Qantas A330 Business Class vs. Virgin Australia A330 Business Class
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- čas přidán 7. 12. 2018
- In this video, we'll compare Qantas Business Class and Virgin Australia Business Class across Australia between Perth and the East Coast. These are the two dominant players in this market and both offer similar lie flat seats with upgraded meal service and other amenities .
In this #TransconThrowdownUnder, we rate Qantas and Virgin Australia based on their business class seats, their business class entertainment, their business class food, and their business class service.
In order to pull this off, I carefully selected transcontinental flights in which Qantas and Virgin Australia both flew their A330 wide-body aircraft and offered premium business class service. Further, I ensured both flights were at about the same time of day, which allowed for similar meal comparisons.
I developed a rating system in which we rate Qantas and Virgin Australia on the quality of their seats, entertainment, food, and service. Watch to the end of the video to see the winner.
Oh! And I even tried vegemite for the first time...
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Great video. Unfortunately, you fell for the rookie mistake with vegemite. A little goes a LONG WAY, you're not supposed to take a chunk of it by itself. It's a powerful spread so a little on toast or just bread is the way to go, it's too strong to just chug by itself.
it was awful. I did bring some back with me to the states I am going to let my coworkers try it as I cant begin to explain the taste
Jeb Brooks maybe marmite would be more to your taste. It’s usually best putting a little bit on buttered toast and cheddar cheese on top
yeah, most of my friends (who are australian) barely eat Vegemite, its powerful but with butter on toast and some water, in small amounts, its perfect
@@hcdcgunner1748 don't know which Australians you are friends with. Vegemite is great just as long as you don't eat it by itself. A; little bit on toast is great - you don't even need butter
Randolph Clarke lol marmite is worst.
Just flew Qantas Business Class SFO-MEL (B-787) , & MEL-PER (A330), I could not have been happier. Excellent seat and amenities, and exceptional service. US carriers could learn a thing (or 50) from Qantas crew.
Virgin will put out blankets on night flights, otherwise you need to ask
Dream AV Virgin Atlantic always whips out blankets, day or night. However, they do not offer short to medium haul flights, so it makes sense that they would always give blankets
entree means the same thing everythere, but the US
And in the uk. They have a different word dinner 🥘
@@olivialeach8646 This depends on where you are in the UK, I would say it's starter, main and dessert for the most part, in the north many will consider "dinner" to be a lunch meal, and "tea" to be an evening meal, so it's rather mixed, I would consider "dinner" as my evening meal, but it will refer to all courses, not just the main course.
Steven Jack i totally agree :)
@@stevenajack in some parts of Australia people call lunch dinner and dinner supper. Confusing!
@@theharper1 Sounds like the US. Lunch and Dinner, then someplace else it's dinner and supper.
loved your reactions to the vegemite lol priceless!
Vegemite, like Marmite is meant to be eaten with something (on toast, in a sandwich) and lightly spread! Even a fan like me would struggle to have a dollop ‘neat’!!
I can't stand Vegemite or marmite, lol.
Vegemite is nasty...
@@GreenerGrass Can't argue with that logic.
i'm proabalbly the only Aussie dat hates vegemite @@tacitdionysus3220
Haha, the Vegemite scene pretty much matches my first ever experience with that stuff as well. It's an acquired taste! Anyway, another great comparison Jeb - you're the best at this kind of stuff!
TO TRY IT IN ALL ITS GLORY, YOU NEED TO PUT IT ON BUTTERED WHITE BREAD OR TOAST!
Great video mate - I'll have to give Virgin a go. You're braver than I am re Vegemite, I can't get past the smell!
Hey Dennis, really like to see you review Virgin. Given it's often cheaper, I actually think the product is fresher and the service friendlier than Qantas. Just wish there was better alliance options although Emirates is now a partner
Hi Dennis, massive fan of your channel and all your videos! I recently reviewed VA's A330 Business Class from Sydney to Perth, and would be honoured if you'd check it out! czcams.com/video/85_m26-IJbQ/video.html
So... not a real Ozzie then!
Need to try it with toast and butter mate.
I love Vegemite!
I would love to see you compare Virgin australia and Qantas on their real flagship services. The sydney to melbourne in economy. One of the busiest air routes in the world.
In the interests of full coverage, you should also include air new zealand from Auckland to Perth. I love all three. For such a small market - only 25 million people for both - Australia and New Zealand have awesome airlines.
Wow, population went up 5 million in 2 days!
Australia 25.16m
NZ 4.9m
Really appreciate all the effort you put in to produce such comprehensive reviews.
Cheers from Melbourne Australia. 🇦🇺
Same
WOW! Jeb Brooks actually commented headphones in this. This is now a "Must Watch" video.
Another thing to Consider, The Plane. You're much more likely to be On a A330 on Qantas compared to Virgin
Someone 234 Yes, virgin are notorious for using the 737 on Coast to coast routes, much to mine and many other flyers dismay.
A transcontinental route (especially in the US or Australia where that means a 4+ hour flight) should always be in a wide body jet with plenty of room and amenities. The 737 is more designed for shorter hops
@XxVicissitudexX bruh for 6-7 hour flights I often use the 737, and you’re complaining about a 4 hour one?
High Ground I wonder how you get a 737 on a 6-7 hour flight... that’s unbelievable, but I mean any over 3 hour flight usually should be put with wide body jets tho
Remember Virgin Australia has WAY less A330 transcontinental flights than Qantas....
Yeah, Qantas is one of the largest A330 operators, you were actually lucky that Virgin Australia had a A330 on that flight.
I didn't even know Virgin had a330s I thought they only operated 777s
Oz Simmer they have 737s
@@Jay-kb8sg Yes I'm very aware of this as about 10 of them fly over my house every day. I didn't know they had a330's
@@ozsimmer6429 pardon if I sound rude or anything, but how the hell do you not know that VA fly A330's when you live under a flight path? I mean you notice everything else but don't pick up on that?
I really enjoy how comprehensive these airline comparison videos are. Keep doing what your doing for the aviation community.
Loved to see you try the vegemite. If you haven't grown up with it then most people hate it. I have seen chefs from Mexico try it and hate but their children who grew up here absolutely loved it. Great videos. Commenting from someone who has flown around the world a lot in coach. Singapore is my favorite airline.
I love that you do a very clear & concise voiceover without a bunch of useless talk like, Josh Cahill or obnoxious overzealous up-sell like Sam Chui!! Not to mention, your reviews are appropriately timed videos that are very much to-the-point which makes it much easier to watch without having to forward anything! Thank you and please keep it up, JB! 😎
A proud Aussie who really enjoyed this comparison.
I prefer Virgin for domestic but Qantas will always have my heart when travelling OS.
A real taste of home when you have been travelling ✈
It's great that you two met! Great video too! Greetings from Sacramento!
Welcome back, Jeb. Figured you were off somewhere. The audio levels in this video is much better, more uniform. Only gripe is opening music (first few seconds) was too loud but it disappeared before I could reach for remote to turn down the volume. Business in Perth? Fun!
This was an awesome review! I think both airlines with both of their unique products out done themselves! But that Vegemite reaction! OMG that was halarious!!!
He Jed, just found your channel. Great comparison but I’m a QF Gold F/F. I only fly virgin when my work can’t get me on Qantas. Loved the look with Vegemite, we don’t even eat it that way. Have it with toast next time.
Great channel 👍👍🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍
Glad to see you back in action Jeb! It’s been a while so I hope you’ve been having a good time in Australia. Love the video and hope to fly virgin some day.
Paul Stewart pops up everywhere, he is the new Sam. Well done to you both for your hard work and great reviews.
Jeb, great video as always. I was right predicting with V.A winning over Q. The Vegemite face was a trip :). Glad you found an airline that had good noise cancelling headphones. We also know you are a gin and tonic man. Carry on Sir.
I Always fly Virgin Australia, I just love their business class.
Hi Jeb. Recent subscriber and love your videos. Great fun vibe and like that you show a bit of your personality. Makes it so much more relatable. This was another great vid. Only ever tried the QF biz product but definitely want to try VIrgin now.
I haven't flown a domestic Australian flight since the early 90s and the only two choices were Ansett and Australian...Qantas at that time flew fewer domestic flights. I flew from Melbourne to Sydney on an Australian Airlines 767, not too long before the airline's acquisition by Qantas. I thought it was so cool to fly a wide body plane on such a short flight. Love this video, Jeb!
Hope to see you in ATL some time soon! Great video again, like normal!!! Keep it Up, great videos love them:)
Hi! As an Australian I really Appreciate this video. My personal favourite is Virgin Australia. Thanks for producing such good Aviation Content.
As an Australian, It made me laugh when you tried the Vegemite lmao
Nice review. I much prefer the VA product. The business class seats which they also use on their international flights seat really have much more room and are certainly more private. I've always found food and service better on VA compared to QF. VA's noise cancelling headphones are indeed quite good.
Check the origin of the word entrée when pertaining to food. It should be self evident.
I was a QF gold frequent flyer for years before being stranded for a week in Singapore when management decided to punish staff by grounding the airline and its passengers. I quickly took up the VA status match and have easily maintained platinum status ever since. Its partner airlines such as Delta offer benefits such as lounge access which are more easily achieved than just by flying Delta.
Super video like always Mr. Brooks! Keep up the great work. Love the videos.
This is just what I was looking for, thank you!
I’ll bet you go through the passport with the extra pages really quick😂 love the videos, since I also travel a good amount as well.
Great video! Your vegemite reaction was brilliant!
Awesome video Jeb, I've been hanging for it!
Your quality has been so good these last flights
Classic by @paulstewart "Like United Business Class, only decent" Hilarious!!
Great video Jeb! Love the cameo from Paul!
Oh man, the look on your face when you tried the Vegemite! Thanks for a good belly laugh.
Hey Jeb,
I love all your videos and enjoy your style. The quality is fantastic, jokes are pleasant, and your detail is second to none. If you don't mind, could you take a look at your audio. Sometimes the volume is extremely loud and then the next scene it's very quiet.
Other than that, you are doing a fantastic job and I will be following all of your videos.
Hope to see you in the sky sometime.
Best Regards,
Matt
Blindspotting is an excellent film. Another solid comparison video, Jeb.
absolutely love the vid keep doing what u doing man
Loved seeing Paul Stewart another great video Jeb! 👍
8:11 watch out for the magpie...
Your videos are some of my favorite
Great video. I'll be flying QANTAS business class from Perth to Brisbane next year when I visit my relatives who live in Brisbane. We are doing the Indian Pacific railway from Sydney to Perth. So looking forward to that. Also, I love the food that Neil Perry conjures up as I've eaten at some of his restaurants o my two previous trips to Australia. And I hate vegemite......
Jeb your the man !! The best aviation vloger out their to date. Thank you .. Happy Holidays.. :)
Love your vids
Yes! Another video! I am so exited!
Good stuff as always. I’m in Perth. Used to fly to Sydney then Los Angeles all the time on VA. Mixed things up last time I went stateside pre pandemic and went on QF to Dallas, which then allowed me onto many American Airlines codeshare flights.
Now, let’s talk vegemite. I’m not the biggest fan. However, if you have a Weber and cook roast beef on it, use a clean drip tray to catch all the drippings, hot water and vegemite makes the best gravy!
Virgin Australia by far, the service was amazing , very personalised plus they served alcohol at breakfast time , where when my mate flew Qantas he got offered water or cranberry juice for a flight at the same time to the same destination
You unfortunately have to ask for it. I had 2 (small) bottles of sparkling Chardonnay on a MEL-BNE flight..
Alcohol with breakfast is only for shift workers, drunks and jetlagged travellers.
Okay. This will be long: WOW...great trip, Jeb! Hi, Paul! “Trans Continental Throw “Downunder”. Brilliant!! A330’s, yay, one of my favorite planes. Jeb, your music choices are awesome! And yes, HSBC really is on every jet bridge in the world. I like that you like the cubby; me, too. The plane spotting was a bonus; nice 47 and 57! I love that you mentioned, “wet-leased”; I know what that is. 😊 Moving on to Perth. Nice haircut and beard trim, Jeb!!! I liked the Fokker 100 shot; their tail speed brake is unique. Your movie choice was “Get Hard”. Any good? Your Gin and tonic with olives and nuts was mouth watering; followed up with red wine. One of my favorites! Jeb, this was an outstanding trip report!!! Keep it up, and I hope to see you in the sky, someday!! I would say more, but I’ll send that in a private message.
Hi Jeb, I’m a new subscriber to your channel. Great content and commentary. I’m traveling the world vicariously through you. Fun idea? A give away drawing of the amenity kits you receive on your trips. Safe travels. Always look forward to your videos.
Another amazing video by Jeb Brooks!
Your videos are amazing! Please come to honduras sometime!
He thought he would be okay just having Vegemite by itself, we've all been there mate, great video!
Great vlog Jeb !
Another vlog I found !
Paul yay !
Jeb trying Vegemite is funny
It’s good that an airline has made you happy with the head set even though you like your set.
Another awesome video thank you Jeb, great job....✨✨👍🏻👍🏻
Good onya Jeb, top video mate! G'day from Straya!
Another great video. Did I notice a new watch on your Virgin Australia fight ?
@@GreenerGrass Very nice watch !
Great video. Always cool seeing Fokkers too.
That iceland air it really was a surprise
@@GreenerGrass if you ever have the chance, it's a great airline
Thanks for the video. I took Virgin from LAX to SYD. Came back on Delta. The Virgin had a better hard product (open bar), food and service.
1. Vegemite is better on toast with a good amount of butter
2. Re bedding, I have used this virgin A330 service and blankets were provided upon asking.
3. Keep up the videos. Please.
I’m pretty sure I saw my house when you took off from Sydney! Being a avgeek it’s great living only 1.5km from the end on the Sydney airport runway!
Oh my goodness, I work at Bridgeclimb as a climb leader!! I would've loved to have taken you up :(
I love the takeoff and landing camera
Hey Jed you should do a aer Lingus business class
they have a wonderful product with outstanding Irish hospitality. We did DUB - JFK and they just fed us so much it was great. Super comfy and spacious seat. The only negative is that the flight was far too short...coming back it was only 5 hours and 30 minutes.
@@GreenerGrass try and test them from the West Coast. The east coast services to Dublin are far too short to enjoy and get a decent rest. But going East from Dublin is fine. Looking forward to seeing your review in 2019
Yes,gr8 idea
Another Great video as always, and thanks for hearting my comment in the previous video. Also, are you going to review the flight that takes you back to the US? I'm guessing that you'd be flying Delta.
I am aviation student(India) ,my college gave us one project about briefing any airline which you like ,I love virgin Australia airline,coz their servicing and handling passenger is very good, so I chose it as my project of best airlines.
What’s nice about OneWorld Emerald status is that it gets you into all of the alliance airlines’ first class lounge.
Today I flew the Boeing 747-400 LCF variant to Italy (there are only four in the world). And tomorrow I ride Swiss Air; good times!
Great comparison throw down Jeb!
People say that qantas has the best business class in austrlaia👍 but i think that both airlines have great business class 👍.Keep up the awesome vids Jeb brooks❤️
I have done the Virgin Sydney-Perth-Sydney and I pretty much agree with you the wine is great. the flight time is about one hour shorter flying east due to wind. I had been in a port side window and an starboard aisle and I think the aisle felt slightly larger. You are right if you are a couple book the two aisle seats on the same row. But if you have a small partner go economy as you can be closer and snuggle up.
Hey Jeb, you put the vegemite on toast with butter and spread it thinly...i promise you would get used to it. Its awesome. Also, thankyou for saying Melbourne normally...love the channel.
Hi Jeb, another wonderful video and as I am from Australia it was an entertaining one to watch. I was just wondering if you have ever flown Air Canada's economy class product from Sydney (SYD) to Vancouver (YVR). One of my friends is travelling to Canada in January and asked me to check out this product, and I was hoping you could help with some info. Thanks for the great video, Caden
Great video Jeb, but as an Aussie I have to say you were crazy trying the vegemite like that, you need a thin smear on toast with plenty of butter.
Thanks for the information regarding the Virgin Australia loyalty program.
Nice place to start the video! wollangong is so nice
hey jeb your face expression after tasting vegemite is priceless, welcome to oz haha!!!!!by the way virgin australia is ahead of qantas in many ways
When there is nothing good to say is better not to say anything other than Mr. Stewart is a King in the Aviation Vlogging
As one who has flown a lot a few years back for my employment, I'll take Virgin over Qantas any time
In Australia, we support Virgin, as they stopped QANTAS from gaining a monopoly in the Australian skies. For that, we are thankful.
Vegemite scene is classic!! Great facial expressions~
Come to Melbourne in Australia, Beautiful Weather :)
And I wear Qantas complimentary headsets While watching your videos :) :)
@p_xlarrr lived in Melbourne for 7 years. “Beautiful weather” should never be used in the same sentence as Melbourne. It’s dishonest to do so.
Hey Jebthanks for the Air Canada Business class review. Will be flying to Sydney from Boston and back with them. Looking forward to my flight on Satrurday
It was a great flight. Immaculate service by Air Canada in the air. The air New Zealand lounge was great. I must I was hugely disappointed in the Toronto lounge of Air Canada. both going and coming. Not sure if your experience was the same but here are my observations. 1. comfort was good it nice to get away from the hectic airport activity. .2. Nothing wrong with pouring your own beer, that is always a win 3. Here is the bad part. The food was just short of awful... There was a pasta dish that I could not identify. Edamame, potato salad corn chips with canned salsa and a few soups. Honestly Jeb they are screwing their business class passengers. They took our lofty business class money and did not provide us with a solid meal option in the lounge. We had just finished an 18 hour trip and that is what they were serving. By the way it was both ways. When I spoke to the woman at the reception desk she new of many complaints about the same issues. The food was so bad that my wife and I went down to the terminal and spent $80 to eat a meal. I did email to complain, and demanded to speak to somebody about this. Not sure what good it will do. I thought you would be interested in this though. I am not sure I want to give Air Canada my business if they have such little regard on the ground for its passengers. Your Thought?Daniel Green
Jeb mate come on, even us Aussies don't eat vegemite straight off a fork....we have the same reaction you did haha It needs to be on toast with cheese or a sandwich. Oh we don't slather it on, it's just a light spread. You should have asked a local for assistance lol. Good video mate
I laughed so hard when you tried Vegemite, I commend you for trying it
I love the your videos
I am a platinum frequent flyer on qantas and I have to say that Qantas Business class is one of the best product in the aviation market.
You shouldve taken Bunnik with you on the ThrowDownUnder. Love to see a head to head Vlog-Off... wobbly tray tables vs inferior head phones.
My favorite part of his reviews are the facial expressions regarding the headphones...lol
Great review Jeb
Hi Jeb,
This is the first of your videos I've seen and not being a Virgin fan from when they commenced as a single class airline, the direct comparison was interesting. My experience with Qantas crews has consistently been the antithesis of yours, perhaps they were managing issues behind the scenes?
Regarding Vegemite, while not encouraging you to do it again, your test was guaranteed to have the outcome it had, by the manner in which it was conducted. Admittedly Aussie kids get toasted crust with Vegemite to "gum" when they are teething, so it's almost inevitable that they will become lifelong lovers of the spread. However, the way to sample it is, spread warm toast liberally with butter. Allow the butter to melt and then apply a barely perceptual layer of vegemite; eat while the toast is still warm. Enjoy it with a good milk based espresso coffee.
As a frequent business class traveller I did a similar comparison in October (Brisbane -> Darwin with Virgin 737-800) (Darwin -> Brisbane with QANTAS 737-800). I have been flying with Qantas for 20+ years, and if you had done the same comparison 5 years ago Virgin would have come a distant second place. Recently though they have improved their product (especially service) to the point where I believe Qantas needs to up their service.
That's so funny that you didn't like Vegemite. I bought that and Marmite at World Market here once and they were both yucky. I like curry so I would be more impressed with the food on Virgin as a matter of personal bias. Virgin Australia does appear to be a better choice with the more modern cabin too. Also, the haircut looks great.