RIP savouries in the CHC lounge
Mar 11, 2024, 8:33 pm
#1
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RIP savouries in the CHC lounge
Discovered today that the CHC lounge no longer serves savouries/party pies in between lunch and dinner.
Apparently it was because too many people complained they were too hot so the decided to stop serving them. Well people would complain if they were cold, wouldn't they?
Ironically, the lounge staff said they're still being served in CHC regional lounge... guess those travelling to the regions have hardened mouths to handle the mince lava.
Sad state of affairs with Air NZ cost cutting - so long, farewell to the popular mid afternoon savoury :-(
Apparently it was because too many people complained they were too hot so the decided to stop serving them. Well people would complain if they were cold, wouldn't they?
Ironically, the lounge staff said they're still being served in CHC regional lounge... guess those travelling to the regions have hardened mouths to handle the mince lava.
Sad state of affairs with Air NZ cost cutting - so long, farewell to the popular mid afternoon savoury :-(
Mar 11, 2024, 10:37 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posts: 1,467
Discovered today that the CHC lounge no longer serves savouries/party pies in between lunch and dinner.
Apparently it was because too many people complained they were too hot so the decided to stop serving them. Well people would complain if they were cold, wouldn't they?
Ironically, the lounge staff said they're still being served in CHC regional lounge... guess those travelling to the regions have hardened mouths to handle the mince lava.
Sad state of affairs with Air NZ cost cutting - so long, farewell to the popular mid afternoon savoury :-(
Apparently it was because too many people complained they were too hot so the decided to stop serving them. Well people would complain if they were cold, wouldn't they?
Ironically, the lounge staff said they're still being served in CHC regional lounge... guess those travelling to the regions have hardened mouths to handle the mince lava.
Sad state of affairs with Air NZ cost cutting - so long, farewell to the popular mid afternoon savoury :-(
Mar 12, 2024, 1:55 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2023
Posts: 67
I actually burnt myself one time when it was molten hot, the savouries are sometimes better than the dinner though.
I've been flying Christchurch to Dunedin and no new snacks, but had them on other routes.
I had beetroot crackers, and a half sugar wafer - both were kinda bad.
I had beetroot crackers, and a half sugar wafer - both were kinda bad.
Mar 12, 2024, 9:44 am
#7
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Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Mar 12, 2024, 10:51 am
#8
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 123
I had lemon meringue popcorn the other day, the number one ingredient was sugar!
Mar 12, 2024, 1:42 pm
#9
Join Date: Sep 2022
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Thanks for ruining my week. I've never liked the dinners much, but a potato top or two washed down with a can of Coca Cola's finest low-calorie beverage would hit the spot for this simple man. Gutted.
What's next? Getting rid of the cheese as it's too hard to cut and just leaving the crackers?
Edit: Now you mention it, there were no savouries in the Dunedin lounge yesterday either.
What's next? Getting rid of the cheese as it's too hard to cut and just leaving the crackers?
Edit: Now you mention it, there were no savouries in the Dunedin lounge yesterday either.
Last edited by samjaynz; Mar 12, 2024 at 2:52 pm