Qantas: Domestic catering on the improve

But don’t get too excited. Its not like they have re-introduced alcoholic beverages in economy or anything.

Yesterday’s fight (9 Nov. 2020) between Adelaide and Sydney had improved catering. Last flight there was only Coke regular, and some extruded potato product in a snack bag.

This flight we got actual cheese and biscuits, and they had Coke Zero, or No Sugar, or whatever the marketers are calling Coke without sugar now.

2PAXfly Takeout

This is another timely reminder to wear your seatbelt when seated. Holding you close to your seat will protect you from the sort of injuries sustained on this flight, when unsecured passengers flew to the ceiling of the aircraft, and then came crashing down once the ‘drop’ ceased.

The hope will be that this is an anomaly – a ‘freak accident’ in casual parlance. If it is a systemic error either mechanical or electronic, then this is a larger concern for the airlines that fly Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Let’s hope it isn’t. If it is, it will pile on the woes to Boeing’s existing stack.

I said to not get too excited. The flight was back to pre-COVID-19 occupancy levels, a bit over 2/3 full. I got a spare middle seat between my aisle and the business person seated by the window in row 6. Mask wearing was about the same, with all cabin crew and nearly all passengers wearing their face coverings.

Back to normal? Not quite – still need to register to travel to South Australia and pass through a police checkpoint on arrival.

It won’t be back to normal until full drinks service is re-instated on Qantas!