Originally Posted by
lost_in_translation
My first QR J trip in a couple of years and took the overnight DOH-LGW service on Sunday - was pretty unimpressed by the menu concept. Personally, I would rather QR just offered a proper dinner or a proper breakfast menu than multiple separate non-meals if they aren't willing to cater for both dinner and breakfast fully.
I think it's a matter of personal preference and I for one disagree. I prefer more light options when I want rather than the old fashioned full meal service when the airline chooses that it's time to eat. I rarely want to eat that much in one go and prefer to snack here and there.
Originally Posted by
lost_in_translation
In addition, loadings for dinner were definitely an issue given the completely full 787 J cabin. Menu orders were taken front to back rather than in status order
QR don't take meal orders / preferences in J based on status. Status doesn't really get you anything in J (except for maybe the "again" when they come through to say "thank you for flying with us") Running out of meals that early in the process (row 4) is embarrassing for an airline that prides itself being 5 star, best business class in the sky and all that.
Some airlines have the option of ordering from your seat. That might help with the food inventory because you wouldn't have to split the meals between the 2 aisles and then find out that actually there is an extra X so you can feed it to <this> pax. That could also have only the remaining choices displayed, eliminating disappointment of wanting something that you can't actually have. QR could even sell you an UG to the Thai chicken for a few thousand dollars. :-)