British Airways invests in brand new catering on London Gatwick flights

British Airways has made a multi-million-pound investment in its catering on flights from London Gatwick, with reimagined and improved food across its short- and long-haul cabins.

Now available on all flights, the catering brings in new menus featuring new dishes and recipes as part of the airline’s £6.5bn investment for customers. The new food has a focus on provenance with the provider, Newrest, working closely with suppliers in the south of England to source the best quality ingredients.

Customers can enjoy the benefits across all long-haul cabins – World Traveller (economy), World Traveller Plus (premium economy), Club World (business) and First – as well as Club Europe (business) on short-haul.  A range of Marks & Spencer products continue to be on offer to Euro Traveller customers.

Carolina Martinoli, British Airways’ Director of Brand and Customer Experience, said: “This is the latest development in continuously improving our catering. We’re incredibly proud of this new offering, and we hope our customers enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed developing it.”

Menus vary based on route and cabin, samples include:

• Club Europe main courses
  • Hampshire ChalkStream trout gremolata, roasted new potatoes, fennel and dill sauce
  • Poached free-range egg, grilled halloumi, potato and red onion hash, spiced beans
  • Spinach and ricotta ravioli, cherry tomato sauce, bocconcini, basil pesto
  • Severn and Wye smoked salmon blinis, crème fraîche, keta caviar
  • Seared fillet of cod, lemon and chive linguine, tomato basil sauce
• Club World starters
  • British cured Cumbrian ham, smoked aubergine purée, basil pesto
  • Roasted heirloom winter squash, goat’s curd, caramelised pear, honey and Tewkesbury mustard dressing
• Club World main courses
  • Seared fillet of cod, butter beans with saffron, crispy chorizo, smoked paprika
  • Ale-braised feather blade of British beef, chive mashed potatoes, horseradish dumplings, Chantenay carrots
  • Pan-friend Parmesan polenta, wild mushroom ragoût, wilted greens, savoury walnut granola
• First main courses
  • Onley Oak ribeye steak with vine cherry tomatoes, baby watercress and beef jus
  • Roasted monkfish with tadka dal, pickled carrots, curry leaf and mustard coconut sauce

British Airways flies to more than 70 destinations from Gatwick, offering a variety of routes to suit both business and leisure travellers. As part of its £6.5bn investment, the airline has refreshed its Boeing 777 fleet at London Gatwick with new-generation economy (World Traveller) and premium economy (World Traveller Plus) seats. These seats have all-new Panasonic inflight entertainment 10” screens in World Traveller and 12” screens in World Traveller Plus, offering four times more choice, including movies, television and audio programmes. British Airways customers can collect Avios on their flights from Gatwick, which can be put towards Reward flights, upgrades, or reducing the cost of future flights through Avios part payment.