Watch this video if you want to know what it’s like to fly Virgin Australia in Business Class on a domestic flight in Australia. This full trip report and review will cover everything that makes domestic business class in Australia a bit different- and perhaps what makes aviation in Australia different in general.
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Arriving at Melbourne Airport, Check in
01:07 Airport Layout
02:02 Virgin Australia Lounge
02:48 Plane Spotting
04:48 Departures & Gate Area
06:35 Boarding & Seat Tour
08:31 Pushback & Taxi
09:23 Spool up & Take off
10:35 Entertainment on Board
11:06 Full Meal Service
11:50 Flying over Australia
12:20 Descent & Landing
14:56 The Flip Flop Score
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21 Comments
Try the Frankenstein's baby between Qantas and Finnair from Bangkok to Sydney – the worst flight I have ever had on many levels, attrocious ground crew, delays, poor communication, bus boarding, not just bus boarding, bus boarding by zones 🤯😖🤯, terrible in flight service and food, 1 tiny bottle of water for the whole flight because there wasn't enough on board, the worst seat I have ever experienced on any aircraft in my life! After that Qantas/Finnair mashup we decided not to fly Qantas international ever again.
I've just come across your channel but id like to say its quiet enjoyable. You speak the truth! Qantas screws you twice over.
Thanks for the review. Agree with much of what you said, especially on quality and value, however there with some exceptions. Namely, your thoughts around funding and competition lack some pretty significant challenges in Australia. Firstly, if you want to compare with other countries, pls compare a country of similar land size, population per sq km, wage awards, fuel costs and all the other on costs which we dont control. This isnt the US with a pop of 320 million people. Similarly, not to fund the ONLY airline with all the infrastructure to immediately reboot a passenger network in the post covid world, that would have decimated the country. So the govt didnt have an option!!! So be great that before you add advice on what Australia should do, please please add all the other considerations the effect airline survival in Oz.
Great review. When I fly domestically it's mostly VIrgin. The Federal Government holding out on Virgin during the Pandemic and then giving Qantas 2.7 billion was disgusting. Enjoy the remainder of your flights.
The alliance with Qatar was canned by the Australian government once again playing for Qantas
Voted Australia's best Cabin Crew 5 yrs in a row
Qantas charges premium and give you something close to a budget airline experience.
Great review. I enjoyed it, and yeah, sadly Qantas need some kicking from time to time.
As an Australian, I feel that Brisvegas has run its course. I prefer Brisbekistan.
Kevin, thanks so much for shining the light on the mostly dire service levels of the Australian airline industry. I fly with all 3 major airlines fairly frequently and while Jetstar is clearly the worst, I really hope Virgin attempts to take on Qantas for the number 1 position. Qantas has been assuming we have no choice for far too long. They're a shitty airline and I prefer to start any international travel via Singapore (and SQ) instead.
Hmm, a QR interest in Virgin Australia? Is that the same QR has a chunk of IAG (BA, Iberia, Are Lingus)? Also the expansion of Avios as a loyalty programme across IAG, Finnair and QR will mean that pax could possibly redeem Avios over more OneWorld routes
Swapped from QF to VA nearly 2 years ago and haven't looked back. VA's partnerships have served me well enough so far and they're much better value for money and I consistently get much better service than with Qantas. Welcome to Australia and glad to see you had a great experience with my favourite Aussie carrier.
Bravo FFT
Thanks for outlining what a bucket load of nasty Qantas is. I live in Sydney, and I love flying Virgin Australia.
Wish Air NZ could do domestic flights also to compete
Is Koala Airlines coming to the rescue?
We are held hostage by Qantas here in Perth WA even though a q shareholder and over 360000 remaining points prefer SQ or MH out of per Tg like qf price themselves out of the Asian spots from per new Viet carriers may keep the bastards honest
The money the government gave Qantas during covid ended up in the hands of executives, nothing filtered down to workers
I've flown Virgin ever since they came to Australia & won't fly Qantas. Last week I scored an upgrade to Business class (1A) Adl to Syd & wasn't disappointed. Qantas can go SAD.
As an Aussie i don`t know why some call it BrisVegas, as it is not the entertainment capital and looks nothing like Las Vegas.
Terrible airline. Barely any lounges – it always amuses me when the Virgin peasants try to get into the Qantas Lounge in Cairns for example. No free food, lighting that resembles a brothel – just awful. No checking your bags in before a certain time (I'm in the Qantas Lounge sipping a G and T before they've dropped their bags 🙂 )- it's a budget airline trying to be a premium one. Kick them out and bring in Singapore Airlines to fly domestically – then we'll have true competition like there was with Ansett.
Virgin Business Class and Lounge members – enjoy your premium experience at the Maccas lounge before take off! 🙂
Virgin Domestic Lounges = 7
Qantas Domestic Lounges = 29
There's simply no comparison.
Just to add some “accuracy” to your tirade against Qantas.
Yes Qantas was gifted money during covid this was to pay professional employees like me who to protect our border where instantly put out of work by a GOVERNMENT decision.
Lets be clear it was the government that put tens of thousands of aviation employees out of work at every airline and ALL airlines received government money.
Your comments that Virgin didnt receive money is not only inaccurate but your video makes it very clear the government only sided with QF.
Let’s also add some accuracy to a video full of inaccuracy.
Virgins bailout of 1.6 billion was refused as Ansetts was in 2001 by the government because when it requested the bailout it was already bankrupt. This was long before any covid payouts.
Virgin wanted money to payoff debts because of its terrible business model.
At no stage had Virgin been profitable in the previous 6-7 years losing almost two billion dollars.
In short Virgin wanted money to make up for horrendous decisions by its former CEO BORGHETTI.
This is an ENTIRELY different scenario to paying professional employees at EVERY airline put out of work by a horrendous government decision.
Id suggest modifying your voiceover to reflect facts rather than an anti QF tirade to suite your poor experience would be worthy.
Oh and yes i fully agree you did get shafted and deserve way more than an apology from QF.
I work in the group not at QF as such and the attitude you saw is very prevalent at mainline both domestically and Internationally.
Sadly a few employees are ruining the old reputation for great service over many years as you saw first hand.
Enjoy the content but felt clearing up what was factually incorrect needed to be done as ALL airline crew got thrown under the bus by our country during Covid and suffered and ALL airlines received significant government payouts Virgin included.
Very glad you enjoyed flying on our part of the group.