AFF Review: Jetstar 787-8 Business Class (SYD-ICN)

[AFF Editor]

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review

Jetstar Business Class on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is basically a good Premium Economy product, at a Premium Economy price.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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[kpc]

Nice review...I managed to score 4x J* business seats Syd-Sgn in Jan with Qf pts so this report is a timely reminder of the experience to expect. The flight is mid pm so should get a nice full lunch in F lounge b4 boarding. ...for 2 of us anyway

 

[Flying Fox]

I think that JQ J is perfectly fine (and good value) if you go in with the correct expectations.

We flew JQ J from MEL - DPS and it was perfectly fine.

 

[OZDUCK]

As someone who has flown ScootPlus this seems far better. The seats are very similar but the quantity and quality of the food and drink on offer is far, far better than on Scoot. For a 5 hour flight to Singapore this would be absolutely fine. The only question is what sort of price would be asked.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

The advantage of row 1 is that when it comes time to sleep, a full-sized cabin bag (rolla-board) serves as a perfectly horizontal leg rest, given it sits almost flush with the seat pan.

Legs horizontal, coupled with a generous recline = a pretty comfortable sleep. If you can’t get a flat bed this is next best! (better in fact than first class seats prior to flat beds there)

 

[DazMel]

I've enjoyed the B787 Jetstar J product DPS-MEL in both night and day sectors. However the 787 with it's J product are being moved to longer haul flights and Jetstar flights servicing Bali will down grade to the single aisle, Y class only A321LR
I'll have to reconsider carriers that service Bali that have a J class such as Garuda, QF, VA and SQ

 

[RWJ777]

Nice review...I managed to score 4x J* business seats Syd-Sgn in Jan with Qf pts so this report is a timely reminder of the experience to expect. The flight is mid pm so should get a nice full lunch in F lounge b4 boarding. ...for 2 of us anyway

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review

Jetstar Business Class on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is basically a good Premium Economy product, at a Premium Economy price.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below.

A nice review, thanks Matt. I enjoyed it.

Yes, for the price it's not too bad: but having travelled twice in the cabin, I can say the seat really matters. On the first occasion, I sat in an aisle seat in the bank of two near a window and it was a comfortable experience. On the second occasion, Jetstar decided to separate me and my partner, and placed me in the middle seat of the central bank of 3 seats. It was an overnight flight and with the seat in front of me fully reclined, I had real difficulty getting in and out of my seat so had to prevail on the poor man next to me to get up every time I wanted to use the bathroom. It was a much less pleasant experience.

 

[adenda]

Back when things were getting back to normal after COVID we managed to score a couple of these seats on a domestic flight from Melbourne to Cairns. And all we had to pay over our economy fare was the extra leg room supplement. Bargain! Of course none of the soft offerings were included.

 

[LukeO9]

If JQ Bus. is comparable to premium economy on legacy airlines, why is the price being compared to Bus. on legacy airlines ?

 

[clifford]

If JQ Bus. is comparable to premium economy on legacy airlines, why is the price being compared to Bus. on legacy airlines ?

But I've noticed that JQ have massively increased their bus class fares, certainly not to the elevated levels of the legacy carriers, but certainly much higher than comparable providers such as Scoot. Just check their current fares to SIN. Admittedly the food and beverage offerings are somewhat better on JQ, but is it worth double the price (I don't think so)?

Remains to be seen if this strategy that JQ are pursuing pays off in the long term.

 

[1022]

Nice review. Thanks, Matt. I've done JQ "Business" a few times to SE Asia and find it comfortable enough for the day flight up but not so great on the overnight leg back to the East Coast. I agree that the soft product is pretty solid. The food is probably QF J standard and possibly even slightly bigger serves, albeit without so much attention to plating or presentation.

Enforced darkness on 787s (or any aircraft for that matter) is a pet hate of mine. All the more infuriating when the 787 windows still allow glare in during the phase of flight you would actually want window shades closed on the sunny side of the cabin.

 

[frodo]

I flew both jetstar and scoot in business/scootplus last year and agree that jetstar's offering is superior although the seats themselves are similar.

For the 787 windows, it seemed to me that JQ's 787s don't block out light as well as other airlines' 787s - is it because it's an earlier build or am I just imagining things?

 

[The Flying Schwartz]

Nice review and good to see what to expect.
Re the main meal option and quality of the salad - surely Qantas sees the feedback on the Neil Perry TTP salad? (Taking The Proverbial)

 

[http_x92]

Nice review, saw JQ flights for SYD-ICN come to around $2000 return when the price is at is lowest with the Max bundle so would be interested in this come vacation time.

 

[boomy]

Thanks for the review.

I’ve booked my +1 on JQ ICN-SYD-MEL in J all the way for 61.5k points in January 24 as there was no other option for the date she needed but she wasn’t happy about it at all

 

[Skyring]

There's usually enough information in even a dark photo to bump up the light and bring out some details. I’ve fiddled with the light levels and “denoised” the article photo. On an iPad. At two in the morning. Lying in bed.

 

[jrfsp]

You also noticed JQ has decent music selection on their IFE....i do find this a strange real enhancement over QF

 

[AVV]

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review is an article written by the AFF editorial team:

Jetstar Boeing 787 Business Class Review

Jetstar Business Class on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is basically a good Premium Economy product, at a Premium Economy price.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

You can leave a comment or discuss this topic below.

Great Matt.Good review. Yes I love Jetstar.for the price you pay. I find them better than QF. But I know that Asian staff on routes go out of their way to make your flight pleasant.