Hi guys. It's Chris here from Some Bloke who Travels a Lot and today we are in Sydney
but we are on our way to visit Uluru. What a trip that was. Videos from my amazing experience there
on the channel. Links at the end of the video and in the description below. Now in this video
I refer to both Uluru and Ayers Rock, of course it is Uluru and I have my utmost respect for that.
But the flight route and resort at the time of the flight said Ayers Rock hence I refer to both names.
So how to get there ? Well easiest and simplest way is a direct flight from Sydney to Ayers Rock
with Jetstar. which is exactly what I booked. However a month after I booked, I mentioned I
was flying with Jetsar and received "oh I am sure you'll be fine" from an Australian friend. So it
was with a little trepidation I headed to the airport for my journey to Uluru. The flight departed from
T2 domestic at Sydney Airport which is a bit basic airside, but it's domestic so fine. I was
a bit early and found Jetstar were a stickler for 'checkin opens two hours before the flight'
so I enjoyed a coffee in the sun whilst I waited. The other thing I found that Jetstar was strict for,
weight . Not mine personally we would have had loads of problems. But hold and cabin luggage
weight . Now this was no surprise as I had received numerous emails from Jetstar asking me if I wanted
to buy extra allowances. I was glad I had as they don't mess about. I manually weighed my cabin bag
before check-in and there were random checks at the gate. Now I have absolutely no problems with a
low-cost carrier being strict about luggage allowance, especially as in the case of Jetstar
they make this very clear. Once airside the airport jumped into the modern world and as terminals go
it ticked all the boxes. Those boxes being shops and restaurants and as I was well fed
and no need for Victoria's Secret's attire I headed straight to the gate to see my silver bird arrive.
Boarding as straightforward as any airline I have flown and the luggage policy seems to work as
there was no fighting for overhead locker space. I was in the first group to board due to the bundle
I purchased. Got to my seat and luggage stored with ease to settle in for a fun flight to uluru. I
knew it was going to be a fun flight Jetstar told me so. I also knew it was going to be a comfortable
flight as I booked an emergency exit seat with extra leg room and that all-important window seat.
Stunning views coming up. Not to mention the middle seat was empty just like Club Europe with BA.
Part of my bundle package was a food item and a drink from the menu. Which was fairly extensive
but no different to many low cost carriers. Prices were neither expensive
but also not cheap butI didn't feel Dick Turpin had done the pricing.
Now not wanting to look like a tourist I went native with a Dad's pie and a Solo lemonade.
I am not sure if a Dad's pie is improved by the amount of tomato ketchup I added.
But I had a feeling it was better that the pie wore the ketchup rather than me.
Flight duration was 2 hours 40 minutes but about 2 hours 15 until we touched the ground at Uluru.
I was asked not to film during the landing and of course duly complied. But the view
from the window as we taxied to the terminal really did give a flavour of things to come.
Thank you so much for watching and if you have enjoyed the video please give it a thumbs up.
Those likes are really appreciated and if you want to see more of my experiences at Uluru
yo will find links in the description below and coming up at the end now. You might also wish to
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