V-Flyer

Metal Cutlery designed by Robert Welsch is to return to Upper Class from April,

Initially on LHR - USA routes but others to follow later.

Only exception is LHR - HKG - SYD where restrictions are still in place..

That is fantastic news!

Hoorah! Hopefully to the cluhouses too!

Sorta OT: Singapore Air enclosed a notice explaining that the Australian government does not allow metal silverware. It was worded very nicely too, but what do you expect from SQ.

Thank you milehigh that is good news. [y]

If the membership of this site is a fair representation of a cross section of the UC flying population, I do worry if you are all safe to be given metal cutlery again.[:?]
Remember, always ask for help from a grown up when using sharp implements

Very good news, hurrah!

Dean

Excellent news and overdue, IMHO [y]

Although I did feel that VS UCS Plastic Cutlery was about as good as you could get, I will welcome metal cutlery back. Wonder how much of it will go missing. I remember watching a program about an airline (can't remember which one), but the marketing manager actually said that the metal spoons were designed to be desirable and have people take them off the plane.

Paul

COOL! - I can now cut my sausages with ease next month [y]

I was quite amused in the Air New Zealand lounge last month when leaving Sydney. They had plastic knifes but metal forks. Because you, terrorists or general crazy people wouldn't think about stabbing someone with a fork.

The whole thing seemed completely pointless to me. If there was ever a serious risk about metal cuttlery, why are they bringing it back?

Its good to see it coming back though, just hope the bean counters don't start to try and use this to cut something else, metal so much heavier then plastic after all.

Mat xxx

Originally posted by fozzyo
I..just hope the bean counters don't start to try and use this to cut something else, metal so much heavier then plastic after all.

Maybe this explains the reduction in Y luggage allowance [:o)]

Phil

Great news, thanks Milehigh [y]

Regards

Originally posted by fozzyo
If there was ever a serious risk about metal cuttlery, why are they bringing it back?

Fozz,

The "new" cutlery conforms to newer standards of bluntness, etc. than it used to. I think this is one of the reasons they sold off the previous sets?

The CAA/FAA(?) now have guidelines, I believe, in terms of how sharp/pointed a knife can be, so new sets have to be within these limitations.

At least if everyone has metal cutlery you can attack the terrorists more effectively.

Originally posted by preiffer
The "new" cutlery conforms to newer standards of bluntness, etc. than it used to. I think this is one of the reasons they sold off the previous sets?

The CAA/FAA(?) now have guidelines, I believe, in terms of how sharp/pointed a knife can be, so new sets have to be within these limitations.

Blunt knives, now there's a thought [i] Does this mean the steak will have to be more tender [:w]

Some of Robert Welch's designs can be seen here

He even does a childrens range Paul [:p]

So do these become collectables on ebay soon then?

Good news, it's got to be better than the incredibly cheapo stuff BA are using in F and J at the moment.

That is fantastic news.

I have been avoiding soup in UC, as I never liked eating soup with a plastic spoon - always akin to dinking medicine!

Originally posted by fozzyo
I was quite amused in the Air New Zealand lounge last month when leaving Sydney. They had plastic knifes but metal forks. Because you, terrorists or general crazy people wouldn't think about stabbing someone with a fork.

Did you notice how amazingly sharp the tines were on that ANZ metal fork as well?

Cheers,
Mike

Originally posted by Bazz
Blunt knives, now there's a thought [i] Does this mean the steak will have to be more tender [:w]

Okay. Bazz wins the "best quote of the thread" award![^]

Chuck-

Originally posted by jaguarpig
Good news, it's got to be better than the incredibly cheapo stuff BA are using in F and J at the moment.

The BA knives are still a lot better than the plastics on VS currently, but see what I have to say here about three flights this last week I've taken on Emirates First:

EK004 LHR-DXB all plastic
EK432 DXB-SIN all metal
EK432 SIN-BNE all metal except plastic knives

Can't say what happened on EK432 BNE-AKL as I was sleeping off a birthday hangover from the SIN-BNE stretch.

The metal cutlery was the real Sheffield stainless steel stuff, with proper sized knives, unlike the BA FC knives.

Full TR's to come on these trips by the way.

Cheers, Howard (AKL)

Chatted to FA's on the VS006 today and they said that they were looking forward to having metal cutlery back too!! Said it just gace UC that extra refinement - new menus too and now new cutlery - excellent!!

One thing I noticed on the butter knife is that it says "FINEST STAINLESS STEAL" (sic).

I guess that's a carry over from the "pinched from Virgin Atlantic" on the cruet...

Mike