Last time I did a PER-east coast red eye in J we got biscuits for breakfast and I'm pretty sure Y got nothing. It was a hot supper then a wake-up snack.
Yes, I do like a hot breakfast... seem to be able to get one without any trouble on domestic J so don't understand why it can't be done out of SIN or HKG coming to Oz.
Looks very penny-pinching on QF's behalf
I spend a fair amount of time doing red eye flights around Asia. For Qantas legs, that would be NRT-SYD, SYD-NRT, HKG-SYD, SYD-HKG, and SIN-SYD. I typically head out from meetings in one country and in to meetings the next morning in another. The amount of rest time on a flight is pretty important, and the reason that I fly in J for these sectors. I have flown in A332, A333, and B744 on these trips, and always had a continental breakfast served irrespective of type in the last few years.
I actually did QF6 last night. We had a fast flight time, and it was a full flight, so meal services take longer. if you look at this from a body clock point of view, the dinner service started at 8:30pm and ran for almost an hour. To fit the breakfast service in before landing, it started at 1:50am (Singapore time). We landed right at 5am Sydney time.
A hot breakfast on the ground is always going to taste better, especially if I have had a few hours of rest. I would actually prefer an arrival lounge so I could shower and have something proper to eat.
I will also add, that looking around the typical J cabin, none of the passengers seem undernourished. (myself included)
I believe it's to do with "markets". AFAIK, all the QF ex HKG redeyes simply serve a continental breakfast in business/economy.
Out of Singapore to Oz it may be different.
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Correct - this is also a supper service
Do you really need 2 hot meals on a 6 1/2 hour flight? There would be less than 3 hours between services. I personally think there is too much service on such a short flight. Most people don't eat what is already on offer. QF10 (and QF6 as it is a similar time) has the highest number of do not disturbs ticked on the breakfast card.
I find continental breakfast pointless and find it very frustrating when there is no hot breakfast. If an airline offers hot breakfast they have my business.I don't have time to find hot breakfast when I arrive.
I agree about wanting to sleep longer... but SQ has had the 'supper or breakfast option' around for a long time. I was on one of those flights recently and they managed to serve me dinner while my seatmate (on the aisle) slept soundly, and they served him breakfast while I slept. I only woke up 30 mins before landing with the hot towel and coffee I had pre ordered.
Even here in Tassie I am out of bed before 0600.i would enjoy(even though I dont need) a hot breakfast.