Yes, most airlines carry Halon/BCF onboard aircraft. Along with submarines, these are generally the two permitted vessels that are allowed this substance as it is otherwise banned to everyone else.
QF does still serve champagne.
Could be a case of the caterer either loading the carts incorrectly, stock held up somewhere, be it late in transit or held up at customs or some other anomaly. But certainly not the removal of it.
This has been around for sometime - certainly before covid .This isn't on all flights though. It is available for domestic and flights ex AUS. It's also available ex LHR (as it is required by law). It also has a lot of disclaimers typical of foods prepared in shared kitchens.
Employees are furious that he gets a $100K pay rise meanwhile everyone else at the company had to have a two year pay freeze and agree to no more than 2%
Maybe he can join Alan on his trip to avoid it
Alan Joyce avoids grilling over Qantas’ lobbying of federal government with overseas trip...
But did OOL have the equipment available? All the gates at OOL are at the terminal. Almost zero need to bus passengers for any reason. And if they did, for whatever reason, would be in rare circumstances and arranged in advance to have drivers.
Don't get me wrong, it would've been a very...
It really is just about giving water and snacks for free, because the second you step off the aircraft and its ready, they can (and no doubt would) offload you immediately, as per the rules and then you are responsible for getting yourself to the destination. So it's not exactly passenger...
The current vegetarian option on the menu to Singapore is:
Starter - Carrot and thyme soup with rocket and sunflower seed pesto
Main - Roasted cauliflower with pearl couscous, zucchini, preserved lemon, almond and tahini dressing
It's twice because there are different toppings. I don't think they are trying to inflate the menu, because previously it was always soup served one way. Now it is served two ways, one of which is vegetarian.