Jetstar Airlines

Diddlydoubt

Has anybody any experience of flying with this airline before?

If so how did you find them to travel with?

Looking at booking a flight from Bangkok to Melbourne possibly with them and would appreciate any feedback from anyone who has previously flown with them

MRG77

I've no expierience of them but they're owned by Qantas so they can't be too bad.

roxytherotten

They are dreadful, fly bkk sin then scoot or air asia. You pay for everything, lights don't go off, no rest on o/nite flights.

AngryLips

Imagine flying Easyjet for a 9 hour flight and you'd come close to what you can expect from these guys.

ballooba

MRG77 wrote: »

I've no expierience of them but they're owned by Qantas so they can't be too bad.

That would imply that Qantas wasn't that bad.;)

Jetstar is probably a little better than Ryanair. I think they have assigned seating. Air Asia X is another LoCo airline operating from Australia to Asia. I've never flown with them but I would think the two are on par. I also believe Singapore Airlines have a LoCo Airline operating to Australia now.

ballooba

roxytherotten wrote: »

They are dreadful, fly bkk sin then scoot or air asia. You pay for everything, lights don't go off, no rest on o/nite flights.

That's the Singapore Airlines one I believe.

Shzm

Never flown with them personally, but they seem to be in the news a fair bit for all the wrong reasons...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/searchresults?Search+Site=Search+Site&cof=FORID%3A9&cx=006730714154542492986%3Aoh6vl0ybuqy&ie=UTF-8&q=jetstar]&siteurl=www.stuff.co.nz%2F&ref=&ss=612j84560j7

Yamanoto

I've flown long-haul with AirAsia on two occasions and have endured many flights on full-service carriers which wouldn't compare favourably with them.

Took a short hop with Jetstar and certainly found it a more pleasant experience than Ryanair by some considerable margin.

Diddlydoubt

What are Malaysia airlines like to fly with?

votecounts

Diddlydoubt wrote: »

What are Malaysia airlines like to fly with?

flew with them to kuala lumpur, thought they were grand, not as bad as china airlines but eithiad i think are better.

AngryLips

Diddlydoubt wrote: »

What are Malaysia airlines like to fly with?

They're brilliant. I've flown with them quite often, as recently as earlier this summer from KL to Hong Kong. For a three hour flight I barely had a chance to finish scoffing their last snack/meal before being served with the next one. On longhaul they're regular with the drink runs and altogether make you feel quite comfortable.

ballooba

Malaysia Airlines has inconsistent quality, you could end up on a new A330 or you could be stuck on an old 747.

seven_eleven

ballooba wrote: »

Malaysia Airlines has inconsistent quality, you could end up on a new A330 or you could be stuck on an old 747.

nothing wrong with an old 747! I find them quite comfortable compared to newer aircraft. But then again I guess it depends on what airline you're with.

ballooba

seven_eleven wrote: »

nothing wrong with an old 747! I find them quite comfortable compared to newer aircraft. But then again I guess it depends on what airline you're with.

I double checked, it was one of the A330-200s that I was on. They've been phased out.

Diddlydoubt

Thanks for the feedback.

Might look at getting Malaysia instead of Jetstar.

Flight would be from Bangkok to Melbourne so would be minimum 8/9 hours if it was a direct flight, more if there were any stops.

How many hours is considered to be long-haul?

How many meals/snacks/drinks would you generally expect to receive during say a 9 hour direct flight?

Are these included within the cost you pay when you book the flight?

Or do I have to pay for these snacks/meals/drinks in flight?

Never flown long-haul before so sorry if appear stupid questions

Stinicker

Short Haul is any flight under 3hrs long
Medium Haul is between 3 to 6hrs
Long Haul is anything greater than 7hrs
Ultra Long Haul is generally greater than 12hrs

Most long Haul flights are operated by the bigger twin aisle aircraft. Long Haul is also almost exclusively the domain of full service carriers so you can expect free food, drinks etc.

Alot of the food service depends on the timing of the flight, when flying west to east you'd usually get dinner and then again breakfast before landing. Airline food in economy is usually horrible but sometimes you'd get lucky depending on the airline. If your up front in business or 1st class loosen the belt because you'll be fed enough niceties to bulge the waistline.

Only a few low-cost carriers fly longhaul like Air Asia X, Jetstar & Scoot predominately around Asia. With these you will have to pay for luggage, food and drinks seperately, like Ryanair but you can pre-pay for them into your ticket with Air Asia anyway.

If your flying Bangkok - Melbourne then that is long haul and you will be around 9 to 10 hrs in the air. Factor in time on the ground if you are flying with Malaysian or Air Asia via Kuala Lumpur also. Either way on the Bangkok - Melbourne leg it will take the whole day and could be anything like 16hrs door to door between both countries when you factor in the time getting to the airport and the long queues. Give yourself 3hrs in Bangkok minimum as the security and immigration queues can be extremely long at peak times especially in the early morning.