Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

[Human]

VA1393 Adel- Bne. - Lunch : Cheese Pasta

Tortellini?

 

[Sprucegoose]

The Pinot Grigio was warm and it's a $10 Tatachilla bottle. I'm expensing any neurofen to Jayne!

VA has become Scrooge-like with the vino. A bag of ice would also have assisted your case.

I suggest some feedback to VA as a way to encourage some improvement here. $10 wine is not living.

 

[MooTime]

VA has become Scrooge-like with the vino. A bag of ice would also have assisted your case.

I suggest some feedback to VA as a way to encourage some improvement here. $10 wine is not living.

Certainly not wonderful...

 

[kerfuffle]

VA925 SYD-BNE

Croque Monsieur or cheese and egg quesadilla
Orders taken: 1A, 1C, 2A, 2C, 2F, 1F as they were in the toilet at the time. 1D and 2D were empty
Orders served: 1A-1F, 2A-2F. CM came around and showed me the bottle she was pouring from which doesn't happen often when I ask for sparkling wine with my breakfast.

The Pantry was offered as well after meal service

 

[jrfsp]

VA1293 MEL-CNS

Had the spinach and feta slice with fruit and pastry for this breakfast service. Was reasonable if a little basic.
Service was prompt and friendly.

 

[Must...Fly!]

VA1293 MEL-CNS

Had the spinach and feta slice with fruit and pastry for this breakfast service. Was reasonable if a little basic.
Service was prompt and friendly.
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I hate cold bean mix but love anything spinach and feta. What a jekyll and hide dish!

 

[JohnK]

Apologies as I don't follow this thread for obvious reasons that I don't fly business class.

Travelled OOL-SYD last night with my 7 year old daughter in row 6. There was a family of 4 adults sitting in business on the right and 2 single travellers in the window on the left. We got water as we ate in the lounge.

About 30 minutes into the flight with business dinner service complete I could see CSM coming down the aisle with passenger manifest in hand. He stopped in front of me and I thought he was going to say hello.

He said "John?" and leant over and asked me "We have leftover business class meals and do I want one? Yes what's available? Green chicken curry or Mac & cheese. It was an easy decision. It was actually ok. My daughter loved it as mac & cheese is her favourite right now.

 

[Notyourbag]

Apologies as I don't follow this thread for obvious reasons that I don't fly business class.

Travelled OOL-SYD last night with my 7 year old daughter in row 6. There was a family of 4 adults sitting in business on the right and 2 single travellers in the window on the left. We got water as we ate in the lounge.

About 30 minutes into the flight with business dinner service complete I could see CSM coming down the aisle with passenger manifest in hand. He stopped in front of me and I thought he was going to say hello.

He said "John?" and leant over and asked me "We have leftover business class meals and do I want one? Yes what's available? Green chicken curry or Mac & cheese. It was an easy decision. It was actually ok. My daughter loved it as mac & cheese is her favourite right now.

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Amazing! Was this the last flight of the evening?

 

[servicerequired]

Amazing! Was this the last flight of the evening?

Where the flight is an appropriate length, and maybe with ‘moderate’ pax loadings … they should try to make this a regular occurrence … it would assist with wastage, I presume, unless there is another process in place upon landing?

 

[twinaisle]

Where the flight is an appropriate length, and maybe with ‘moderate’ pax loadings … they should try to make this a regular occurrence … it would assist with wastage, I presume, unless there is another process in place upon landing?

I can see it now.

"Last time I got a meal in Y. I'm a WP"
They barely can load 8 meals for a flight so it's a no from me. Too complicated.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just a heads-up, at least one CM has stopped doing any pre-flight service… including pre-departure beverages.

I thought this might have been tied to the new menu offering, but gladly it’s not!

 

[twinaisle]

Just a heads-up, at least one CM has stopped doing any pre-flight service… including pre-departure beverages.

I thought this might have been tied to the new menu offering, but gladly it’s not!

Were there time constraints or did they just not do it?

 

[muppet]

Just a heads-up, at least one CM has stopped doing any pre-flight service… including pre-departure beverages.

I thought this might have been tied to the new menu offering, but gladly it’s not!

Other than PDBs, what does the pre-flight service consist of?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Other than PDBs, what does the pre-flight service consist of?

Good question, I guess hanging of coats? Preparing anything else for the inflight service?

Were there time constraints or did they just not do it?

No time constraints, flight arrived early, boarding commenced early at 35 mins prior to departure, boarding completed 15 mins early. No weather issues or delays onto Sydney.

Apparently the CM has been in trouble for closing the door late so writes it up in the flight report that they ‘don’t do anything’. Had plenty of time to chat though about upcoming time off etc.

I only include it in this thread because I thought it was potentially part of the new menu and maybe a revised service offering coming out with that. (But it turns out it isn’t.)

 

[RooFlyer]

Other than PDBs, what does the pre-flight service consist of?

Sometimes I recall being shown the menu on the iPad if there is time (ie extended push-back period).

 

[twinaisle]

Good question, I guess hanging of coats? Preparing anything else for the inflight service?



No time constraints, flight arrived early, boarding commenced early at 35 mins prior to departure, boarding completed 15 mins early. No weather issues or delays onto Sydney.

Apparently the CM has been in trouble for closing the door late so writes it up in the flight report that they ‘don’t do anything’. Had plenty of time to chat though about upcoming time off etc.

I only include it in this thread because I thought it was potentially part of the new menu and maybe a revised service offering coming out with that. (But it turns out it isn’t.)

Now I want to know who the CM is

 

[JohnK]

Amazing! Was this the last flight of the evening?

Yes last flight Friday night OOL-SYD. I was totally surprised.

 

[AIRwin]

Finally got to try the Thai green curry chicken for the first time on my DSC run after reading so many posts about it (and I was a little worried it'd run out as half of the cabin have already had their orders taken)

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I keep coming back thinking it’s gonna be the new menu!!

CM a couple of weeks ago was saying ‘new menu next week’… which was last week. But this is this week and still the same!

 

[kerfuffle]

I keep coming back thinking it’s gonna be the new menu!!

CM a couple of weeks ago was saying ‘new menu next week’… which was last week. But this is this week and still the same!

That Thai Chicken Curry has been on the menu all year ...