Flew QF9 to London last week. It's the first trip to the UK post covid for me on Qantas. General impression of the flight (meals, cabin service etc) was positive. The cabin crew were great. The one thing I guess that stood out to me though which I have mixed feelings about was the fact that every cabin crew member was a British national (going by their accent). I didn't encounter a single Australian amongst them. A fellow passenger jokingly asked if we were flying Qantas or British Airways. Their level of service and demeanour I must admit though was amongst the best I've ever had on an international flight. But still I feel sorry for the Qantas ‘Aussie' staff who have obviously had their jobs replaced by foreign cabin crew. Couldn't imagine Singapore Air or Air NZ doing that.
Its ironic you can't imagine Air NZ doing that given they had a London base for years until they stopped flying to the UK, where flights from LAX-LHR had purely British Flight Attendants, and still have crew based in PVG. Loads of airlines have foreign based cabin crew. AA, UA, DL, BA, LH, AY, SK, NH, JL off the top of my head.
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Originally Posted by wdeguara
Flew QF9 to London last week. It's the first trip to the UK post covid for me on Qantas. General impression of the flight (meals, cabin service etc) was positive. The cabin crew were great. The one thing I guess that stood out to me though which I have mixed feelings about was the fact that every cabin crew member was a British national (going by their accent). I didn't encounter a single Australian amongst them. A fellow passenger jokingly asked if we were flying Qantas or British Airways. Their level of service and demeanour I must admit though was amongst the best I've ever had on an international flight. But still I feel sorry for the Qantas ‘Aussie' staff who have obviously had their jobs replaced by foreign cabin crew. Couldn't imagine Singapore Air or Air NZ doing that.