AFF Review: Qantas A330 Business Class (MEL-CGK inaugural flight)

[AFF Editor]

Qantas A330 Business Class Review (Melbourne-Jakarta) is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Review: The Inaugural Qantas Melbourne-Jakarta Flight

I flew on Qantas' inaugural Melbourne-Jakarta flight to find out what travellers can expect in Qantas A330-200 international Business Class.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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[exceladdict]

Nice write up! Looks like a comfortable flight and as you say could be a great positioning option given cheap ex-CGK fares.

 

[SYD]

Nice write up! Looks like a comfortable flight and as you say could be a great positioning option given cheap ex-CGK fares.

Doing SYD-CGK in June for that purpose.

No doubt QF are watching. Reward seats (even in whY) have been scarce. We scored two reward seats - only whY. Computer said “No” on a WP request for J an even though cabin was entirely empty…

 

[kermatu]

Great review. And I agree with you it's a shame about the loss of music on the IFE.

 

[Hunter4vr]

I’ve flown the Qantas A330 to Manila earlier this month and was quite impressed with the seat. For sleeping I’ve found it much more comfortable compared to other airlines, such as Qatar and their Qsuite product.

 

[ALH]

I’ve flown the Qantas A330 to Manila earlier this month and was quite impressed with the seat. For sleeping I’ve found it much more comfortable compared to other airlines, such as Qatar and their Qsuite product.

Couldn’t agree more. Flew SYD-CGK a couple of weeks ago on QF41. The seats were a lot more comfortable for sleeping than Etihad CGK to AUH. The service was outstanding and I was very well looked after for the entire trip (as a WP). On Etihad I was fed and watered, then never saw another FA for 6 hours (despite being one of only a couple of passengers in J both ways).

Sadly the let down was the toilet floor in J on QF42 was sticky for the entire flight, whereas Etihad was spotless and obviously serviced after each visit.

 

[flyingfan]

Nice writeup, good on you getting the bonus food! I wouldn’t have minded a comment on the arrival experience at CGK too (although bet you travelled HLO)

 

[ALH]

This may not be the right thread, however, anyone getting cheap fares ex CGK: I had a 23 hour stopover in Jakarta and decided to book Anara Hotel at CGK. I was coming out of a very busy tiring week at work and just wanted sleep. Quick walk (about 5 mins) from terminal. Very clean, cool and quiet. Around $ 100 including breakfast.

 

[siri]

Manila Qantas lounge is size of a toilet.. terrible and hardly any food or drinks..

 

[Hunter4vr]

Manila Qantas lounge is size of a toilet.. terrible and hardly any food or drinks..

The Cathay lounge in T3 recently reopened and imo it's pretty good. Very quiet but I reckon it's mostly cause all Oneworld airlines are still inviting passengers to the PAGSS lounge (us too).

Freshly made food such as veggie stir fry, wonton soup, dumplings and more, it was very decent.

 

[AFF Editor]

I wouldn’t have minded a comment on the arrival experience at CGK too (although bet you travelled HLO)

Believe it or not, I did check in a bag for this flight. (I was travelling for a total of 9 days on this trip, and haven't quite got HLO down to a fine art yet in the way that people like @JessicaTam have!)

I had applied in advance for an e-VOA and when I got to the immigration counters, the lines weren't too long. Unfortunately, I made the silly mistake of lining up in the "Foreigner" queue rather than the "VOA" queue. When I got to the front of the line, the agent informed me I was in the wrong queue and would need to line up in the VOA line. Which was fine, except that by this time the entire planeload of passengers from QF39 and an Asiana Boeing 777 had joined the queue and I ended up waiting almost an hour as it took several minutes to process each passenger. The queues were reasonably orderly, though.

By the time I made it to the luggage carousel, my bag was already on the belt. From there you just had to scan the QR code on your customs declaration form and the exit was quick.

Terminal 3 at CGK seemed perfectly fine overall.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Great review. And I agree with you it's a shame about the loss of music on the IFE.

Totally agree. Dropping the music channels - especially on international flights - has been a hugely retrograde step. We want our music channels back!!!!

 

[stm1sydney]

I see the QF int J lounges are still very poor. They may not have any money to improve the hard product, but surely they can increase the hot food selection from one only.

 

[craven morehead]

Qantas A330 Business Class Review (Melbourne-Jakarta) is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Review: The Inaugural Qantas Melbourne-Jakarta Flight

I flew on Qantas' inaugural Melbourne-Jakarta flight to find out what travellers can expect in Qantas A330-200 international Business Class.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below.

Excellent review Matt