Time
Very good. Check-in is all electronic boarding pass, which you have to print out before you check your bags in, making the process much quicker. But it also means that you can't try to get switched to an earlier flight!
We left on time and arrived on time. The luggage did take awhile to come out even though the airport wasn't that busy.
Rating - 4
Comfort
Well, out of all the Australian airlines, Qantas has the oldest planes, the narrowest seats and the least leg room. This was another Boeing 737. The fabric on the seats were unattractive and worn, but at least they have the flaps on the side you can move to give you side support. There are a lot more TVs situated at a lot of points though so you can actually watch TV easily, even from the window seat.
Rating - 3
Service
The air hostesses are all old (so that's where the oldies go). They are very boring, never smile, but are very professional, in their announcement, in their delivery of food, in the showing you in and out of the aircraft. The counter service guy was ok too, and was helpful to a man who didn't know how to use the e-ticket machines.
Rating - 3.5
Allowance/Gifts
Instead of the 20kg bag allowance, we were actually allowed 32kg each, but each bag couldn't be heavier than 32kg, so we had to rejiggle our luggage to fit the requirements.
Rating - 3.5
Food
There was really not enough time for any food. We were given a packet of nuts and fruit and a drink. I decided to forgo the alcohol as I had had quite a share that day (hey, it WAS a wedding!). I asked for an apple juice, but to my surprise they actually gave me a mixed fruit juice, in the style of the nudie drinks. It was very nice actually. There are also some apples available, but really, all the food probably only costs about $2 all up.
Rating - 4
Value
Considering it was Easter and a flight on Virgin would cost $199, paying $214.39 for this was not too bad. Compared to the way we formally travel though, it's a rip off!
Rating - 3.5
Jumbo Points - 21.5
Info
Melbourne -> Sydney
9 Aug 06, 20:30 - 21:50
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