Qantas Premium Economy Boeing 787-9 Brisbane to Los Angeles
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- My very first flight across the Pacific Ocean from Brisbane to Los Angeles. Is Premium Economy worth the upgrade for this 14 hours flight? Check out my Trip Report and see for yourself!
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Flight Information:
Airline: Qantas
Flight no: QF15
Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Registration: VH-YNG (delivered November 2018)
Route: Brisbane (BNE) - Los Angeles (LAX)
Date of flight: 9th April 2019
Travel class: Premium Economy Class
Seat: 15A
Equipment:
- Apple iPhone 8
- GoPro Hero 7 Black
- Joby Suction Cup & GorillaPod Arm
- Joby GripTight Kit Tripod
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Thank you Thomas! This video was very helpful - I loved how beautiful Brisbane's airport is, and how nice Qantas' Premium Economy can be! 💕
Thomas, you have the loveliest face and smile! Seeing your huge smile made my day. Thanks for the nice review. :)
Brisbane Airport is so beautiful with abundant natural sunlight, high ceiling and the view from the lounge is so great. Fantastic trip report.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching :)
You really deserve more subscribers- this report was so helpful thank you😁
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it
Always wake up at 5AM for this trip. Your body WILL thank you.
Good tip Patrick! I got smashed with jet lag once I arrived and had to rest in a hotel for 5 hours during my layover - will remember for next time!
Thank you Thomas, I’ll be flying with QANTAS to LAX with premium economy later this year. The review was wonderful.
Hi Thomas, just found your channel & enjoyed this vlog so much I have now subscribed. It was a good mix of visual & voice, well done. I noticed some people not happy with the music etc but I found it fine. I have done many long hauls (Qantas & Singapore) including the very long trips Sydney to Dallas, & Perth to London. I have always flown plain old economy due to budget constraints & have watched many videos to see what premium economy would be like. After watching a lot of different reviews I do feel I will probably stick to economy, despite the fact that I am always glad when I get there & can get off the plane. My impression from watching is that many of the appeals of premium don't matter so much to me. For example, I don't care about the lounge as am usually too excited to eat much & priority boarding isn't important as I stopped using overhead lockers many flights ago (witnessed too many aggressive people taking the space over your seat). I travel with a carry on shaped somewhat like a box but the beauty of it is that it fits under the seat in front when required, but is great for raising your feet a bit. I don't care if the food is in one of those pokey trays & plastic cutlery as long as there's something edible & they serve a couple of gin & tonics! I have occasionally found the bathroom a bit grubby but usually only near the end of the flight. Most of the time it's totally OK to use. After the flight I always think oh well it's just one day out of your life, I've got the extra money I would have paid for premium to spend at my destination & the staff have always been helpful & polite. I will look out for any more of your reviews - thanks
You sound like a very no-fuss and practical flyer! Thanks for watching and subscribing! 🙌
Super informative video, job well done! Qantas looks fantastic!
Thanks for watching and the nice endorsement! Qantas is great, but maybe I have a soft spot!
Great video tom. It’s a fantastic airline. Good report👍
Thank you for your kind words! A great airline indeed, sorely missed
Hi Tom, nice review. I've just subscribed and look forward to watching more of your reviews.
Thanks for watching and for your support!
Thank you so much 😊. When will you have more videos out really excited to see?
I am about to go to Los Angeles on the same route in a week! Very excited!
Hope it went well!
Tom Mackay It was good for most of the way, but when I tried to get some sleep, I didn’t! (By the way I was in Economy) But in the end I had a great trip there!
Enjoyable video and commentary.
Thanks for watching Darren - appreciate the warm feedback
Awesome Video! I travel so much I'm thinking of making videos! Tomorrow I'm off on a 12000 mile journey in 4 days! Keep up the great wok!
Awesome! Where are you travelling this time?
Thanks for watching, and you should go for it - it’s a lot of fun and a great outlet
I'm booked for the Syd-LAX flight in July and December in Premium Economy. I've asked to upgrade to Business on the way home for both flights. Fingers crossed... No one seems to have done the Premium Economy Syd-Lax reviews... so yours and ones from Melbourne will have to do until I go....
Good luck!
I’m keen to get to North America at the end of this year!
Great video! Definitely love to try this soon! Looks better than my experience with BA's premium economy.
Thanks for your feedback! Still am yet to fly BA long haul- but would be interesting to compare!
Really well made!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing :-) your eyes 👀 is as fabulous as your flight experience :-) you have a very jolly eyes :-) stay safe bro :)
Thanks for watching, you’re too kind
@@ThomasMackay sure :-) more Vlogs to come :-)
Great vid! Would love to see a review of the Qantas Premium economy on the A380-800
Another great trip report mate! I’m hanging for the chance to try out a Dreamliner one day.
It’s a beautiful aircraft to fly on! Thanks for watching!
Nice video tom very nice
Wow amazing video when u flying next I will be landing in Brisbane tomorrow
Glad you enjoyed! I will be uploading new videos in the next week!
Thanks Tom Enjoyed the Video
Thank you Steve for watching!
Great video Tom
Thanks for watching Will!
Good report. I dislike the enforced darkening of the 787's cabin. Reminds me of a flying coffin. I want to see what we're crashing into etc. Always try to fly 777, A380, C130, Caribou, anything but 787. Well done.
pete christian thanks for watching! And yes, agree. Those dimmed windows are no fun!
How tall are you? Because you said the legroom was reasonable. I’m 195cm and always find that legroom is cramped for me but I’m yet to fly with the B787-9.
Hi Zoran!
I’m 191cm tall with a longer torso if that helps!
Fabulous trip report. The seat looks absolutely amazing, and so do the meals. Hope that you had a great time in US then.
Thanks as always!
Nice one, that is a pretty amazing trip report. It's very comfortable for flying nearly 14.5 hours from Australia to the US. Amazing :D
what is the amazing music though :)
I get most of my music from the UA-cam audio library. It's all community-made and is available to use for free on UA-cam!
Thanks for watching!
Great video, Tom. Just curious, how tall are you? I'm 6'4" and am wondering if there would be enough room in premium economy for me to be comfortable.
Hi there 👋 I’m 6’3” and while it’s miles better than economy, there could always be more knew room and leg room!
I fly pe all the time , this is the first time I saw 2-3-2 its always 8 across
Cuteness overload! Well, except for the hairy legs part LOL! Anyway, I've only been on QANTAS (yes, isn't it an acronym?) twice so far, AKL-SYD on a 737 and then SYD-DFW on an A380. I love that they still provide complimentary meals on board. - Red
Thanks for watching Red, hahaha. great flight - hairy legs aside ;)
Food looks great!
Thank you Erick, it was delicious!
Nice informative video. Curious, does the last row of Premium Economy have full recline or was it limited due to the bulkhead behind?
Just have to love the duty free "maze" !!! Great way to express the design of airports all over the world!!! I feel Tom that with all the new aircraft that Qantas are getting over the next 2 years they plan on turning Brisbane and Perth into major hubs for long haul flights with fewer restrictions and flight curfews it makes sense. Melbourne has no curfew but of course Sydney does and due to flight planning and distance etc Brisbane and Perth make perfect sense as Brisbane is getting a new set of runways etc...its going to be interesting over the next few years!! Really enjoyed the take off vision!! Great review mate and they are a very solid airline !! Food looked ok...hope it tasted that way! Really enjoy your honest reviews!!
Thanks as always Craig! Can’t wait for BNE to grow into the aviation hub of Australia! 😂 new Runway will be 👌👌
Tough to say, as it makes a lot of sense to use Los Angeles or Hawaii as stopovers to NY, Chicago, Austin, Dallas, Orlando, and others.
When the next-gen 787 comes along, the flight economics of direct passage to NY via BNE will make a lot of sense, assuming Qantas doesn't convert to the A350 as part of Project Sunrise.
Why is there a AirNZ ATR-72-600 parked up in Brisbane? That’s our regional aircraft.
Great video mate
Thank you Bradley!
Great video
Thank you for watching!
Good work man, very informative :)
Thanks for watching!
Hi, when the person in front of you reclined, was it close to you
Awesome report!! I would have to agree wholeheartedly with you as well regarding the way they try to get you to adjust to North America time zone straight away....we travelled to LAX a few years back with our two boys who were 8 & 10 at the time.....they were NOT having a bar of going to "bed" when they were still on Brisbane time and they wouldn't even be home from school yet! Our youngest finally fell asleep an hour before landing.....nevertheless, love your reviews and the dreamliner does look nice!!
The Haines' it’s so frustrating!!! Thanks for watching 😊😁
Hey mate, can I ask why you aren’t making content any more?
Hi! I have a bunch of footage that I have ready to be edited, but turns out working full time as a doctor is exhausting 😫 am hoping to get some content up soon
Who else watches these vids because they are going on a holiday soon?
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Hi Tom, it looked like you were using your own headphones with a 2 prong adapter in the qantas 3 prong plug. Did it work, I'm getting ready to fly the Dreamliner to Aus and back and wanted to connect my Airpods via bluetooth the same way.
Great video. You’ll enjoy US plane spotting. Fly to Miami for the most obscure and interesting planes. Murphy’s law that your seat neighbour was no threat to your girlfriend😬
You never said. Is it worth the upgrade to premium economy?
The seats not bad but you should do a comparison with Virgins 777 ER on the same route- the Qantas menu is looking very tired now
I realise that now Lachlan - while I haven’t flown in the Dreamliner economy seat, I would say for a flight where it might be worthwhile trying to get some sleep (such as the return front LAX to BNE), it would be worth it. I’ll be flying that flight on my way home, so will let you know!
Fuck virgin. Funded by Air new Zealand, and Singapore air. Who exactly do you think would benefit the most by degrading Qantas?
Did the lounge pass come with the seat booking?
Yes, as this was a business class redemption, access to the lounge was included.
how was the recline on the last row?
Recline was very reasonable. In fact, I believe the last row had more recline than the other rows!
why why why the music we wont hear the plane gheesh
🤷♂️🤷♂️✈️✈️
Hi just wondering if there is wifi on board?
Hi, there is no wifi on board. Thanks for watching 👍
shorts, interesting option
Comfort is number 1!
Hi handsome, nice video
paulo Verissimo ha! Thanks for watching 😅
@@ThomasMackay Welcome
Was there wifi?
No wifi on this aircraft :(
Why would anyone eat beans before getting on a flight? That's just a recipe for disaster by gas attack!
Haha fortunately not for me!
Disgraceful performance by QANTAS forcibly activating the window blinds! Likely so they have less work to do, situation normal for them.
Nice video though, well done and thanks
It was a little frustrating, but understand trying to adjust to time zones!
It's a tough call. A couple people quibbling over not being able to use the windows is probably better business than people disliking the route because their bodies won't adjust to the time zones.
I still can't believe LAX has the 6AM de-planing restriction... When WILL the U.S. get out of the stone age with customs? Changi's about to be fully automated 24/7 (starting with Terminal 5) for crying out loud.
To be honest I quite like having the cabin forcibly dimmed in order to get sleep to be adjusted to the new time zone. This is usually impossible when people still have their window shades open allowing so much light into the cabin.
Very annoying music😮
Has to watch it on mute. Talking to much ruins the video
Whatever makes you happy 😊 thanks for watching despite my voice 😂
Very helpful cheers Thomas. I have a question if I may. Does the seat base raise up at an angle when in recline mode to raise your legs and cradle you in the seat....as is claimed by Qantas?
Disastrous background music. Loud beyond tolerance. You probably are suffering from industrial deafness and have no idea of the great discrepancy. Not necessary and extremely annoying! Will I follow you in future. Once more to see if you've improved on your video format.
Okay, thanks Carolle 😅 I’ll try to take that on board for the future
Gay fer sure
What would it matter if I were gay?