Snacks for every passenger on VA

[TJShanahan]

Apologies if there is already a thread for this, but while chatting to an unnamed (for their protection!) crew member on a VA flight on Tuesday, they mentioned that VA will be serving snacks to all pax on all flights soon, regardless of fare class. Has anyone else heard this?

 

[markis10]

Its been mooted for sometime, many have speculated how the crew might handle the workload though.

 

[Sprucegoose]

QF handle it, i am sure VA will as well.

 

[woodborer]

If the give everyone a Spotted Cow Cookie, they will have matched the 'food' service of about 90% of Qantas flights (I am sure someone will have statistics to prove me wrong, and it is really only 89.673829% of flights, but meh)

 

[SeatBackForward]

A basket on the aerobridge/stairs filled with some mediocre cookie offering would pass as "serving snacks" these days.

 

[yohy?!]

A basket on the aerobridge/stairs filled with some mediocre cookie offering would pass as "serving snacks" these days.

Compass style catering!

 

[Intra]

As of recent, it's not so much a question of "If" but "When" this will start rolling out en mass.... Trials apparently have been happening on the Golden Triangle?

And more importantly "What" will we be seeing. Let's continue to have low expectations, and who knows, we might be all happy happy with the end result

 

[grubbidok]

Its been mooted for sometime, many have speculated how the crew might handle the workload though.

Heard this on the rumour mill too (but as I've heard it for the last 2yrs hadn't taken it seriously). I would have thought the ad-hoc arrangements of giving snacks/meals to some, but not others would have already been a logistical/workload headache. Serving something smaller to everyone may actually streamline it.

Flew JetBlue the first time some months ago. Was fascinated by their service model. Attendants working up the plane taking orders waitress-style, then bringing out those orders in groups on trays.

 

[eastwest101]

I think just taking out the collecting cash/ and dodgy broken EFTPOS terminals that are getting pretty old and unreliable may hasten the whole F&B service up in Y ? Will require a rethink of the Buy on Board menu and policy of course, but I guess its a possibility that may be considered in the future? May make catering and ordering actually simpler as well rather than having flight attendants constantly monitoring and ordering snacks and drinks. If they want to stick with BOB then going paywave for transactions or even ordering online when booking may be an option?

 

[777]

I think offering everyone something (tea, coffee, soft drink, booze after 5pm with a packet of nuts/ mueseli bar/ cookie/ crackers) while offering higher quality BoB meals and additional drinks (included for Flexi fares) might be a logical approach?

 

[cavemanzk]

A basket on the aerobridge/stairs filled with some mediocre cookie offering would pass as "serving snacks" these days.

With Christoper Luxion now on the board, sounds possible. Maybe they will ship all the Veggie Chips & Cookies that NZ's passengers refuse to take and give them to VA

 

[toowongman]

I make some tasty sandwiches in the lounge and eat them during the flight.

 

[tonkytruck]

They have been doing this on all flights in/out of Canberra to Sydney & Melbourne for a while now. Usually crackers/cookies/muffin but not bad actually. I'm sure if they can manage this won't be hard to roll out nationally.

 

[serfty]

They have been doing this on all flights in/out of Canberra to Sydney & Melbourne for a while now. Usually crackers/cookies/muffin but not bad actually. I'm sure if they can manage this won't be hard to roll out nationally.

That's the "capital connect" service.

 

[ash.1111]

Hmmmm... sounds interesting. Maybe something will happen next month???

 

[KCMil]

Just got off my flight where the CS told me the triangle flights will go to comp snack service with water/juice/tea/coffee and beer and wine and soft drinks after 1600 for all guests from 5 Feb. There will still be BoB available but only a limited selection, no sandwiches or similar. I quite like the capital connect offering, for 1 hour flights this will be much better. And it matches my QF flight last week where I got a cuppa and a biscuit on my "full service" flight.

 

[lovestotravel]

Given they still have hot dogs in the lounge, I shudder to think of how often the "snacks" will rotate on-board

 

[markis10]

Just got off my flight where the CS told me the triangle flights will go to comp snack service with water/juice/tea/coffee and beer and wine and soft drinks after 1600 for all guests from 5 Feb. There will still be BoB available but only a limited selection, no sandwiches or similar. I quite like the capital connect offering, for 1 hour flights this will be much better. And it matches my QF flight last week where I got a cuppa and a biscuit on my "full service" flight.

Good news that the snack service will be added to the drinks service, when I first read the post I. Thought the drinks were being highlighted as new, funny I focused on that !

 

[quick_dry]

everyone was offered water/juice/wine/beer + a mango weiss bar on PQQ-SYD last weekend - is this a normal thing or likely part of a trial?

 

[markis10]

everyone was offered water/juice/wine/beer + a mango weiss bar on PQQ-SYD last weekend - is this a normal thing or likely part of a trial?

Its normal as part of the ATR service.