FLYING LONG-HAUL ON JETSTAR’S 787 ECONOMY | Surprisingly Not Bad!

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Flight info:
Flight no: JQ63
Class: Economy Class
Airline: Jetstar Airways
Plane: Boeing 787-8
Seat: 12A
Plane registration: VH-VKJ
Route: Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) to Ho Chi Minh Tan Son Nhat (SGN)
Flight time: 8 Hours
Date Filmed: December 2023
Price and booking info for this flight:
Total Routing: MEL-SGN
Total Price (before extras): $424 AUD or about $285 USD
Total Price (after extras): $453 AUD or about $303 USD
The base fare paid includes: Economy class ticket - 7kg carry-on baggage, 30kg checked baggage & a $15 Meal Voucher
Extras/Bundles: Upfront seat - $29
Booked through: Qantas Website
Booking made: April 2023
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Check In
1:19 Security
1:38 Airside & About MEL
2:40 A bit about Jetstar
5:07 Qantas Business Lounge (T2)
6:29 Our ride to Vietnam
7:07 Boarding
8:38 Seat features
10:10 Taxi & Takeoff
9:30 Pushback & Safety Demo
12:08 Climb & IFE
13:37 First inflight service
14:32 Inflight
15:30 Second inflight service
16:32 Descent
17:10 Conclusion & Approach
18:45 Landing & Taxi to the gate
20:08 Disembarking & Outro
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[@anguscovoflyer95]

I’m about to fly qantas tomorrow to Tokyo on QF59. I’ll be doing a trip report video on that one. Stay tuned!

[@Aviation763]

Cool!

[@anguscovoflyer95]

@@Aviation763 its the new day flight service to tokyo that qantas started a few months ago. no one else seems to have done a video of it yet.

[@executiveflyer_]

This was a very nice review, not even considering your age, it was just pleasant. Well in depth, no exaggerations, I hope to see this channel thrive in the future!

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much! I’m very happy to hear that you think so :D

[@AussieJetSetter]

Nicely done Hugo. $299 what a steal for the biz class upgrade!

[@Aviation763]

Thanks! Ikr!

[@SpencerSims275]

Going to be going on this flight in a few months! Thank you for the review mate

[@Aviation763]

Awesome! You’re very welcome!

[@jasonvandermeer9854]

Another great review, Hugo! I really enjoy how you take the time to give detailed information about the airport and airline before each trip report. You were fortunate to have an international Jetstar flight that pretty much ran on schedule - my brother took this exact same route on Jetstar on Christmas Day - and after 2 hours waiting at the airport after scheduled departure time, the flight was rescheduled to the following day, making them lose a full day of their holiday. Safety first, but this seems to happen regularly with Jetstar as you say. I too look forward to the international Qantas lounge at Tullamarine to be renovated - it sure does need it! The rest of the recent renovations there look pretty good though. Jetstar pretty much is exactly what they claim to be - a no frills, low cost carrier that will get you from point A to point B safely. I personally usually opt for Qantas to get the full service, but the meals you got on this flight looked pretty decent and very similar to what you would get on Qantas (even though you have to pay extra on Jetstar). Were you able to get Qantas status credits and points on this Jetstar flight (ie - was this included in the fare you paid?). Once again, I look forward to these Saturday evening uploads. Happy travelling! ✈️

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much! I’m happy to hear you enjoy the detailed information I try my best to give. Yeah I was! That sucks! The thing is with Jetstar that it’s not like the delays are uncommon, and they don’t handle them very well. Yeah me too, but Qantas don’t fly to Vietnam. I wasn’t able to get points unfortunately, because I booked it under a JQ flight number through Qantas’ website as a starter fare, even though I paid a premium to book through them… Thank you so much again!

[@khymanser391]

I love jet planes they're cool

[@Aviation763]

Me too!

[@user-hj3qp7yf3h]

You are pleasant and informative to listen to. Thank you for the enjoyable reviews.

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much! You’re welcome

[@dereknewbury163]

Efficient, informative and entertaining. Thank you

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! You’re welcome :D

[@gabriellakocan436]

professional report as usual. thank you.

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! You’re welcome :D

[@gregorylatham3039]

I love your energy and detail! Great report

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much!

[@Freedomone153]

Keep up the great work. Keep flying.

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! I will : D

[@Qantas.1]

Great trip report! I am flying on the Jetstar 787-8 from SYD-HNL on Monday so it was cool to see what the cabin looks like. I will also be making a trip report and it will be my first trip report so I hope everything goes to plan. Keep up the great work!

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! Awesome, have fun!

[@goodoldwarthunder]

Great job man keep it up

[@Aviation763]

Thank you!

[@antoinelepine9616]

Thank you so much for your video, it really helped me pick my seat and also understand the food onboard, good job mate!

[@antoinelepine9616]

Also, was there anyone behind your seat? Im asking because I picked the exact same and It will be a 11h30 hour flight from HNL to MEL and I want to recline as much as I can 😂

[@Aviation763]

I’m so glad I could help! Thanks! Not for most of the flight from memory, as I did mention I believe they only sell those seats on a full flight, otherwise it’s used for crew which was the case on my flight :)

[@prettyboyplvcko]

love the channel keep it up g!

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! I will!

[@PrepareForTakeoff123]

ur prob one of my fav aviation channels

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much :D

[@TheHobartAviationFan]

Nice review mate

[@Aviation763]

Thank you!

[@millenniumtransit]

Amazing video! I recently flew JQ39 to Bali onboard Jetstar’s A321neoLR, and it was a very bad and uncomfortable flight. However, I’m going back onboard the 787, and it seems like the flight would be much better!

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! Yeah I can imagine, I probably will at some point but for now I’m trying to steer clear of long haul flights on the JQ A321neo… Yeah the 787 is wayyy better.

[@Nordicwingzz]

A fantastic and well informative review - well done mate!

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much!

[@Traveltheme706]

Great review and even a mention of the famous Jayden Coat hooooook😜

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! 😂

[@Freedomone153]

Great video

[@Aviation763]

Thank you!

[@7behzad650]

You should do a trip report on royal brunei's 787 dreamliner

[@Aviation763]

I’ve had a couple requests for that now, it’d be interesting so I’ll definitely keep that in mind. Thanks for your suggestion!

[@baileyclark4346]

Great reviews mate, keep it up. Jetstar remains a personal favourite with some of the best customer help services I’ve experienced. Price point is hard to beat compared to over paying for Qantas or VA for an average experience. Great video.

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much! Domestically I’ve had some really good flights with them, the main issue internationally is punctuality.

[@kahuevans1248]

Nice bro

[@Aviation763]

Thanks!

[@kevin19358]

When I flew Jetstar for the 1st time last May from Honolulu to Sydney (my 1st time flying on a long haul flight that is 10 hours in 2023) and 4 days later, I flew JQ505 to Melbourne on the Airbus A320 (1 and a half hours), the plane took off and arrive on time and the flight is good and okay.

[@Aviation763]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@vkobi8208]

flown from Melbourne to Bangkok with Jetstar many times, since there A330-200s

[@Aviation763]

Awesome! How was it?

[@kirasoleil]

thank you for your review! i think jetstar is trying to make up for all those cancellations & delays. I see so many aussie influencers working with them to promote travel. keep up the great work on youtube! 😊

[@Aviation763]

Thank you so much! Yeah.

[@oscar-brown]

Considering the price the product is quite good but I would fly Vietnam airlines. I wish Qantas would start this route. However, i’m surprised you used the economy check in line, when I flew Jetstar 787 with Qantas gold I was allowed to use the business class line.

[@Aviation763]

Yeah I probably would of too if I didn't have a flight credit I needed to use. That'd be cool! Oh really?

[@kevin19358]

20:38, Oh your 1st time and visit to Ho Chi Minh in 2024? I been to Ho Chi Minh before in July of 2019 and last June and it's good, but hot and humid.

[@Aviation763]

My ever first time in Vietnam! Awesome! Yeah it is.

[@Callan-aviation]

Have you ever been to Hobart? Also first!

[@Aviation763]

Yeah I have, it was a while ago though. Cool!

[@StuParry-gc7lg]

I’m gonna go on the best Jetstar

[@Aviation763]

Awesome!

[@Stllno]

The business upgrade for a couple of hundred bucks - bargain, you should have taken that option!

[@Aviation763]

It was a great deal, but since I had already paid for extras and had lounge access, J decided it wasn’t worth it for me since I don’t have a lot of money.

[@ClaudiaSilva-dn8om]

Thank you so much for this report. About the seats : did it recline OK or not much ?

[@Aviation763]

You’re very welcome! From memory recline was pretty solid.

[@duaneowens7777]

great video. Were they strict with the checked bag weight. How was the seat recline

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! Not particularly from memory, but my baggage would’ve been under the limit. Thank you! From memory the seat recline was okay. I would’ve mentioned the recline in the video.

[@Kinetic79au]

yeah economy wasn't bad when I was 12 too.😅 Good video, well done young man.

[@Aviation763]

Thanks

[@MrSpwhite06]

Thank you for this video! Looking at booking your exact seat for a long haul from Honolulu to Melbourne. If you had your choice, would you stick with the row 12 seat in the "mini" economy section or take the bulkhead seat in row 23?

[@Aviation763]

You’re very welcome! Awesome! I’m sorry for my late reply, for me that’d be a tough decision, if you’re tall I’d say take the bulkhead seat (because I assume it would have extra legroom), but for me (who is definitely not tall), it’s a harder decision but id probably take the bulkhead seat as well because of the extra legroom if it’s 23A, I suspect during boarding row 23 may be a little annoying to be in because if the plane boards through L2 door then people will walk past you, but with 23GHJ I think there’s good chance people will hang around there to wait for the toilets. I’m not really too sure though haha

[@Philipsfan118]

mmm aircraft

[@Aviation763]

Yep!

[@TripReportaviation]

Jetstar Pacific was the king of delay in Vietnam before they changed their name to Pacific Airlines :) I'm not sure if Pacific Airlines is still late that much now, but in my last experience, they were... At least Jetstar have IFE on their 787s, not many things to kill time but much better than Scoot 787s who don't even have IFE. The legroom is also quite nice too.

[@Aviation763]

Ah okay, I think either them or Vietravel would be atm. Yeah haha

[@Rizzler21-i3q]

great video but is it possible in the near future can you try scoot plus its actually cheaper than singapore economy

[@Aviation763]

Thank you! Depending on what you consider ‘Near future’ it’s definitely possible! It’s on my list to try as well. Yeah I’ve seen that!

[@Rizzler21-i3q]

@@Aviation763 thx for responding and any time you want it's your channel after all

[@Stllno]

You must do a lot of business travel to get gold status?

[@Aviation763]

Not really, I made a video on how I got it in just 3 flights!

[@josephmiller3105]

Did they have WiFi for purchase as well?

[@Aviation763]

No, Jetstar don’t currently offer wifi on their 787s, but they’re rolling it out on their A321neo I think and plan to in the future on the 787s.

[@HrxdayPlaneEditz]

Do they sell the model planes on the long haul flights?

[@Aviation763]

I’m not sure but I assume so!

[@craiglaird5386]

you were surprised that a $300 000 000 aircraft was surprisingly not bad ! ! ! ? ! ? !

[@Aviation763]

Just because the aircraft costs a lot doesn’t mean it can’t be bad, take the A330-300 on PAL for example.

[@Justakid199]

Do you travel alone? I have from Melbourne to dubai on emirates

[@Aviation763]

Only domestically for now. That’s awesome!

[@user-vk6bu8iz7y]

I remember Cathay Pacific used the first class line because no one was in first class

[@Aviation763]

Interesting!

[@HrxdayPlaneEditz]

Do you not have school or stuff? You dont have to answer if its personal, but im just curious

[@HrxdayPlaneEditz]

@AirCountryball probably

[@Aviation763]

@AirCountryballYou’re correct 👍

[@Zuncet]

what happened to your website broo

[@Aviation763]

Currently private because I wasn’t happy with it. Once I have time to work on it it’ll come back eventually.

[@travelhappyaustralia344]

People had Row 13 😢

[@Aviation763]

Yeah…

[@liliamatteo190]

"PromoSM" 👏

[@andreajenkins2545]

Stop running down JQ all the time .

[@Aviation763]

I actually said that Jetstar wasn’t to bad on this flight?

[@The-Mitchy-life]

@@Aviation763 mate people just don’t listen these days hey lol 😂

[@shemdickson4445]

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[@Aviation763]

Thanks for watching!

[@Aviation2400]

Atleast theres entertainment on a lowcost carrier.

[@Aviation763]

Yeah lol