QF703 a few days ago.
CNS-MEL - SDT: 1350 - FT: 3:20
We left around an hour late due to late arrival of the aircraft. Looking through the history of the flight it seems this flight is almost always late so no surprise there. The Cairns QANTAS pub is okay, think it might have just been the barista as the coffee was awful. Priority boarding actually worked okay, wasn’t policed but people actually seemed to use the correct lanes (I know this is a food thread but whoever designed Sydney T3 gates to have the priority lane on the right, next to the seating area should be shot).
On board no pre departure drink was offered but my jacket was hung. After take off we did get a drink but strangely no nuts and pretzels. I suspect something must have gone wrong with the catering as the CSM looked very confused as he started the meal service. 2 choices today, surprise surprise the grain salad or a kale tart
. I chose the tart regardless which came with chutney and a meat pie?
Plus the usual sourdough and a Lindt chocolate. Oh for the days when even MEL-SYD got a proper desert. The crew were nice but didn’t have much to do with the passengers after the meal service. We did get offered a pack of the economy snacks which I think was carrot sticks and dip about an hour before landing.