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QF1966 NTL-BNE dep 1605 op Alliance a/c E90 Harissa lamb, this was called. Appears to be a braise, and I'm not sure about harissa. Harissa tends to be a bit spicy, but that said the tomato concoction it was heated in appeared to have some sliced red vegetables on top of the lamb. They were a...

Maybe... udderly disturbing?? 🙂

Will likely affect the lounge you access in DOH if you have status alone, viz. true J passengers get access to a better lounge than those with "Business equivalent" status. Still, a QR J fare for the price of a EK copay, that's still amazing. Makes you wonder what the EK cash price is, and how...

Nope - you're absolutely right. I checked Aerolopa and the non-refitted B777s exist. Wow. Like I said, I wonder if they deploy them on routes which they suspect are not so premium heavy. DXB/AMS somewhat surprises me, though if they had to deploy a B777 of this kind to operate a route, if the...

I thought EK retrofitted all of their 777s that had the 2-3-2 angled J. Did they keep some for those routes where it's not premium heavy and they have lots of Y seats?

QF1967 BNE-NTL dep 1855 (sched) 1935 (actual) op Alliance a/c E90 Roast pork, roast vegetables (peas, capsicum, potatoes) and roast sauce (that's what they said). Only one option. No bread, but a Lindt ball given to conclude the meal on a mere 75 minute flight. I don't know about roasting as...

Was the person helping you from Australia? Not that it should matter: good service is good service, and it's not unreasonable to expect it all the time, particularly as a Plat Plus... How long ago did you book your flight? If it was very long ago, that price hurts. I could understand (not...

Probably an old joke told at our staff meeting today.... Patient: [anxiously] "Doctor, doctor! You gotta help me! I keep thinking I'm a wigwam. No, I'm a teepee. No! I'm a wigwam. No! I'm a teepee! No, wigwam! Aaah, teepee! Wigwam! Teepee! Wigwam! Teepee! ..." Doctor: "OK OK! Calm down.... I...

Here's a couple of tips to get in shape.... 🙂

If the 800 pt minimum holds at QF, you'd need to fly approx 12 flights to make the lowest possible QF award (zone 1 Y redemption on QF and selected partners). Based on that flight you just took, you would need 22 flights to achieve the lowest possible award on VA (zone 1 Y lowest tier...

...ironically because some schlub is paid precisely to clean up that mess!

Probably a joke oft told before (so this is a redux):

Yep, while "full" should mean that in and of itself, but we've got to many situations where "full" doesn't necessarily mean absolutely no space left. A full tank of petrol often isn't, especially when that needle says F. A full tank should be almost dripping fuel out of it before capping. If...

That's the spirit! :)

I call this "The IQ Test"... Snipped from Facebook

Great, we'll join one of those many countries where you fear for the wellbeing of your wallet and/or your life by riding a taxi.

That's about 2 hours. Still fast paced, but that's longer than BNE-MEL. And yes I know BA crew work fast. 55 is pretty crazy for J, all the same. Does raise another idea, which is one cart but working both sides of it. Still requires 2 crew (plus 1 in galley possibly for non-standard drink...

The interesting part here will be how to serve that many more people on a single aisle configuration. At least with twin aisle you can roll one cart per aisle. Maybe if they have two people, both have separate carts, and one can plate the main on the tray, while the one behind offers drinks and...

For whatever it's worth, unless the meal is prepared a la minute (i.e. cooked to order from scratch), 1 dish per minute is a very, very slow delivery time. I think a rough guide for a restaurant is that no customer should be waiting more than 10 minutes for the next course after they finish...