Qantas Passenger Seeths Over Mishap on $15,000 Business Class Flight

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A doctor from the emergency department has spoken out against Qantas following her extravagant spending of $15,000 on a 10-hour business class trip but missing the dinner service.

Doctor Katie Waldman was traveling through the air Melbourne Last week, she went to Tokyo where she waited 30 minutes for her meal until eventually, a flight attendant confessed they were all out of stock.

"I’m accompanying my four-year-old, Amelia, and we’ve spent around $15,000 on our round-trip tickets. I was hoping for somewhat superior service," she explained. TikTok chronicling the incident.

The mother-of-three had rested her daughter's meal, which came out first, on her own tray after she complained about the smell of the chicken dish.

"I am waiting for my dish to be delivered when I observe that everyone else has been served but mine hasn’t arrived yet," explained Dr. Waldman.

After about 30 minutes had gone by, she looked around and saw her fellow business class passengers were now tucking into their dessert.

She asked flight staff how much longer it would take for her meal to arrive.

"The flight attendant mentioned that he noticed me snacking and simply presumed I didn’t require my meal," she explained.

He never asked for my permission or even informed me, and I just went, "excuse me?" He had donated my portion of food, leaving nothing behind.

'It's not the end of the world and I will get over it but it's quite annoying. Maybe I'm just being unreasonable.'

Viewers were divided over the blunder, with some saying Dr Waldman had a right to be annoyed after she spent $15,000 on the flights.

'A previous flight attendant found this unacceptable; absolutely, they should've checked with you whether you still desired the meal,' another commenter posted.

"That’s really quite terrible. It’s appalling that the flight attendant didn’t even check up on whether you were alright. When you shell out that kind of money, you deserve top-notch service. Absolutely, you’re not being unreasonable," someone else commented.

'A third person chimed in, "Why would they think? It’s quite poor when they fail to serve a meal in business class."'

'Speak up! It was awful. Particularly in business class. A passenger shared that flying from Vietnam to Sydney, they were informed “they forgot to include the meal for our child” since our kid can’t have dairy. I asked how my son would manage during this 10-hour journey without food. Their response: ‘No idea,’ recounted a fourth person.'

Nevertheless, some people were swift to make jokes about the circumstances.

"My heart goes out to you, Dr Katie," someone commented.

"I'm unable to determine if this is just for fun or not," another commented.

"Oh well, mistakes can happen. Perhaps they simply noticed you munching on what was supposed to be Amelia’s meal and made an assumption. Or maybe a staff member got hold of the extra meal later," a third person chimed in.

Doctor Waldman responded to the remark: '$15,000 should not lead to accidents.'

Last week, a Qantas customer criticized the airline’s meal choices after upgrading to business class for an internal flight.

The passenger was served a bread roll with Pepe Saya cultured butter, a chicken and mushroom pie, chutney and mushy peas.

The passenger described the bread roll as 'inedible,' mentioned that the peas were 'quite dry,' and labeled the choice of serving the pie with chutney as 'odd.'

'For $800, this is what you get,' they mentioned.

A representative from Qantas informed Daily Mail Australia: "The flight attendants apologized to Dr. Waldman regarding the misunderstanding about her onboard meal and provided multiple alternative options."

'We've had our customer service team reach out to Dr Waldman regarding her experience and provided her with a $500 travel voucher as an act of kindness.'

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