First Qantas A220 revealed

[ole nimeton]

My A220 and 737 flights between MEL and CBR on 23 and 24 June have both been swapped to 717. Flight number for the first flight is still A1276 despite not being on an A220.

Same - was booked for a mid June MEL-CBR A220 flight. Was looking forward to trying the new A220 business class but alas now on a 717.

Wonder if they’ve decided to move the A220 to other routes.

 

[Rangalad]

Looks like the equipment has come in as de-planing in MEL yesterday was done through both the front and rear doors, so I assume boarding was the same.

I liked the wireless charging which worked well for me but overall did not find the J seat very comfortable, prefer the 737 seat more.

Same.

A220 J/CL underwhelming.

 

[Himeno]

Wonder if they’ve decided to move the A220 to other routes.

Or a possible delay to VH-X4C arriving.

 

[RichardMEL]

Same.

A220 J/CL underwhelming.

Tend to agree bar the availability of wifi and usb ports - specially C for power (the lack of unibetsal power in J os baffling though, though mslany newer laptops can power from ISB-C these days.

The actualy 717 J seats are probably a little more comfy, but the amenity of power and wifi makes the 220 better when considering the mission.

I am sure QF is really not happy at the delays and issues. 717's were supposed to be gone sooner ratger than later. Clearly not going to happen now.

 

[RooFlyer]

I am sure QF is really not happy at the delays and issues. 717's were supposed to be gone sooner ratger than later. Clearly not going to happen now.

Sort of mirrors the issues with the A380. The largest and the smallest planes both the same impact on customers.

 

[AFF Editor]

I flew on the QantasLink A220 this week from Melbourne to Canberra in Economy. You can read my review here:

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/qantaslink-a220-economy-review/

 

[Myrna]

@Mattg - nice review of this aircraft. We will be flying it on AC from YYZ to SJO - 5 hours plus flight each way. We booked Y on the outbound (cost $600 pp) and J on the inbound (J cost double Y pp). We hope it will be a nice plane.