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AirbusA350
I'm not sure the cut-off is the reason, it's a big mismatch and lottery what it is going to be like apart from LHR and CDG where they have religiously resumed full pre-pandemic. I think elsewhere it's a variable hybrid. I suspect they're still getting their supply chains in order and my guess is that by mid-2022, it will all be back in place fully and consistently. Having said that, QR's COVID service is still far far superior than many other airlines pre-COVID service!
I think you've hit the nail on the head.
QR at the moment is a mismatch of menus, service standards and other nominal differences depending on variables from anything such as destination, flight length and aircraft type etc. It gets even more confusing when random days of the week might get a 787-9 on the same route with no tray service and a -8 the next day with the tray. Then some routes with candles/some without and the same for the towel service.
They're still doing a much better job than other airlines, but I can't help but think my last two flights a few days ago were lacklustre compared to flights gone past. For instance, meal presentation and crew proactiveness seem to have wained.
I do applaud QR for their daytime menu changes to a lunch focus rather than breakfast for instance.
Hopefully this big reset can take things back to normal with the removal of the tray, plated mains and the back of those silly thimble sized desserts they seem to have copied from BA.