Qantas A330 from Darwin to Sydney - and why it’s better than the 737.
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Trip Report / Flight Report. Join me onboard this Qantas flight in economy class onboard an Airbus A330-200 from Darwin to Sydney captured in 4K with my gopro.
Footage includes the preflight experience including the Qantas Lounge as well as the inflight experience.
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0:00 intro
01:04 Qantas lounge
02:10 boarding
02:25 our A330
03:18 business class
03:34 economy class seat
04:25 RAAF aircraft
05:05 takeoff
06:06 Kakadu National Park
06:40 meal service
07:20 sunset
08:19 Sydney harbour bridge and landing
Still the best ever concerning trip reports…fantastic! Cheers from Sweden!
Cheers Hans!
Thanks for sharing, Paul. Great videos!
Those engines !!!
So big, and forward of the wings !
It honestly looked like they were scraping along the ground during take off ! 😂
Dinner looked delicious and simple ( all that one needs), and the wine was a great way to finish it off !
Great vlog Paul! I'll have to check out your Kakadu video now!
Another great vlog Paul. Cool seeing the RAAF jets at the start!
I make no apologies for being a A330 phile , if there’s such a word 😀. My A330 flights far out number my 737 ones and love the 2-4-2 configuration . I’m hoping the tucker tasted better than it looked , however , Margaret looked like good company .
"737 'Go-kart' feel on take-off"... oh so very true.
Interesting to see the Darwin International airport facilities before boarding the A330 . Then while taxiing we had a brief scintillating look at two brand new F35 A 2's parked nearby... part of the Northern Australia Defence Force.. Then the spooling up of the A330 engines and a smooth ascent. Four hours later the plane descends into Sydney after a great flight. Thanks Paul again for informative commentary and good video footage all encapsulating an enjoyable flight. Well done.
Another great review Paul. Nice to see a meal still being served in economy on a 4-hour flight.
Very cool. Wish we had scheduled A330s to Adelaide. 🙏
Was the cabin fairly full?
Like your vids mate....looking forward to the next one! Cheers from Cape Town!
Cheers mate
Great to see you flying again and interesting to see the measures in place for the "situation ".
Another great video!
Thank you for sharing your video with us.
Wide body any day. Feels so routine flying in a 737 - like taking a bus!
I hate the 737, primarily because I’m 6’4” and can’t pee in the lavatory without twisting myself into a pretzel. A330 anytime! And thanks to Margaret for making your trip so pleasant. 😁
Great video as always!
Hi Paul thanks for the video enjoyed it.
I'm doing this route on an A330 in a fortnight but at the 2am timeslot! I booked business class originally on 737 for a bit more space to sleep and now I get a seat/bed so I much prefer the A330 for that flight :D
Ah nice! a great upgrade for you!!
What a fab flight experience- undoubtedly this must be the best aircraft to cross the continent…..!! 🤙
I would take the a330 over the 737 anyway, a330 (especially during this time) makes me feel like I’m flying to an international destination, but don’t mention the legroom compared to the 737.
I would rather the A330
as well, BUT I do not wa-
nt to fly internationally!
Love the dinner boxes!
me too!
Hey there 👋 👋 👋. Great to see you in the air 😀 👍
cheers
Oh sweet A330. How I missed you,.
Just flew back from cairns tonight in an A330-200, a RUclips video of the flight will be there in the next few days
Nice! Hope you had a good flight
@@PaulStewartAviation I did thanks! I also did a video of the flight up to cairns a week ago
When I do PER-MEL I always check the aircraft type, and even if it is $20 more each way, I will book the A330 flight over the 737 everytime. The USA have a love affair with their narrow body MD80/90 or 737's but tend to do a lot of hub and spoke and shorter flight travel. Their philosophy is more flights more often, so it is smaller aircraft. Australia is a big country and continent, and the transcontinental flight needs a big aircraft. Give me the A330 every day.
A330's are so much better on a longer flight! I've done Melb - Dar on a 737and it's nit great at all.
Great video Paul, thanks!
Cheers Melissa
Before FJ purchased its two A350s, it’s early morning SYD-NAN flight was on a 737 while the earliest return flight from Nadi was on an A330. The A330 always seemed more spacious and as you mentioned, the seating layout is perfect for childless Av-Geek couples. But I’ll take a brand new A350 over both of those options 😉
Yeh the A350 is a great bus minus the 3 seats along the windows 🤮
another great video champ
I miss australia sooo much. Need to get back there. Noosa, here I come!
Like the smooth landing of the A330, the angled position of the landing gear seem to help that.
Yeah this landing into Sydney was very smooth
I flew a QF 332 only once. From HNL-SYD. I loved it. It was in economy but for a 10 hr flight it was fine. This was pre covid. And honestly coming from the "U.S." it was so much easier doing that daytime flight from HNL than a horrid redeye from Los Angeles or Dallas. I hope that HNL-SYD flight returns at some point.
Paul another fun vlog !
Glad you enjoyed it
I’m a big fan of the A330 especially for comfort 👍
red eye from perth to sydney i was doing back and forth a bit row of seats to myself bunch of blankets and pillows made a little fort was comfy as hell
@@bullcogs7975 that sounds like an ideal sanctuary on such a flight 👍
I was meant to fly on a a330 to Perth now I’m flying on a 737 to Gold Coast and back still glad to go somewhere.
00:32 part of annoying me every day is trying to talk at work when they are taking off/flying overhead. Such is life working at the airport
Wherever possible I'd fly in an A330 rather than a B737. Particularly on long flights such as Syd-Perth, I select my flight times depending on the type of plane and choose an A330. The A330 has a big more shoulder and leg room and I reckon it is much quieter than the B737. I have mainly been in economy but have been fortunate to get an upgrade a couple of times, which is very nice. I've also flown in the A330 to China, Japan, NZ, Bangkok and Hong Kong and found them great on long haul too.
Another great video
Cheers Jacko
Awesome video mate......👍
Love wide body/duo aisles plane! Also preferred 2-4-2😍 layout compared to 3-3-3😝, or worst 3-4-3😱!
Amazing that even in Winter, Darwin is STILL that warm and sunny! I saw a post on Facebook from ABC Radio Darwin about how they just had their coldest day of the year, and it was 18*c. So amusing. Winter is the dry season up there, isn't it? Summers up there must be unbearable.
Yeh I had to turn the car heater on for that 18 degree morning. And yes summers are unbearable 😂
Ooooo F-35!! Oh yeah... thanks for the A330 video too! 🤭
Economy you poor thing Paul!
No facial mist for you!
haha
Fab review Paul! Agree, I’d fly the A330 over the 737 any day! Flew both Qantas jets and when I flew it Melbourne to Perth, it was so comfortable, especially with a great IFE and the flight just flew by! Food was dreadful though. 737s are tight and it was pretty uncomfortable. Never been a big fan of the 737, but they are a workhorse and do have a very long shelf life serving airlines for yonks. Look forward to the next video!
Cheers Craig
@@PaulStewartAviation Paul I never knew you can fly in a bigger aircraft during covid 19
I flew that same route as a boy in 1965, on a BOAC Boeing 707.
Great reviewvpaul your my second favourite flight blogger Noel is my number 1: I subbed to you
Cheers my friend. I'm honoured to be compared to Noel. I met him a few years ago and he's a champ.
I definitely miss travelling on widebody aircraft.
Will you be attending the "Brisbane Airshow"?
Hey mate, nah I'm not brave enough to cross state borders. My current employer (NT health) are pretty strict with that type of things and I can't risk being sent to Howard Springs for 2 weeks.
Great trip report Paul, give me the A330 (preferably in business class) over a 737 especially for the longer domestic routes and with a 2-4-2 configuration, it gives more seating options depending on your circumstances. On a side note, glad you included some footage of our mighty Air Force including the most recent addition. Keep it up mate and as always, safe travels. 👍
Cheers mate! Fingers crossed I can capture more RAAF goodness at Avalon and WOI later this year.
Great video Paul. I loved how you spliced in the low level images of the Kakadu flight (you never did mention the cost of that). I really do prefer the widebodies, and the wider the better, ie A380. Have you done the QF Norfolk Island run? It is quite special and departing from terminal 1 you get to access the First lounge !
Kakadu was $150 from memory - full detains of the different flights on their website.
No visit to Norfolk although I'm looking forward to visiting the First lounge before a trip to Queenstown in August :D
You going skiing? Maybe I can carry your suitcase lol
Nice! Really useful for me!
DEFINITELY LIKING!!!
Great Video, The A330 is definitely superior over the 737 👍
Cheers Paul
Nice review. Would be nice to be in Australia right now...
Hello! I love your vids and im subbed!
Cheers my friend
@@PaulStewartAviation Cheers to you too! ❤️
Awesome!!!!!!
Thanks!!
Mmmmmm food looks yummy at the lounge
The A330 any day! Great video...
Cheers!
hello friend...happy nice day. your video trip report video is so amazing, i like it.
Right then Paul, you really need to get those R.Ms polished a Gentleman should never be seen with his boots looking so scuffed.
I really want to do Darwin especially at this time of year.
The old Sydney Darwin flight in the 707 was a long trip but it was better than going through to Singapore, that took forever, I have a memory of the flight to London of around 23 hours by 707, memory my be off , so please correct.
Fantastic! Too bad though the flight was delayed as the view of Sydney Harbour with some daylight left would have been spectacular.
SO COOL GRATE VIDO
Cheers mate
The smoke haze over the top end gets worse every year. In the 70's these skies were crystal clear. This is all the massive burning off all thru Borneo and West Papua
Hopefully it will clear after many rains
Nice one 👍
Cheers Shaun
Hi Paul another great video DRW look like a great little airport. I am making tentative plans to visit Shellharbour Airport and the museum, Essendon Airport has direct flights to Shellharbour.
Nice, enjoy HARS Jason!!
Thanks! .I'll be flying the A330 from Cairns to Melbourne in October ( if there are no lockdowns of course !)
Enjoy! Fingers crossed the Vic and QLD governments have a better handle on this than NSW so you should be free by then.
Great content, mate. You should do a flight review on Qantaslink flight between Sydney & Wagga Wagga eventually, they operate flights from a Dash 8 Q400. Planning on going to the Gold Coast by myself in March next year on my first flight in 7 years. Anyways, keep it up 👍
Cheers mate! I have done Dash 8 Q300 and Q400 vlogs to Port Mac but I'll keep your suggestion in mind if I fly to Wagga any time soon. I did fly that route once when I was living in Narrandera for a short time
GREAT video good sir! I'm an A&P Mechanic and I work on helicopters. I live watching anything aviation. I hope to be able to make it to Australia one day! As long as I'm not forced to get the vaccine.. Haha.. Keep up the GREAT work good sir! You have a new subscriber. Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
Cheers mate
Absolutely fabulous Paul, to see one of the holy trio of Australian aviation ( Steward, Bunnick and greener grass.com ?! ) is actually flying around Australia. I have to agree that this is a much better option for the longer domestic routes. My wife and I flew one to NZ for a short holiday to try the new business class seats before committing to the Melb. to LHR and return on the B 787.....loved both sectors. Hope Qantas will be able to forget the B 737 and fully commit to Airbus metal for all longer domestic sectors, especially the Melb. to Cairns sector, dragging all us frozen Vics to warmer climes. Looking forward to more great flying experiences with you whilst corona virus paranoia stops all of us from some real long distance flights.PS have you been in contact with Dennis to see how things are in Adelaide?
I fly from Darwin to Sydney on Qantas last Sunday and was still the 737-800😶
Great video. Just a comment around your F18 references. Only the legacy hornets are single seat and known as F/A18Cs. The Super Hornets and Growlers are all two seaters, and are designated F18F for the two seat strike jets and EA18G for the electronic attack jets. Keep the great content coming.
These were Super Hornets in the video weren't they? Isn't that what I called them? The standard Hornets are all retired I think?
@@PaulStewartAviation no some of the legacy hornets are still flying. All part of the big exercise you took images of. Here’s the link from the RAAF website
www.airforce.gov.au/operations/flying-operations/exercise-arnhem-thunder-heightened-military-flying-operations-northern
A330 for the win
Here’s a radical concept have everyone put their small bags underneath their own seat so people on the front row don’t have to put their small bags on overhead lockers.
Reminds me of when I sat in the middle row, at the back, of the 747 flying back to Johannesburg from Sydney. It was highly uncomfortable! As much as the A330 is a novelty on short distance flights, I prefer narrow body aircraft. Things on the ground seem to be faster and more efficient.
It would be helpful if you would always indicate the seat width. The legroom is one thing, but if the seats are narrow, the flight, especially a 4-hour one, could be quite unpleasant. Thanks.
Agree. On Dreamliners which were designed 2+4+2 airlines (incl. Qantas) stuffed in 3+3+3. Only for small people otherwise intolerable. Also angle of recline is of interest.
I flew a A330 from Darwin to Brisbane it was very good in economy
Flying to Haneda late April. First time on a 330 200 in econmy
Enjoy!
Great Video scenes in this Paul, shame about the narrator who kept insisting we watch other videos on their channel. I've already seen...oh wait no I haven't , nor that one... Okay gotta go...
Glad you enjoyed it
And Perth / Sydney has scored 2x daily 787 trips , probably freed up an A330 or 2 😁
Hi! A330 QF FA here, just a heads up for next time, there is a tv screen in the armrest for the rows seated behind a bulkhead :)
I checked and couldnt find one. The seats behind didnt have screens either. 🤷♂️ But as you said, some other A330s (and 737s fitted with screens) have then fold out from the arm rest.
@@PaulStewartAviation ah! it must’ve been the aircraft that were fitted with the ipads prior to covid!! my bad!!
Yeh I think it was an iPad one :)
Very NICE video! Do you fly for videos, fun or flying somewhere?
Working in Darwin at the monent
@@PaulStewartAviation Oh that's nice what camera do you use it has such good quality!🔥
@@helicoptersandmore5519 gopro 9
@@PaulStewartAviation Oh wow do or did you do plane spotting?
not here in Darwin- too hot and sunny haha
Mum and I got stuck in the middle two seats from Melbourne to Sydney and it was intolerable. A go around in Sydney added to the misery. Melbourne to Darwin for us is Business class on the 737. Much nicer. Although not Melbourne to Perth at $3500 a seat. On the A330 pod.
Margaret is a good drinking buddy!
Hi, Thanks for the video, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love both the narrow body and widebody jets, though I will agree that I prefer the comfort of the bigger widebody jets. A330 are nice aircraft's in my opinion. I find it strange that there are no plug outlets on this QF aircraft. I think if the aircraft has wifi QF should have thought about adding power outlets. The engines I think the Trent engines are far less noisy than the GE. Our own national airline used to have A330-200 with Trent engine and I compared it with another A330 belonging to Qatar Airways that sported the GE one's.
Yeh it’s odd about the lack of power plugs. Ive been in A330-300s that certainly have them.
What happened to Qantas business class video
on the 747 from Sydney to Haneda? that video
was incredible
Copyright problems :( . You’ll have to enjoy my other 747 videos instead :)
@@PaulStewartAviation Oh, a question, do you know the name of the song you used in that video?
wow
Paul have you ever had to make an emergency landing or go around on landing
Yes mate. I have a video on here (i think) from a 747 emergency landing
I definitely think the A330 has more comfort on longer domestic flights. I prefer it on a longer route but I still think the 737 is good if you've got a seatback screen. Great flight review
Cheers mate
this comment might be a bit late but i wish Qantas flew the A330 to Adelaide, i think they would be able to fill one from Melbourne or Sydney.
Sup I subscribed
What time did it leave DRW? How many flights to Syd, Mel per day?
4ish i think
It's fine at Airshows, but I get nervous about anyone capturing on video Military equipment. showing the numbers and locations and type of equipment. But everybody does it, so it must be ok.
The only planes I have flown is 787-9 latam and A320 and A321 on Jetstar
I just saw your plane
cool
Hope you don’t get grounded in Sydney for long , the borders to multiple states are closing right now due to the spikes in Covid cases, and just before school holidays:/
The flight was last month and I’m safely back in Darwin :)
@@PaulStewartAviation oops that didn’t age well!! But looks like you guys dealt with NT drama quickly :)
I recently also flew that aircraft in Economy Class, but from from Perth (PER) to Sydney (SYD) on 28th February 2021. As I held a Complimentary Lounge Invitation, I supposedly had access to Perth Qantas Club. However, Perth Qantas Club was closed, and Perth Qantas Domestic Business Lounge was open, so I eventually had access to Perth Qantas Domestic Business Lounge (Qantas Airbus A330-200 Economy Class: QF582 from Perth (PER) to Sydney (SYD): ruclips.net/video/5AlYTxfeM3U/видео.html).
I will come in Australia with the working holliday visa, i'm french and many people going in a big city and talk with french people, if i come i will speak with Australian people and fit in.
US Airlines: tray tables that are attached to the seat in front of you
Qantas: f o l d o u t f r o m y o u r s e a t
You should fly Rex to broken Hill 👍🏻
Made me a bit sad that we can't jump on a Qantas A300 for our 3 times a year business trips from the Brisbane to Narita route. What can't be changed must be endured. Hope sensibility prevails soon for those that are vaccinated
I reckon we’ll be able to travel overseas bu early next year. We just need to get people to get vaccinated.
I would've given a double thumbs up had you taken another humorous swipe at American expense.
haha I'm too scared to say anything against our brothers from across the Pacific.
@@PaulStewartAviation I'm sure it went over a lot of their heads anyway. Even though it was as subtle as a brick. Lol
l like travlling so much.
l was born to fly
Love me a superhornet!!!
They're awesome aren't they!
@@PaulStewartAviation much prefer them to the f35. Enjoying the content!
@@Deano084 cheers Dean! Nice Falcon thumbnail too!
@@PaulStewartAviation oh yes i forgot about the old fire and ice fpr falcons. I have 2 fg's and love them! What happened to your fgx.