Trying out the new BA from Heathrow to Murcia

On our trip to Alicante this week, we booked the new BA service to Murcia, just south of Alicante, as the ticket worked out a lot cheaper and better timed than going into Alicante’s main airport.

Despite originally being booked into economy, we opted for an upgrade on departure for this 2 1/2 hour flight, which turned out to be a great decision.

BA has recently changed their catering, removing their afternoon tea service, which were lovely scones with clotted cream with jam. Instead we got a beetroot salad, which we thought was the only dish. However, this turned out to be the starter, luckily and we were later served a nice chicken and risotto meal.  We almost complained..

Overall the new food menu was okay, if not a bit strange.  We agreed that we would have still preferred afternoon tea, which was nice and a good option for afternoon travel.