinings Pure Peppermint tea – £2.30 GBP / 300 Avios
- Cadburys hot chocolate – 12oz cup – £2.70 GBP / 350 Avios
Soft drinks:
- Highland Spring sparkling water – 500ml – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Highland Spring still water – 500ml – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Vita Coco coconut water 330ml – £2.70 GBP / 350 Avios
- Sprite – 330ml can – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Coca Cola – 330ml can – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Diet Coke – 330ml can – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Fanta Orange – 330ml can – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Pip Organic orange juice – 200ml – £2.70 GBP / 350 Avios
- Pip Organic apple juice – 200ml – £2.70 GBP / 350 Avios
- Folkington’s Elderflower Presse – 250ml can – £2.20 GBP / 275 Avios
- Fruit shoot Orange, low sugar – 200ml – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Appletiser – 330ml – £1.80 GBP / 225 Avios
- Fever Tree tonic water – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
- Fever Tree Slimline tonic water – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
- Big Tom Spiced Tomato mix – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
- Folkington’s Ginger Ale – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
- Folkington’s Club Soda – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
- Folkington’s Bitter Lemon – 150ml – £1.50 GBP / 200 Avios
Alcoholic drinks:
- Bacardi Carta Blanca rum – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Baileys Irish Cream – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Bombay Sapphire Gin – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Jonnie Walker Red – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Jack Daniels – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Smirnoff Red – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- XO Brandy – 50ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Dry River Shiraz – 187ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Shorn Sauvignon Blanc – 187ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Belle Vignes Sauvignon Blanc – 187ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Belle Vignes Syrah Rose – 187ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Belle Vignes Grenache Syrah Marselan – 187ml – £4.50 GBP / 575 Avios
- Prosecco Bottega Gold – 200ml – £6.00 GBP / 750 Avios
- Heidsieck & Co. Monopole, Blue Top, Brut – 375ml – £16.00 GBP / 2025 Avios
- Heineken – 330ml – £4.00 GBP / 500 Avios
- Old Speckled Hen – 330ml can – £4.00 GBP / 500 Avios
- Magners Original Cider – 330ml can – £4.00 GBP / 500 Avios
Free food seems an inevitable loss when traveling in economy on short-haul flights, as each airline tries to further reduce their headline flight fares to beat the competition. We have already written about my disappointment in the current food offering in euro traveler with just a snack and a drink.
The fact that British Airways will now charge for food will further encourage me to spend my Avios on Club Europe seats to enjoy priority luggage, more spacious seating, and a nice salad or the BA afternoon tea. The lack of food in Euro Traveller makes it more worthwhile spending your Avios on upgrading to Club Europe. Of course, you could instead fly Ryanair or Easyjet, who have similarly sparse offerings.
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