Qantas Domestic meals May 2010

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Hi All,

First a background note: 47 sectors with QF this calendar year, 0 OP-UPs (not complaining - just a stat!)

Last night coming home SYD/MEL, as i changed my flight to an earlier one and did OLCI, was booked into seat 33A, not a bad seat no issues there, and upon going through boarding, got a boarding pass denied.

I thought, oh wait, is this it? is this the moment, that i get my first OP-UP? can it be true? Inside i was full of great expectation! Having seen god knows how many get op ups in front of me over the last 6 months.

Get my boarding pass 56E WTF? im like, but isnt that practically the worst seat in the house? Didnt say a word, copped it on the chin and boarded.

Flight was full, didnt see who took my seat as went down the far isle.

Here I was thinking it was my golden moment! I couldn't have been any more wrong..... oh well always next week, and the week after etc......

So im now coining a new phrase and ill include in my stats: the OP-Down.

Cheers

Ryan
PS anyone noticed QF's dom dinner meals of late are nearly all curries? not complaining the thai red curry was ok last night, but it seems every dinner flight of later has been some sort of curry. And for those that travel in J, whats the sort of average menu like on a dinner SYD/MEL ?

 

[fjc]

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Hi All,

PS anyone noticed QF's dom dinner meals of late are nearly all curries? not complaining the thai red curry was ok last night, but it seems every dinner flight of later has been some sort of curry. And for those that travel in J, whats the sort of average menu like on a dinner SYD/MEL ?

Qantas's "meal" quality definitely declining. Last Sun, flew SYD/DBO on QF2048 (left 7pm). We were offered: (1) a v small packet of nuts - didn't open (2) a chocolate - ate (3) something I didn't even bother to open. In the past, it used to be at least cheese and biccies.

Then, the drinks came around: (1) red / white wine - I passed as had a 2 hour drive ahead of me (2) coffee - I don't drink. No tea offered (only 1 hostie and she was flat out).

So, in the whole 1hr, I had 1 chocolate and nothing to drink.

Why does Qantas always offer wine, then coffee, and last tea? We tea drinkers always get the short end of the stick.

 

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Qantas's "meal" quality definitely declining. Last Sun, flew SYD/DBO on QF2048 (left 7pm). We were offered: (1) a v small packet of nuts - didn't open (2) a chocolate - ate (3) something I didn't even bother to open. In the past, it used to be at least cheese and biccies.

Then, the drinks came around: (1) red / white wine - I passed as had a 2 hour drive ahead of me (2) coffee - I don't drink. No tea offered (only 1 hostie and she was flat out).

So, in the whole 1hr, I had 1 chocolate and nothing to drink.

Why does Qantas always offer wine, then coffee, and last tea? We tea drinkers always get the short end of the stick.

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This one is my favourite, this was dinner back in February one night:



Mmmm tasty! The funny thing was i know on the wrapper it said curry, but i asked the flight attendant what it was (older one, and with a massive smile on her face) said: "love we only reaheat them we dont cook them" was very funny.

 

[samh004]

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This one is my favourite, this was dinner back in February one night:

Mmmm tasty!

The oil in that dish looks great!

 

[RB]

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Meal Quality- PQQ to Syd last Sun morning we were given 25g packet of dried apricot! The 1/2 cup of tea was obviously designed with safety in mind

 

[Voyages]

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Hi All,
Here I was thinking it was my golden moment! I couldn't have been any more wrong..... oh well always next week, and the week after etc......

Haha, well... I, like you, have been *teased* at the gate for more than a few times. The magic never happened (domestically)!

PS anyone noticed QF's dom dinner meals of late are nearly all curries? not complaining the thai red curry was ok last night, but it seems every dinner flight of later has been some sort of curry. And for those that travel in J, whats the sort of average menu like on a dinner SYD/MEL ?

I had penne with pesto and vegetables last week.

 

[JohnK]

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I had penne with pesto and vegetables last week.

I seem to get this all too often these days. Bland is the best way to describe it.

Get my boarding pass 56E WTF? im like, but isnt that practically the worst seat in the house? Didnt say a word, copped it on the chin and boarded.

From 33A to 56E. That is no way to treat a QF Gold I would have politely demanded my original seat back or if that was unavailable a better seat. There is more than enough non-status, bronze and Silver members to pick from to give 56E....

 

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I had that Penne the other week too, bland yes, but as you can see from the picture there is a lot worse.

Well, i think i was so overcome into thinking that i was in line for an op up it never really dawned on me to be upset, and it really didnt phase me anyways to be honest, but i guess next time i might say something.

Still about a month till i pop my platinum virginity, and I would like to think they wouldnt do that to a Platinum?

Still curious on the domestic J dinners though.

Also having never flown F on AA before with virtually no expectations ill be curious to see what thier food is like.

 

[kamchatsky]

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I had that Penne the other week too, bland yes, but as you can see from the picture there is a lot worse.

Well, i think i was so overcome into thinking that i was in line for an op up it never really dawned on me to be upset, and it really didnt phase me anyways to be honest, but i guess next time i might say something.

Still about a month till i pop my platinum virginity, and I would like to think they wouldnt do that to a Platinum?

Still curious on the domestic J dinners though.

Also having never flown F on AA before with virtually no expectations ill be curious to see what thier food is like.

Last time I flew Y SYD-ADL earlier this year I also had bland penne. I thought, what is the point of this when I could just eat at the airport food court earlier? Even a simple value meal at Hungry Jacks tastes better than the bland penne I had in QF, and it is supposedly a premium airline ......

 

[Hvr]

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Why does Qantas always offer wine, then coffee, and last tea? We tea drinkers always get the short end of the stick.

Try asking for a diet soft drink other than diet coke. Never ever available.
I don't drink tea or coffee so no alternative for me on a domestic Y flight. Even if they provided hot water I would be happy to take my Milo or a sachet of hot chocolate from the QP.

 

[samh004]

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I had penne with pesto and vegetables last week.

I quite liked that.

I am really curious about the seat options available for Platinums.

There are a few threads where experiences have been posted.

Even a simple value meal at Hungry Jacks tastes better than the bland penne I had in QF, and it is supposedly a premium airline ......

I wonder what the price difference between the two is, a burger offered by an airline would be a good meal, but these days they’re all prepared fresh even over the counter, so reheated on a plane might not be that great.

 

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Branched dual topic thread into relevant issues:

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