Virgin's A320 Hellship, Adelaide-Perth

[AustraliaPoochie]

I have never been mansrpead by any other.

 

[Bagpuss]

Oddly this just came up in my "memories" from 2019.

 

[Phoenix-1]

I have never been mansrpead by any other.

Surely you understand that you've only sat next to a handful of indians in the world, why do you then want to generalise this behaviour to all indians?

 

[lovestotravel]

Oddly this just came up in my "memories" from 2019.

I miss the days of cloth seats

 

[Mattg]

Playing devil's advocate for a moment, doesn't QantasLink also run A320 flights out of WA on ex-Jetstar aircraft with the same JQ seating layout and no J?

At least those planes aren't used on PER-ADL flights, but they do appear on PER-DRW.

 

[HS-TQE]

Playing devil's advocate for a moment, doesn't QantasLink also run A320 flights out of WA on ex-Jetstar aircraft with the same JQ seating layout and no J?

At least those planes aren't used on PER-ADL flights, but they do appear on PER-DRW.

Many Intra-WA RPT routes and PER-DRW are regularly operates by Network (QantasLink) A320s.

Though, yes fortunately QFLink/Network doesn't send the A320s on PER-ADL

 

[xt_20]

Oh no, I've booked HBA-PER on a VA 320 - must be the same plane. QF charges almost double via MEL. I'm assuming no IFE or Wifi?

Also booked PER-LST on a VA 737-700. Same deal as the 320?

 

[Bagpuss]

Oh no, I've booked HBA-PER on a VA 320 - must be the same plane. QF charges almost double via MEL. I'm assuming no IFE or Wifi?

Also booked PER-LST on a VA 737-700. Same deal as the 320?

VA A320's have entertainment wifi.

The all economy -700's currently don't have entertainment wifi as they are still trying to get what's fitted to the aircraft compatible with their system.

 

[xt_20]

Thanks Bagpuss. Yes it is the all economy 737 according to the seatmap.

 

[Bagpuss]

Thanks Bagpuss. Yes it is the all economy 737 according to the seatmap.

Could be worse, they fly these aircraft Brisbane to Perth occasionally!

 

[EuroKick]

VA A320's have entertainment wifi.

The all economy -700's currently don't have entertainment wifi as they are still trying to get what's fitted to the aircraft compatible with their system.

I flew one a few months back and it had IFE. It was a toned down version though.

 

[oz_mark]

VA A320's have entertainment wifi.

The all economy -700's currently don't have entertainment wifi as they are still trying to get what's fitted to the aircraft compatible with their system.

I've been on 700s with an entertainment system on. Content wasn't inspiring, but it was working.

 

[Obzerva]

Oh no, I've booked HBA-PER on a VA 320 - must be the same plane. QF charges almost double via MEL. I'm assuming no IFE or Wifi?

Also booked PER-LST on a VA 737-700. Same deal as the 320?

It's an interesting one
HBA-PER seems to be consistently A320
LST-PER seems to be 50/50 with either the all economy 737-700, or with a regular 737-800 with business

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Only way for a bit of space comfort, if you don't fly this route every time, or all the time, is to phone up each time and make a "comfort seat request booking".
They will ask if its for a musical instrument, just say no.
If the plane is not too full, you can still have bit of lux.

 

[A321]

Yep it's the closest you'll get to experiencing tiger again if you purchase a lite fare.

I thought it wouldn't be that bad, surely..

..I thought wrong. Can't remember the TT pitch being this bad (oh dearly loved TT), but it's criminal for VA to be using these birds anywhere outside FIFO work.

Very thankful to have a row to myself.

 

[Bugalugz]

The 30 row A320's are shocking...28 row not so bad

 

[muppet]

I thought it wouldn't be that bad, surely..

..I thought wrong. Can't remember the TT pitch being this bad (oh dearly loved TT), but it's criminal for VA to be using these birds anywhere outside FIFO work.

Very thankful to have a row to myself.

Omg. How is that legal?

How could that even be used for FIFO - most aren’t little blokes.

 

[HS-TQE]

Omg. How is that legal?

How could that even be used for FIFO - most aren’t little blokes.

QFLink/Network uses the same layout on their A320s (ex-JQ) for FIFO work in WA.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Its bad mate, very very bad.
I got that 320 ADL - PER, and then F100 PER - ADL.
It was already VA when I made the booking, but when I booked, it was a 737-800, even paid for econX, then it got changed to a 320, they refunded me the econX extra I paid, coo, now they have the 737-700 too, with no J.
No reason to fly VA on that route anymore.

 

[Obzerva]

Its bad mate, very very bad.
I got that 320 ADL - PER, and then F100 PER - ADL.
It was already VA when I made the booking, but when I booked, it was a 737-800, even paid for econX, then it got changed to a 320, they refunded me the econX extra I paid, coo, now they have the 737-700 too, with no J.
No reason to fly VA on that route anymore.

Keep in mind, the 737-700s are going to be fitted with J as part of the refurb for the rest of the 737-800s