BA says goodbye to in-flight shopping on short-haul, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph

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• Paul says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:03

  The loss of the Daily Mail is no loss at all. It’s a horrible publication with many advertisers now refusing to use. Just why BA continued this long providing it ( even when free) always surprised me as it was never sympathetic to the airline. Good riddance in my view.

  • Andy says:

    2 Dec2 December 06:26

    Agreed. I’ve always rejected the offer of the DM on the grounds I don’t need a racist, homophobic hate-rag oozing with self-righteous indignation thanks very much

    • vlcnc says:

      3 Dec3 December 13:44

      Totally agree! I have often wondered if I was the only one who thought this!

  • TF says:

    2 Dec2 December 08:53

    Spot on! Thank heavens for the removal of the Hate Mail.

    • Londonsteve says:

      3 Dec3 December 00:03

      +1

      I always felt it cheapens the brand. Not much better, in terms of public perception of prestige, than The Sun. Best to keep only broadsheets for the perceived erudition, even if some passengers have a secret hankering for the DM. They can always buy one at the newsagent before boarding.

• Brendan Joseph Madden says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:14

  Well at least there’s SOME good news in there. Less terrible newspapers. AND they’re keeping the toilets instead of the shop. That’s at least one priority differentiation between BA Y and Ryanair

• John says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:23

  I was on one flight FAO-LGW when practically someone from every row bought something from the trolley, and I still don’t know why. Otherwise I see maybe less than one purchase every 10 flights…

• Tim Millea says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:25

  “One key plank of the new design is the removal of the toilets at the rear of the aircraft. These will now be built into the back wall”

  Will these be open urinals? I don’t like the “plank” idea either. It reminds me of my sailing days.

  • James says:

    2 Dec2 December 07:21

    Rumour is that Alex Cruz wanted a communal long drop installed…

  • Rich says:

    2 Dec2 December 11:40

    That’s not such a silly idea.

    I’ve just got back from Japan, where the trains have urinals on them alongside small and large (accessible) toilets.

    A urinal and a toilet would take up much less space than two toilet cubicles.

    • Lady London says:

      3 Dec3 December 13:46

      That would be the men taken care of, at least

• Bagoly says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:27

  Even with the Ryanair pressure of staff to sell, I has also long wondered whether these sales really make economic sense for any airline having allowed for fuel burn, brochure printing, distraction of staff etc.

  • Lady London says:

    3 Dec3 December 13:48

    Only if the markup on perfume is at least 30% at the point of sale. Oh, wait…..!

• Andrew says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:29

  OT but watch out for your finances if you signed up for the Sunday Times travel magazine, £60 / 4,500 Avios /. 2 year deal last year. It appears that the magazine changed its distributors and due to a mix up Times helped themselves to another £30 from my bank account yesterday
  My 6 bottles of Rioja @£24 / 240 Avios from Vinoselecion arrived this week. There was a delay in the delivery because the courier couldn’t find me. It transpires that if your house has a name rather than a number, their database can’t handle it so the address label is missing some vital information. In my feedback to Vinoselecion, I suggested they should send confirmation emails and I could have double checked the order and delivery details but they are adamant that sending a text is the best way forward and “it always works and has done for many years”. So there you are then….

  • Andrew says:

    2 Dec2 December 06:32

    P.s, I didn’t really enjoy the Rioja, a bit to light for me.

    • the real harry1 says:

      2 Dec2 December 09:05

      turn into mulled wine? tis the season…

  • Yvonne M says:

    2 Dec2 December 08:49

    Yes, Vinoselecion seem to keep their answerphone on, reply to voice messages via email and take three weeks to deliver half an order, I still don’t know if I have another six bottles arriving or not. There hasn’t been any problem getting through the wine I’m pleased to report.

    • the real harry1 says:

      2 Dec2 December 09:04

      they picked up the phone to me promptly enough! maybe Anna was on her lunch break when you called

      they have also messed up one of my orders and IT dept is looking into it, so worth a call if you didn’t get your order yet

  • RussellH says:

    2 Dec2 December 10:54

    Sadly, too many firms really do not understand the way addresses work. And too many addressees too. In my business days when people phoned or e-mailed for a holiday brochure, I always checked the Postcode Address file before posting anything – I would guess that 20-25% of customers gave inaccurate addresses. Dauily Telegraph readers were far and away the worst.

    But I am horribly familiar with Andrew’s scenario too. Around here there are no house numbers at all – except, just to really confuse the system, there are six houses with my own postcode that do have numbers as part of the house names. Two start with a ‘1’ and two with a ‘2’.

    And tests – yes, texts sent to Vodafone number will normally get through; those to an o2 number also usually arrive. Other networks – forget it, unless you stick the phone in an upstairs window. But if it is raining, wait until it stops, which may be tomorrow.

  • Liz says:

    2 Dec2 December 14:29

    I am still receiving the Sunday Times Travel Mag even though I cancelled my direct debit months ago. Only paid for 1yr subscription. No more money has been taken.

    • Alan says:

      3 Dec3 December 20:38

      Interesting – I got the bonus extra one that we all seemed to get but don’t think I’ve had any since then (kinda got behind them so have lost track when the last one arrived!)

  • Alan says:

    3 Dec3 December 20:36

    I just cancelled the DD at my end as soon as the Avios posted – that way no risk of them pulling more cash! You should get a refund straight away from your bank under the DD guarantee though.

• Londonbus says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:35

  OT: Kaligo seems to be rather more generous than it used to be. I’ve booked two nights at the Juffair Grand in Manama for January – Cost is about £275 – I should get 2,500 Avios. Is this worth an update?

  • Crafty says:

    2 Dec2 December 08:46

    Good luck getting those to post!!

    • TripRep says:

      2 Dec2 December 10:33

      Already set a Google calendar event to chase them up after the stay.

  • Nick M says:

    2 Dec2 December 09:21

    Don’t forget the £50 back on £250 Amex spend offer!

• Mr Cinnamon says:

  2 Dec2 December 06:52

  The DM is an atrocious rag and offering it to passengers on our national airline reflects very badly on the UK in my opinion. Delighted to see it go.

  • John says:

    2 Dec2 December 13:36

    The UK does not have a national airline

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