Once upon a time, I disparagingly referred to British Airways flights as the chilled chicken express. Invariably there would be a chicken dinner offered in business class between London and Dublin. Fine, you might think, but chicken at fridge temperature does not make for a great dining experience.
I’m so conditioned to avoiding this on BA that I chose the delicious roast pumpkin on my connecting flight over the chicken. After some time spent in the first class lounge at Heathrow, it was time to go to the gate for the flight to Dublin.
BA838 – London Heathrow to Dublin (LHR-DUB)
25 October 2021
Airbus A320 – G-EUYR
Seat: Club Europe 1A
Departure: 18:25 Arrival: 20:00
We were delayed at the gate a little bit, which the staff were a bit flustered by. In the end we started boarding a little late, but nothing crazy.
Chicken Dinner
After the safety demonstration, we took to the air. In short order, we were provided with the choice of meal, which was the same as my previous flight – chicken or roast pumpkin. Not wanting to have the same meal again, I decided to risk the chook.
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- Plenty of leg room for short people in the front row.
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- Climbing out of Heathrow, this is a blurry Terminal 5.
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- On arrival, this is what my business class meal looked like.
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- Coronation chicken, crumble and a roll makes for a tasty light meal.
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- Twinings Green Tea is lovely by the way!
Thankfully the coronation chicken was utterly fabulous! While a cold meal, it was a room temperature rather than fridge temperature so it was a pleasure to eat. The dessert was nice too! All of this was washed down by some Champagne interspersed with green tea.
Toilets and Landing
With the front toilet being only steps from my seat, I popped in during the flight. It was a standard BA lavatory, with no special bling or any unusual shocks.
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- I’m sure the dark colour hides a multitude of sins!
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- All pleasant and clean here.
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- Blurry landing into Dublin – I need to learn to work my iPhone better.
After some more Champagne it was time to land. Since I’m writing these words, that clearly went well, and I deplaned and headed off for my bus home.
Overall Thoughts
My chicken dinner fear when flying between Dublin and London on British Airways is well and truly busted. I’ll be happy to have the chicken from now on. I do know they have a different caterer compared to the chilled chicken days and it makes all the difference.
I’m very glad British Airways serve meals on all flights, because that really makes the whole proposition for me. Luckily it’s usually very good quality and tasty, so that makes me happy.
Have you had the chicken dinner on British Airways in Club Europe before? Do you have a favourite BA meal? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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Thanks again for a great article updating us on the Chicken meal currently offered.
Beside the fact that I have become highly allergic to Poultry, I am confused over your statement of “chicken at fridge temperature does not make for a great dining experience” … since I would think any chilled meat would not be as good as heated. Then again, as my Mom, who has Irish Heritage, used to say ” ‘Everyone to their own taste,’ said the person who kissed the cow,”
Glad you enjoyed your chicken!
You’re correct on the chilled meat. They usually only offered chicken or some kind of salad without any meat, so chilled chicken is what it was. I was pleasantly surprised by the taste of this one though, it was very well done. Hahaha! I love your Mum’s saying – thanks for that! 🙂