BRITISH AIRWAYS’ £6.5BN INVESTMENT PLAN LATEST: WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS UPGRADE

BRITISH AIRWAYS’ £6.5BN INVESTMENT PLAN LATEST: WORLD TRAVELLER PLUS UPGRADE

British Airways’ premium economy cabin, World Traveller Plus, is set to receive a substantial upgrade as part of the airline’s five-year £6.5 billion-pound investment plan. The update will see changes to the cabin’s furnishings, service and dining rolled out over the coming months, with the introduction of new dining options from 01 February, 2019.

The new delicious menus will provide customers with a third meal choice for their main course, as well as a more substantial hot second meal later in the flight.

Launch menus, will include braised British beef with roast new potatoes, onion soubise and bourguignon sauce, roasted guinea fowl with braised red cabbage, green beans, roast potato and mustard and chive jus and rigatoni pasta in a creamy garlic and herb sauce with leek, pumpkin and baby spinach. The airline is also be investing in its World Traveller Plus amenities, with new amenity kits, quilts and pillows set to take to the skies in the spring.

Carolina Martinoli, British Airways’ Director of Brand and Customer Experience, said: “This latest tranche of our £6.5bn investment is set to improve World Traveller Plus and customers will see a real change to the cabin. In February the new menus will launch, followed in the Spring by the introduction of new amenity kits, quilts and pillows for added comfort and a touch of luxury.”

Last year British Airways unveiled a new World Traveller Plus seat at Gatwick. The seat features a 50 per cent larger entertainment screen, as well as a six-way adjustable leg, foot and headrest to suit customers of all heights. The seat will feature on the airline’s A350 aircraft, when it arrives later this year.

Customers travelling in World Traveller Plus have the ability to pre-order their main meal up to 24 hours before departure, guaranteeing their first choice for their main meal. Customers can select this option by using the ‘manage my booking’ tool on ba.com

2019 is British Airways’ Centenary year. The airline is investing £6.5 billion for customers over five years, including new aircraft, new cabins, new catering, new lounges, WiFi, and new routes.

About British Airways

British Airways' route network currently serves more than 200 destinations around the world. The airline has been flying to India for over 90 years and currently operates 49 flights a week between London Heathrow and five key cities in India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. From October 2015, customers from Delhi became the first at British Airways globally to experience the most technologically advanced Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and the new First cabin.

The airline operates from the award-winning London Heathrow Terminal 5 that is exclusive to the customers of British Airways and Iberia Airlines. In March 2018, London Heathrow won the awards for the World’s Best Airport Shopping, Best Airport Terminals (T2 & T5) and came in the World's Top 10 airports at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2018.

In October 2017, British Airways and its frequent flyer programme, Executive Club, was awarded Best Short-Haul Carrier and Best Frequent Flyer Programme by Business Traveller for the 12th consecutive year. British Airways’ Concorde Room at London Heathrow Terminal 5 was awarded Best Airport Lounge. The oneworld® alliance, of which British Airways was a founding airline, came in first in the Best Airline Alliance category for the fifth year running. In February 2018, oneworld, of which British Airways was a founding airline, was again named Best Airline Alliance at Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky 2017.