Qantas treats passengers to double points this Christmas

As airlines brace for one of the busiest periods of the year, Qantas is flying into the festive spirit with plenty of treats in store for passengers this Christmas.

A festive fleet of QantasLink Q400 Dasher-8 and Boeing 737 will feature ‘Roo-dolph’ Christmas livery, while a Qantas Freight A321 with ‘Santa’s Freight’ livery will also take to the skies.

Passengers lucky enough to fly onboard Qantas’ special Christmas livery aircraft this December will earn double Qantas Points.

‘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,’ says Qantas Group Chief Customer and Digital Officer Catriona Larritt.

Qantas unveils new Christmas in-flight and lounge menus

All Qantas lounges, as well as Qantas Business and First Class cabins, will sport seasonal additions to their food and beverage menus. Here’s what you can wrap your tastebuds around this Christmas.

Qantas First Class in-flight menu

• Australian tasting plate: saltbush crusted goat’s cheese, lamb proscuitto, 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.

Qantas Business in-flight menu

• 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.

All Qantas 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.

Qantas First Lounge menu

• 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.

Other treats when flying with Qantas this Christmas

Ahead of summer, Qantas has refreshed its beer selection in several of its lounges. You’ll find James Squire ginger beer alongside a local independent range including Stomping Ground Big Sky Hazy in Melbourne, Gage Roads Single Fin Summer Ale in Perth and Straddie Amity Pale Ale in Brisbane.

Customers will also enjoy a new range of cocktails onboard international flights, including the new Qantas Aviation Spritz, made with Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin and Regal Rogue Daring Dry.

A live quartet will also perform in the Qantas International First Lounge in Sydney until Christmas Day.

‘Our teams have been working hard over several months to prepare our operations to be ready to help
millions of customers to see their family and friends throughout the holiday season,’ says Catriona Larritt.

More Christmas surprises for Qantas customers are expected to be rolled out soon.

Featured image courtesy of Qantas. All other photography by Daniel Sciberras.

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