Qantaslink - Eastern or National Jet?

[wendlle]

I need to book a flight from Sydney to Canberra.
I see that Qantas have two flights for the exact same times and cost one is with Eastern Australia and the other National Jet.
Which one is better?

 

[oz_mark]

Is one a jet and one a prop? That would decide it for me.

(And I suspect that both won't actually run)

 

[astrosly]

Eastern Australia uses Dash 8s and National Jet uses B717s. Better would depend on your preference for a smaller and noiser twin prop or a larger airliner with jets attached at the rear of the cabin. I think the legroom is about the same on both.

 

[wendlle]

Would prefer less noisy I guess

 

[jakeseven7]

Would prefer less noisy I guess

I love the Q400 props they fly lower, better views, more fun. But I do love the 717’s too. What a choice!

 

[wendlle]

I do travel with Rex in small noisy planes so not overly fussed.

 

[jakeseven7]

I do travel with Rex in small noisy planes so not overly fussed.

The turbo props QFLink use are virtually silent compared to Rex’s fleet

 

[ajw373]

I love the Q400 props they fly lower, better views, more fun. But I do love the 717’s too. What a choice!

Not that it matters, but if the operating airline is Eastern it won't be a Q400, it will be a Q300 or -200. All the 'Qantaslink" Q400's are operated by Sunstate.

 

[wendlle]

Yep it was a Q300

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

If you have not done the 717, I would say, go for that.
If you do decide on the 717, choose row A window.
And book exit of the wing if you can.
Tongue in cheek, (talking the waffle), just imagine flying without engines on the wings!
Of course, seriously, they are on the tail of the plane.
I have flown the Embrarer, those engines near the tail are indeed noisy, but it does give you learning experiences!
The dash8 is also nice, as others have said, it flies lower, and you see more, and if the plane comes in over the Royal National Park, and over Laperouse, that there has a wow factor, as its so odd that feeling, when you are so close to the water, after the dash makes its last turn to line up for SYD runway 34L/R.
If you sit on row D, sometimes you can see parallel flights, very interesting seeing planes flying in parallel, to come into runways 34L/R.