BUDGET AIRLINE, Budget expectations? JetStar A320 Review - Adelaide to Sydney!
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*This video is from December 2019 before the lockdown*
Join me in this video as we check out JetStar, Qantas' low cost subsidiary, on a flight from Adelaide to Sydney, featuring a cameo from a very special guest!
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Date of Travel: 3 DEC 2019
Airline: Jetstar
Livery: Standard Jetstar
Route: ADL-SYD
Aircraft: Airbus A320
Flight Number: JQ 761
Miles: 724
Airborne time: 1h40m
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**This video is from December 2019 before the lockdown**
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Paul, do you believe that airlines will now rethink their boarding policy and practices post COVID? Currently, all carriers should be thoroughly disinfecting the aircraft between each boarding and that will increase turnaround times. Travelers, beware, mvbo31, RN, MSN/MPH.
This why I like ur content! because u also cover budget airlines.. not many utuber make this kind content
@@kanzai12: Almost every airline reviewer on YT do Budget Airlines!!!
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Thanks for paying us a visit mate - lots of fun and the video has come out well. Drove past that spot where we saw the kangaroos yesterday and there were about 50 of them enjoying the now green grass.
Cheers mate! I’ll be back in Oz as soon as the situation allows. Best of luck with rejuvenating the travel industry there. 👍🏻
I love how all you guys are becoming friends IRL !!! SO CUTE
During this pandemic I unsubscribed from many channels, because of their desperate attempt to monetize by behaving irresponsibly. In contrast I now appreciate even more channels like this one: not only did they respect the safety rules, but they proved that they have content in excess, really know their niche, and have a plan B and a plan C for when life might take an unexpected turn. This, my friends, is a sign that a CZcamsr works hard and really cares about content quality. Kudos to you, Paul!
I think it's more that Paul has months worth of content stored up. Looking forward to the IP
Flew with Jetstar for the first time on 3 occasions when in Oz in March this year and to be honest I was impressed for a budget airline. Flights were all spot on to time, aircraft were in good condition, snacks were acceptable and cost was low. IMHO they are better than most European budget carriers.
Being an ancient rail fan , I'm looking forward to your Indian Pacific video.
Paul and Dennis... buy one get one free on Aviation Awesomeness. Definitely provided so much joy during these difficult times.
Dennis too! Bonus.
Seeing you in Adelaide has honestly made me so happy - it's always cool to see CZcamsrs over here! Glad you enjoyed your stay and also that you enjoyed a lovely FUIC
Dad used to be a Captain for Jetstar on these A320's - unfortunately had a stroke and is no longer flying. Awesome video.
Good to see Dennis.... not sure if he’s been posting videos lately. 2 of my favourite trip reporters in a single video !!!
thanks, hopefully should be able to start posting again soon. cheers D
Good review as always. But the best part was Dennis. (We need more videos from Dennis, hint hint)
Thanks Phil, they are getting closer....stay tuned.
Thank you for the video. Adelaide is a beautiful city. It did me good to see Dennis in your video. I miss his happy smile!
Thanks Daniel 😀
Adelaide was the first city I visited in Australia two years ago. Very fond memories of Hindley Street. Stayed at a hostel on Hutt Street near The Arab Steed pub. Many people omit Adelaide on their itinerary, can't understand why.
Great video. It’s nice to be able to see a video of airline that we would never see flying in Europe! Keep up the great work✈️
Very true. I would love a trip to OZ to try the airlines down under. Nice videos on your channel too!
Totally agree. I would like to try these OZ airlines too at some points. Nice videos on your channel too!
Richard Bingham ah that’s great mate. It means a lot to me. I’m definitely nowhere as good as paul’s, but maybe someday.✈️
Thank you for continuing to post your videos! I miss aviation so much and you’re videos give me a little bit of joy.
Glad you like them!
Hi Paul. Great video but I wouldn’t personally advise filming boarding across the tarmac when flying with Jetstar as they are super strict when it comes to that- Dennis Bunnik learnt the hard way
yeah saw that and was wondering how you got away with it - must be that Milton Keynes Smile!
Omg I cannot wait to see that Indian Pacific Video!!!!!
Really looking forward to the train trip video. That's some bucket list stuff
Hi Paul and DENNIS, great to see you both in the one movie. Thanks for flying Jet Star. As a True Blue Ozzy its great to see our airline get onto your channel. and I cant wait to see the Train ride from East to West. Looking forward to that one Paul. Keep the movies coming, love watching them.
01:52 - I’m not sure if anyone else has commented this but there is generally no restrictions on how many and of what quantity you can carry of powders, liquids, aerosols and gels when travelling domestically. If you are carrying a large bottle of aerosol e.g. hair spray they may conduct an explosives test but generally it is allowed.
Like you we have certain parallels in our lives . I’m a Brit , living in rural NSW with a daughter in Adelaide , so I fly from SYD to ADL regularly , well before that Covid 19 reared it’s head anyway , I’ve flown JQ lots of times ,and they are perfectly adequate on this route . I’m glad you had a good time with Dennis and look forward to your Indian Pacific video. BTW we have loads of kangaroos near us here .
Free UBER to the airport...and then Dennis popped up. Classic.
No delays? It’s a damn miracle! Jetstar, especially here in New Zealand is notorious for being super late. Every time I’ve flown with them it gets delayed. Also, I’m hoping you got a chance to come down to New Zealand and fly our flag carrier!
So true. Slightly cheaper flights than AirNZ aren't worth the guaranteed delays/hassles you get with Jetstar.
I flew ANZ between Fiji and Auckland, video to be posted next month!
Great to see Dennis Bunnnik in his new role as an UBER driver. Here's to a Great Drive!!! Do we gen warm nuts and a G&T in the drive, Dennis?
Hope to see Paul Lucas, Dennis Bunnik and Paul Stewart producing new great videos again really soon.
Hey Paul! Love the videos. When you looked at the kangaroos, that field is about 1km from my house. I hope you enjoyed Adelaide!
Ahhh, lovely lovely SA. A place I feel homesick for, despite living in the UK my whole life. Thank you for introducing me to Dennis too, I’ve subscribed to his channel and I’m enjoying his back catalogue
Glad yoy got to see the beautiful fleurieu peninsula while you here in Adelaide Paul and you had a great flight with Jetstar looking forward to the Indian pacific train journey video
As ever Paul a brilliant video. Adelaide is one of the Australian cities it's easy to overlook when planning visits. I first visited for work and then realised how lovely it is. As a motor sport nut I always have an attachment to the city for its street races - including F1 in the 80s and early 90s and being a geek walked the whole route during my visit! I have used Jetstar a few times within Australia and also to hop between Auckland or Wellington and Sydney and found every experience to be consistent to yours - right down to the very agreeable chocolate muffin ;-)
Love it when some of your favourites collaborate. Lets have a Paul / Dennis / Jeb / Noel mashup! :-) Great video Paul! Sorry you were here during the bushfires. I was travelling a lot for work in December and the smoke was horrendous through Canberra, Sydney and here in Melbourne. Feels like so long ago now...
Did you go to Haigh’s whilst in Adelaide?? No visit is complete without a purchase from this icon. 😆
Thanks for visiting, I’m from Adelaide! 😃😃
The rear boarding at Adelaide seems to be standard practice for all short haul aircraft in my experience. My 3 Qantas and 1 Jetstar flights through there have all split the boarding.
Never been through adelaide but qantas seem to have an aversion to using the back stairs. They only ever seem to allow it when things are running late.
@@mabamabam Yeah I'm in Perth and I've never used the stairs here but every time I flew into Adelaide the rear ones were in use. Not really sure why, certainly didn't mind because getting to walk next to the plane is always great
@@izee500 It's a good system but there are always people who are seated at the rear of the aircraft who still board via the airbridge even after being told to board via the rear stairs. This causes a traffic jam in the aisle as people are trying to edge past other passengers going the other way.
I think perhaps it depends on the airport set up. Adelaide Airport was designed with rear boarding in mind so it works well. 👌
Virgin do the same in Sydney and Hobart....or used to.
You don’t have a limit on liquids anymore as they have some fancy scanner now. At least what I was told in Brisbane when I only had to put my backpack in the tray and kept my jacket and everything on me!
Watches the video ,sees the spectacular Christmas tree just vibing in the airport , looks at description , ahhh great video as always tho
Another important fact about Adelaide Airport is that it’s a mere 5km from the city center-an artefact of the long, thin shape of the city. When I lived in Adelaide, we used to joke that if you left your house before the flight was boarding, you were too early!
very true - my record is 22 minutes from exiting my driveway to sitting in my seat onboard.
San Diego is like that as well, and San Diego also clings to the coast.
@@DennisBunnikTravels Unfortunately, I also caught the downside. I lived off Barton Terrace West, in North Adelaide. The aircraft noise was not intolerable, but it was significant. I can't imagine how it would play out nowadays, trying to conduct Zoom meetings during peak arrival hours.
And well done for capturing the Royal Flying Doctor Service Pilatus PC12 taking off at 3.31. Probably heading to a remote outback site to assist someone in distress.
Glad to see you enjoyed it here in Adelaide, the airport is looking very sad at the moment, there are some freight flights coming in with the rare interstate but being near there the other day I saw at least nearly 10 virgin and other planes resting awaiting to fly again and in the case of Virgin who knows *cries in accumulated velocity points.
Borders are shut
The most turbulent flight I have ever been was Adelaide to Sydney 1991, in an Ansett 737 frightened the living daylights out of my two kids! They've never forgotten it!
Ansett Australia far out that's going back a bit
Gotta love those rear-wheel tug, so march quicker and easier to use.
Nice review of Jetstar, Paul! I have flown with Jetstar Asia a few times and I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience with them.
Paul,
Very nice short flight!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
P.S., That train trip is going to be awesome.
I first went on the IP when I was 8 years old in 1974, Sydney to Perth and then we flew back to Sydney via Adelaide on TAA (Trans Australia Airlines, also my first time flying.)
Really looking forward to your IP review, it was your train reviews that first got me interested in subscribing to your channel.
Just remember, it all seems fine until there is a problem. JQ is terrible. They don't care if a flight is delayed and communication is non-existent. This Aussie will never fly with them again - or Tiger. If you're young and carefree and don't care if you fly today or in three days time, go ahead. It's cheap and clean. This old fool on his last trip got an email three hours before an international flight with JQ saying the flight was cancelled and to ring the call centre. I did and they fucking argued with me telling me the flight wasn't cancelled. Incompetence.
Milk carton 1, Paul Lucas 0
i'm catching up with your old videos and I am so glad you added voice overs.
Great vid Paul and nice to see Dennis too :-)
Aussie squad where you at
Right here
Right here.
Me
ayy i'm from the UK
G’day from South Australia
Thanks as always, Paul. Keep ‘em coming! Breaks up UK lockdown!
Thank you for posting, a breath of fresh air in these bad times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dennis!! 😀 We miss you also. What kind of car? Looked fancy with the leather and sunroof. Why was he too cheap to drive you to Sydney? Lol 😂 jk. A city tour of Adelaide would be cool, those places you ate at. It looked like Paul never flown before, forgot boarding pass, touching plane for good luck or cheers.... 🙃 Haha
Thanks Dr, it's a bmw 3 something that's petrol and electric (extent of my car knowledge - it does drive well though). Gave Paul the full Southern Vales experience including Port Noarlunga, McLaren Vale & Willunga. With tastings at Alpha Box & Dice and the fancy reds at Chapel Hill followed by lunch at the Salopian Inn. It was a tough way to spend the day.
@@DennisBunnikTravels Hey Dennis, thanks for the response and important information. Hmm they must not have that car, hybrid in the States 🇺🇸. Those sound like great places you guys went. I hope to visit Australia one day. Scuba dive etc. Plus I heard they have better medicine and health care than ours lol 😂 🇦🇺. My best friends wife is Australian. Be well. When will you be posting new videos? Cheers mate 🥂
@@doctorsteve5838 Presumably the BMW 330e.. basically a petrol 320 engine with an additional 10kW battery good for 60km all electric.
I looked at it.. then bought a Tesla 3.. on a ship at present
@@mark123655 good choice. Ludacris mode vroom 🏎️
Great video Paul. Those bush fires are very sad to see. Good budget airline
I've flown Jetstar a few times and had no major problems. You just need to avoid tight connections and allow plenty of time.
One thing you can do if your in this neck of the woods in Nov 2021 is a day trip on Jetstar Sydney to Avalon for the airshow. I've done it a couple of times, and flying in to the airshow gives a unique perspective.
Ahh I love Dennis, seems like such a genuine character. Glad you got to meet him.
Paul you know in the Adelaide terminal up near the Tiger air gates you know they actually have a Priority Pass lounge that you can use It is run by regional express but if you have Priority Pass you can get into the lounge
Welcome to my home town!
Some regional airports in South Australia don't have security at all!
Nice video as always! I also do flight reports and I was wondering what’s your camera setup? I see you have the GoPro but I see you use a camera for your Cinematic airport shots? And what lenses do you use? Thanks!
Can't wait for Indian Pacific Trip Report.
6:47 I had no idea driverless aircraft tugs like that existed. I've seen small compact ones, but I've never seen one with steering that can still be controlled remotely.
It’s a Farmers Union Iced Coffee, or it’s nothing. I hope Dennis supplied you with our other delicacy, Fruchocs.
oh shit.....he'll have to come back.
An added Dennis! Glad you got to see some of SA with him.
Enjoyed the video til you got to smoke & the bushfire part, (totally not your fault, just some ptsd kinda thing).
We live Sth West Sydney & have been here for 17 years, first time we've ever had to evacuate, 6 days away, just before Xmas was a very scary experience. Our town lost houses, lots of bushland & our Shire was hit very hard. Not a time I'd like to repeat. Any way we got through it & as a Community we've stood together.
What a weird year this has been so far, started weirding out end of Nov last year for us....
On another note. We are semi rural here & have resident kangaroos amongst other Aussie wildlife sharing the land. So glad you got to see some !
Really hope you enjoyed your time over here.
Can't wait to see the Indian Pacific video.... wondering if it is one to add to my bucket list.
Thanks for another great video. 😊
I lived in Sydney Australia for 2 and half years as a kid when I was 6, I took Qantas’s 747 from LA to Sydney. But doesn’t end there I took Jetstar to multiple destinations from Hamilton Island, Kangaroo Island, Tasmania, Gold Coast, and of course New Zealand !
Only airline I've ever flown in my life, perfectly acceptable for the price on these 2 hour or so flights
Everyone says there long flights are bad they aren’t man the days of Jetstar
Great review Paul. Nice perspective. Thanks for sharing!
Really looking forward to the IP vid and not fussed if it's a long one considering the size of the journey!
Considering a two-parter! It’s huge.
I know it's popular to hate on JQ, but to be fair, they're great value. Their fares are almost comparable with European LCCs, which is incredible when you think that they operate much closer to a full service airline, with properly ticketed connecting flights, full access to QF frequent flier earning and redemption, and even a J class (albeit more like premium economy) on their 787s.
The best part is that redeeming QF points on Jetstar is cheaper than on QF, so you can squeeze quite a bit more flying out of your points if travelling is more important to you than brand status.
Really looking forward to the Indian Pacific video.
Great video! Jetstar looked better then I expected!
Well done as always mate and great to see DB looked after you in a lovely part of Australia !! Adelaide Airport is a bit of a shambles after they closed the road to the departure gates and you now have to walk along way to get to the terminal. They claim its for security reasons however ( with due respect to Adelaide) in Sydney and Melbourne you can still drive right up to the terminal ?Go figure !! Many people hate Jetstar as they have a reputation for charging for everything. Pretty good flight though and great to see you are still posting some material !! Thanks again !!
Too true Craig, really odd that they closed the drive and drop space.
I never understood that, surely not for 'security' reasons!
Thanks Craig - yeah could never understand the closure of the ramp as until they recently fixed it the drop off area was a nightmare.
@@DennisBunnikTravels Thanks for the reply Dennis..trust you are well and the team are coping during this most awful time !!
cant wait for the Indian Pacific
Thanks Paul. Hopefully next time you visit Australia, we won't be on fire.
Safe travels
Looking forward to the Indian Pacific trip but i was just wondering, why didn't you both did the Ghan and the Indian Pacific if you were in Adelaide anyways. Take the Ghan north to Darwin (it has a nice small aviation museum) then fly down to Perth and board the Indian Pacific over there to Sydney, That's the way i did 3 years ago. Okay it's is bit more money but you have the absolute best experience ever.
Price and time are probably the main reasons. The indian pacific and ghan are very expensive train trips. People save for years to do just one of those trips
It’s good to get off Twitter, take a break from everything going on here in the US, try to gather a semblance of normalcy, and enjoy a Paul Lucas trip report like old times.
Thanks Paul!
G’day Paul, thanks for another Good vid. I liked the surprise guest Dennis Bunnik, you’re the 2nd blogger I’ve seen catching a lift with Mr Bunnik. With this Global Pandemic doiminating, it seems very unlikely Tiger Air (partly owned by Virgin Australia) , Jetstar’s competitor in the LCC market, will likely never fly again. So I guess you won’t ever get to experience flying Australia’s cheapest airline..
could well be the start of a 'CZcamsrs in Cars' series :)
You can take liquids on Japanese domestic flights too.
I dread jetstar. Even 3 hour flights to Tokyo are agonizing. Seats are too tight for my tall frame.
jetstar australia and jetstar japan are not really the same.
Interesting uber Paul lol 😂
Paul how do I arrange that uber next time I’m in Ozz ?
Great vlog as always
Can’t wait for the rail vlog Paul
If you're ever down in Australia again reach out to Qantas, as I know they are very accommodating for content creating enthusiasts. It might be an opportunity to see some 747s before they vanish, as they're still using them for their subsidiary Qantas Freight.
Yet another great video. Really looking forward to the great Indian Pacific train journey you speak of
This reminds me of Southwest Airlines, but with more snack options.
Watching You + Dennis in the same video = AvGeek dream!
did you try Fruchocs they are an icon
Note: Jetstar Australia's international timetable is a rough guide only, NEVER rely on them if you have a connecting flight. Jetstar have perfected the art of 4hr+ delays and last minute cancellations on international services.
To be fair, I should add that Jetstars domestic services are frequently reliable.
If its an a320 internaional service then you are fine. The issue is with the long haul dreamliners. One cancelled or delayed flight has a serious knock on effect
can't wait for the train one coming but it's going to make me cry because i didn't take it 10 years ago when i was there. hope that little town that's only served by rail gets a mention (cook crossing?). anyway this series is already superb, i binge-watched the round the world trip recently and loving this one too.
Just to say that I live in ADL, and Qantas also make passengers sit at the back to board through the rear exit of the aircraft. But seems that they don't do it in SYD/MEL, I don't know why.
Because Alan Joyce doesn't fly to Adelaide.
@@newsgetsold You are superb XD
CZcams reviews of the Indian Pacific are few and far between. I’m looking forward to seeing this with anticipation.
Not one of my favorite airlines, once my flight was cancelled no flight until the next day. Another flight cancelled but put on the next 4 hours later, not happy. Buy the way flew down to Canberra to fight fires in December on Alliance Airlines in a Fokker70 great for an avgeek a real treat.
6:46 why GSE can be cooler than planes at times
A nice video Paul, it's an airline I am looking to use when I'm next in OZ. Great to see Dennis in your video too, you both bring so much pleasure to thousands of people around the world.
Looking forward to your next video.
Kind regards
DS
Someday could you try AerLingus when normality returns
Keep making great videos Paul
Two of my favourite travel reporters in one video! Amazing :)
i''ve brought this up in the past but what a pity you can't bring that feeling of racing down a runway to first time flyers to be it really is a fantastic feeling.
Just about to watch it paul! Looks amazing as always!
Already looking forward to that train report
Short but sweet. Nice.
Just subscribed for more travel news around Australia. Looking forward to the rail trip video. Need to know how much time needed for the entire trip plus some recommended stopovers for sight-seeing. This pandemic will delay plans somewhat for me, but I can wait(we were just recently in Australia - some Victoria and Brisbane to Airlie Beach in Q’land👍😊.....greetings from BC, 🇨🇦😁
The limit on carry on fluids was always security theater. Interesting, that's been relaxed here in the US you can carry up to a 12 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer now.
Great trip report Paul love your videos
@Paul Lucas when the pandemic is over you should try Air Transat. Its a Canadian low-cost/leisure airline that has amenities that are comparable or better than a lot of full fair/flag carriers. They have a decent amount of leg room and inflight entertainment screens mounted on the back of each seat on their aircraft.
When you fly over Into Victoria you are flying Into the Murray Sunset National Park this flight passes about 35kms north of where I live.
Awesome to see you pay a visit here in Adelaide mate.