So many years ago some no no movie star-Russell Crowe-was travelling in that seat 2F but the constant foot traffic up/down the stairs by crew annoyed RC so much that he grabbed an unfortunate crew member by the hand, forced him/her to sit in his hobbit seat whilst he “stomped” up/down...

I agree that this sudden change in flight schedules out of MEL are due to 1) lack of aircraft-damaged 787 and 2) not enough cabin crew returning from their secondary employment-mainly CQV in Mel. I heard the Qantas crew are on a very very good salary with CQV (almost double their QF salary) so no...

I've heard that MEL based cabin crew will be doing the MEL-PER sectors, over night and operate the East bound the next day, whilst the LHR based crew operate the PER-LHR sectors... there goes the overtime for the MEL crew 

That is a BRILLIANT idea Looking!!! Most pax would dearly love to eat on the ground rather in their cramped seats! It also makes economical sense wrt extra weight form catering equipment!

Interesting...I wonder if the 7 or 8 x 737-800 from the NZ Jetconnect fleet will also be upgraded? They should be if QF want to offer a seamless experience in 737s...so the affected area would be for the poor crew whose galley space will be reduced even more!!! Will they still leave the Y/C with ...