Anyone else noticed polentaphilia?
Jan 5, 2018, 1:13 am
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none coming back on QF36....it's only a 'supper' flight, ie "main plates" ( paneer butter masala, Korean beef sandwich, shoyu ramen noodles with chicken, linguine with prawns, roast duck with egg noodles and vegetables).
Dont know why this is 'supper' , ie one course, flight, it leaves at 1930 ( normal dinner time for me rather than 'supper'= something light before bed and not before 2230).
I only took this because couldn't get on QF23 ( on which there is more sensible , real dinner). QF 36 slightly underwhelming.
Dont know why this is 'supper' , ie one course, flight, it leaves at 1930 ( normal dinner time for me rather than 'supper'= something light before bed and not before 2230).
I only took this because couldn't get on QF23 ( on which there is more sensible , real dinner). QF 36 slightly underwhelming.
Jan 5, 2018, 3:02 am
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none coming back on QF36....it's only a 'supper' flight, ie "main plates" ( paneer butter masala, Korean beef sandwich, shoyu ramen noodles with chicken, linguine with prawns, roast duck with egg noodles and vegetables).
Dont know why this is 'supper' , ie one course, flight, it leaves at 1930 ( normal dinner time for me rather than 'supper'= something light before bed and not before 2230).
I only took this because couldn't get on QF23 ( on which there is more sensible , real dinner). QF 36 slightly underwhelming.
Jan 5, 2018, 2:05 pm
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Not everyone has time to do eat in the lounge before a flight - e.g. short connections booked or previous flight running late, held up at check in / immigration / security, etc.
Jan 5, 2018, 3:07 pm
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"Supper" = "Save on Costs"
They are pushing reality, but I suppose they are hanging that on QF36 currently departing at 10:30pm Melbourne time ...
They are pushing reality, but I suppose they are hanging that on QF36 currently departing at 10:30pm Melbourne time ...
Jan 6, 2018, 3:20 am
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The lounge food is very sparse there (if you go to the QF lounge, although JL one is OK in terms of quantity) so they can't even say they'd prefer you to eat in the lounge.
Jan 6, 2018, 6:16 am
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Originally Posted by LTN Phobia
Is the ex-TYO evening flight still the 200 kcal, micro-portion dieters' heaven, or has it improved (or worsened, if you are on a harsh, 400 kcal/day near-starvation diet)?
Jan 7, 2018, 5:33 am
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I have not taken an evening flight ex-TYO on QF for a while after they tried to make me go on a crash diet in J a couple of times consecutively.In QF's defence daytime BNE-TYO offers a good amount of food and it's actually pretty good, and of course it's the lovely A330 rather than the indecent exposure-inducing slope masquerading as a bed that I would not dare put into a full bed mode in a skirt for fear I slide down within my skirt with not-so-decent consequences (speaking from experience, although thankfully I had my blanket covering me)!
Speaking of QF flights, what has happened to the juice option in pre-departure drinks on domestic J?
Jan 8, 2018, 12:10 am
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Jan 8, 2018, 9:32 am
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Jan 9, 2018, 5:44 pm
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Assuming nothing has changed in the last few weeks as I haven't flown since mid-December. There used to be a rather nice cranberry juice on offer and I'm sad to see that go.