Top job Rory! Even more eerie than the empty Melbourne terminal was the totally empty road outside - which is usually a full on traffic jam at any time of day. 16 passengers - it seems like you got a ride on a huge private jet!
I was surprised about the IFE screen quality but then realised that the ones in economy are different. Having flown economy to Singapore with Jetstar the economy IFE’s are actually better and more responsive than the ones in business class compared to your experience. Great video btw😁
The sunset for arrival was beautiful! Not a bad price for the quality and baggage you can take onboard. Good to see you enjoyed the 78 hopefully not long till you can review it on an intl hop. Great review as always!
Wow fantastic review! It'll be good when the JQ Dreamliner is put onto more domestic routes. Unfortunately it's now Sydney's turn to have coronavirus and the consequences that come with it 😬
Was really forward to watching this Review of the JQ787, not bad price to pay for extra leg room, food bundle and Qantas points. As you are aware I’m on the JQ787 in early august from Gold Coast to Sydney and has gave me insight of what to expect. Job well done reach 5K subscribers 👍
I haven't flown on Jetstar except to try the dreamliner since the got rid of the A330. Star class in those aircraft was so much better than the crap seats they have in the dreamliner. The iron footfoot rest digs into your feet after 30 mins.
The last red eye flight I did was coming home from Phuket Thailand at Easter time this year and just as I was drifting to sleep the plane feel a few feat from the air and it was pretty bad and I was in economy so yeah next time I’m going to Phuket I’m flying Singapore and then Thai air in economy. I also love your videos.
Gee, Rory.... you are managing to get around all the border restrictions quite well ! That neon light at the motel is " interesting" 😜 A very empty plane, I doubt if Jetstar would have even covered the cost of fuel !
I was supposed to be flying to the GC from syd this week (24-28th June) but qld closed its borders to greater sydney :( I was sooo looking forward to that trip tho
Nice trip report! It's always great to fly on a wide-body in domestic flight although the IFE of this plane was not very responsive. The price you paid was quite good. In Vietnam, we can fly on an A359 or a 789 or a 78X between SGN and HAN with a price about $50.
It's sad to see the terminal and aircraft so quiet but it's definitely a feature of the times. Nice and in-depth review of the JQ product. Really enjoyed it!
What an awesome flight! Only 16 passengers, it would be so good even in the economy section. Just wondering if attaching your light to the IFE screen affected its responsiveness in some way? I've had one short flight on a 787 & found the screen very good.
Melbourne looks so empty it's really sad, as well and only 16 passengers on the flight! Looks like a really good flight, I really like the 787 aircraft and I prefer it to say the 737 or A320. For less than $100 it's such a good deal for Business. Great video! So close to 10K!
Just found your channel! I love how detailed your videos are. These are details I want to know before I go anywhere, definitely an underrated channel! Thanks Rory and keep up the awesome vids :)
Love ya work Rory. You remind me soooo much of one of my good friends when I was working in Harbin. And yes those empty terminals bring back memories from a few of my flights over the last 18mths. Think my record for ‘ghost flights’ was a total of 3 passengers on a single flight into Brisbane. I’m going to miss that. Also how exactly do you measure or obtain the seat/legroom dimensions??? Just get the info online or are you packing a tape measure and level in you travel kit? Heh
Would be a good idea. Just to see if airlines are being honest or not. For instance, they may have different methods for obtaining their measurements making some bigger than others. Also for the reactions though obviously. =)
What a great aircraft to travel on a short domestic flight… I’ve on,y flown their A320 which was fine for two hours but hands down if I saw this on the timetable I’d swap…!! 🤙
If they have business class at such a low price on other routes eg Melbourne to Brisbane I might consider jetstar. Instead of economy X on virgin as my prefered choice.
Great review Rory but I noticed you made a mistake in the airport code. You wrote Syd - OOL instead of Mel - OOL. I flew on the 787 in 2019 from Melbourne (inter) to Brisbane and loved it. The plane was heading to Bali. It was my 1st time at an International terminal.
Oh thank you for pointing out the mistake I didn’t even notice! 😅 Nice, I only been in Melbourne’s international terminal once, I had 50mins transit from T1 to T2, all I remember was I was able to go through customs and security screening very quickly, the staff were efficient
I can use Qantas club lounge as I’m a gold frequent flyer but you know that’s like 800m from the boarding gate 😂😂 And yeah I reckon it was closed during the lockdown
I agree that a wide bodied aircraft is better than a 737/ 320, even for domestic. When QF operated a flight DFW- BNE- SYD using a 744, it was always better for the domestic leg. Alas they were stopped well before Covid. Will gave to try this 788. I did like 788 on LA to AKL some years ago.
Coolangata (YOOL) doesn't have an ILS (Instrument Landing System) for bad weather approaches and landings. Anyway. Thanks for your informative video Rory.
Great review Rory. I can't tell you what that motel is for but the name and the sign in the room says it all. What are the hourly rates? I am not a good flyer but your honest flight reviews may just change that.
@@RoryDing I will just say that in the not so distant past the ocean view was not a priority and the waves were in the water beds. Not from personal experience do I tell you this.😉
Rory if you play the clip of you playing this video on that hotel tv at the same point you're in that hotel room you may have a completely different trip to review for us :)
Quite interesting, though the business class seat in Jetstar looks more like a long haul economy seat in any Asian airline. No lie flat and larger TV screen.
Love to fly in a Jetstar 787. It’s good that you let vegans know to skip to this timeline. I’m vegetarian and I don’t get offended by people who eat meat. Then again, everyone has their own perception.
From Philadelphia in PA. We would never get the USA shut down as well, except for Alaska or Hawaii. They said self quarrentine after visiting other States. NEVER HAPPENED! Got Full capacity at our local football/ soccer Stadium today! Was a sellout.
Wow you got that at a great price Rory. Interesting that the Dreamliners are flying domestically. We flew to GC in June and paid a lot more with Qantas and weren't sitting in Business class. No sauce on your pie and sausage roll?
how did you get your permit to fly into Melbourne? Flying SYD-MEL-OOL doesn’t seem to fit the “essential traveler” category, lol. Btw, I have flown on the Jetstar 787 from Sydney to Melbourne in October 2018. Was an interesting experience, especially because there were only a handful of people on board, and it was from the international terminal because the plane continued from Melbourne to Vietnam (but I got off in Melbourne).
He travelled within the rules, Vic was always allowing people to travel into Vic and out of Vic during lockdown as long as you weren't a Victorian Resident, I went via MEL last week to get to ADL and it was fine, no issue there
I don’t understand why Jetstar uses wide body aircraft for domestic were they could bye a 737 for 3 times cheaper then a 787 and be cheaper tho run Although good review
The 787 is mainly used for jetstar’s long haul flights to Honolulu Tokyo Denpasar and Phuket, it uses 787 from Melbourne to Goldcoast and Melbourne to Cairns during the school holidays in addition to many A320 and A321 flights that they operate each day. Also Gold Coast and cairns have limited boarding gates/slot availability therefore one plane is better than 3 in this case too.
@@RoryDing thanks for the quick reply. I definitely want to travel in comfort so I don’t mind paying a reasonable price. Thanks for the advice. I have subbed👍🏻
Well Rydges is close to the airport but far from everything else 😂 Maybe in the future. I’ve had lunch there before, I’m sure it’s a great place to stay overnight if you have an early flight the next day
Those 3+3+3 seats in economy are way too narrow which is due to the aircraft being designed for 2+4+2. I've done 2 16 hr flights SYD-SCL, NEVER again. Your recline seemed limited....perhaps due to the bulk head behind it?
Rory, only 3 countries in the world still use imperial measure. Giving knee clearances etc in inches makes poor old Johnny do mental conversions. Oh the pain! Mate a knife and fork to eat a pie?
Yeah but if you check the seat pitch in economy it’s always 28,29,30,31,32 inches, not 71.12cm, 73.66cm, 76.2cm, 78.74cm, 81.28cm. The airlines measure the pitch in inches so I also use inches to measure. Also inches is easier to tell how good the legroom is, 28,29 horrible legroom 30,31 average legroom 32 good legroom
It’s all good. Train tracks are still all measured in old imperial gauge and have been since the 1850s. Airliners still use knots as their official airspeed. And mentally converting inches to metric is a basic life skill. Same with miles to km or feet to metres or pounds to kilograms or Fahrenheit to Celsius.
I would never thought Jetstar could be so good
You should have called this channel “Ding Goes” 🤣. Love ur work Rory!!
Never seen Melbourne Airport so quiet.
Sictoria has changed. It's not the same anymore
Yes
@@YPPHAviation Thanks..ill be soon doing alot more videos...Hotel and travel Vlogging. Just waiting on this LOckdown to settle.
Never seen Melbourne Airport :c
@@benos4x4adventures49 same
Top job Rory! Even more eerie than the empty Melbourne terminal was the totally empty road outside - which is usually a full on traffic jam at any time of day. 16 passengers - it seems like you got a ride on a huge private jet!
We are one step away from lockdown again in Sydney 🤔, nice travel vlog Rory 👍🏻
Haven't been to that airport for 2 years
@@MitchellBPYao unfortunately, travel has become very unpredictable 🙄
Great report! The leather on the seats looks like the plane has been in service for 20 years already
I was surprised about the IFE screen quality but then realised that the ones in economy are different. Having flown economy to Singapore with Jetstar the economy IFE’s are actually better and more responsive than the ones in business class compared to your experience. Great video btw😁
Yeah I figured that too!! 😁
Hello and thank you for your review Rory-Ding. I like how you call it a Covid outbreak and not a pandemic, much more factual.
You're nearly 10K congrats. More train videos please
A lot more are coming 😀 just takes time to make them 😂
I've been to that place near the QLD-NSW border near the beach. You were lucky to get a 787 on such a flight.
Hi Rory!
I loved this review. Especially the cold chip review.
Recent subscriber, loving the videos so far. Keep it up :)
Congratulations on 10K subscribers!
Thank you 😁
The sunset for arrival was beautiful! Not a bad price for the quality and baggage you can take onboard. Good to see you enjoyed the 78 hopefully not long till you can review it on an intl hop. Great review as always!
Been to OOL so often when I lived in Brisbane, this brings back memories... thanks mate!
Good to be back mate loved your videos
Wow fantastic review! It'll be good when the JQ Dreamliner is put onto more domestic routes. Unfortunately it's now Sydney's turn to have coronavirus and the consequences that come with it 😬
Well that's karma for the people here
@@MitchellBPYao What did they do to deserve karma?
@@MitchellBPYao your people started this entire debacle, Yao.
Thank you for sharing 🌸 another great vid ☀️
Great job Rory I only subscribed 2 weeks ago. But love the content
Thank you ☺️
Really great vids mate , keep them coming :)
Was really forward to watching this Review of the JQ787, not bad price to pay for extra leg room, food bundle and Qantas points.
As you are aware I’m on the JQ787 in early august from Gold Coast to Sydney and has gave me insight of what to expect.
Job well done reach 5K subscribers 👍
Another great review, but…that living room lighting looked like a…hmmm…never mind. Keep it going mate. Always look forward to these videos 👍🙂
Been there done that? Hehe
@@yuckycrumpet9225 😂
I haven't flown on Jetstar except to try the dreamliner since the got rid of the A330. Star class in those aircraft was so much better than the crap seats they have in the dreamliner. The iron footfoot rest digs into your feet after 30 mins.
Very interesting Rory...!!! :):):)
love the GE-90 startup in the intro :D
Great review!
Good one Rory.
The last red eye flight I did was coming home from Phuket Thailand at Easter time this year and just as I was drifting to sleep the plane feel a few feat from the air and it was pretty bad and I was in economy so yeah next time I’m going to Phuket I’m flying Singapore and then Thai air in economy. I also love your videos.
Great trip report Rory. Jetstar offer a good basic service. I miss making these videos. Hopefully in 2022 👍✈️
Love the video! Footage is beautiful
Gee, Rory.... you are managing to get around all the border restrictions quite well !
That neon light at the motel is " interesting" 😜
A very empty plane, I doubt if Jetstar would have even covered the cost of fuel !
Yeah haha I wonder if they covered the cost of the crew 😂
@@RoryDing lol...I doubt it 😂
really good vid good job
Great video mate😌👍👍
Thanks for liking my comment I really appreciate it😊
Thanks, Rory, I loved the part flying into the GC beautiful.
Great to see footage of how Melbourne airport is during lockdown, I have wondered! Great video as always :)
I was supposed to be flying to the GC from syd this week (24-28th June) but qld closed its borders to greater sydney :( I was sooo looking forward to that trip tho
I think a lot of ppl have to cancel their trips
I’m stuck in Cairns atm 😅
Well awaited video! Thanks for sharing
Very close to 10k now Rory! keep it up! Duo snack is the best one ;)
Nice trip report! It's always great to fly on a wide-body in domestic flight although the IFE of this plane was not very responsive. The price you paid was quite good. In Vietnam, we can fly on an A359 or a 789 or a 78X between SGN and HAN with a price about $50.
It's sad to see the terminal and aircraft so quiet but it's definitely a feature of the times. Nice and in-depth review of the JQ product. Really enjoyed it!
What an awesome flight! Only 16 passengers, it would be so good even in the economy section. Just wondering if attaching your light to the IFE screen affected its responsiveness in some way? I've had one short flight on a 787 & found the screen very good.
Another high quality review
Melbourne looks so empty it's really sad, as well and only 16 passengers on the flight! Looks like a really good flight, I really like the 787 aircraft and I prefer it to say the 737 or A320. For less than $100 it's such a good deal for Business. Great video! So close to 10K!
Happy Day mate.
Great review, loving your new videos 🙂
Just found your channel! I love how detailed your videos are. These are details I want to know before I go anywhere, definitely an underrated channel!
Thanks Rory and keep up the awesome vids :)
Thank you ☺️
3:45 Departure:Melbourne Arrival:Mildura Airline:REX/Regional Express Airplane Type:SAAB 340 Time Departure:14:55 Status:Check in open
The Jetstar 787 was my favourite way to fly to Bali
Wow this was great. I felt like I had been on a holiday myself. But I would have put tomato sauce on the pie and sausage roll :P
Haha I don’t like sauce on my pies ;)
@@RoryDing heh I know
@@RoryDing Same
Love ya work Rory. You remind me soooo much of one of my good friends when I was working in Harbin. And yes those empty terminals bring back memories from a few of my flights over the last 18mths. Think my record for ‘ghost flights’ was a total of 3 passengers on a single flight into Brisbane. I’m going to miss that. Also how exactly do you measure or obtain the seat/legroom dimensions??? Just get the info online or are you packing a tape measure and level in you travel kit? Heh
The info are available online haha
I might consider taking a tape measure tho haha 😂
Yeah, love to see the reaction of fellow passengers (if there are any) when Rory pulls out the tape to measure the seat. 👍
Would be a good idea. Just to see if airlines are being honest or not. For instance, they may have different methods for obtaining their measurements making some bigger than others. Also for the reactions though obviously. =)
Hi Rory, love your channel, I'm a new subscriber. I love your train videos. Have you tried the Savannahlander? I have, I'm sure you will love it!!
Hi thank you for subscribing
And I’ll keep your suggestion in mind
I’ll do it if I have chance in the future ☺️
Still talking hubby into that Ghan trip. 😆 🤣
🤣🤣 it’s worth it!!
Omg i saw my home town Mildura on the plane departure
U have got 19.5k subscribers now
We'll make a Sam Chui out of you yet mate, good review. I enjoy your train trips too and looking forward to the Adelaide to Perth trip.
Thank you 😊
can you do another train trip mate. maybe perth to sydney...👍👍👍👍👍
What a great aircraft to travel on a short domestic flight… I’ve on,y flown their A320 which was fine for two hours but hands down if I saw this on the timetable I’d swap…!! 🤙
How do u get away with filming on the tarmac.? They are always so strict saying put all devices away near the plane..
Depends on your luck and what device you use 😂
If they have business class at such a low price on other routes eg Melbourne to Brisbane I might consider jetstar. Instead of economy X on virgin as my prefered choice.
Great review Rory but I noticed you made a mistake in the airport code. You wrote Syd - OOL instead of Mel - OOL. I flew on the 787 in 2019 from Melbourne (inter) to Brisbane and loved it. The plane was heading to Bali. It was my 1st time at an International terminal.
Oh thank you for pointing out the mistake I didn’t even notice! 😅
Nice, I only been in Melbourne’s international terminal once, I had 50mins transit from T1 to T2, all I remember was I was able to go through customs and security screening very quickly, the staff were efficient
Congratulations on hitting 10k so proud of you👍 Was the lounge not open in Melbourne due to Covid? Great review
I can use Qantas club lounge as I’m a gold frequent flyer but you know that’s like 800m from the boarding gate 😂😂
And yeah I reckon it was closed during the lockdown
So jealous…. Have to go to work /Coles 5 days a week…. Live vicariously through your life
I agree that a wide bodied aircraft is better than a 737/ 320, even for domestic.
When QF operated a flight DFW- BNE- SYD using a 744, it was always better for the domestic leg. Alas they were stopped well before Covid.
Will gave to try this 788. I did like 788 on LA to AKL some years ago.
also checkout the Gulflander which is not so far from the Savannahlander.
Coolangata (YOOL) doesn't have an ILS (Instrument Landing System) for bad weather approaches and landings. Anyway. Thanks for your informative video Rory.
You could always buy MSFS Premium Deluxe, and a VR setup, and virtually fly the 788, without the discomfort of a jump seat :)
it's more like premium econmey but still nice
When I fly my main flight routes are Melbourne to Townsville or Melbourne to Hobart
I hope Rorys upload schedule won't get displaced by the sydney 2 week lockdown
Not because of the lockdown
You can’t expect me to make videos while travelling everyday 😂😂 I’m not a machine I need to take a break
@@RoryDing I totally understand. Everyone needs a break.
Great review Rory. I can't tell you what that motel is for but the name and the sign in the room says it all. What are the hourly rates? I am not a good flyer but your honest flight reviews may just change that.
I’m not sure if they do hourly rooms tbh 😅
@@RoryDing I will just say that in the not so distant past the ocean view was not a priority and the waves were in the water beds. Not from personal experience do I tell you this.😉
Famous enough like Sam cui, so you can visit cockpit. 😉
I hope so haha
"Got some bad desires"
+spends all night watching transport review vids on YT*
Hahaha right on.
🤣🤣🤣
Rory if you play the clip of you playing this video on that hotel tv at the same point you're in that hotel room you may have a completely different trip to review for us :)
Good idea 😂
Quite interesting, though the business class seat in Jetstar looks more like a long haul economy seat in any Asian airline. No lie flat and larger TV screen.
Nah still way better than Singapore or Cathay economy
It’s like a premium economy on long haul airlines
Love to fly in a Jetstar 787. It’s good that you let vegans know to skip to this timeline. I’m vegetarian and I don’t get offended by people who eat meat. Then again, everyone has their own perception.
10:10, the Virgin Australia pilot buttered that 737
Agreed!!
Rory you should fly to Perth
I will...
If borders are open 😂
Rory stay safe in this lockdown 😷👍🏻❤️
You should stay at Soul Surfers Paradise its amazing
From Philadelphia in PA.
We would never get the USA shut down as well, except for Alaska or Hawaii. They said self quarrentine after visiting other States. NEVER HAPPENED!
Got Full capacity at our local football/ soccer Stadium today! Was a sellout.
Wow you got that at a great price Rory. Interesting that the Dreamliners are flying domestically. We flew to GC in June and paid a lot more with Qantas and weren't sitting in Business class. No sauce on your pie and sausage roll?
They did provide sauce but i don’t like sauce on my pies 😂😂
how did you get your permit to fly into Melbourne? Flying SYD-MEL-OOL doesn’t seem to fit the “essential traveler” category, lol.
Btw, I have flown on the Jetstar 787 from Sydney to Melbourne in October 2018. Was an interesting experience, especially because there were only a handful of people on board, and it was from the international terminal because the plane continued from Melbourne to Vietnam (but I got off in Melbourne).
He travelled within the rules, Vic was always allowing people to travel into Vic and out of Vic during lockdown as long as you weren't a Victorian Resident, I went via MEL last week to get to ADL and it was fine, no issue there
@@braggabouttravel862 ah okay. But how did the Queensland police react, when he had to explain that he flew SYD-MEL-OOL instead of SYD-OOL directly?
@@sxflyer5410 nothing they don't care, just ask some questions once they know he was in transit it's fine
Hey Rory..are you stuck in the Goldcoast. My plans from Adelaide have now gone to a waiting...cause of the Lockdown. 😢😢😢😢😢
:(
$100 for 30 status credits is ridiculous
Cheapest way to earn Qantas status credits!
I'd love to see RoryDing do a joint video with Sam Chui ;)
Hahah if he knows who I am 😂
I don’t understand why Jetstar uses wide body aircraft for domestic were they could bye a 737 for 3 times cheaper then a 787 and be cheaper tho run
Although good review
The 787 is mainly used for jetstar’s long haul flights to Honolulu Tokyo Denpasar and Phuket, it uses 787 from Melbourne to Goldcoast and Melbourne to Cairns during the school holidays in addition to many A320 and A321 flights that they operate each day.
Also Gold Coast and cairns have limited boarding gates/slot availability therefore one plane is better than 3 in this case too.
Would you recommend travelling business on this particular aircraft to Bangkok or Singapore airlines or another airline. Thanks Simon.
Jetstar is a low cost carrier so I’d definitely pick Singapore airlines /Thai airways / Malaysia airlines etc over Jetstar
@@RoryDing thanks for the quick reply. I definitely want to travel in comfort so I don’t mind paying a reasonable price. Thanks for the advice. I have subbed👍🏻
Why didn't you stay at the Rydges hotel next to the terminal? Would like to see a review of the Rydges.
Well Rydges is close to the airport but far from everything else 😂
Maybe in the future.
I’ve had lunch there before, I’m sure it’s a great place to stay overnight if you have an early flight the next day
Those 3+3+3 seats in economy are way too narrow which is due to the aircraft being designed for 2+4+2. I've done 2 16 hr flights SYD-SCL, NEVER again. Your recline seemed limited....perhaps due to the bulk head behind it?
That’s how much recline they provide in business
I tried other seats too 😅
How long did it took?
Around 2hrs?
@@RoryDing ok
roar what editing software do you use?
Final Cut Pro
Wow Sydney is busy and me,Bourne isn’t busy wow s
Rory, only 3 countries in the world still use imperial measure. Giving knee clearances etc in inches makes poor old Johnny do mental conversions. Oh the pain! Mate a knife and fork to eat a pie?
Pretty basic math dude.
Yeah but if you check the seat pitch in economy it’s always 28,29,30,31,32 inches, not 71.12cm, 73.66cm, 76.2cm, 78.74cm, 81.28cm.
The airlines measure the pitch in inches so I also use inches to measure.
Also inches is easier to tell how good the legroom is, 28,29 horrible legroom 30,31 average legroom 32 good legroom
I don’t want to make my hands dirty
I need to hold my camera when eating 😂
It’s all good. Train tracks are still all measured in old imperial gauge and have been since the 1850s. Airliners still use knots as their official airspeed. And mentally converting inches to metric is a basic life skill. Same with miles to km or feet to metres or pounds to kilograms or Fahrenheit to Celsius.
I like planes an i an 8
Nice work. :)
Out of interest, now you've increased subscribers etc, are you able to do CZcams full-time? And if not, is that your ambition? Cheers.
Ah yes Jetstar using its 787 for short haul flight jestar gets better every year
was that a DC-3 @ 2:00 ?
Yes
All that fuel and co2 just to transport 16 people. Ridiculous.
Oh shops closed because vovif
Watching yourself lol 😂
Lock down
That plane that landed when you entered runway it landed to fast I’m pilot real life