J child meal
Jul 18, 2013, 10:10 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2001
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It's been a few years (DL, Jr. is now 13), but I remember that CX had a fairly well planned child meal in J. I recall juice, fruit, biscuits, and a child friendly entree like chicken tenders or fish fingers. Sorry I don't have more specifics or pictures.
My son would usually cast an envious eye over at what I was eating (before the days of the Olympus seats) and ask if he could have an adult meal. We eventually stopped requesting a child meal for him and he was always quite happy with one of the Asian meal selections. The dim sum breakfast was his favorite (not to mention dining at the Wing while connecting at HKG).
Good luck in your travels.
My son would usually cast an envious eye over at what I was eating (before the days of the Olympus seats) and ask if he could have an adult meal. We eventually stopped requesting a child meal for him and he was always quite happy with one of the Asian meal selections. The dim sum breakfast was his favorite (not to mention dining at the Wing while connecting at HKG).
Good luck in your travels.
Jul 20, 2013, 7:18 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: SYD, GOT
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It is typically quite good with a juice box, fun straw, chicken fingers or similar, yoghort, simple vegetables, and some kind of desert. My kids usually eat what they want of it and crew are generally proactive in serving first and taking away later. Icecream is also offered.
Also kids get a themed kids pack which will entertain for a few mins.
Also kids get a themed kids pack which will entertain for a few mins.
Jul 20, 2013, 7:41 am
#5
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: HKG/HND/OOL
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I don't know if this helps but from my experience of CHild meal in Y class was that it was catered towards 10-12 year old than 3-6 year old. In fact with cost cuttings in Y meal (seperate story...) the quantity of Child meal in Y was much better than adult meal... even came with proper chocolate brownie and kit kat as desert where adults had kit kat bar only....Main dish was 5 pieces of chicken snitzchel fingers, MUCH better tasty than any econ meals I had in a while...
in J quantity is probably ok for both, but my point being child meal quality is decent and you should order it... cuz if your child really hates it, you can exchange and have the child meal
in J quantity is probably ok for both, but my point being child meal quality is decent and you should order it... cuz if your child really hates it, you can exchange and have the child meal
Jul 20, 2013, 4:49 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2009
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I didn't make a fuss about it, but very disappointed. I would be happy if they throw chicken fingers, nuggets, a simple juice box with a side of fruits. But they threw an adult Y meal at my children.
Jul 21, 2013, 11:38 pm
#7
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This suggests you didn't pre order the child meal. My daughter was given salad first. Then offered soup & roll. The chicken dish was Chinese style without rice & fruit was given for deserts. All in all she was happy as she was served totally seperate to everyone else. This was on hong Kong to lax 5 weeks ago in business class, not economy.
Jul 22, 2013, 10:54 am
#8
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Join Date: May 2001
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thanks all for the comments.
I decided to order the child meal for kids. if they don't like it, I guess I could always eat it and pass them mine instead!
it's a pity CX don't put pictures of their J child meal unlike the other airline flying out of SIN.
I decided to order the child meal for kids. if they don't like it, I guess I could always eat it and pass them mine instead!
it's a pity CX don't put pictures of their J child meal unlike the other airline flying out of SIN.
Jul 23, 2013, 6:06 am
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surely you can ask for extra adult meal... usually there is extra..
Jul 23, 2013, 6:51 am
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Nov 11, 2015, 1:17 pm
#11
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Sorry to bring this old thread back up, but I'm traveling from YYZ to HKG in a month, and wondering if anyone recently ordered child meals in J? Would like to see with all those cost cutting initiatives, what do they offer for child meals now. Thank you!
Nov 11, 2015, 5:46 pm
#12
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Yes they do still offer the J meal but I tell my kids when they fly that they eat whatever we eat, if they don’t want to eat it then not my fault. Eventually they’ll be hungry and eat whatever’s in front of them. I don’t go through the effort to accommodate to my children’s dietary preferences. Be my guest if you want to starve 16 hours to Hong Kong.
Nov 11, 2015, 7:20 pm
#13
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After arrival in oz, called MPC and cancelled the child meal for the return trip.
Nov 11, 2015, 7:24 pm
#14
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Nov 11, 2015, 9:19 pm
#15
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I’ve sampled every meal option of a CX flight before. Went to the galley and they said “mr. wrldtrav2013, here is every meal option we have, feel free to try all of them.” Needless to say I wrote a lengthy comment card about the degradation of J catering, then got a lengthy response from CX about upcoming changes. So if you ask nicely they’ll pretty much let you eat whats on the plane