Vietnam Airlines Domestic J

[sandshoes]

Hi guys,

Have just received an email from option town offering an upgrade to J for $65. It is only a 90min domestic flight, has anyone flown J with Vietnam domestically? Is it worth it? I know its only $65 but the flight was cheap to start with so i from memory this is just under what i paid for the flight to start with.

Sandshoes

 

[scwappy]

Did the same thing , although I think it was slightly cheaper. Was nice, probably marginal if it was worth it for a short flight. You also don't get lounge access on these fares.

 

[a330j]

Flew Vietnam J earlier this year on a number of sectors. I had no complaints but it is not a patch on domestic QF or VA. The service is good but the fitout was a bit tired. Main benefit is probably no check-in queue and priority boarding. The longer domestic legs (which it sounds like yours is) can be 777 or A330 so more legroom, bigger seat, a menu in J and possibly a glass of bubbly. There was no IFE on any domestic sector I took (in J) regardless of the plane. If you don't think $65 is worth it, do it simply for the experience.

 

[sergeyvzn]

I flew Vietnam Airlines in J domestically a couple of years ago from Hanoi to Hue and then from Da Nang to Saigon and the fare itself was only $60 or so for each flight...it was ok but nothing to write home about
you should've just bought the J fare outright, it would've been less that $65 I bet

 

[Spongbob]

I flew Vietnam Airlines in J domestically a couple of years ago from Hanoi to Hue and then from Da Nang to Saigon and the fare itself was only $60 or so for each flight...it was ok but nothing to write home about
you should've just bought the J fare outright, it would've been less that $65 I bet

VN fare prices are much cheaper if booked directly via their website when compared to booking with a TA in Australia (which can double the price or even more).

 

[trieu_thai]

It is definitely worth the cost to upgrade to J. The crowd in Y, especially domestic, can be quite rude and rowdy and this alone is worth more than $65!