Flew Jetstar B787 "Business Class" Brisbane to Narita earlier this year. Predominantly Aussie Flight Attendants in the forward cabin. Two obviously Jetstar staff travelling were fawned upon and constantly plied with alcohol and snacks. Rest of us couldn't get so much as a glass of water without tugging at an Attendant's sleeve as they (very) occasionally did a lap of the aisles. Premium Economy describes it so much better. You pay a premium, but still get Economy treatment.
As an Aussie who travels through LAX, SFO, ORD and EWR it's the smaller airlines we never hear about in the southern hemisphere that catch my eye (Allegiant, FrenchBee, La Compagnie, Norse, Sun Country) or the more well-known international airlines I've never seen in our half of the globe (Aeroflot, Condor, Ethiopian). Great trip report by the way, Kevin. Really enjoying your channel!
There is currently a huge amount of animosity in Australia about Qantas and Jetstar and how their services have been ruined by the CEO and backed by the board. I never fly Jetstar or Qantas because of continued delayed and cancelled flights. No disrespect to any of their staff, who have had to endure a lit.
"Currently" is a bit of an understatement haha. I've lived in SE Asia for 9 years and I think one of the first things I learned was that all Australians hated Qantas 😆 Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfftAustralians love to whinge, have high standards and lack perspective as they rarely see how good they have it because they don’t see what it’s like else where in the world. Things are expensive tho
I think Jetstar domestic have improved significantly in the last few months. I used to fly them years ago and was sometimes disappointed, gave up on them for awhile, then gave them a go again recently and was impressed. They are clearly making a concerted effort now and their CEO has recently said something to that effect too.
I hope you're right- and I also hope the likes of Jetstar, QF and VA start to feel a bit of pressure from the likes of Bonza and Rex... that (albeit small) pressure is the only thing that'll keep the big three on a level headed path in Australia. Always boggles my mind how uncompetitive the market it. Thanks for watching 🩴
My hometown! I'm pleased you enjoyed Brisbane Airport and your Jetstar flight to Bali. We did the same flight in 2018 in economy, in the mini cabin just behind Business. While Jetstar is probably my last choice of airline, I've never experienced any problems on their flights. Jetstar's 787 is a no brainer on this route as Virgin and various Indonesian airlines operate 737's. Looking forward to your Australian airlines series next year.
We just did Jetstar, Hawaii>Melbourne and had a pretty mixed experience. Flight itself was excellent and on time. Cabin manager could barely mutter hello to us and would abruptly put our meals down. Had to ask for any refreshments, never offered. Sadly we also had a toddler that was let loose to run up and down the business class aisle and totally killed any peace and quiet we had hoped for. The female cabin crew were very gracious and kind. The food was ok but nothing to remember. All in all, I’d book it again purely for the space and comfort on a longer flight, but only if it was a really good price.
Kevin i had to throw it out there i would love to fly this flight well i hope in between filming your were partying on the party bus to Bali this Jetstar flight is often refered to as the Venga bus or 🎉bus. Rumour has it that beach attire and dance music is what this flights about. Thanks for your review on the Jetstar
As an Aussie, Whenever travelling to the US, I usually travel via Lax to Miami & Fort laudable and I am amazed by the smaller regional carriers & planes. Had the pleasure of flying spirit & silver airlines several times. Always amazed by the variety of airlines & aircraft in Miami, Orlando & fort Lauderdale.
Not an Aussie or a frequent traveler to USA, but I love the subject of exotic airlines, especially when it's about international foreign carriers. I think that there are still surprises if you check your local airport's airline roster that give off that same effect you're talking about. I had that double take moment when I saw an Ethiopian Airlines jet on approach to Jakarta, that came from Bangkok. When looking up about it by searching what airlines currently serve CGK, I discovered something even more insane for me, that there currently exists a non-stop service from Tashkent to Jakarta with Uzbekistan Airways. And that Josh Cahill covered this route in an pre-pandemic video. It's entertaining to watch.
Great Video! As an Australian, I am happy to answer your question, and I am always fascinated by Alaskan airlines and the Eskimo as their emblem! I have seen their planes at SFO. As a Melburnian, we don’t have Nauru airlines here. In fact, I think they only fly to Brisbane..
Very interesting- wouldn’t have guessed Alaskan simply because they’re so big now but I suppose it’s all down to perspective! They actually bought out Virgin America a few years back. Thanks for watching 🩴
I share your opinion on how friendly, comfortable and uneventful Jetstar can be. After reading and hearing so many negative stories, our flight from DPS to PER turned out to be solid. Booked now with Virgin Australia from Bali to Queenstown, wonder how that will fair…. So much exciting content coming, I will buckling up for the next ride! Thank you for always providing us with great information 🙏🏼
I think a close to 7km taxi run was also done from the old original terminal. The old original 3200mtr long main runway became a taxiway when the new runway was commissioned back when the new terminals were under construction .
Always loved Jetstar, they're a VERY good source of QF points and status credits ... I've been lucky enough to have avoided their shenanigans but the horror stories make for some amazing news. Jetstar was mainly short haul until their long haul fleet was actually established with a small fleet of A330s. The 787s came waaaay later. PTV in YCL is paid for, otherwise you'll just get the flight map feature. I've also noticed the crew on JQ long haul is different from the short haul domestic. They're a mix from different bases around Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Especially the international bases, service levels tend to be a tad above the Aussie based crew. QF has always been under fire for milking their staff and using overseas crew where they can help it. There was a story of Bangkok based JQ crew doing Bangkok - Sydney - Honolulu vv flights and they were paid so little they could not afford to eat in layovers. The latest QF AKL JFK flights are crewed by NZ based crew, once again, are contracted by Jet Connect and paid a lot less than the standard QF long haul crew. Aussies absolutely love to bag JQ and curse about them, but hey... No one's saying no to the next $99 fare towards their next holiday. JQ is cheaper and gives us more points compared to QF. That's why I'll never ever pay to fly QF. Cheers...
@@tfft yeah my relationship with the QF family is purely transactional. Although I'm Aussie, I wasn't born here so have no emotional connections to QF. I get my points, redeem to fly.... And the cycle repeats. QF JQ is a very divisive topic for Aussies having 2 very distinct camps. 🤣
@@Royalpaininbum as long as you're on the PLUS or MAX BUNDLE fare bracket. These 2 brackets give you QF points in both economy and business fares on JQ. You pay for the base fare in either class, then just add the bundles afterwards.
Honestly I have had better performance and customer service on Jetstar recently than Qantas every time I decide to give Qantas another go I end up paying heaps more just for my flight to be cancelled or delayed and for customer service to refuse to put me on another flight telling me to call up instead and wait on hold for hours whereas with Jetstar the gate agents always offer to help if they can and if I have to call I get straight through is it just me or is Jetstar becoming better than Qantas
As an av geek Miami is a wonderful place. Seeing a previous TAM 777 was a highlight. An Iberia A350 flew to Sydney to collect the Spanish FIFA women’s final winners. First ever visit. 🎉
love this pro Jetstar video. They get a bad rap at times. Some of which is deserved. We have used them 3 times in 18 months to Thailand and have now had an issue. Some people just do not grasp the low cost carrier thing.
@@tfft that’s easy, I’m from Melbourne myself and this will help. Like you pronounce Brisbane as “Bris bin” you would pronounce Melbourne the same “Melb bin” instead of “Melb Born”. Hope this help mate. 👍
Another great video. I always mentally expect a “business class seat” to be lie down now, but hearing you say this is cheaper than Quanta’s economy really sold me.
Yeah, these days with fares the way they are... premium economy (or "business class" like this one) are becoming more and more attractive. Thanks for watching 🩴
OMG Kevin what's happening to FFT ratings bro... I call JQ BC, business crass. The 787 product is U/S. It used to be good in the A330 (most JQ staff will testify to that) I gave up on JQ BC from Cairns to Narita. I have done approximately 30 BC flights to Narita, Please JQ more space in the BC section, Sit in 57 F more room, service and, toilet access. I'm trying the Virgin BC on the 1st of Oct to Haneda hopefully that will be good. Cheers.
No, my friend JQ has a well-deserved poor reputation of cancelling flights, delays and poor service. I judge JQ's product on multiple poor experiences and lack of customer pre and post support. I won't go on. You seem to have had a good experience and that's great, it is after all a review of your experience with JQ. However, they are improving. My recent cancellation receipts were resolved quickly and attentively the way it should be. Cheers.
I've done business to Bali with Jetstar probably about 6 or 7 times. The flight itself is great, but Jetstar can be very hit and miss with extensive delays and randomly changing seat allocations. If nothing bad happens it's a great flight at a decent price....personally I'm not taking the risk anymore though and will be flying with Virgin Australia next time to Bali.
Yep I love Jetstar but I also love cruising. Jetstar and cruises don't go hand in hand 😂. (Unless you have a few nights booked pre-cruise). It's not worth the risk due to cancellations. I booked Virgin for my last cruise in April. I'm glad I did as the Jetstar flight that I would've booked ended up getting cancelled. 46 passengers missed their cruise.
Hi, Kevin. Another great review. I would only fly Jetstar if they were the only airline flying to where I wanted to go. Back in 2020 when the pandemic struck and New Zealand closed its borders less than a week before I was due to fly from Melbourne to Queenstown, the only compensation they offered me was a voucher valid for six months. I asked if I could transfer this to my brother who lives in Brisbane. All I got was a vert curt No. Nothing else leaving me out of pocket. Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia gave me full refunds. So , no I don't rate Jetstar at all. Keep 7p the good work. Love your reviews❤.
Great video, thanks. I've always avoided Jetstar domestically as they've been nothing but trouble & have not had much luck in "business" btw mel-bkk... They change planes and is ooops sorry only economy seats on this flight... But Qantas does that too... Family traits..🙄
howdy, yepp - but when you book business mel to sin there's a little line that tells you business isnt available for all sections as its often their A320 they use- so sin to bkk & vice versa is in economy. And my upcoming trip mel -cph was originally with Qantas to Sin in Prem Economy and they changed aircraft and put me in economy with no rebate/discount on ticket price. So I changed to cathay mel to HK instead. all fun and games as they say!! 🙂 @@tfft
Suck of crikey video😅… I was waiting for the Austrian’s jab😁… now I was surprised that havaianas were missing on this journey. Great video as Always! Cheers from battered Central Florida
The Havais are always with me, don’t worry haha. (My shoes are too big to fit in my carry on, when I travel only with carry on…). All the best to Florida and thanks as always for your support 🙏🏻
Hello Kevin Great show indeed You're style of video excellent 👌 Im going to use this carrier to go from Seuol- Sydney business For the price can't go wrong really 😮
Just, after my shock, out of curiosity, if you wouldn't have researched, would you have expected a real coffee mug and 3 breakfast choices from a menu??? (I also wouldn't have expected IFE or an Amenity Kit btw but wasn't too sure for their premium cabin) So impressed!
I would have expected 2-3 options but I wouldn’t have ever expected it to be ‘put together’ so well or tasted as good. Hard to believe nothing was pre packaged for a long shelf life.
@@tfft Good point. Looking forward to your video on Brussels Airlines (I was checking your ‘About’ page. Do you by any chance have business class upcoming long-haul with them?
The most annoying thing about flying out of Australia is how expensive it is to do so. But I swear Brisbane is the most expensive city to fly out from.. it’s somehow cheaper to fly from bris to Syd then fly overseas lol
Good Day Kevin, I enjoy watching your Flight Reports. I'm from Australia and I'm a 75 year old male. Jet Star will commence flights from BNE to BKK as from December, 2024. I usually fly with Thai Airways but since they only depart from Sydney it's a pain in the A. So my question to you is Jet Star Business Class OK. I notice you have to pay for food & drinks??? Anyhow I'm thinking of using them. I was going to depart from BNE and use SIA to Changi then onto BKK but again a pain. Am I doing the correct decision, your advice is greatly appreciated indeed. Take Care. John Mc
Food and drinks are included in the business class fare. Total travel time is better with Jetstar as it’s direct. SIA via Changi can get you a bit earlier into BKK though as it leaves many hours earlier from BNE. Jetstar business is more expensive than SIA economy. Not a great deal of product difference imo. Only a red eye available on the way back with Jetstar though. To avoid go via Changi and then SIA back to BNE. Or go from BKK to Bali, spend a night or two and then Jetstar back to BNE.
I explained it in a post some weeks or months back. It is so that there are not more then 2-3 flight videos or 2-3 hotels videos published in a row. For now, the hotels will be in chronological order and the flights will be as well, but they’ll be independent of each other.
Perth has been getting the short end of too many aviation sticks for too long. Y'all are just too "close" to Southeast Asia haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
That is not correct. You need to specifically book the Business Max bundle which is usually $200-$300 more for this route in order to access the lounge.
Love the review, sadly Jetstar will be replacing the Boeing 787 with Airbus 321neos on this route and we will no longer have "business class" available . Real shame!!
I didnt see you using that black tote bag whilst walking/lounging on the "pristine beach" at Jumeirah Bali, could be l missed it amongst all the washed up bottles, flip flops and garbage 🤷♀️
How did you “fare” with the taxi fares in australia haha.Other than that i would like to explain my flight on jetstar from singapore-melbourne.I had a 4h delay as usual, i was surprised that they had a ife, those extra fares were crazy though.Normal economy cant access most flims and movies….You need to pay, otherwise if you dont expect much its pretty good imo.
Hey question.... How long usually does it take u to finish editing one flight video, and how long for one hotel video? Not including filming, but just Roughly...for editing from start to finish only + script writing + voice recording... Curious to know how much time u put in per video. Ur videos r so consistent and of great quality., so just curious
Generally speaking I work on 8-12 videos at the same time to take advantage of efficiencies in doing so. Using that system it’s around 12-15 hours per video- this can be much higher for certain hotels. If I did one at a time it would add around 3-4 hours to the process for each video.
I don't fly across the country anymore. None of our airlines are reliable. Late, cancelled flights. Lost luggage. Pass. We go to Asia or Europe these days. We paid a nights accomodation in Singapore rather than catch the only later flight on Jetstar. Hubby was no way in hell. We would rather do that and jump on Singapore Airlines.
Qantas I've only flown once, Jetstar multiple times. Jetstar has felt consistent to me from pre-covid until now... so I reckon that Qantas is the one sliding down the scale.
Flown a few times long haul on a Jetstar 787 in economy. They were cheap flights but I got what I paid for. Food was horrendously bad and expensive and inflight entertainment was atrocious.
@virginaustralia this video has me wondering if it’s worth trying to maintain my gold velocity status. Virgin business class to Denpasar is embarrassing in comparison.
when you compare to a american service to australia service on a airline yes service is good but asia airline carriers are better what are you talking about garlic bread which one pretends try air new zealand business class garlic bread is so nice
I’m comparing the service to the other carriers that fly the same route for a similar price. There are no upmarket Asian carriers flying between Brisbane and Bali for under $600 in premium economy.
jq biz is just not worth the price. their are economy rows that are far better value. the biz is just a wide ass seat who needs food on a 7 hr flight amenity kits are stupid frills and 787 gets dumped for rubbish plastic a321neos.
Mate try flying Jetstar economy class....worse experience I've ever had....you get nothing...not even a bottle of water! Horrible seat...no leg room. I couldn't recommend Jetstar for anything...lol
Chicken sausage is horrible and has no place in an aircraft premium cabin, even if it's on a Budget/LCC. The rest of the experience looks to be worth a look next time we're in Australia. The A320 - not so much.
Is it just my thought ? this guy sounds like and judges the airlines like a very difficult passenger. Imagine the condition of the crew who handles him. You just pay for a petty seat on the plane, and expect the aircraft to be all yours? Weird.
Flew Jetstar B787 "Business Class" Brisbane to Narita earlier this year. Predominantly Aussie Flight Attendants in the forward cabin. Two obviously Jetstar staff travelling were fawned upon and constantly plied with alcohol and snacks. Rest of us couldn't get so much as a glass of water without tugging at an Attendant's sleeve as they (very) occasionally did a lap of the aisles. Premium Economy describes it so much better. You pay a premium, but still get Economy treatment.
Thanks for watching 🩴
I'm flying the same route next month, hoping for better service than what you've described!
As an Aussie who travels through LAX, SFO, ORD and EWR it's the smaller airlines we never hear about in the southern hemisphere that catch my eye (Allegiant, FrenchBee, La Compagnie, Norse, Sun Country) or the more well-known international airlines I've never seen in our half of the globe (Aeroflot, Condor, Ethiopian).
Great trip report by the way, Kevin. Really enjoying your channel!
My apologies that you need to fly through EWR (my 'home town' airport) 😂 Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfftis EWR that bad?
just watched this masterpiece drop
Thanks for watching 🩴
There is currently a huge amount of animosity in Australia about Qantas and Jetstar and how their services have been ruined by the CEO and backed by the board. I never fly Jetstar or Qantas because of continued delayed and cancelled flights. No disrespect to any of their staff, who have had to endure a lit.
"Currently" is a bit of an understatement haha. I've lived in SE Asia for 9 years and I think one of the first things I learned was that all Australians hated Qantas 😆 Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfftAustralians love to whinge, have high standards and lack perspective as they rarely see how good they have it because they don’t see what it’s like else where in the world. Things are expensive tho
I think Jetstar domestic have improved significantly in the last few months. I used to fly them years ago and was sometimes disappointed, gave up on them for awhile, then gave them a go again recently and was impressed. They are clearly making a concerted effort now and their CEO has recently said something to that effect too.
I hope you're right- and I also hope the likes of Jetstar, QF and VA start to feel a bit of pressure from the likes of Bonza and Rex... that (albeit small) pressure is the only thing that'll keep the big three on a level headed path in Australia. Always boggles my mind how uncompetitive the market it. Thanks for watching 🩴
I’m impressed. For a budget premium economy product to be so good and yet be cheaper than regular economy at a full service carrier is impressive!
Especially when both carriers are the same company 😂
My hometown! I'm pleased you enjoyed Brisbane Airport and your Jetstar flight to Bali. We did the same flight in 2018 in economy, in the mini cabin just behind Business. While Jetstar is probably my last choice of airline, I've never experienced any problems on their flights. Jetstar's 787 is a no brainer on this route as Virgin and various Indonesian airlines operate 737's. Looking forward to your Australian airlines series next year.
Yup. Unless its 3-3-3 in an A330 or 3-4-3 in an A350... Wide body is always better than narrow body! Thanks for watching 🩴
He's out here riding the bogan express
I do believe this would be the BoganPlus Express 🙃 Thanks for watching 🩴
@tfft I now understand why you didn't have the general Jetstar experience, you didn't fly out of Melbourne
@@Yabanmf666: IKR 😅😅😅
The good old bogan bus to Bali. Have to love it! 🎉 🏝️🍻
We just did Jetstar, Hawaii>Melbourne and had a pretty mixed experience. Flight itself was excellent and on time. Cabin manager could barely mutter hello to us and would abruptly put our meals down. Had to ask for any refreshments, never offered. Sadly we also had a toddler that was let loose to run up and down the business class aisle and totally killed any peace and quiet we had hoped for. The female cabin crew were very gracious and kind. The food was ok but nothing to remember. All in all, I’d book it again purely for the space and comfort on a longer flight, but only if it was a really good price.
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Kevin i had to throw it out there i would love to fly this flight well i hope in between filming your were partying on the party bus to Bali this Jetstar flight is often refered to as the Venga bus or 🎉bus. Rumour has it that beach attire and dance music is what this flights about. Thanks for your review on the Jetstar
Thanks for watching 🩴
As an Aussie, Whenever travelling to the US, I usually travel via Lax to Miami & Fort laudable and I am amazed by the smaller regional carriers & planes. Had the pleasure of flying spirit & silver airlines several times. Always amazed by the variety of airlines & aircraft in Miami, Orlando & fort Lauderdale.
“I had the pleasure of flying Spirit…” is a sentence I’ve never heard before 😂
@@tfft lololololol! Trust me I never thought I’d be saying that either 😂😜
Top marks for the brief toilet review!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Not an Aussie or a frequent traveler to USA, but I love the subject of exotic airlines, especially when it's about international foreign carriers. I think that there are still surprises if you check your local airport's airline roster that give off that same effect you're talking about.
I had that double take moment when I saw an Ethiopian Airlines jet on approach to Jakarta, that came from Bangkok. When looking up about it by searching what airlines currently serve CGK, I discovered something even more insane for me, that there currently exists a non-stop service from Tashkent to Jakarta with Uzbekistan Airways. And that Josh Cahill covered this route in an pre-pandemic video. It's entertaining to watch.
Yeah I feel like Ethiopian and Uzbekistan are two airlines that turn up more and more in some pretty unexpected places lol. Thanks for watching 🩴
Really enjoying the diversity, frankness and quality of your reporting. Fab channel
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
We call that particular route "The Bin Tang Express"... 😂
This is a brilliant video, and one of the freshest takes on an airline review I’ve seen. Well done.
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🩴
Great Video! As an Australian, I am happy to answer your question, and I am always fascinated by Alaskan airlines and the Eskimo as their emblem! I have seen their planes at SFO. As a Melburnian, we don’t have Nauru airlines here. In fact, I think they only fly to Brisbane..
Very interesting- wouldn’t have guessed Alaskan simply because they’re so big now but I suppose it’s all down to perspective! They actually bought out Virgin America a few years back. Thanks for watching 🩴
And as an Australian in Perth, I am stoked to see exotic airlines from SYD such as Eva Air and Fiji Airways.
Fantastic to see the truth of Jetstar! Hope you fly with them again
No reason not to! Thanks for watching 🩴
Yes I really enjoyed it as I find such reports to be inspiring. As I want to become a flight attendant.
Good luck to you!
I share your opinion on how friendly, comfortable and uneventful Jetstar can be. After reading and hearing so many negative stories, our flight from DPS to PER turned out to be solid. Booked now with Virgin Australia from Bali to Queenstown, wonder how that will fair…. So much exciting content coming, I will buckling up for the next ride! Thank you for always providing us with great information 🙏🏼
Amazing how "uneventful" has become such a desirable trait in an airline these days- but I agree! Thanks as always for the support 🙏🏼
@@tfft Ha, so true!
I think a close to 7km taxi run was also done from the old original terminal. The old original 3200mtr long main runway became a taxiway when the new runway was commissioned back when the new terminals were under construction .
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Id probably get excited by a Cubana de Aviación plane 😃
I look forward to their first flight to Bali lol
Always loved Jetstar, they're a VERY good source of QF points and status credits ... I've been lucky enough to have avoided their shenanigans but the horror stories make for some amazing news. Jetstar was mainly short haul until their long haul fleet was actually established with a small fleet of A330s. The 787s came waaaay later. PTV in YCL is paid for, otherwise you'll just get the flight map feature. I've also noticed the crew on JQ long haul is different from the short haul domestic. They're a mix from different bases around Australia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Especially the international bases, service levels tend to be a tad above the Aussie based crew. QF has always been under fire for milking their staff and using overseas crew where they can help it. There was a story of Bangkok based JQ crew doing Bangkok - Sydney - Honolulu vv flights and they were paid so little they could not afford to eat in layovers. The latest QF AKL JFK flights are crewed by NZ based crew, once again, are contracted by Jet Connect and paid a lot less than the standard QF long haul crew. Aussies absolutely love to bag JQ and curse about them, but hey... No one's saying no to the next $99 fare towards their next holiday. JQ is cheaper and gives us more points compared to QF. That's why I'll never ever pay to fly QF. Cheers...
Tbh I’m surprised you don’t hate Jetstar just by default since it’s owned by QF lol.
@@tfft yeah my relationship with the QF family is purely transactional. Although I'm Aussie, I wasn't born here so have no emotional connections to QF. I get my points, redeem to fly.... And the cycle repeats. QF JQ is a very divisive topic for Aussies having 2 very distinct camps. 🤣
How do you get points on JQ. Do you have to fly business?
@@Royalpaininbum as long as you're on the PLUS or MAX BUNDLE fare bracket. These 2 brackets give you QF points in both economy and business fares on JQ. You pay for the base fare in either class, then just add the bundles afterwards.
Honestly I have had better performance and customer service on Jetstar recently than Qantas every time I decide to give Qantas another go I end up paying heaps more just for my flight to be cancelled or delayed and for customer service to refuse to put me on another flight telling me to call up instead and wait on hold for hours whereas with Jetstar the gate agents always offer to help if they can and if I have to call I get straight through is it just me or is Jetstar becoming better than Qantas
As an av geek Miami is a wonderful place. Seeing a previous TAM 777 was a highlight. An Iberia A350 flew to Sydney to collect the Spanish FIFA women’s final winners. First ever visit. 🎉
Yes MIA has a lot of random carriers, especially Caribbean cargo airlines. My favorite at MIA is Boliviana’s 767 though.
Brisbane airport looks rlly nice
It was! Well the main terminal house was at least. A bit sparse once you walk towards the gates.
love this pro Jetstar video. They get a bad rap at times. Some of which is deserved. We have used them 3 times in 18 months to Thailand and have now had an issue. Some people just do not grasp the low cost carrier thing.
Fully agree about needing to look at LCCs differently. Thanks for watching 🩴
Great vid mate love the channel and thanks for pronouncing Brisbane correctly. 👏👏
Haha no worries, just please don't hold me to an Aussie pronunciation of Melbourne 😅
@@tfft that’s easy, I’m from Melbourne myself and this will help. Like you pronounce Brisbane as “Bris bin” you would pronounce Melbourne the same “Melb bin” instead of “Melb Born”. Hope this help mate. 👍
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching 🩴
Another great video. I always mentally expect a “business class seat” to be lie down now, but hearing you say this is cheaper than Quanta’s economy really sold me.
Yeah, these days with fares the way they are... premium economy (or "business class" like this one) are becoming more and more attractive. Thanks for watching 🩴
OMG Kevin what's happening to FFT ratings bro... I call JQ BC, business crass. The 787 product is U/S. It used to be good in the A330 (most JQ staff will testify to that) I gave up on JQ BC from Cairns to Narita. I have done approximately 30 BC flights to Narita, Please JQ more space in the BC section, Sit in 57 F more room, service and, toilet access. I'm trying the Virgin BC on the 1st of Oct to Haneda hopefully that will be good. Cheers.
So what you’re saying is… if a product has a reputation for not being great… then the score should automatically be bad as well? 🤔
No, my friend JQ has a well-deserved poor reputation of cancelling flights, delays and poor service. I judge JQ's product on multiple poor experiences and lack of customer pre and post support. I won't go on. You seem to have had a good experience and that's great, it is after all a review of your experience with JQ. However, they are improving. My recent cancellation receipts were resolved quickly and attentively the way it should be. Cheers.
The amenities bag makes a great shopping bag.
I've done business to Bali with Jetstar probably about 6 or 7 times. The flight itself is great, but Jetstar can be very hit and miss with extensive delays and randomly changing seat allocations. If nothing bad happens it's a great flight at a decent price....personally I'm not taking the risk anymore though and will be flying with Virgin Australia next time to Bali.
Your sentiment about Jetstar is something I could literally say about half of the airlines I’ve flown in the past year lol. Thanks for watching 🩴
Yep I love Jetstar but I also love cruising. Jetstar and cruises don't go hand in hand 😂. (Unless you have a few nights booked pre-cruise). It's not worth the risk due to cancellations. I booked Virgin for my last cruise in April. I'm glad I did as the Jetstar flight that I would've booked ended up getting cancelled. 46 passengers missed their cruise.
so cool! You parked up next to a Jetstar A321LR NEO.
Thanks for watching 🩴
Jetstar is much better than Scoot, Im living in Australia and I flew with both so many times
Thanks for watching 🩴
Very nice report!
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
cool flight! (will definitely choose this over scoot when flying to mel next time haha)
also look forward to your Cathay Pacific videos, Kevin!!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Heyy, please review Scoot's A320 in and out of Singapore.
Have multiple Scoot flights next year. Thanks for watching 🩴
Hi, Kevin. Another great review. I would only fly Jetstar if they were the only airline flying to where I wanted to go. Back in 2020 when the pandemic struck and New Zealand closed its borders less than a week before I was due to fly from Melbourne to Queenstown, the only compensation they offered me was a voucher valid for six months. I asked if I could transfer this to my brother who lives in Brisbane. All I got was a vert curt No. Nothing else leaving me out of pocket. Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia gave me full refunds. So , no I don't rate Jetstar at all. Keep 7p the good work. Love your reviews❤.
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Great video, thanks. I've always avoided Jetstar domestically as they've been nothing but trouble & have not had much luck in "business" btw mel-bkk... They change planes and is ooops sorry only economy seats on this flight... But Qantas does that too... Family traits..🙄
...but the only aircraft they have that can fly from MEL-BKK is a 787 (with the business class seats...) lol
howdy, yepp - but when you book business mel to sin there's a little line that tells you business isnt available for all sections as its often their A320 they use- so sin to bkk & vice versa is in economy. And my upcoming trip mel -cph was originally with Qantas to Sin in Prem Economy and they changed aircraft and put me in economy with no rebate/discount on ticket price. So I changed to cathay mel to HK instead. all fun and games as they say!! 🙂 @@tfft
Suck of crikey video😅… I was waiting for the Austrian’s jab😁… now I was surprised that havaianas were missing on this journey.
Great video as Always! Cheers from battered Central Florida
The Havais are always with me, don’t worry haha. (My shoes are too big to fit in my carry on, when I travel only with carry on…). All the best to Florida and thanks as always for your support 🙏🏻
Pretty sweet for a low cost flight 🎉
Agreed! Thanks for watching 🩴
The best Jetstar was the Oldsmobile Jetstar manufactured from 1964 - 1965!
I'll take your word for it lol. Thanks for watching 🩴
Hello Kevin
Great show indeed
You're style of video excellent 👌
Im going to use this carrier to go from Seuol- Sydney business
For the price can't go wrong really 😮
You should try out Air Premia from Seoul as well- also a great product similar to this one. Thanks for watching 🩴
TO JETSTAR 787 JET BLOGGER [“THE FLIP FLOP TRAVELER”], WHAT “A FABULOUS, ‘INFLIGHT ENTREE PREVIEW [JETSTAR 787, BISBANE -BALI]’ AND Y’ALL, LATEST JETSTAR VIEWERS, MAY YOUR ‘GRAND CREATOR BE’ WITH YOU!!”
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THANKS ["VERY"] MUCH, FOR 'WATCHING'!
Thank You✈️
Thanks for watching 🩴
Just, after my shock, out of curiosity, if you wouldn't have researched, would you have expected a real coffee mug and 3 breakfast choices from a menu??? (I also wouldn't have expected IFE or an Amenity Kit btw but wasn't too sure for their premium cabin) So impressed!
I would have expected 2-3 options but I wouldn’t have ever expected it to be ‘put together’ so well or tasted as good. Hard to believe nothing was pre packaged for a long shelf life.
@@tfft Good point. Looking forward to your video on Brussels Airlines (I was checking your ‘About’ page. Do you by any chance have business class upcoming long-haul with them?
Full details about all of my upcoming flights are exclusively on Patreon.
The most annoying thing about flying out of Australia is how expensive it is to do so. But I swear Brisbane is the most expensive city to fly out from.. it’s somehow cheaper to fly from bris to Syd then fly overseas lol
But… this flight wasn’t expensive at all lol
Well flying to Bali is the exception lol
Good Day Kevin, I enjoy watching your Flight Reports. I'm from Australia and I'm a 75 year old male. Jet Star will commence flights from BNE to BKK as from December, 2024. I usually fly with Thai Airways but since they only depart from Sydney it's a pain in the A. So my question to you is Jet Star Business Class OK. I notice you have to pay for food & drinks??? Anyhow I'm thinking of using them. I was going to depart from BNE and use SIA to Changi then onto BKK but again a pain. Am I doing the correct decision, your advice is greatly appreciated indeed. Take Care. John Mc
Food and drinks are included in the business class fare. Total travel time is better with Jetstar as it’s direct. SIA via Changi can get you a bit earlier into BKK though as it leaves many hours earlier from BNE.
Jetstar business is more expensive than SIA economy. Not a great deal of product difference imo.
Only a red eye available on the way back with Jetstar though. To avoid go via Changi and then SIA back to BNE. Or go from BKK to Bali, spend a night or two and then Jetstar back to BNE.
Does Jetstar has any affiliated lounge at Brisbane International airport?
If they did they sure hid it well lol. Thanks for watching 🩴
Another great video Kevin.
One observation - why don’t you post chronologically so this video before the Jumeriah Bali hotel video?
I explained it in a post some weeks or months back. It is so that there are not more then 2-3 flight videos or 2-3 hotels videos published in a row. For now, the hotels will be in chronological order and the flights will be as well, but they’ll be independent of each other.
Your comment on garlic bread is hilarious haha
Only because you know it’s true! 😂
Isn't jetstar NZ a thing too, or is that part of Jetstar Aus?
It was, then it wasn’t then it almost was again and I believe we’re currently on an “it isn’t” lol.
Have u flown to Mactan Cebu Terminal2, or new Clark Airport with PAL or CebuPac?
I don’t think I’m going to be flying PR again anytime soon lol
Cebu pac the worst of the worst
@@tfft It's alright. I know Ur qualms about PAL.
For me it was FrenchBee, Allegiant, Norse, Ethiopian (Even tho I know about it) and SouthWest
Ahhh Allegiant... the airline that even Americans wish they'd never heard of haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft all good
Never had a problem with Jetstar. However, we don’t get the 787’s from Perth 😢 Brisbane International looks so much nicer than Perth.
Perth has been getting the short end of too many aviation sticks for too long. Y'all are just too "close" to Southeast Asia haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
The big part that is missing is that those who fly Jetstar Business Class have access to the Qantas Lounge
That is not correct. You need to specifically book the Business Max bundle which is usually $200-$300 more for this route in order to access the lounge.
Love the review, sadly Jetstar will be replacing the Boeing 787 with Airbus 321neos on this route and we will no longer have "business class" available . Real shame!!
A shame indeed! Thanks for watching 🩴
Whoa, sorry for the spelling mistakes!
…eh? Lol
I didnt see you using that black tote bag whilst walking/lounging on the "pristine beach" at Jumeirah Bali, could be l missed it amongst all the washed up bottles, flip flops and garbage 🤷♀️
You beat me to my answer haha
“Honey, wake up. The Flip Flop Traveller has uploaded a new video.”
😅 Thanks for waking up 🌅
Looks promising
Certainly is! Thanks for watching 🩴
You not wearing flip flops this time 😂😂😂
Usually:
Traveling with Carry on Bags only: Shoes on Feet
Traveling with Checked in Bags: Shoes in Bag
😉
How did you “fare” with the taxi fares in australia haha.Other than that i would like to explain my flight on jetstar from singapore-melbourne.I had a 4h delay as usual, i was surprised that they had a ife, those extra fares were crazy though.Normal economy cant access most flims and movies….You need to pay, otherwise if you dont expect much its pretty good imo.
🤔 What about the taxi fares?
For me in Melbourne a uber from the airport was 200$...@@tfft
Well then you got royally ripped off lol. Ubers from MEL to the city center are like $40USD… even from Avalon Airport is under $100USD.
I actually worked here before. 😁😁😁
In the comments section? 😅
@@tfft with the airline.
Hey question.... How long usually does it take u to finish editing one flight video, and how long for one hotel video? Not including filming, but just Roughly...for editing from start to finish only + script writing + voice recording... Curious to know how much time u put in per video. Ur videos r so consistent and of great quality., so just curious
Generally speaking I work on 8-12 videos at the same time to take advantage of efficiencies in doing so. Using that system it’s around 12-15 hours per video- this can be much higher for certain hotels. If I did one at a time it would add around 3-4 hours to the process for each video.
When you said that LATAM airlines would be exotic to Australians un US, not Really because LATAM airlines flies to Sydney and Melbourne 😅 nice vid tho
I didn’t say LATAM specifically, I know they fly to Australia lol.
@@tfftoh ok lol (sorry about the late reply I just got the notification 😅)
Jetstar business,? What . Do they actually not cancel the flight to give a premium experience. 😅
Thanks for watching 🩴
Great iPad hack :)
Sure was! Thanks for watching 🩴
I Havent Experience JETSTAR Yet.I Have Try Out The Same Product Whit NORSE Atlantic Airways.Great Trip Report
Thanks for watching 🩴
15 minutes late is on time for airlines.
I am not the IATA, I don’t hold it against them, but late is late lol.
COOOL
Thanks for watching 🩴
Hearing from Australian friends Jetstar is never 1st choice because of many issues like delays and cancellations etc
My guess is the same friends would also say Qantas and Virgin Australia are also not their first choice 😂 Thanks for watching 🩴
I don't fly across the country anymore. None of our airlines are reliable. Late, cancelled flights. Lost luggage. Pass. We go to Asia or Europe these days. We paid a nights accomodation in Singapore rather than catch the only later flight on Jetstar. Hubby was no way in hell. We would rather do that and jump on Singapore Airlines.
Jetstar is not looking that bad these days. Either they have improved, or qantas has gone downhill, making jetstar look half decent in comparison.
Qantas I've only flown once, Jetstar multiple times. Jetstar has felt consistent to me from pre-covid until now... so I reckon that Qantas is the one sliding down the scale.
well, this is premium economy but NO bc!
You mean… exactly what I said in the video? 😂
Flown a few times long haul on a Jetstar 787 in economy. They were cheap flights but I got what I paid for. Food was horrendously bad and expensive and inflight entertainment was atrocious.
Thanks for watching 🩴
@virginaustralia this video has me wondering if it’s worth trying to maintain my gold velocity status. Virgin business class to Denpasar is embarrassing in comparison.
If they actually replied to you here I’d eat my hat 😅 Thanks for watching 🩴
when you compare to a american service to australia service on a airline yes service is good but asia airline carriers are better what are you talking about garlic bread which one pretends try air new zealand business class garlic bread is so nice
I’m comparing the service to the other carriers that fly the same route for a similar price. There are no upmarket Asian carriers flying between Brisbane and Bali for under $600 in premium economy.
I've read and re-read your comment, but the lack of punctuation and sentence structure, I can't figure out what you're trying to say.
Uhm....🤔
🤔😑
No way is that business class
"Business" lol
jq biz is just not worth the price. their are economy rows that are far better value.
the biz is just a wide ass seat
who needs food on a 7 hr flight
amenity kits are stupid frills
and 787 gets dumped for rubbish plastic a321neos.
Umm, k.
Mate try flying Jetstar economy class....worse experience I've ever had....you get nothing...not even a bottle of water!
Horrible seat...no leg room.
I couldn't recommend Jetstar for anything...lol
Which LCCs give free anything…? Lol
Chicken sausage is horrible and has no place in an aircraft premium cabin, even if it's on a Budget/LCC. The rest of the experience looks to be worth a look next time we're in Australia. The A320 - not so much.
Chicken sausage makes the meal more accessible to a much wider range of passangers, I see nothing wrong with that. Thanks for watching 🩴
Is it just my thought ? this guy sounds like and judges the airlines like a very difficult passenger. Imagine the condition of the crew who handles him. You just pay for a petty seat on the plane, and expect the aircraft to be all yours? Weird.
Not as weird as this comment... You clicked on a flight review, what were you expecting? Chicken n Waffles?
What a terrible airport Brisbane is
I thought it was borderline delightful.