JQ SYD-HNL-SYD $478 fares are back

[boomy]

Actually, I don't mind the JQ 320's on shorter flights, but definitely dislike the very squashy 788's. As far as FR is concerned, armed with priority boarding and a decent forward window/aisle seat it's quite an acceptable experience, especially as their on-time record is very good. I even prefer FR to easyJet, who tend to be more expensive for a similar experience.

You should try sitting in row 10 next time. The mini cabin is more private and most people don't pay for middle seat so you have good chance to get shadow (so far 100% success in 6 flights). The longest route I've done was DPS-BNE overnight and it wasn't too bad for Y. Sure, I would rather fly more comfortable but unfortunately not many choices on that route as QF only flys seasonally via SYD and I don't rate VA's B737 product any higher than JQ 787.