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It has been too long since I made a megado, and a favourable alignment of the do and leave availability saw me book the do, and of course a few flights to get there and back. While playing around with the Oneworld RTW tool I discovered I could route so that I'd fly the brand new AA 787, albeit I was unable to nab the inaugural flight (at least without downgrading to coach). I have a few other interesting flights along the way so hopefully there is something in this report for readers. The trip was ticketed a while ago and there have been a few issues to grapple with pre-departure. The itinerary is probably the least efficient round the world that I have booked - unused sectors (plus a surface sector for the megado), booked a direct flight as 2 segments without a stopover due to lack of availability, more redeyes than I'd like, a continent counts to the fare despite flying over it (thanks to the fare rules). Still I get to try out some new airlines (for me), one of the two remaining airlines with A380 which I haven't flown (namely Qatar), some new lounges (for me), some new products (for me), and a brand new plane. It fits in with my schedule reasonably well, and didn't require lots of side tickets (as would have been required if I'd attempted to optimise the RTW). The "helpful" AA which notices I had a long connection and so rebooked me off the 787 flight onto another flight. Fortunately I spotted this quickly and was able to rebook back to the 787 flight. Contrary to the previous action, a schedule change on another flight resulted in AA rebook me for a later flight and longer connection. Worse, the horrid red eye was a later departure. I was able to revert to an earlier flight. Qantas had system issues with seat selection and mileage upgrade requests for one of their flights due to the way they've set up flight numbering and a change of aircraft type in the direct (but not non-stop) flight. I was able to get this sorted (both seat selection and upgrade request) over the phone. Then a few days ago there was an incident with an A380 in maintenance, which means QF is currently down one aircraft with F seats. While my flight continued to be operated by A380 (rather than switched to 747 with no first class), F availability dropped to zero along with my upgrade chances. I write this on day one of the trip and already I have two delayed flights and a lounge situation. Oh well. It will soon be time to board and I can relax with some bubbles. ------------- Added later. Apologies. While my flight keeps getting pushed back = time perhaps to update some of this trip, it is only going back by 30 minutes at a time (currently over 2 hours) and I'm enjoying the lounge bubbles too much (and keeping an eye on backup plans in case the flight ends up being cancelled) to rush with another post given boarding is perpetually imminent. More later. |
Wellington to Sydney (WLG-SYD) on Qantas 737-800 in business
As is often the case before a trip, concerns loitering in my mind overnight that I'd sleep through the alarm for an OMG o'clock wakeup meant I woke up hours early and just a few hours after getting to bed the night before. I was trying out a different taxi service than the ones I usually use, and it was not a good impression when the cab turned up late. The prepaid fare is forfeited after 15 minutes if passenger fails to turn up. Reciprocity (i.e. refund of fare) if driver fails to turn up within 15 minutes of the agreed time is probably problematic - in that a driver running late then has limited incentive to turn up at all. However a partial refund might be useful. The cab turned up after chasing them up with the excuse that he'd been stuck in traffic. Really? I'm in the middle of the city and before 4am there is little traffic other than cabs. I digress. I had booked an early pickup time so I wouldn't get bothered by a short delay and still arrived at the airport in plenty of time to check in. There was no one on the elite/business class check in counter but I eventually was seen by an agent at the ticket counter. There was a delay because my ESTA status wasn't showing properly. The agent wanted the ESTA reference number. Who carries that around with them? Me as it happens, but I was too lazy to dig it out from my bag so instead I pointed out my previous US visits on the same ESTA and with another swipe of my passport it seemed to work. I was given 3 boarding passes. A quick look got me excited that against the odds my mileage upgrade requested on the next flight had cleared for I had a seat number in the first cabin. Alas, it was just my bleary eyes and out of order boarding passes, for I was looking at the boarding pass for the third flight not the second. Oh well. Security and immigration were quick and I went to the Qantas lounge. Since my previous visit the computers had been removed and the food and beverage offerings diminished and cheapened :( The lounge was moderately full - mostly of business travelers. Boarding time came and went. Boarding commenced late, and had already started outside the lounge, partly negating the benefit of the boarding direct from the lounge side door as we then had to queue in the airbridge. Pushback was 45 minutes late, and explained by the captain that both pilots had called in sick and so today there were two standby pilots in the cockpit. The business cabin was half full and I had an empty seat thanks to a seat block which I'd noticed earlier when looking at the seat maps online. Pre-departure beverages on offer were water, orange juice and champagne. Menus were on the seat at boarding. We took off to the north over the city in the pre-dawn halflight. We only had a few minutes to enjoy the views before passing through a cloud layer. I dozed during the flight, but only managed a little sleep. I've taken similar early morning flights to Australia dozens of times and usually get at least a couple of hours of sleep, if not more. Today I was not so lucky. Oh well. The flight was relatively smooth. Sydney was also cloudy so not much view of the city as we passed over and landed towards the south. Normally this path has excellent views of the opera house, harbour bridge, etc. We landed on the far runway which means a long taxi to the terminal, and we got the usual gate at the end of the *A pier - so a long walk to my next flight. We had made up a few minutes en route, but depending on security queues it looked like I might not get to visit the Qantas first lounge before my onward flight. :( |
Qantas
Business Class menu New Zealand to Australia May 2015 Breakfast Orange juice Mango energiser Warm bakery Seasonal fruit salad Continental Breakfast Brookfield macadamia muesli with cranberries Hot Breakfast Scrambled eggs with pork sausages, sauteed mushrooms and roast tomatoes Ricotta pancakes with orange compote, toasted pistachios and vanilla cream Beverages Champagne Today's menu features Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve, Duval-Leroy Brut or Jacquart Brut Mosalque. Australian and New Zealand Wine A selection of premium Australian and New Zealand wines. Aperitif Bloody Mary Campari and Soda Gin and Tonic Vodka and Ginger Beer Spirits Absolut Vodka, Sweden Bacardi White Rum, Puerto Rico Beefeater 24 London Dry Gin, England Chivas Regal 12yo Scotch Whisky, Scotland The Glenlivet 12yo Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland Bundaberg Dark Rum, Australia Jack Daniel's Bourbon, Tennessee, USA Jameson Irish Whiskey, Ireland Cognac & Liqueurs Marteli VSOP Old Fine Cognac, France Cointreau, France Irish Cream Liqueur, Ireland Beers A selection of premium and popular Australian beer. Dessert & Fortified Wine Australian dessert and fortified wine is available for your enjoyment. Non Alcoholic Juice Soft drink Mineral water Hot Drinks FIX Coffee Selection of fine Dilmah tea Vittoria Chocochino hot chocolate J_TAS_BF_2_NZ-AUS_APR15 |
Sydney transit
Transit security was moderately busy but the queue moved quickly so I was soon through. I dislike this connection because passengers have to go against the flow to get to the OW piers or lounges, and being a busy time of day there are a lot of passengers heading towards the *A pier who tend to spread across the entire hallway not generally expecting people to be going the other way. Unfortunately I've had this many times because the Qantas flights from New Zealand tend to get gates at the *A pier. Today I managed to run-down just the one unwary passenger who wasn't watching where they were going. Along the way to the OW piers I saw on the departure screens that boarding had not yet commenced so I figured there may just be enough time for a quick visit to the first lounge. When I entered the lounge it was packed. I looked for a spare computer to use and found that since my previous visit Qantas had removed most of the computers (just 3 down near the showers and 2 inside meeting rooms) and also removed all of the workstation tables near the library. All the computers were busy and it was then I noticed there were no spare seats. The only empty seats in the entire lounge was a couple of tables in the dining area with "reserved" signs on them. I did a couple of laps trying to find a seat and was unsuccessful. I found someone packing up there stuff and so waited for their seat to become free. They said they will just be a few minutes, but then took some phone calls and showed no signs of leaving. So I did instead. I self downgraded to the business lounge. While it was moderately full, there were plenty of spare seats. At this stage it was well past boarding time but no announcement. The departure monitors showed "go to gate". I looked up flightstats and saw there was an hour delay. A little while later an announcement was made to remain in the lounge. Followed half an hour later by another "please wait in the lounge" announcement. By now a number of longhaul flights had departed so I decided to head back to the first lounge for some bubbles, figuring it would now be emptier. It was now just merely fairly full and the noise had decreased to a light din from the market trading floor level of racket previously. Not good. The bubbles on offer had reduced in quality since my previous visits. Only Taittinger, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and Mumm's. |
Qantas
First Class menu Sydney First Class Lounge May 2015 Autumn Breakfast Menu Market Inspirations Toasted banana bread with ricotta & honey Quinoa & soya toast with avocado, smoked salmon & sprouts Breakfast available until 11:30 am Seasonal fruit salad House toasted muesli Bircher muesli Shaw River buffalo milk yoghurt with figs, coconut and honey Buttermilk pancakes with grilled plums and mascarpone Croque monsieur with leg ham and Gruyere Sweet corn fritters with bacon, avocado, creme fraiche & tomato jam Wholegrain toasted sandwich with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli Bread Your selection of toasted Brasserie Bread with condiments Sourdough, granary, ciabatta or fruit bread Raspberry, Apricot or Strawberry jam Orange marmalade, Honey or Vegemite Free Range Organic Eggs Eggs Florentine Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon or leg ham Whole egg omelette with leg ham, gruyere & chives Egg white omelette with roast capsicum, ricotta & oregano Signature Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried with bacon, pork chipolata, hash brown & roast tomato Light Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried with wilted spinach, field mushrooms & roast tomato Eggs Only Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried on toast Available from 10 : 30 AM Seasonal soup of the day Buffalo mozzarella with heirloom tomatoes & basil Salt & pepper squid with green chilli dipping sauce & aioli Club sandwich with chicken, slow roasted tomatoes, bacon & aioli Black angus minute steak with cafe de paris butter & chips Mixed leaves with palm sugar vinaigrette Bowl of chips Beverages Coffee Cinque Stelle by Vittoria Tea by T2 Cold Drinks Fruit energiser Freshly squeezed juice Cocktails Bellini - Champagne with peach nectar Champagne Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut Taittinger Brut Reserve Veuve Clicuot Ponsardin G.H. Mumm Rose Beer and Cider James Boag's premium lager James Boag's premium light Hahn super dry Stella Artois Heineken James Squire pale ale Pipsqueak apple cider White Wine and Rose Carlei Green Vineyards Pinot Gris 2012, Cardinia Ranges, Victoria Wither Hills "Rarangi" Sauvignon Blanc 2012, Marlborough, New Zealand Kilikanoon "Mort's Block" Riesling 2014, Clare Valley, South Australia Meerea Park "Hell Hole" Semillon 2014, Hunter Valley, New South Wales Leeuwin Estate "Prelude" Chardonnay 2013, Margaret River, Western Australia Phillip Shaw "Pink Billy" Rose 2014, Orange, New South Wales Red Wine Heemskerk Pinot Noir 2012, Derwent Valley & Coal River Valley, Tasmania St Hallett "Butcher's Cart" Shiraz 2012, Barossa Valley, South Australia Hentley Farm Shiraz 2014, Barossa Valley, South Australia Wynn's Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Coonawarra, South Australia Reschke "Vitulus" Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Coonawarra, South Australia Petaluma Merlot 2012, Coonawarra, South Australia |
Sydney to Los Angeles (SYD-LAX) on Qantas A380-800 in business
There were further delays before boarding. When it was called in the lounge it was well underway at the gate. This is how it should be. Even with a full flight there is no need to board early (except in USA and certain other flights where overhead bin space is an issue). Menus were waiting on the seat along with headphones. As soon as I was seated I was offered pajamas and amenity kit, plus pre-departure beverage (again a choice of water, orange juice or champagne) and a bottle of water. Breakfast orders were taken before departure (separate card to fill out) along with lunch small and main plate options. Once everyone had boarded there was a further 30 minute delay to complete paperwork. I guess they wanted to make sure everyone was aboard at the moment the flight was cleared to go. We pushed back nearly 3 hours late. Apparently an engine fault had been detected when the aircraft landed from Dubai earlier in the morning, but it had been fixed without cancelling the flight. I wasn't worried about my onward flight - in the worst case I would be rebooked on American, and they have many flights to my destination for "today" (actually arriving next day). Still, I hoped to continue on with Qantas because I was looking forward to visiting the fairly new Qantas first lounge at LAX TBIT. Even there, I had a backup plan for I have other transits through LAX in this itinerary and so could visit later if needed, albeit at a cost of two unnecessary security screenings (shudder). The cabin was chocker full. Service was great, for the most part. Several reassuring announcements on everyone being rebooked for connecting flights, albeit light on details. There were two separate incidents on board requiring medical attention, after about an hour and a few hours later. Presumably they were taken care of and not serious for there was no detour to NZ, Fiji, or Honolulu. Not long after the first course of lunch was served we encountered moderate turbulence - bad enough to encourage you to quickly drink the rest of your glass of beverage before the rest of it spills on the table or down you, but not so bad that things fall out of overhead bins or roll down the aisles. Nonetheless service was suspended for about 90 minutes, and it took 3 hours for lunch service to be completed. While retaining the number of courses the quantity of food has decreased - a small plate is tiny, nibble size, while the main plate is more the size of an entrée. After watching a couple of movies I managed a few hours sleep. The seat is okay, although somewhat old fashioned in being forward facing in 2-2-2 layout. Most of the in-seat cubbyholes are fairly small. A bigger pocket in the back of the seat in front is too far away to reach without getting up. Breakfast was served about 2 hours before landing. My suggestion is if you need to use the bathroom do so while breakfast is being served. After breakfast you can wait a loooong time. The passenger to bathroom ratio is high and because Qantas gives out pajamas some passengers take a long time to use the facilities. We had made up only a small amount of time en route. Good news was that Qantas decided to hold the continuation flight (same flight number but different aircraft) despite the knock-on effects (for passengers flying back to Australia that night). It seems there are too many flying the US domestic leg to rebook everyone on American. |
Qantas
Business Class menu Sydney to Los Angeles May 2015 Beverages Champagne Today's menu features one of these sumptious champagnes, Duval-Leroy Brut, Jacquart Brut Mosaique, Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve or Taittinger cuvee Prestige Brut. Australian Wine An awarded selection of premium Australian wines. Aperitif Bloody Mary Campari and Soda Gin and Tonic Vodka and Ginger Beer Spirits Absolut Vodka, Sweden Bacardi White Rum, Puerto Rico Beefeater 24 London Dry Gin, England Chivas Regal 12yo Scotch Whisky, Scotland The Glenlivet 12yo Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland Bundaberg Dark Rum, Australia Jack Daniel's Bourbon, Tennessee, USA Jameson Irish Whiskey, Ireland Cognac & Liqueurs Marteli VSOP Old Fine Cognac, France Cointreau, France Irish Cream Liqueur, Ireland Beers A selection of premium and popular Australian beer. Dessert & Fortified Wine Australian dessert and fortified wine is available for your enjoyment. Non Alcoholic Juice Soft drink Mineral water Hot Drinks Espresso or plunger coffee Selection of fine Dilmah tea Vittoria Chocochino hot chocolate Menu Small Plates Broccoli soup with parmesan croutons Roast duck and egg noodle salad with black funghi, cucumber, sesame, ginger and shallot dressing Prawn ssam with kimchi, pickles and baby cos * Parmesan beignets with herbed mascarpone and slow roasted balsamic tomatoes * Main Plates Spiced cauliflower, kale and potato with Gujarati dhal and roti Chicken schnitzel and Swiss cheese toasted sandwich wih coleslaw * Blue-eye trevalla with tomato and cardamom sauce, roasted eggplant, spinach and steamed rice Stir fried beef with blistered peppers, asparagus, egg noodles and spicy black bean sauce Braised lamb with green olives, glazed fennel, chickpea panisse and green peas Salad of garden leaves with your choice of dressing Dessert Selection of cheese served with accompaniments Panna cotta trifle with pear, balsamic and apple jelly Maggie Beer ice cream Seasonal fruit Chocolates Valrhona chocolates Snacks Enjoy a range of snacks and drinks at any time throughout your flight. Whole seasonal fruit Chocolate chip cookie The Native Chip Company potato chips Valrhona chocolates Breakfast To maximise your rest please complete the Breakfast order card. * Available throughout your flight. J7_11_15_17_93_95_AUS-USA_MAR15 Breakfast Orange juice Apple juice Strawberry energiser Express Breakfast Apple and berry oat muffin served with your choice of a hot beverage Continental Breakfast Fruit salad with yoghurt Brookfarm toasted macadamia muesli with cranberries with full cream milk with low fat milk Toast Croissant Apple and berry oat muffin Berry jam Honey Marmalade Vegemite Full Breakfast Continental plus hot option Free range scrambled eggs on toast with mushrooms and slow roasted tomatoes Smoked ocean trout, warm potato cakes, avocado and creme fraiche Toasted banana bread, cinnamon and banana yoghurt with toasted pecans Hot Beverages FIX coffee coffee decaffeinated Dilmah tea English breakfast Earl grey Chamomile Jasmine green Peppermint Milk Full cream milk Low fat milk Sugar Sugar Low calorie sweetener Hot chocolate J7_11_15_17_93_95_AUS_BREAKFAST_MAR15 |
Los Angeles transit
At the end of the airbridge I was given a red "express connection" card. Since I was entering on ESTA for which I had previously entered USA, I went straight to the automated passport control kiosks. There wasn't a queue and I was soon on my way with receipt for the final check by an officer. At this point I thought I will have plenty of time to visit the Qantas first lounge because I'd be back airside much quicker than other passengers including those seated way down the back in economy, were using visitor lines for immigration, had bags to take collect and re-check after customs, were unable to use priority lanes at security, etc. The expected departure was 1 hour and 50 minutes after our arrival. That should be plenty of time for a short lounge visit. Here it started going wrong as I was misdirected by a blue vest away from the kiosk exit lane into the regular visitor line. By now this was long because many of those who could not use the kiosk (or did not know they could use it) had reached the line while I was at the kiosk. This was compounded by the usual issue of only a small number of immigration officers and some of them leaving their posts. At one point there was only one immigration officer dealing with a queue of well over 100 visitors. When I finally reached the front of the queue I was required to again give my fingerprints and take another photo. Clearly the officer was working from rote rather than engaging the brain. He was unhappy when I responded to his question about where my customs form was with "I don't think you need one when using the kiosk". This then lead to some more questions. Based on his tone I was starting to wonder if I would get retaliatory secondary. After a few minutes of questioning he abruptly ceased and I was allowed to go. So much for a quick immigration process - it took nearly an hour. On the other hand, customs was the usual quick walk through with barely a pause to hand over the stamped receipt. There was a long queue of connecting passengers with bags to recheck. At least 100 people. I should get to the lounge after all. Since my previous visit an entrance to security had opened up on the T4 side of the terminal. The priority lane saved quite a bit of time and I was very quickly through security. The opt out went as smoothly as it has ever done and I made my way to the Qantas first lounge (turn left after security and take the lift up one level). At the lounge I was told boarding would be in about 10 to 15 minutes. Long enough to have a quick look around, but not long enough for a shower (or a sit down meal). The lounge is quite nice - similar décor to the Sydney and Melbourne lounges. The food offering is also similar, although not as good. At this hour of day there are not many Oneworld flights so fairly meager offerings although sit-down breakfast was still available. No computers and not many tables convenient for working at. I left the lounge slightly early to look for a currency exchange but was unable to find it despite referring to terminal maps. Perhaps it is landside as the location appeared to be where security is? |
Qantas
First Class menu Los Angeles First Class Lounge May 2015 Spring Breakfast Menu Breakfast Seasonal fruit salad La Brea toasted muesli Bircher muesli Chobani yoghurt with honey, banana and coconut Buttermilk pancakes with berries, whipped butter and maple syrup Croque monsieur with leg ham and Gruyere Breads Your selection of toasted La Brea Bread with condiments Sourdough, multigrain or pecan & raisin bread Selection of pastries Jam condiments Vegemite Free Range Organic Eggs Whole egg omelette with ham, mushroom and gruyere Egg white omelette with tomato, wilted spinach and ricotta Light Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried with wilted spinach, field mushrooms and roast tomato Big Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried with bacon, pork chipolata, and roast tomato Eggs Only Breakfast; two eggs poached, scrambled or fried on toast Beverages Coffee Cinque Stelle by Vittoria Short black Long black Cappuccino Flat white Cafe latte Vittoria hot chocolate Tea by Steven Smith Teamaker Brahmin - full leaf black tea Lord Bergamot - black tea scented with bergamot Mao Feng Shui - full leaf green tea Jasmine Silver Tip - green tea scented with jasmine blossom Peppermint Leaves - herbal infusion Meadow - camomile, hyssop, rose petal & linden flower Fez - green tea, spearmint & Australian lemon myrtle Cold Drinks Cranberry juice Orange juice Iced tea |
Los Angeles to New York JFK (LAX-JFK) on Qantas 747-400 in business
This is an odd flight. It is a US domestic flight but only passengers who fly Qantas into LAX (or out of LAX if headed in the opposite direction) can book it. A stopover in LAX is allowed. The oneworld around the world online booking tool however only offers the flight for same day connections. Sydney to New York is a single flight number, i.e. direct flight, but there is a change of aircraft type at LAX which makes seat selection and upgrade requests somewhat tricky. Passengers do not have to take the SYD flight in order to fly to/from JFK - BNE and MEL are okay too, as was AKL back when Qantas flew between New Zealand and USA. The flight numbers and operational aircraft have changed many times over the years. Anyway, back to the trip. By the time I reached the gate boarding was well in progress. I had hoped to board reasonably early for I had selected a seat in the nose (to avoid the 2-3-2 layout in the main lower deck business class cabin and the stairs for the upper deck cabin) and I know 747 overhead bin space is limited in the nose. Fortunately my bag is small so I managed to squeeze it in to the bin with spare blankets and pillows. At my seat was the menu but no headsets. It looked like whoever was tasked with putting noise cancelling headsets in the business class seats had skipped the nose cabin. It turned out the passenger seated beside me was the same as for the flight into LAX. He didn't have status (at least with Oneworld) so while I got my choice of meal, there was only one option left for him :( Pre-departure drinks (again a choice of water, orange juice and bubbles), and this time a second glass was offered. Boarding completed quickly, well ahead of the delayed departure time. According to flightstats we then pushed back. However in reality we waited about 45 minutes after the doors shut before we moved from the gate. There were frequent announcements apologizing for the delay, and we could all sense the growing frustration of the captain. Especially when he said "who knows when we will actually leave L.A. because American Airlines control this lane between terminals and are prioritizing their own aircraft". Eventually we left, by now some 3 hours late. So much for making up time en route across the Pacific and again in the transit. After the usual queue to take off we departed out over the sea before a loop around to head northeast. First service was a small snack - pretzel/nut thing so common in USA but unknown most other airlines. And of course a drink. Then lunch. This was okay but a bit on the small size and also quite bland tasting. Service wasn't great - more like overnight economy than daytime business. Call button requests were ignored for half an hour or more and after the meal was completed crew did not do any walk through of the cabin to see if people wanted another drink or anything else. I watched a couple of movies and caught myself dozing a couple of times despite efforts to remain awake so as to adjust to local time (after all we now will be arriving well into the evening instead of the afternoon). We had some nice views of New York before landing, followed by a long taxi to complete a full circuit of all of the terminals to reach our gate. |
Qantas
Business Class menu Los Angeles to New York JFK May 2015 Beverages Champagne Today's menu features one of these sumptious champagnes, Duval-Leroy Brut, Jacquart Brut Mosaique, Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve or Taittinger cuvee Prestige Brut. Australian Wine An awarded selection of premium Australian wines. Aperitif Bloody Mary Campari and Soda Gin and Tonic Vodka and Ginger Beer Spirits Absolut Vodka, Sweden Bacardi White Rum, Puerto Rico Beefeater 24 London Dry Gin, England Chivas Regal 12yo Scotch Whisky, Scotland The Glenlivet 12yo Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland Bundaberg Dark Rum, Australia Jack Daniel's Bourbon, Tennessee, USA Jameson Irish Whiskey, Ireland Cognac & Liqueurs Marteli VSOP Old Fine Cognac, France Cointreau, France Irish Cream Liqueur, Ireland Beers A selection of premium and popular Australian beer. Dessert & Fortified Wine Australian dessert and fortified wine is available for your enjoyment. Non Alcoholic Juice Soft drink Mineral water Hot Drinks Espresso or plunger coffee Selection of fine Dilmah tea Vittoria Chocochino hot chocolate Lunch Main Plates Roasted beetroot salad with quinoa, pine nuts and goat's cheese Toasted Reuben on rye with sauerkraut Big bowl of spiced chicken and basmati rice with cumin yoghurt Green leaf salad with your choice of dressing Dessert Selection of cheese served with accompaniments Cherry, chocolate and hazelnut crumble with cream Seasonal fruit Chocolates Valrhona chocolates Snacks Enjoy a range of snacks and drinks at any time throughout your flight. Whole seasonal fruit Passionfruit melting moments Bovetti artisan chocolate bar J11_LAX-JFK_MAR15 |
Thanks for posting.
Does not sound like you have had an enjoyable experience so far. Did you think that you would be diverted when you heard the medical issues on the trans-Pacific? |
Originally Posted by Blackcloud
(Post 24772688)
Thanks for posting.
Does not sound like you have had an enjoyable experience so far. Did you think that you would be diverted when you heard the medical issues on the trans-Pacific? |
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