Hey everyone! I'm at Sydney Airport about to fly on Qantas flight QF425 from
Sydney to Melbourne on board the Airbus A330-300. This is the full flight review
including takeoff and landing. If you want to see the short version click on
the link above. The Qantas check-in process is fully automated with
electronic kiosks which print out your boarding pass and bag tags
then there is an automated bag drop, just scan your boarding pass and your bags
are sent on their way.
Once you have checked in then there is plenty of shopping and food outlets
in the airport to pass the time before your flight.
Sydney Airport also has free Wi-Fi Internet access
Qantas has been rolling out their onboard Wi-Fi internet. If you check out
the flight board you can see the flights mark with the Wi-Fi symbol
Unfortunately my flight does not have the Wi-Fi enabled. As a Qantas frequent
flyer I get access to the Qantas Club where I like to pass the time. I get to
have a quick bite to eat and the Qantas club in Sydney domestic airport has a
great view over the runway for some excellent plane spotting. So now it's
time to get onboard the Qantas a330 300. This plane can seat the total of 297
passengers. With 28 passengers up in the pointy end of the
plane in business class and 269 passages in economy class. I like to sit right up
the back of the bus because that's where the cool kids sit and you get a longer
ride back there!
The seat configuration in economy class is 2-4-2 and each seat has a
built-in entertainment screen.
The economy seats are 17 inches wide that's 43 centimeters and have a pitch
of 31 inches or 78 centimeters. That's the distance from the back of your seat
to the seat in front. I am a hundred and eighty seven centimeters tall or six
foot two and there is plenty of legroom for me.
The seats also have these really cool footrests which are like a hammock for
your feet
the entertainment system has a nice 11.1 inched touchscreen which is loaded with
heaps of the latest release movies and TV shows
there is a really nice feature of just one touch to pull up the electronic
flight map and then one press again to return to the movie you were watching
directly under the screen is a USB port for charging your mobile phone or
electronic devices
in your seat pocket is a copy of the Qantas in-flight magazine which is one
of the best flight magazines in the skies
okay time to get going. Today's flight will take off to the north so we have a
long taxi to the far end of Sydney Airport Sit back and enjoy the taxi.
which has been sped up to get us the take off quicker.
fFight time between Sydney and Melbourne is around one hour and five minutes.
This flight I took left Sydney at 10:30 a.m. so we were just served a snack with a
drink. This snack was some tasty biscuits. iI you are flying during the main
mealtimes of breakfast lunch and dinner then you will be served a proper meal on
Qantas. After the snack I sat back and enjoyed the ride down to Melbourne now
here comes the descent and landing into Melbourne Airport enjoy