Annual NZ Dinner: WLG 7 March 2026

[Flyfrequently]

Couldn’t deal with a proper meal for dinner after last night

Must've been some night @Katie

 

[Katie]

Must've been some night @Katie

It was a great night, highly recommend!

 

[Noah Count]

Looks like it was a good event, although I did try and get some flights, I am still stuck in the UK due to the war. I was meant to be on a flight back a week ago, maybe next year.

 

[serfty]

View from 4A at gate 49 ...

Thanks Jessica and Kate for arranging another fun weekend.

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I reiterate my thanks. Also more thanks to @blackcat20 for the lift ... It hadn't dawned on me it was just the one set of traffic lights between the airport and home.

 

[JessicaTam]

Looks like it was a good event, although I did try and get some flights, I am still stuck in the UK due to the war. I was meant to be on a flight back a week ago, maybe next year.

I am in EU this week transiting LHR T5 most days. Maybe we can cross paths?

Edit: what could possibly go wrong!

 

[Noah Count]

I am in EU this week transiting LHR T5 most days. Maybe we can cross paths?

Edit: what could possibly go wrong!

Depending on your travels, maybe yes. I will be in LHR flying with CX tomorrow night, if it all works out.

 

[Scenicbumblebee]

Thanks for a fantastic night out, the meal was delicious.

Here I am, just waiting for my final 125 DCS status credits from yesterday's flights to hit my account either today or tomorrow.

 

[sap1l]

On the last flight out with @Major leaving just the locals behind.

In classic QF fashion, they’ve run out of the protein option in J by row 1! The vegetarian option was quite economy-esque.

Thanks again to Jess and Kate for organising!

 

[RooFlyer]

In classic QF fashion, they’ve run out of the protein option in J by row 1!

What!?

 

[DejaBrew]

Thank you to @JessicaTam for organising another fantastic NZ dinner! Excellent turnout, fabulous venue and food, great company and interesting conversation as always. Enjoyed catching up with familiar faces and meeting some new ones. Looking forward to the next one

 

[sap1l]

What!?

To clarify - they loaded 6 protein meals, 2 for the pilots, and 4 for those in row 1.

 

[sap1l]

The journey continues… we are stuck in our plane as the aerobridge at our BNE gate is inoperable.

I’m going to miss my connection to SYD and QF have “proactively” rebooked me on the 5am, which is most definitely not something I want to take.

 

[sap1l]

It took us just over an hour and a gate change to finally leave the aircraft.

Turns out QF had a few cancellations today - I actually did get a same-day flight but it got cancelled

I’ve been put up at the Rydges fortitude valley because all the brissy airport hotels are full! Got the 14.15 flight out. Let’s see how long my Wellington trip gets “extended” tomorrow

 

[Major]

On the last flight out with @Major leaving just the locals behind.

In classic QF fashion, they’ve run out of the protein option in J by row 1! The vegetarian option was quite economy-esque.

Thanks again to Jess and Kate for organising!

Not happy.
My J meal was a packet of cheese and crackers. That pasta slop is with eggplant, sauteed zucchini, mashed up tomatoes and feta.
It looked terrible

 

[Katie]

To clarify - they loaded 6 protein meals, 2 for the pilots, and 4 for those in row 1.

Wow, we didn't seem to have any issues with choices on any of our sectors. BNE-SYD-WLG-SYD-BNE.
SYD-WLG on the Friday night sounded like a "Friday night in Lent options" to me in J; there was Fettucine with Prawns or a Balti Chicken curry.
Brekky on Sunday morning was an omelette or a vegetarian tart; Mr Katie got the omelette and I got the tart as the omelette was filled with mushrooms.
We sat in row 2 for all flights.

 

[sap1l]

Wow, we didn't seem to have any issues with choices on any of our sectors. BNE-SYD-WLG-SYD-BNE.
SYD-WLG on the Friday night sounded like a "Friday night in Lent options" to me in J; there was Fettucine with Prawns or a Balti Chicken curry.
Brekky on Sunday morning was an omelette or a vegetarian tart; Mr Katie got the omelette and I got the tart as the omelette was filled with mushrooms.
We sat in row 2 for all flights.

Yeah - there weren’t any issues on the SYD-WLG leg for me either.

I wonder if the difference is that SYD-BNE is now QLink operated on the A220, and they have different catering budgets and/or plans. That said, I’ve felt that domestic QLink flights are fine?