Air New Zealand (238 pictures & videos)

7/10

Cab

New Zealand (AKL) to United States (MLB), 01 Jan 1970

Business Class

Dinner    Snack (served takeoff + 35mins)    Cassava Crunch & drink    Appetiser (served takeoff + 50 mins)    Hot smoked king salmon with salad greens, gi (Menu Card)

Jacob's Creek Reserve Shiraz (with main meal), Nobilo Icon Sauvignon Blanc (with appetiser) & Light Beer. Sparkling wine pre-flight drink (not pictured). Coffee & tea also offered after the meal but I drank neither.

The appetiser could have been a little more generous with the greens. The wasabi vinaigrette was very good. I like my salmon raw but the smoked was fine. Garlic bread survived surprisingly well for the low humidity of the cabin. Cheese bowl had 2 cheeses, dried fruit and a walnut which was quite good. The main was served an hour later because the flight attendant had forgotten about me and the pax next to me. It wasn't until they collected everyone elses tray that they realised we had not been served. Initially I thought they were punishing me for boarding the aircraft late which was not all my fault as my boarding pass had gate 10 printed on it where I waited whilst everyone else was boarding at gate 3. But I was not the last. I got 2 helpings of dessert (+1 point) but the steak knife was plastic (-1 point). The steak was well done, medium would have been better, but thumbs up for the effort in providing for a steak meal. The other 2 main meal choices were: Pumpkin ravioli and king prawns served with tomato, basil cream sauce & zucchini. or Smoked chicken Caesar Salad with parmesan, proscuitto and croutons. Caesar dressing. Upgrade did not include use of their lounges or business class check-in desk (which I thought was very poor).

Date added: 2008-05-21   //   Flight: 3:0   //   Aircraft: 767-300