FIRST LOOK inside Fiji Airways' NEW A350

[@hughrothwell7522]

Fiji is an amazing destination and Fiji Airways offers a good product. It’s also worth noting that the Fiji Airways lounge in Nadi is excellent.

[@StefanDrury]

Considering how close it is to Australia I’m surprised I’ve never actually been to Fiji. Somewhere I’d love to visit, so thanks for the tip about the lounge Hugh.

[@veresarokoliva3609]

Love to board my fiji airways plane

[@airkingflyer3515]

AMAZING how the interiors of these new jets have evolved 🤓

[@shabinanisha2295]

Beautiful beauty congratulations to fiji for the new A350 Airbus

[@joshuastewart9604]

Thanks for producing this for us Stefan, it is appreciated.

[@nsw72]

That flight deck...😍😍

[@Dragflyer9669]

Can't wait to fly with Fiji Airways again. Of course the most anticipated part is to try their A350. Thanks for the wonderful video.

[@Michael-oy3pz]

Beautiful aircraft, many thanks Stefan for a great little tour 👍😎

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks for watching Michael

[@stewartwilkinsonsnr]

Awesome video, get look around the wonderful aircraft and that Flight Deck Wow ✈️

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah that's a pretty impressive cockpit, it's very well designed.

[@AusFlightSimmer]

Thanks for sharing this Stefan. I flew with Fiji Airways to the Us, back when they had 747's. Best commercial flight I've had. Aircraft and crew where amazing.... :)

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah the Air Pacific 747 was a great plane, with that huge colourful rainbow tail.

[@Libera_nos_a_malo]

@@StefanDrury flew it in 2012. Upstairs was economy too and we were lucky to get upstairs. Kids everywhere. The staff called it a flying daycare centre such were the number of families with young kids.

[@cirruscapo]

Very cool, and I can see how the Sydney/Fiji/LAX might bring more foot traffic to a possible stopover in Fiji... Smart...

[@adriannarayan2698]

Can't wait to get on the plane

[@DJ99777]

Unreal Stef thanks for the tip. I’d definitely fly to LA with the Bula people or even consider a few relaxing nights in Bula land to try their A350 out.

[@simostravels8030]

Mmmm Fiji 🇫🇯 next holiday i reckon.... thanks for sharing bud 👍👌

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks for watching Simon, yes I think the new aircraft will help encourage more visitors to Fiji from Australia. Especially with fares like those advertised currently.

[@joshqalilawa5541]

Love this Video

[@ramperryan]

Looks really smart

[@natalliahapelu9369]

wow!! it so amazing !!

[@joshuaadams4136]

What a great video Stef. The A350 is a beautiful aircraft and looks incredible in the Fiji Airways colours. Hopefully this works out well for them and they can get more aircraft to deploy on the MEL-NAN sector

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Joshua, I agree the livery and interiors on this aircraft are fantastic. It’s a very subtle but stylish design by Fiji Airways.

[@brilliantbutblue]

Looking good Fiji Airways! Never been a fan of the "drop and flop" destination of Fiji, but l would definitely do it as a stopover on a long haul route. Thankyou so much for a peek at the gorgeous interior, and now lm so sorted on how to get my tray table out when l fly them😅😅

[@StefanDrury]

Haha thanks, honestly it took me way too long to get that table out. Less about the design, more about the customer I reckon.

[@andykumar8215]

Go Fiji go

[@Pavan_kumarr]

Thank you for liking Fiji so much #BulaA350 vinaka

[@harrisonharvey687]

Beautiful Plane!

[@JourneyWithSteven]

Looking to visit Fiji next year with Sydney - Nadi on Fiji Airways. Looks neat and slate. Would def love to try this out! Great video!

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah if you can book the A350 for that route it’ll be good to try it out. If you’re travelling economy look out for that Bula Space section, a bit more room and priority boarding.

[@fl.sal.27]

Stefan: Plane! (7:05) Everyone: Stef, you are at an airport... Jacqui:... I’m gonna read a book. 😉

[@Richard-xd1qj]

haha

[@manples787]

FJ A350 Awsome 🔥🔥👏👏

[@noyonb1483]

Love the A350 - great plane to do long haul on. Thx for the video Stefan!

[@StefanDrury]

And the windows are great for gazing out as well, I do like the A350 for long haul as well. Thanks for watching.

[@franklinloo2160]

Just subscribe your chanel mate. Already watched your numerous vids beforehand. Nice Vid on Fiji A350-900. Enjoying it Stefan.

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks for subscribing Franklin, a warm welcome to the channel. I’m hoping to jump back on commercial flights again as soon as we can, so standby for more content like this. Cheers, stef

[@spiro5327]

Looks quite nice inside, a home away from home for the crew maybe. Thank you Stef

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Spiro!

[@kiwiforever3604]

So whats it like in Economy class?

[@miriamanaiubi5303]

Fiji Airways is the only Four Star Airline of the PSIDS, the Pacific Small Islands Developing States

[@p4m209]

Can’t wait for Air Vanuatu to get their a220s

[@mylesmoore9564]

planes 4 me me too

[@craigwillis3372]

Thanks Stef for another excellent video...some friends recently flew with what is now called Fiji Airlines and although they enjoyed the flights some of the delays in their trip were ...lets say awful ! They were stranded in LA for 2 days and left alone with no hotel etc as FA had a "problem" with the aircraft.OK it happens but with such a small fleet they could not get a return flight and were not compensated for the extra 2 days accommodation in LA! They may have some great fares but I would rather pay full price for a direct flight...even though I love Fiji !! Great stuff mate and you were missed at the Flight Sim gathering in the Gong!!

[@sttapey]

“zebra crossing mate” haha i knew im not the only one who says that

[@StefanDrury]

Ha, good to know it's not just me. He really wasn't planning on stopping...

[@benoitcordoba4085]

Thanks for transcribing! :^D

[@ArmyofSeaturtles]

can't wait to service this aircraft at LAX

[@dabguy0018]

7:05 literally me whenever a plane flies by

[@mjotd8670]

If I am being brutally honest, these videos are extremely well made, but I prefer your personal flying vlogs rather than your commercial videos.

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks T9909, I appreciate the feedback. There will always be a mix of me flying, commercial aviation, travel, and tech content on this channel because that’s the content I like to make and share. So if you don’t want to watch a particular video, then perhaps may I suggest you just ignore it and wait for the next one. Thanks for commenting, stef

[@ireland1953]

I just received an e-mail today from Seat Guru with the layout of the new Fiji Airways.

[@davidcartwright5591]

I was at SYD to see the arrival of the FJ A359 , I guess it was the following day you were there by the look of the weather . I think the livery is brilliant , almost as good as the BA examples , not that I’m biased you understand 😀, but it ain’t arf bad innit . Beautiful aeroplane and a great video to match . Cheers mate .

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks David, I agree it’s a great looking aircraft inside and out. This was filmed on the same day it arrived from Brisbane.

[@davidcartwright5591]

Stefan Drury . It was the day I was there then . I never managed to get near to it though , lucky you .

[@andrewayres9767]

The business class seat looks a LOT like British Airways’ Club Suite.

[@Taffy_Jaffe]

Awesome video! The seats looks VERY similar to the Finnair a359 set up

[@StefanDrury]

Yes that's a good point, it's a similar design to Finnair but surprisingly I think the design is simpler in the Fiji Airways version than Finnair. Both are fairly minimal though, it's a very nice cabin environment.

[@dabguy0018]

This is the only airline I would fly other than qantas

[@shabinanisha2295]

Really wanna travel n see the new A350 Airbus fiji airways

[@cameronjohns4758]

The cabs are constantly beeping at me at that crossing!

[@leejoee02]

The lady at 1:04 was also at the Dubai Air show! On Sam Chui's video.

[@MarcTerranofinder]

Loved checking out this aircraft with you Stefan! We were wondering where you ended up, I thought you were stowing away for the flight to Nadi 😂

[@StefanDrury]

Ha that would’ve made a good vlog... was nice meeting you too Marc.

[@professorr.5427]

@@StefanDrury thanks for taking us along on the interior tour. The cabin is almost as snazzy as the livery. In those years in Plymouth, were you a Marjon student or at UoP? Loved it when the planes used to land at Plymouth Airport. I could hear them from my dormitory and did some spotting when studies permitted. Good times back then! 👋

[@senitikibiaukula6040]

Aww I wanna go on the Fiji airwais

[@demomax94]

Watching this as I watch you on flight radar right now about to go over my house 😂😍

[@Combatants1]

Great Video. Bula Vinaka

[@StefanDrury]

Vinaka Vakelevu

[@theadianandrowanshow2056]

Snazzy 2nd comment. I'll take that as a win! Nice video lad!

[@brilliantbutblue]

theadianandrowanshow: Lol, you milk it👍😅

[@theadianandrowanshow2056]

@@brilliantbutblue Yep haha!

[@aveekh]

She’s a beauty

[@randc47]

That’s a pretty bird!

[@rikspector]

Stefan, that A350-900 is a beautiful plane and feels very open, no claustrophobia problems. Looks like a potential winner, of course that's going to depend on the FOOD..right? Cheers, Rik Spector Weren't the Fijians head hunters???? Yikes!

[@buckshot704]

Zeroing in on 50k subscribers...GO! 😎👍

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Mike, every day I’m amazed by the support. What a great community we’re building 👍

[@buckshot704]

Stefan Drury ; Recall the old Levi’s motto: “Quality never goes out of style.” You’ve got that in spades, mate. Keep on keeping on. 🐮

[@stevies.1975]

Closing in on 50K subscribers I see! 😉😊 Hopefully by Christmas!

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Stevie. We’ve come such a long way with this channel hey? Excited for the next chapter.

[@stevies.1975]

You certainly have Stef. I remember seeing your subscriber graph at Wycombe Air Park in June. The trend seems to be continuing exponentially. And that’s great to see. Your vlogs are always entertaining. Keep it up!

[@jeroenpuyman6664]

Great plane! I have a question: maybe if you do a pilot vlog again... can you explain to this non pilot but aviation enthousiast: why do you always hear ATC on pilot vlogs, say what the altimeter number is? And why does the next controller have a new number again? And if they get on a certain altitude, you sometimes hear that the altimeter is set to standard?? What does al of this mean? Can’t the plane measure its own altitude from the ground???

[@JamesLEC]

Good question! Simply, the device that measures your height above the sea (known as altitude) is measuring atmospheric pressure. This changes as you get higher - in fact as you get higher, pressure decreases. Pressure also changes on the surface. In order to calibrate the altimeter and give the instrument a reference to measure the change in pressure, the controllers pass the altimeter setting which is put into the altimeter. As you move horizontally across the ground, the surface or sea level pressure setting changes and so it is passed to the pilot so that they can use the relevant pressure setting for the area they are flying in. Above a certain altitude, a standard pressure setting is used so that all aircraft above said altitude are using the same pressure setting. This means they are all separated vertically by the same distance. When using the standard pressure setting, the altitude is referred to as ’Flight Level’. The topic of altimetry is studied in the theory side of Pilot training and gets a little more complicated when considering the effects of temperature. Hope that helps.

[@jeroenpuyman6664]

JamesLEC thanks a lot! It starts to make a lot of sense now! I always was thinking in meters of feet of the ground as that number, and there was no logic to it! But if the number is a pressure number, I know now, why it is not a standard number on a flight chart.... it changes with the weather! Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@teddynebel]

a350 galley is huge.

[@StefanDrury]

Yeah the camera doesn’t do it justice, it’s bigger than my kitchen at home.

[@hyperdabestg8563]

The AirStuard was the same one from Sam Chui Video

[@StefanDrury]

I haven’t seen Sam’s video yet but I’ll check it out, thanks.

[@m11111motorcross]

It must have come from Dubai, coz it was here for the airshow until few days ago

[@StefanDrury]

Hey Mohammed, yes it came from Dubai to Brisbane, then Sydney, then it was off to Nadi for the delivery flight before starting service.

[@ToddHendry]

It’s pronounced Nandi.

[@awaruaspirit8527]

Yep. And its Los Angeles not Los Angeleezzzzzz.

[@sunia_255]

Sorry bro its Nadi..just a fijian helping u out👊

[@ToddHendry]

SUNIA CABE Thanks for putting right a 45 year old habit. Learn something new everyday.

[@jimjefftube]

If they wanted the North American Market, they should have bought Boeing? But I have to say it is a beautiful aircraft!

[@Devolante]

1000th like

[@kainolan227]

Lets hope Qantas picks the A350 for project sunrise

[@StefanDrury]

It’ll be interesting to see what they choose. We should hear pretty soon, it’ll be interesting if they do go A350 considering their investments in the B787 so far.

[@johng2963]

Plane (7:05) Stefan shouts!! EXACTLY what I do whenever I see or hear one around me. Drives my son Ivan CRAZY!! He just doesn't get it.

[@StefanDrury]

Give him time John, the child of an aviation fan doesn't really have any choice... :)

[@brysonwallace3012]

💯👌🏽

[@vikashwan]

Fiji Airways NEED to give their counter staff at LAX some classes on service and etiquette. Very RUDE with Fiji locals while a big smile for others... Cabin crew excellent as always,, Counter staff especially LAX sucks!!!

[@smeeeegheeeead]

Nice video. By the way, Nadi is pronounced like “nan-ji” (IPA pronunciation: [ˈnand͡ʒi]).

[@hughrothwell7522]

* Nandi (d makes an nd sound in Fijian)

[@smeeeegheeeead]

Hugh Rothwell, I know most people use the hard ‘d’ sound and say “nan-di”, but Wikipedia disagrees. Regardless, there is definitely an ‘n’ sound after the ‘a’ sound, as you point out.

[@harrisonharvey687]

Hi mate! Love all your videos! Don't forget to Subscribe and turn on notifications on Stefan's channel! He is 100% the best KZbinr! Thx dude for making such great content and have a great day! x

[@StefanDrury]

Thanks Harrison, I appreciate that.

[@harrisonharvey687]

Stefan Drury I have watched all of your videos! You are such a kind and happy person! Have an amazing rest of ur day!

[@tazzer9]

China airlines was doing ludicrous deals on flights to taipei and chinaearly next year. $280 on way sydney to beijing via taipei on the a350 and the mighty queen.

[@nan2yvr804]

Please leash how to pronounce NADI properly! It must be your Australian accent🙄 Here’s a hint there’s a silent N after the A ( NANDI)

[@djtoxicmozika]

He's British!

[@danieleregoli812]

...Anyone here thinking that it's a very grey, dull, uninspiring cabin for an airline from such a colourful country??...

[@iexist3153]

Fiji Airways doesn’t have a big fleet but it certainly isn’t the *worst* airline

[@mteokay1246]

Far far far far faaaaaar from being the worst. So far you can't even put the 3 words together.

[@manunathan12]

3 A330s disliked

[@aussieaussie8313]

I want to fix that mans tie

[@davidbailey1721]

Spelled Nadi, pronounced Nandi.

[@bingbong7777]

They have 2 and Singapore has 42 lol

[@Kime_Staye3912]

So would you like to donate 40s more A350 to make it 42😂😂🤪🥴

[@esiracakacaka2832]

​@@Kime_Staye3912😂😂😂

[@Kime_Staye3912]

@@esiracakacaka2832 Ioo kila levu dina a drakana🤷‍♀️😂😂😂.. Luveni kania a wawa i Nona Tua🤦‍♀️🤣

[@MrJames_1]

Pity they rushed you though. It's you doing them the favour IMO.

[@StefanDrury]

They were actually really flexible for me. I was the one hanging around wanting to see more after everyone else had left on the bus :) They stayed behind for me and drove me back to the terminal in the staff bus, so it’s me that should be thanking them!

[@MrJames_1]

@@StefanDrury All good Stef, I did see them accommodating you (and us). It's just that I think they could have leveraged the opportunity of having you there a little more. Don't they know we're special?

[@StefanDrury]

Good point, we ARE special.

[@flyoverfredusa]

plane lol

[@StefanDrury]

Despite being at an airport I was still excited to see it flying overhead!

[@jonrubino6495]

their customer service is atrocious

[@vindiyavashini]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Still the worst customer service experience ever though

[@misivonovunivi8837]

Try Indian Airlines then

[@TheTechDivision1]

Are you going to be one of these sellout channels now

[@StefanDrury]

Considering I paid for my own return flight to Sydney because a) I thought the viewing audience would be interested to see this brand new aircraft, b) I felt the information on flying the A350 with a new airline would be useful. Plus at no time was there ever any exchange of money or services from Fiji Airways for this video, then if you can elaborate on 'sellout' I would be most appreciative. I await your reply, stef.

[@Pfsif]

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[@FlightNumberOne]

hi can i post this video with credis in ig ?