My husband and I are flying LAX-HKG-JNB F next week. Both the LAX and JNB flights depart near midnight. When I initially booked, the earlier of the two ex-LAX flights left about 9pm. Now it has been rescheduled to 11pm, with the following one at midnight. The LAX-HKG flight is 15 hours long, and the HKG-JNB flight is 11 hours long.

What is the meal service on these flights? I've looked at some old trip reports and seen menus, but I am still somewhat confused. I really can't imagine wanting a large meal at midnight. Reports speak of breakfast being served before landing in Hong Kong. (The flight lands at 6am HKG time.) I am not a breakfast person, and breakfast choices rarely excite me. Yet it is a 15 hour flight, so from my body time, it is as if I am flying from midnight to 3pm the following day. When will I have the opportunity to eat some great Cathay food, other than after departure when all I want to do is sleep?

How is the evening meal served in the F lounge? Is there meal service in both the Pier and the Wing? I am thinking that I should eat on the ground, so that I can sleep once airborne.

The return flights have better schedules. We leave JNB at 1pm, and leave HKG at 4pm.

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