Hey everyone! I am at Noumea's International Airport in New Caledonia
and I'm just about to fly back to Sydney on board the Qantas Boeing 737 in
economy class. Noumea's Airport is only quite small. The check-in counters are
located on the ground floor. Qantas have separate queues for economy class and
business class passengers. Also on the ground floor is a souvenir shop selling
local arts and crafts from all around New Caledonia. There is also this one
expensive coffee shop on the ground floor. Jere I bought a coffee and a
sandwich for 1280 Central Pacific Francs which is around
A$18 dollars. Once you pass through security you go upstairs to
the departure lounge. Here there is another expensive coffee shop as well as
one duty-free store. There are four departure gates for international
flights with direct flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland,
Fiji, Vanuatu, Tahiti and to Tokyo and Osaka in Japan. So here comes my plane
which is the Qantas Boeing 737. This plane is called Mudgee named after the
wine-growing town in western New South Wales. This plane is just over seven
years old. Flight time from Noumea to Sydney is just under three hours
compared to the two and a half hours it takes to fly from Sydney to Noumea.
So time to get on board and check out the flight experience. This plane seats
174 passengers with 12 business class seats in a two-by-two configuration then
there are a hundred and sixty eight economy seats in a three by three
configuration.
This is your standard Boeing 737 which is used on Australian domestic routes
with a seat width of 17 point 2 inches and a seat pitch of 30 inches. I can
comfortably get four fingers between my knees and I can stretch my legs out
under the seat in front.
There is a small 10 inch touchscreen which is built into the seat in front
which is loaded up with heaps of movies and TV shows.
With just under three hours to fly I get to watch one movie on this flight.
There is also the electronic map to track the progress of this flight, Next
to the TV screen is a USB port you can use to charge your electronic devices.
And you also get a pair of these cheap and nasty headphones. And of course in
the seat pocket is a copy of the excellent Qantas in-flight magazine
called Spirit of Australia.
So now it's time to go so sit back and enjoy the taxi and takeoff video and
I'll be back soon to show you the food served on board.
Shortly after takeoff the crew came around and served up lunch. There was a
choice of fish with rice or this soya chicken with rice which was really tasty.
I really enjoyed this meal. Dessert was his small kinder chocolate bar which
was okay for a lunchtime dessert.
Lunch was served with a drink and then after the meal was finished the crew
came around and served up tea and coffee. So another great flight with my favorite
airline Qantas. This is only a very short international flight. I never knew New
Caledonia was so close. Only two and a half hours from Sydney makes this an
easy destination for a long weekend or a longer break away. Thanks for watching
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Thanks for watching. Enjoy the landing in the Sydney airport. Happy flying everyone!