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Here come the accountants, putting a ruler over everything. "Pantry Pig" will not be happy. As an aside an associate of mine has organised to buy almost a floor's worth of office furniture from VA's Brisbane campus. Interesting times ahead.

If your aircraft has WiFi, there's a free option. Some 737s have AC power in J.

Too fiddly, and you can't really eat and watch it at the same time. No point faffing about with them any longer unless they're sponsored by Samsung. It's almost 2020 - if you've evolved enough to fly J you've got your own entertainment.

Time for something different. Came across an ex-VA E190 in a flight review - LCY to DUB. Operated by Stobart Air for BA.

Veal tortellini in SYD last night. Sauce was spicy, not a fan. Overall a pass. Had more luck with the toasted sandwich maker when the lounge cleared out. The paver-esque thing is an omelette or frittata of some sort.

VA989 Sydney to Brisbane, dinner. Chick pea salad, very nice. Rolls not heated up. Alternate was chicken satay. Cabin supervisor's body language said that they couldn't believe I had the nerve to ask for a coffee afterwards with 30 minutes to go. 4 in J, sub 40 in Y, not good enough.

Onboard VA924 Brisbane-Sydney. Breakfast... I call it Mum's savoury pork mince on potatoes. Quite tasty. Not shown is a fruit roll. Alternate was bircher with almond milk.

SYD-BNE Friday 17/5 lunchtime on VA939. Feta salad with proscuitto, and the usual side dishes. I have to say this has been the best salad lunch on VA ever. If the flight was longer I would have asked for another one.

+1 to PowerTec. We put one on the farm with excellent results. https://www.powertec.com.au/improve-mobile-coverage

Worth every cent. Furthermore, CX are updating their 777s to 3-4-3 in economy... you don't want to risk that at all.

Please don't praise the hotdogs. I recall a few years ago we had a long and somewhat cranky campaign to get rid of the hotdogs.

Yup. People - just ask. A lot of FAs literally blink when you do, as in they completely forgot about it. Want something from Y menu? Just ask. As I keep telling my wife - you want something, just ask.

BNE-MEL Getaway fares ($200 all in each), two of us bid $160 each confirmed now for Sunday.

VA are very good if you ask for more food. They often have extra snacks loaded in J ("The Pantry") or you can ask for stuff from the Y cart. We had in the past - chips, fresh olives, tiny sandwiches, tons of cough from Y neatly plated up. There's no need to go hungry in VA J.

Booked Getaway fare two weeks ago for Saturday's MEL-MCY VA1507. Weak upgrade $160, successful last night.

(My experience is only east-coast triangle) It feels that way.

VA329 MEL-BNE lunch. Pear and beetroot salad with chicken on top. Healthy option. Pre-departure bubbles as well :)

Oh no... not hot dogs. Please don't tell me we've gone full-circle.

If you get the chance, have the trio of dips. Was dinner MEL-BNE on Friday night and a snack BNE-MEL Sunday PM. Ask for some chips to go with it as they don't give you enough pita, though bread roll comes as well. Also, the salads have been upgraded somewhat, with a much nicer dressing and...

It's the little things that drive me nuts ... and one of those is that black, soul-less drink known as Coke Zero. Super-stoked yesterday to see Diet Coke is back on VA!