As we head into the festive season, Qantas is rolling out a few treats for its passengers. This leads off with the chance to earn double points, and seasonal inflight and lounge menus.
Double Points on a Festive Fleet
First up, Qantas have two aircraft featuring a special Christmas livery. These aircraft are a QantasLink Q400 ‘Dasher-8’ and Boeing 737 ‘Roo-dolph’. If you are lucky enough to travel on one of these aircraft, you will earn double points for that flight.
According to Qantas Group Chief Customer and Digital Officer Catriona Larritt
We know our customers, especially the youngest ones, love flying on our special festive aircraft and so we are delighted they are making a return in 2024.
Christmas in-flight and lounge menus
In keeping with the festive spirit, Qantas will have some seasonal offerings both in-flight and in the lounges. Some of the highlights of the seasonal menus are:
Inflight menu
First
- Australian tasting plate of saltbush crusted goats cheese, lamb prosciutto, dukkah olives, piccalilli and bush tomato relish served with pepperleaf and parmesan lavosh
- Seared Glacier 51 toothfish with sugar snaps, snow peas and lemon served with Cobram Estate Hojiblanca extra virgin olive oil
- Coratina extra virgin olive oil pannacotta with toasted almond praline
Business
- Vegetable rendang with fragrant rice, cashews and spicy pickles
- Roast chicken thigh cutlet with charred broccolini, feta, olive and almond dressing
- Braised Margra lamb shoulder with rosemary potatoes, honey glazed carrots and crushed minted peas
Lounge Offerings
First Lounge
- Breakfast salad of quinoa, roast tomatoes with avocado, poached egg and corn, pepita and chili salsa
- Salad of buffalo mozzarella with heirloom tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
All Lounges
- Qantas Signature Christmas Cocktail, a spritz featuring vodka, cherry brandy, and a bespoke strawberry Christmas Syrup, finished with crystallized ginger and fresh mint
- Festive treats such as roast turkey rolls, fruit mince pies, Christmas gingerbread and Christmas ice-creams
Beverages
On the beverage front, Qantas have overhauled the beer range at several Qantas lounges. These include adding local independent beers such as
- Hawke’s lager in Sydney,
- Straddie Amity Pale Ale in Brisbane,
- Bentspoke Crankshaft IPA in Canberra,
- Gage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale in Perth and
- Stomping Ground Big Sky Hazy in Melbourne.
