wysiwyg

Hello FT friends, I am booked on AF293 (HND - CDG) which is now 15 hrs long since it takes the arctic route and leave around midnight. Luckily, I’m in business but just wondering how the service will be handled since it leaves so late. Are they still planning to serve dinner (which would be probable start 60-90 mins after departure, so almost 2 am). Do they also have another full hot meal meal besides breakfast? or some hot snacks mid flight (not the crackers and chocolates in the galley). On a flight like this, it would be ideal to have dine in demand, but I know AF doesn’t do that. If they do the full meal at departure, I’ll likely skip or just do the express option since I hope to dine in the lounge in the evening

On a recent 6 hr flight on ANA, also leaving around midnight, the crew offered the choice of a very light snack upon departure and the main meal was the breakfast. This allowed them to quickly turn down the lights so everyone could get some sleep right away. This was the best red eye flight I ever took despite the relatively short flight..

I’m really curious as to how AF handles such ultra long haul flight on such late departures.

Goldorak

The flight is handled exactly the same way as before covid : dinner after take-off, breakfast before landing. In between : snacks in the galley.
If you want to sleep right away, just have dinner at the lounge and skip the dinner service.

burg_rtw

Assume that in P class one can go straight to sleep, have dinner mid-flight and then a light breakfast shortly before landing?

Goldorak

Yes. P dining is on-demand.

Maestro Ramen

On night departure flights you always have the option for express dinner, where they will bring you a single serivce with all your courses on it.

I've never tried it so can't comment, since I usually want to enjoy my dinner.

Then if you're in for 15hrs you might as well take it slowly ^^