Pre-Departure Beverages Gone the Way of the Dodo?

[Seat0B]

Today's data point - CBR-MEL on QF1517 (B717 service) in J - no beverage offered at all. Was offered a top up of red wine though with the "meal" I was served. It was an inedible toastie (I'll post photos in the menu thread). So my lunch today was a Lindt ball and 2 glasses of red , which might be regarded as OK

 

[Princess Fiona]

Today's data point - CBR-MEL on QF1517 (B717 service) in J - no beverage offered at all. Was offered a top up of red wine though with the "meal" I was served. It was an inedible toastie (I'll post photos in the menu thread). So my lunch today was a Lindt ball and 2 glasses of red , which might be regarded as OK

It’s fruit, and some dairy. Sounds fine to me

 

[Seat0B]

It’s fruit, and some dairy. Sounds fine to me

And I can trust you, you’re a doctor, right!

 

[kangarooflyer88]

And I can trust you, you’re a doctor, right!

Indeed:

 

[RichardMEL]

PF is not just any doctor, but an ER expert!!! She's the princess you want there when cough get real!

 

[AIRwin]

PF is not just any doctor, but an ER expert!!! She's the princess you want there when cough get real!

A CPR-incess?

 

[UP4014]

Today on QF 1521 pre departure drink of water was offered to all, including economy passengers. The cabin was warm so nice crew decided to offer everyone.

 

[logicallysynced]

Data point: BNE-SYD QF 555 no pre-departure drinks or water offered.

They did provide a bottle of water upon me requesting once seatbelt sign was off though.

 

[bussyboy]

QF655 A330 J seat 7F - no PDB, in fact no anything until approx. 1 hour into the flight when cabin crew finally reached the second business cabin... and no hot meals available, just chicken salad or chicken salad.

I made it known i was disappointed at the crew's absence and was fairly well attended to after this.

 

[UP4014]

Water offered just now in QF1528 Melbourne to Canberra.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Flew QF136 "domestic" service from CHC to SYD and noticed PDB was being offered to those seated in J. It was a choice of water, juice or sparkling wine.

-RooFlyer88

 

[Quickstatus]

So much of the airline is based on hype, It’s a wonder it is not giving their water some hyperbole

 

[SYD]

Flew QF136 "domestic" service from CHC to SYD and noticed PDB was being offered to those seated in J. It was a choice of water, juice or sparkling wine.

-RooFlyer88

French bubbles in J flying ZQN-SYD yesterday.

BTW, TT service has been somewhere between ”domestic” and long haul international for ages. In whY you’d get a hot meal and J gets Champers.

You used to be quite noticeable on QF flights to EZE via AKL. Same B747 aircraft, but TT crew and J service across the ditch and then full service on the longhaul.

 

[bussyboy]

QF655 A330 J seat 7F - no PDB, in fact no anything until approx. 1 hour into the flight when cabin crew finally reached the second business cabin... and no hot meals available, just chicken salad or chicken salad.

I made it known i was disappointed at the crew's absence and was fairly well attended to after this.

Got a how was your flight survey today and noted my concerns... are these a regular thing now?

 

[maia200]

I have had four flights in the month and no survey. So I would say not.

 

[bjhearne]

PDB of water offered in J on QF918 just now, first time I've had any thing offered before departure in a while

 

[AIRwin]

Priority boarding worked this morning for a BNE-SYD flight but nothing offered prior to departure and in fact there was a 20 minute delay waiting for catering...

 

[Sprucegoose]

Priority boarding worked this morning for a BNE-SYD flight but nothing offered prior to departure and in fact there was a 20 minute delay waiting for catering...

Whereas VA would have offered.............something to calm the nerves.

 

[RichardMEL]

Whereas VA would have offered.............something to calm the nerves.

Possibly not if the catering carts were not loaded fully.

 

[serfty]

Possibly not if the catering carts were not loaded fully.

Well, if the odds were between no chance of "something to calm the nerves" and some chance of "something to calm the nerves", I'll take the latter, everything else being equal.