Flight time was announced by the captain as being 45 minutes — I was not expecting much in terms of service on a flight of this length. I was very surprised, then, to see the cabin crew begin the service with first a drinks run of water/juice. They were then followed by a warm snack of chicken shawarma calzone and almond cake along with more drinks, and finally a third drinks run to conclude the service. I have been served less on a five-hour transcontinental flight, let alone a 45-minute hop!
I was positively impressed by this experience, although it would be interesting to see how the crew would cope with a full load of close to 300 passengers as opposed to just the 45 flying in economy. While the crew only served water/juice/tea and coffee from the service carts, it was possible to order other beverages which were brought from the galley (this included beer, wine, and spirits, as well as soft