Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[Denali]

Melb to Christchurch yesterday

Beetroot and feta pea salad salad but with added ham or roast chicken in a cream sauce. Both very nice. Full J cabin and FA talking up the salad hard, adding meat as an incentive.

 

[Inlander]

Looks like more cost cutting aimed squarely at the pointy end, this time without any announcement or warning

Yep it's happening around the traps to. Eg: Hawaiian premium economy used to be a good standard from Hawaii to West coast now you get elcheapo cough.

 

[cavemanzk]

AKL-BNE - November 2019 (PM)
Moroccan Braised Lamb

 

[cavemanzk]

BNE-AKL - November 2019 (PM)
BBQ Pork on Noodles

 

[Notyourbag]

Flew SYD-PER on VA559 yesterday. Business class standard has slipped IMO.

Some changes I've noticed since last flying in the 330 last year:

No menu delivered (I had to find it squashed in the magazine and safety card rack)
No seat introduction by the crew (maybe they assume everyone knows the features)
Only one welcome drink (we had 30+ minutes on the tarmac)
Meal service seemed rushed. The crew didnt seem as proactive with drink and water top ups.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Flew SYD-PER on VA559 yesterday. Business class standard has slipped IMO.

Some changes I've noticed since last flying in the 330 last year:

No menu delivered (I had to find it squashed in the magazine and safety card rack)
No seat introduction by the crew (maybe they assume everyone knows the features)
Only one welcome drink (we had 30+ minutes on the tarmac)
Meal service seemed rushed. The crew didnt seem as proactive with drink and water top ups.

I flew MEL-PER in J on the 330 a few weeks ago. Can't speak to the wait on the tarmac but menu was delivered and was asked if I knew the seat. Sloppy crew perhaps.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Fri 20Dec19
No pics.
VAi discJ...
BNE - AKL
(((No turkey)))
Roasted mixed nuts as intro, roasted chicken with creamed corn brulee, roasted tomatoes as mains.
Pre dep drink was either sparkling wine, also for drinks, decanted from bottle, didn't get name if it.
Orange juice.
9.30am dep BNE to AKL, 15.45pm are AKL.
Chicken curry was other main meal choice.

 

[chooms]

Did VA467 PER-BNE the other day (A330/the Business).

Service was outstanding, but what perplexed me was the meal offering... a 0905 departure with a landing at 1535 BNE time and yet it was a breakfast service??? Maybe instead of two breakfast offerings they could include one that was more geared to a light lunch.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Did VA467 PER-BNE the other day (A330/the Business).

Service was outstanding, but what perplexed me was the meal offering... a 0905 departure with a landing at 1535 BNE time and yet it was a breakfast service??? Maybe instead of two breakfast offerings they could include one that was more geared to a light lunch.

9am departure. Who's eaten breakfast and is ready for lunch at 9:30am? It's not like there is any jetlag to fight.

Personally like the breakfast on a departure of that time. Probably left home at 7am, airport at 7:30 to 8, day is just at the start !

 

[Harthagan]

9am departure. Who's eaten breakfast and is ready for lunch at 9:30am?

Anyone who visited the lounge, i.e. the whole business class cabin. But then again that could be said for any AM flight really.

 

[chooms]

9am departure. Who's eaten breakfast and is ready for lunch at 9:30am? It's not like there is any jetlag to fight.

Personally like the breakfast on a departure of that time. Probably left home at 7am, airport at 7:30 to 8, day is just at the start !

Its a 5hr flight... I’m sure they could delay service for a couple of hours. Don’t have to eat as soon as the seat belt sign is off.

Anyone who visited the lounge, i.e. the whole business class cabin. But then again that could be said for any AM flight really.

Ironically, they were starting to pack away the breakfast items in the lounge before the flight was boarding!

 

[Must...Fly!]

Anyone who visited the lounge, i.e. the whole business class cabin. But then again that could be said for any AM flight really.

Not everyone visits the lounge or wants to eat.

I just think at 9am you wouldn't be looking forward to a full lunch dish. But that's my personal taste, I recognise. As for delaying service. Yes they could do that but we are used to eating as soon as we board in domestic flying, I think there would be more issues doing that to be honest.

 

[danielt25]

VA770 CNS/BNE 18/12 545am departure

Cheese and bacon tortilla. Cold option forgotten.

 

[danielt25]

VA790 CNS/BNE 6/12/19 8pm departure

Tasting plate of pastries (sausage roll, quiche, meat pie)

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

You MUST realise that they are not/dont have to make sense.
Its $$$.
If they can save money, all the better.
We don't need another Impulse or Ansett.

 

[cavemanzk]

VA140 AKL-SYD (3hr delayed).

$16 worth of vouchers supplied, with the check-in staff suggesting that you could use them to buy something onboard *great service* hopefully there is now lunch loaded on board, rather than breakfast.

Also seems like Virgin Samoa is still an thing in AKL.

 

[cavemanzk]

VA140 AKL-SYD (24/12)
Ham Hash Cake
7.15am departure delayed to 10:15am departure.

Would have though it with the delay it would of been re-catered with Lunch, no being an midday arrival into Sydney.

 

[cavemanzk]

SYD-BNE VA973 (23/12) 6pm departure.
Masman Curry (Beef) with rice

 

[traceyy]

Bris - Melb 7.55am flight. very tasty yogurt and fruit. excuse the coke at that time of morning this was flight 3 on the way back from jfk, body didnt know if it was day or night lol. other option was a bacon and egg crepe

 

[Notyourbag]

Had a much nicer experience on VA552 from PER-SYD.

They provided a chilled bottle of water, delivered the menu to me prior to takeoff, offered to give a seat overview and they had time for 2 hot towel services.