As an Australian, I’d like to confirm many Qantas aircrafts don’t have IFE specially on domestic flights and service is more limited. So it was kind of unfair for Virgin Australia cuz that was domestic and the Qantas flight was international. Not a fair comparison tbh but great video.
Either way most qantas 737 on domestic routes give out a snack beverage and entertainment as long as free wifi so pretty much the same apart from the warm meal
@nothingbutaviation Apart from international and domestic being different products, if he compared like do like, yes, QF add something, but this is where he needs to consider value: is the QF ‘meal’ worth $50.00?
@@Nothingbutaviation_ it’s not slightly better. It just offers you more for more money. The real fair comparison should be like, are those extra offers worth the extra money?
Comparing VA on Domestic Service to Qantas on an International Service was always going to be different. If you want to compare them properly do it on the same city pair
The Virgin Australia didn’t have the the screens on the back of the seats because it was a domestic flight and the one from Sydney to New Zealand was a international flight so thats why you had a screen for the New Zealand flight and not for the Virgin Australia.
Yes Qantas does usually have a crappy boarding check agents when checking in regardless of location in Australia, but Entertainment and food in the cabin makes up for it
JAL123: yep. Tenerife: sí Singapore 006: uh huh 9/11 got that right DHL611: ja Helios 522: unfortunately RAM 1977 Agadir disaster: this is Pan Am 103: sadly TWA 800 and 843 and the rest: true.
Try next to compare a Qantas domestic to a virgin Australia domestic because international obviously the service onboard will be much better for a 2 and a half hour flight across the seas compared to a domestic 1 hour flight from Gold Coast to Sydney
On the first airport that you were at (Gold Coast airport) is really cool because it has the border between New South Wales and Queensland running through the terminal
apart from inflight entertainment for domestic flights on quants. But they are still both great airlines also with JetStar it is a budget airline but it is a very good one aseptically compared to spirt or Ryan air.
I can definetky tell the difference between Ryan air and virgin, I recently just had 2, qantas in a dash-8 and virgin in a 737, to sum it up, they were both good but qantas always takes the win.
Boeing deserves to be done dirty. If the fact that the whistleblower who worked as safety inspector who found so many flaws in the aircraft and was ignored when he reported them sued them. He was going to testify when he was found dead in his car.
the one problem I have with this video is that normally, a smaller flight (gold coast to Sydney) would not have such things like a screen or a free meal. where as on a longer flight (Sydney to Queenstown) would have a lot more amenities. AMAZING vid tho
Hi Eric, just wanted to let you know that the virgin Australia flight that you took was a domestic flight which means that there would be less facilities and amenities given you compared to an international flight but if you took a international flight with virgin Australia, then they would’ve given you just as many facilities and amenities Qantas had given you including in built screens and a complimentary meal. another difference is that whale taking the virgin Australia Australia flight The flight was only an hour and a half which means they wouldn’t have even given you half of facilities and amenities that would’ve been given on longer domestic flight. I’m not trying to hate on your videos and to be honest I love your channel and you’re review videos that you give out to us, but next time you want, you might want to take some of these things into consideration.❤🇦🇺🦘✈️😅
One consideration with the comparison of these airlines is pricing. Typically, on any given sector at any given time, VA will usually be cheaper than Qantas in both business and economy, although dynamic pricing can change that. Qantas food in economy can sometimes be a little meh and is not usually worth the extra cost but on a 3hr international flight, they’ll usually have pretty good food. I’ve seen flight reviews where people have been in a 2nr domestic flight in economy and been given an Onion Tart or something like wtf. Also, it might not have been announced, but on VA in economy, coffee, tea, and water are complimentary and everything else is buy onboard. With the entertainment, QF does have some 737s which are not fitted with the inseat screen but instead have streaming to your device. I don’t see this as much of an issue as most people have a device to use for inflight entertainment anyway. Where Qantas really shines is free wifi but it’s only available on 737s and domestic A330s. Most VA aircraft have wifi but you have to pay for it. I think it’s also tough holding delays against airlines as there are so many reasons why delays can occur and it’s really luck of the draw sometimes. ATC issues, weather issues, traffic density issues can all play a role and none of them are the fault of the airlines. Now-a-days, a delay of 30-45 minutes is pretty much nothing and can usually be made up in the air. Maybe I’ve sunk my expectations to the lowest common denominator, I dunno. My airline of choice at the moment is usually VA, but if I can snag a cheaper ticket on Qantas (or one that’s only slightly more expensive, I’d probably do it. Should also be said, I’ve never had a bad experience on either of these airlines, although I haven’t flown on QF since 2017
There is a needle box because of if a patient is sick and needs a vaccine or a shot and there is a doctor, The doctor will know where to dispose the needle.Hope it helped😊 7:06
Just love these videos you do Eric one of the best travel streamers on youtube, Simple and to the facts not filling the video with non stop non related content. Keep up the great work and enjoy what you are doing.
Eric struk please pinyou are actually the best travel TH-camr you can’t get better because you are already perfect P.S this is when the flights start for the fans: Virgin Australia 4:57 Qantas 13:36
Eric, you can’t escape from me. YOU GOTTA TRY ONE OF THE NEWEST AIRLINES STILL MY BELOVED BONZA AIRWAYS IS WAITING FOR YOU yes I came from your lynx air video as your top comment 😊
You’re lucky this time.. Bonza is gone due to some administration thing / bankrupt. I’m sad You can’t fly the airline I’ve requested for a whole year 😢 Fly high, Bonza.. 🕊️
Really cool fact about Qantas, As of 2024 they have never had a fatal incident in their 100+ years of service. The worst aviation accidents they've ever had were Flight 72 (2008) and Flight 32 (2010) and in both flights, every single person survived, with no injuries on Flight 32.
@@ericstruk also you probably already know, but to clear up some misconceptions, Virgin Australia and Qantas operate the slightly older (2000 to roughly 2018 models) Boeing 737-800. This ones only differences are its older which means boeing was not slack building them, and they also are a bit older, but certainly safer haha. its only the new boeings that have issues :)
Btw you can only have the tv screen in Australia if it is an International flight, which your virgin one wasn’t. I fly virgin all the time international and yes they do have screens when it is international.
Can you compare Loganair🏴 and Aer Lingus!🇮🇪 ( loganair is scotlands airline, and aer lingus is irelands airline!) And you can get flights direct from Toronto ( Air Transat ) to Glasgow International, which is LoganAir's hub
Im australian and quantas or virgin dont have entertainment screens for domestic flights kinda annoying but as long as u have shows downloaded your good. And everytime i fly quantas they are always so kind and give a little pack with socks and a drawing pad to there younger travelers its so sweet
Qantas for life. So loyal I am now a chairman’s lounge card holder. The fancy black card even has an animation in apple wallet. But you barely need it, they know who u are, as you get this for flying with Qantas for a long time.
No it’s because he was recording and if people sitting next to him got disrupted then they know exactly why they are getting disrupted and also qantas gives the same service for everyone
Although a fan of qantas, you didnt compare apples to apples as one was a short domestic flight and one was international. If you fly virgin international i am sure you would get complimentary food just like qantas.
False. Virgin used to give out meals on long haul international flights which they no longer do. Even HND-CNS which is a 7hr flight you have to pay for food. Qantas also give complementary meals on domestic. You don’t sound like you travel often. Get your facts straight 🙄
Video idea for you: compare the qantas regional flight to the domestic flight via a Perth to Exmouth flight as the regional flight because if you are to spend a little time there it is stunning.
I can tell you that everyone who isn’t an Australian or Kiwi National gets stopped and asked about their onward flight itinerary as a NZ Government requirement. The weather that day looked like it was raining, on top of the delayed flight in it definitely creates a delay for the departure when going out on a Bus Bay thanks to Sydney Airports lack of available gates with bridges, and because it’s a single Aisle Aircraft and you were using your phone instead of a paper boarding pass with the rip-able side piece, your seat number was taken down incase there were passengers missing when the flight needed to be closed. It’s a lot easier to check for someone who’s boarded if we have their small boarding pass piece or have written their seat number down compared to doing a seat check on the aircraft by the one ground agent who is outside controlling the whole departure out there on their own. Definitely not singled out at any point for any reason. Hope that helps! Glad you had an overall good experience with Qantas. Would like to know what flight number you had as your screen said Wellington. It was a morning flight so it would have been the QF161. If you went to Queenstown it would have been the QF121. Easy to get them confused when booking.
as a frequent flyer for virgin, the inflight entertainment is a BYO, virgin is a \virgin low cost carrier like jetstar, they do the BYO so they can lower your air fares, you also did a international flight on qantas so that is why they gave you a meal, virgin also used to have inflight entertainment on the 777. on virgin services to say tokyo, they offer a free meal service.
Not exactly a fair review when comparing a domestic flight against an international flight where the service will be different. On QF domestic, there won't be any seat back entertainment screen (some 737-800's still have but those will be phased out). The main difference is Qantas has a snack included but for the extra you pay, is it really worth it? Also, I think the QF staff tend to have more attitude than VA staff. Finally (and you wouldn't have noticed this), but a big difference is in their flight credit policy: Qantas charges you a higher airfare to use your flight credits, VA does not. They both have fees depending on what fare you originally booked, but Qantas charges a higher fare if you use a credit rather than paying cash.
As an Aussie, I have thoughts on this video. My only thought is that the intro music was the siren for my school lockdowns, and I switch on hyper alert mode when I hear it 💀
Australian airlines that are flying domestic usually don't have televisions and screens on board. Ususally longer flights e.g. Sydney to Perth, flights may have screens but that is still likely. I am from Australia and every domestic flight doesn't have screens. Some countries are also the same.
As a young adult that has been on a virgin airplane from Canberra to Queensland a few years ago I got to say I trust the virgin airline more then any other plane company in Australia
Qantas international service to NZ is better than their shorter domestic flights as you usually get a meal, etc.... I recently flew Sydney to Melbourne on Qantas, which is comparable in time to Gold Coast to Sydney. The in flight service on these shorter flights is usually just a basic drink like water or coffee/tea + a small snack. Basically its much the same as Virgin, so that would have been a fairer comparison than Virgin domestic vs a trans-tasman flight in Qantas.
Hey Eric, this video just popped up on my TH-cam Feed. Subscribed. I like the way you compare and contrast different airlines. I've flown both, and I used to think that Virgin Australia was better, but the pandemic took a huge toll on VA, perhaps more so than QF. VA got rid of all of the widebody aircraft that they used to have.
Ahh, sorry for being late in giving the information, but here it is fyi... Virgin Australia: VH-IJU, a 2014-built Boeing 737-8SA, powered by two CFM56-7B27 engines. Economy Class seats are the "Leather Upholstered" Collins Slimline seat. Qantas: VH-XZH, a 2013-built Boeing 737-838, powered by two CFM56-7B26 engines. Economy Class seats are made by Recaro. Feel free to add any more info, like recline, inflight entertainment, flight number, etc. or you can correct the information I give!
One thing you did not mention is that the Virgin Flight was a Domestic Flight and the Qantas one an International Flight. Also, the Qantas one is a Full Fare Flight, while the Virgin one is not.
What airline should I test out next???✈
Test out China airlines
wow air
Aero Mexico
Jet star vs. bonza, 2 low cost Aussie airlines
Check out some brazilian airlines
As an Australian, I’d like to confirm many Qantas aircrafts don’t have IFE specially on domestic flights and service is more limited. So it was kind of unfair for Virgin Australia cuz that was domestic and the Qantas flight was international. Not a fair comparison tbh but great video.
Either way most qantas 737 on domestic routes give out a snack beverage and entertainment as long as free wifi so pretty much the same apart from the warm meal
@@Nothingbutaviation_ that’s why the tickets cost more
@@keisuke5468 yeah but that’s what happens it’s petty much the same airliner but qantas u pay more and is slightly better
@nothingbutaviation Apart from international and domestic being different products, if he compared like do like, yes, QF add something, but this is where he needs to consider value: is the QF ‘meal’ worth $50.00?
@@Nothingbutaviation_ it’s not slightly better. It just offers you more for more money. The real fair comparison should be like, are those extra offers worth the extra money?
Comparing VA on Domestic Service to Qantas on an International Service was always going to be different.
If you want to compare them properly do it on the same city pair
The Virgin Australia didn’t have the the screens on the back of the seats because it was a domestic flight and the one from Sydney to New Zealand was a international flight so thats why you had a screen for the New Zealand flight and not for the Virgin Australia.
Yes Qantas does usually have a crappy boarding check agents when checking in regardless of location in Australia, but Entertainment and food in the cabin makes up for it
yup
I really want to know why she wrote down his seat number
“The Safety pamphlet is important because Boeing Airplanes are falling apart”💀
Like the Max planes
JAL123: yep.
Tenerife: sí
Singapore 006: uh huh
9/11 got that right
DHL611: ja
Helios 522: unfortunately
RAM 1977 Agadir disaster: this is
Pan Am 103: sadly
TWA 800 and 843 and the rest: true.
they do it to themselves
@@KenzotopianAirlinesBoeing could not contrôle them
Boeing planes just go down
Jetstar is bottom of the line, virgin is middle of the line and Qantas is top of the the line (typically)
@Switchplayz1 REX💀
@@Tindal747what about it?
Jetstar is a budget company made by qantas so because it’s a budget airline that’s is why it’s so bad! But on everything you said I totally agree
Who thinks most people watching are Australian (I am)
👇
I am an Aussie and has flown virgin like two years ago but never flown quantas 😂
Yep. Another trainspotter spotted 😉
He should compare Bonza to jetstar
Australian or living in Aus?
@@Da-_-Bagueet both
Try next to compare a Qantas domestic to a virgin Australia domestic because international obviously the service onboard will be much better for a 2 and a half hour flight across the seas compared to a domestic 1 hour flight from Gold Coast to Sydney
YES! I’ve been waiting for the international flights!
they are super fun!
@@ericstruk can you fly lot Polish 🥺
Fly easyJet and Jet2
Fly Air New Zealand and Jetstar
@@ericstrukCan you fly on Swizz air if possible please? It's worth it
Thanks!
Woah 2 bucks
On the first airport that you were at (Gold Coast airport) is really cool because it has the border between New South Wales and Queensland running through the terminal
4:41 Boeing enjoys crashing and falling apart really got me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As an Australian, I can confirm that basically nobody can tell the difference between the two
apart from inflight entertainment for domestic flights on quants. But they are still both great airlines also with JetStar it is a budget airline but it is a very good one aseptically compared to spirt or Ryan air.
I can definetky tell the difference between Ryan air and virgin, I recently just had 2, qantas in a dash-8 and virgin in a 737, to sum it up, they were both good but qantas always takes the win.
Quants is the safest plane might not be the best but at least your safe
Well. Ones international (Qantas) and one's domestic (virgin) pretty self-explanatory
As a australian i can say virgin is shit and for poor people, while qantas is good and for normal and upeer-middle class people
4:39 and 13:01 you didn't have to do Boeing dirty like that 😭😭😭
Bruh 💀
Bruh 💀
but Boeing is falling apart
Boeing deserves to be done dirty. If the fact that the whistleblower who worked as safety inspector who found so many flaws in the aircraft and was ignored when he reported them sued them. He was going to testify when he was found dead in his car.
@@katiemiller86 thats false they are maintanance isues
4:43 "wich is especially important since Boeing's enjoy crashing or falling apart lately" 😂
Naww verified utuber and no likes guess I'll be the first rep and like
the one problem I have with this video is that normally, a smaller flight (gold coast to Sydney) would not have such things like a screen or a free meal. where as on a longer flight (Sydney to Queenstown) would have a lot more amenities. AMAZING vid tho
As someone who flew on virgin Australia the same week this was uploaded I can confirm it is a good airline :)
I remember flying Porter and I can say that they were very good.
Wrong video
Bro is getting rizzed up by the flight attendants 💀💀💀💀
they were 10/10
@@ericstrukbro is in love with flight attendans 💀
Please try flysafair in south africa
@@ericstruk yo wth
@@LindiweDube-l2b😑
It’s so cool how people actually start looking at Australia and hopefully if someone comes to Sydney in NSW I can bump into one of you 😂
Bro said that the fight attendance’s are pretty💀
Lol
attendants I think you mean
Bro is getting rizzed by the flight attendants💀
Erik do be moving to Australia😏6:17
Hi Eric, just wanted to let you know that the virgin Australia flight that you took was a domestic flight which means that there would be less facilities and amenities given you compared to an international flight but if you took a international flight with virgin Australia, then they would’ve given you just as many facilities and amenities Qantas had given you including in built screens and a complimentary meal. another difference is that whale taking the virgin Australia Australia flight The flight was only an hour and a half which means they wouldn’t have even given you half of facilities and amenities that would’ve been given on longer domestic flight. I’m not trying to hate on your videos and to be honest I love your channel and you’re review videos that you give out to us, but next time you want, you might want to take some of these things into consideration.❤🇦🇺🦘✈️😅
True but it’s weird cuz I flew from Gold Coast to Canberra and I could watch lots of movies and tv shows
One consideration with the comparison of these airlines is pricing. Typically, on any given sector at any given time, VA will usually be cheaper than Qantas in both business and economy, although dynamic pricing can change that. Qantas food in economy can sometimes be a little meh and is not usually worth the extra cost but on a 3hr international flight, they’ll usually have pretty good food. I’ve seen flight reviews where people have been in a 2nr domestic flight in economy and been given an Onion Tart or something like wtf. Also, it might not have been announced, but on VA in economy, coffee, tea, and water are complimentary and everything else is buy onboard.
With the entertainment, QF does have some 737s which are not fitted with the inseat screen but instead have streaming to your device. I don’t see this as much of an issue as most people have a device to use for inflight entertainment anyway. Where Qantas really shines is free wifi but it’s only available on 737s and domestic A330s. Most VA aircraft have wifi but you have to pay for it.
I think it’s also tough holding delays against airlines as there are so many reasons why delays can occur and it’s really luck of the draw sometimes. ATC issues, weather issues, traffic density issues can all play a role and none of them are the fault of the airlines. Now-a-days, a delay of 30-45 minutes is pretty much nothing and can usually be made up in the air. Maybe I’ve sunk my expectations to the lowest common denominator, I dunno.
My airline of choice at the moment is usually VA, but if I can snag a cheaper ticket on Qantas (or one that’s only slightly more expensive, I’d probably do it. Should also be said, I’ve never had a bad experience on either of these airlines, although I haven’t flown on QF since 2017
There is a needle box because of if a patient is sick and needs a vaccine or a shot and there is a doctor, The doctor will know where to dispose the needle.Hope it helped😊 7:06
Just love these videos you do Eric one of the best travel streamers on youtube, Simple and to the facts not filling the video with non stop non related content. Keep up the great work and enjoy what you are doing.
Did we just watch the same video???
Finally a vid on my fav airline virgin aus
Eric struk please pinyou are actually the best travel TH-camr you can’t get better because you are already perfect
P.S this is when the flights start for the fans:
Virgin Australia 4:57
Qantas 13:36
Can I just say that in Australia on domestic flights they don’t have in flight entertainment where as international does
Real aussies can only like this
Okay
Cringe
I am from Aussie 💅
I’m from aus and I fly virgin Australia every time it is really recommended 😊
Im from from Australia! Its so interesting to see it from your pov thank you for reviewing !
Usually virign seats have colourful seats and are much more cleaner as an Australian i am so happy for you to fly on my fav airline thankss so much.
He could have just been on a older plane, virgin is usually very clean and good
@@aidynrl yeah
U are such a great TH-camr Eric! Keep up the brilliant work!! ❤❤
Love how virgin is a budget airline and qantas is not
Eric i am a huge fan. Will you consider flying with el al? Amazing airline
yeah, I live in Perth Australia and I’m watching this to see how good ranks our airlines
Thank you for this vid, I’ve been waiting all morning 😊😊
Eric, you can’t escape from me.
YOU GOTTA TRY ONE OF THE NEWEST AIRLINES STILL
MY BELOVED BONZA AIRWAYS IS WAITING FOR YOU
yes I came from your lynx air video as your top comment 😊
You’re lucky this time..
Bonza is gone due to some administration thing / bankrupt.
I’m sad
You can’t fly the airline I’ve requested for a whole year 😢
Fly high, Bonza.. 🕊️
Please do British Airways, it makes up for Ryanair, great plane trust me mate
I have a BA review on my channel
Really cool fact about Qantas, As of 2024 they have never had a fatal incident in their 100+ years of service. The worst aviation accidents they've ever had were Flight 72 (2008) and Flight 32 (2010) and in both flights, every single person survived, with no injuries on Flight 32.
6:24 yes Eric, Aussie women are hot af
OMG NEW POST YES (i love your videosss)
Btw no matter which Australian airline you fly, we always have the prettiest flight attendants.
you are 10000% correct
I love these Australian airline videos !!
You should do new zealands best vs worst airlines that could be fun!
I filmed Australia Vs New Zealand's Best
@@ericstruk oh yay!!!
@@ericstruk also you probably already know, but to clear up some misconceptions, Virgin Australia and Qantas operate the slightly older (2000 to roughly 2018 models) Boeing 737-800. This ones only differences are its older which means boeing was not slack building them, and they also are a bit older, but certainly safer haha. its only the new boeings that have issues :)
Btw you can only have the tv screen in Australia if it is an International flight, which your virgin one wasn’t. I fly virgin all the time international and yes they do have screens when it is international.
Good job making this video Eric! ❤
omg i have been waiting for this for so long
you can not compare domestic to international
I’m an Aussie and I am so happy he made a vid on Qantas/Virgin bc it’s usually on America or Europe
Can you compare Loganair🏴 and Aer Lingus!🇮🇪 ( loganair is scotlands airline, and aer lingus is irelands airline!) And you can get flights direct from Toronto ( Air Transat ) to Glasgow International, which is LoganAir's hub
Yes my two countries airlines❤❤❤
You cant compare an big international airline to a small regional one
Im australian and quantas or virgin dont have entertainment screens for domestic flights kinda annoying but as long as u have shows downloaded your good. And everytime i fly quantas they are always so kind and give a little pack with socks and a drawing pad to there younger travelers its so sweet
I've been waiting for a video
Well here it is!
Thank you for testing aussie airlines!❤
- Love from brisbane
Same here from Melbourne
Anyone here Aussie
Yeap
Me
Me
Yep
Yes
Eric, Nice to see you flew here to the goldy on JQ406 on where you compared Qantas with Jetstar. Its cool to see that you visited my local city!
Bro finnaly uploaded
dude what do u expect he has to edit the video and film it which cost a lot for the plane tickets
YESSSSIR
Qantas for life. So loyal I am now a chairman’s lounge card holder. The fancy black card even has an animation in apple wallet. But you barely need it, they know who u are, as you get this for flying with Qantas for a long time.
The reason the wrote down your seat number was to give you better service SO you would give a good review
No it’s because he was recording and if people sitting next to him got disrupted then they know exactly why they are getting disrupted and also qantas gives the same service for everyone
@@Nothingbutaviation_ Highly doubt it
fun fact: the gold coast airport is in two different states, new south wales and queensland (also do air new zealand next lol)
I will do 1 calf raise for every like this comment gets
Glad to know Virgin Australia is being reviewed. I have a flight next week on Virgin Australia and I’m so excited to know it’s good. 👍
Pl try philppine arilin
Virgin Australia is known for nice flight attendants, they’ve even won the award for best cabin crew service
😂 cause they serve nothing platinum with both kicking vigin to the curve not worth it
Bro has a crush on the flight attendants 💀
they were very pretty can ya blame me
the female virgin australia flight attendants are to look at bit of inflight entertainment
I was on the Virgin America farewell flight and its great to see Virgin operating in Australia
Bro it’s not your first time in Australia💀
Eric struk keep making so much videos
Like this comment if you think apple juice is the og
" i dont normally comment on this but the flight attendants are dimes, they are very pretty"
Although a fan of qantas, you didnt compare apples to apples as one was a short domestic flight and one was international. If you fly virgin international i am sure you would get complimentary food just like qantas.
False. Virgin used to give out meals on long haul international flights which they no longer do. Even HND-CNS which is a 7hr flight you have to pay for food. Qantas also give complementary meals on domestic. You don’t sound like you travel often. Get your facts straight 🙄
@@NoName-ml3kt Apologies I travel often, just not on Virgin so I assumed wrong that they would serve food. Thanks for letting me know.
Yo Eric can you do the worst and best video of philippines airlines and cebu pacific please
Btw i subscribed and liked all you videos
The virqin seat you sat in was a new design same with the Quntas plane
Not Eric roasting boeing 💀
tbh your videos are the best!
Video idea for you: compare the qantas regional flight to the domestic flight via a Perth to Exmouth flight as the regional flight because if you are to spend a little time there it is stunning.
I can tell you that everyone who isn’t an Australian or Kiwi National gets stopped and asked about their onward flight itinerary as a NZ Government requirement. The weather that day looked like it was raining, on top of the delayed flight in it definitely creates a delay for the departure when going out on a Bus Bay thanks to Sydney Airports lack of available gates with bridges, and because it’s a single Aisle Aircraft and you were using your phone instead of a paper boarding pass with the rip-able side piece, your seat number was taken down incase there were passengers missing when the flight needed to be closed. It’s a lot easier to check for someone who’s boarded if we have their small boarding pass piece or have written their seat number down compared to doing a seat check on the aircraft by the one ground agent who is outside controlling the whole departure out there on their own. Definitely not singled out at any point for any reason. Hope that helps! Glad you had an overall good experience with Qantas. Would like to know what flight number you had as your screen said Wellington. It was a morning flight so it would have been the QF161. If you went to Queenstown it would have been the QF121. Easy to get them confused when booking.
But the way he says “Australia” is soo american 😂😂😂😂As an Aussie i think most people are Australians watching 😂
I've flew on Virgin Australia!
I’d love to see reviews from the South African airlines - mainly FlySafair, Lift, SAA and Airlink
as a frequent flyer for virgin, the inflight entertainment is a BYO, virgin is a \virgin low cost carrier like jetstar, they do the BYO so they can lower your air fares, you also did a international flight on qantas so that is why they gave you a meal, virgin also used to have inflight entertainment on the 777. on virgin services to say tokyo, they offer a free meal service.
Not exactly a fair review when comparing a domestic flight against an international flight where the service will be different. On QF domestic, there won't be any seat back entertainment screen (some 737-800's still have but those will be phased out). The main difference is Qantas has a snack included but for the extra you pay, is it really worth it? Also, I think the QF staff tend to have more attitude than VA staff. Finally (and you wouldn't have noticed this), but a big difference is in their flight credit policy: Qantas charges you a higher airfare to use your flight credits, VA does not. They both have fees depending on what fare you originally booked, but Qantas charges a higher fare if you use a credit rather than paying cash.
As an Aussie, I have thoughts on this video. My only thought is that the intro music was the siren for my school lockdowns, and I switch on hyper alert mode when I hear it 💀
Why did u not fly Quatus A380?
Australian airlines that are flying domestic usually don't have televisions and screens on board. Ususally longer flights e.g. Sydney to Perth, flights may have screens but that is still likely. I am from Australia and every domestic flight doesn't have screens. Some countries are also the same.
Why are this guys videos so entertaining?
I came here from Hobart, Tasmania and I was here yesterday and I was watching this video and thought why didn’t I see u?
As a young adult that has been on a virgin airplane from Canberra to Queensland a few years ago I got to say I trust the virgin airline more then any other plane company in Australia
Qantas international service to NZ is better than their shorter domestic flights as you usually get a meal, etc.... I recently flew Sydney to Melbourne on Qantas, which is comparable in time to Gold Coast to Sydney. The in flight service on these shorter flights is usually just a basic drink like water or coffee/tea + a small snack. Basically its much the same as Virgin, so that would have been a fairer comparison than Virgin domestic vs a trans-tasman flight in Qantas.
Hey Eric, this video just popped up on my TH-cam Feed. Subscribed. I like the way you compare and contrast different airlines.
I've flown both, and I used to think that Virgin Australia was better, but the pandemic took a huge toll on VA, perhaps more so than QF. VA got rid of all of the widebody aircraft that they used to have.
Can we get Singapore’s best vs worst airlines where you put Singapore airlines and its subsidiarie scoot airlines together?
Ahh, sorry for being late in giving the information, but here it is fyi...
Virgin Australia:
VH-IJU, a 2014-built Boeing 737-8SA, powered by two CFM56-7B27 engines.
Economy Class seats are the "Leather Upholstered" Collins Slimline seat.
Qantas:
VH-XZH, a 2013-built Boeing 737-838, powered by two CFM56-7B26 engines.
Economy Class seats are made by Recaro.
Feel free to add any more info, like recline, inflight entertainment, flight number, etc. or you can correct the information I give!
Yeah that QF interaction could've been warmer !
10:43 “worst airline”
Wizz: WHAT ABOUT MEEEEEEEEE
BEA: WHAT ABOUT MEEEEEEEEEE
😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐
One thing you did not mention is that the Virgin Flight was a Domestic Flight and the Qantas one an International Flight. Also, the Qantas one is a Full Fare Flight, while the Virgin one is not.
Nice vid! Keep it up
I recommend in your videos you should cover the cost, to show how much each airline charges.
I’m Australian and I love theses airline