og

But isn't the point that the "true" Businessman/woman is so short of time that they are running to get the flight and have no time for a Jlounge and hence expect a good meal on board in J?

sxc

It's now September....any reviews of the new meals?

Dave Noble

or on a major trunk route , just going to get on the next flight departing so only in airpotr for a short time

That lounges may have food is no excuse to lower the service onboard

RichardMEL

I see the point re food, and busy businesspeople, connecting and all that. I certainly wasn't trying to be a QF apologist. They clearly think they can make the cut and get away with it (how does VA compare? I have no idea) - as those making choices at QF will be interested in what the direct competition is offering not what TG serves on a 1 hour flight, or the LH FCT experience etc.

You'd also expect that in the cost cutting mode QF is in "they" can rationalise almost anything - heck look at the nothing you'd get on a US carrier for a 1-2 hour flight!

The other thing to note is the timing of the flight. Firemansam mentioned a "refreshment" type snack to my way of thinking. I've had similar between say 9am-12pm on MEL-SYD/ADL type runs, even MEL-BNE come to think of it. Most carriers have definitions, rightly or wrongly, of "main meal" times vs "refreshment" times.. and yes they suck if you fly through a main meal window - possible if you leave ADL at 1100, arrive SYD around 1330(or whenever) and connect to another flight after 1400.

Anyway this thread is about the revamped Y offerings - perhaps J discussions should go elsewhere

seat_4D

Whilst that is possibly true, my experience is that in the current market the "true" businessman / woman flys whY and J is full of holiday makers and upgraders who get to the lounge in time to grab a better chair, and fill up with the better food before getting served the better booze!

Perhaps hopping SYD-MEL-SYD you get some of that, but certainly ex PER / ADL in my observation that is not the case.

**please note the above comment is made with a minor amount of sarcasm**

og

I'm not sure whether my HBA-SYD lunchtime flight today had the "new" enhanced boxed lunches, but the closest thing to a boxed lunch was the big box the FAs carried down the aisle from which they handed out meat pies and tomatoe sauce. I suppose the pie was in a sort of half box, but not what I'd really think was a "boxed lunch". Perhaps, like most QF changes, they announce it now and it might see the light of day in 2 yrs time.

And BTW, the pie was quite OK, but nowhere near as nice as the chunky beef pie that I got in Queenstown (furthest up the hill cafe on the main shopping street).

SkyTeam777

I remember on a past Qantas Y flight the only service was a basket of apples. And if these hot meat pies are all this announcement is, then that's hardly an upgrade. Will fly SYD-BNE soon in Y. Interested to see what's in store.

bmam7

og

I think the meat pie in a small box sounds like more of a lunchtime snack. I had one of them SYD/CBR a while ago but can't for the life of me recall the time of day. Tasted nice though.

Yesterday I flew a "dinner" service from CNS/BNE. The boxed dinner was a choice of a thai chicken curry with basmati rice - looked ok, the other pax in my row had that. Couldn't smell much of a "curry" flavour though. I had the salmon pasta salad (cold) and it was quite delicious. Just big enough size too.

Choice of water, juice etc. Alcohol was offered but for sale. Later was tea/coffee with a Lindt chocolate.

I thought all weekday dinner meals came with free wine etc or is that just BNE/SYD, MEL/SYD etc? I'm positive I got free a small bottle of red on a recent SYD/BNE flight which is the only other "boxed" dinner I've had. It was a beef rendang, rice and greens and again the Lindt chocolate. Tasted fine.

All my other flying has been at "snack" time and it's still the usual biscuits (or "cookies" as they insist on calling them), or a terrible eggplant dip with 5 small crispy things with which to eat it. Gives me heartburn so never again. I often just have a bottle of water, particularly if the flight is only about an hour and a half anyway. Plus I've often pigged out in the QF Club :-)

At least it's not buy-on-board! Yet.....!

sxc

I didn't think there was anything for sale on QF flights? Either it's offered complimentary or you can't get it at all?

LTN Phobia

Alcoholic drinks are available to buy on some domestic flights in Y. On some flights, they are complimentary.

Please see below for availability of free alcholic drinks, from Qantas website http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airl...lass/global/en

m0hamed

I never eat on domestic aircraft in Y, but tried the box dinner for a test last night. Took one bite of the 'Thai beef salad' and it was more beef with slaw. I get they have to change the ingredients but a Thai beef salad without lettuce or fish sauce shouldn't be called that.

og

I assume therefore that 'Thai beef salad' is a trade name rather than a warranty