Review of Air Pacific flight Nadi Sydney in Economy

Airline Air Pacific
Flight FJ911
Class Economy
Seat 64A
Aircraft Boeing 747-400
Flight time 04:25
Take-off 31 Mar 13, 09:00
Arrival at 31 Mar 13, 12:25
FJ 3 reviews
koresh
By SILVER 2375
Published on 2nd June 2018
Trip Report: Nadi (NAN) - Sydney (SYD) on Air Pacific

Flight Details:

Airline: Air Pacific
Flight No. FJ911
Reg : DQ-FJK "Island of Vanua Levu"
Aircraft: BOEING 747- 412
Departure Nadi ( NAN ) : 0900 AM
Arrival Sydney ( SYD ) : 1225 PM
Time : 04h 25m
Distance : 3170 km or 1985 miles

Full Trip Report: Air Pacific DQ-FJK FJ911 NAN-SYD

Do watch the video to experience the flight.



Introduction

I visited Fiji in 2013 to meet friends. After few days travelling around Fiji, this trip report of the return journey.

Alot has changed since 2013 - Air Pacific is called Fiji Airways, B747 is retired and the new service is on A330 or B737.

Plane Spotting at Nadi Airport, Fiji

Old and new aircraft.



Few photos from the trip

Nadi Town

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Suva

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Port Denarau

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Photos of Fiji trip can be found in this video



Drop off at the airport

After a week in Fiji, it was time to return back to Sydney.

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Check-In area

Check-in queue was long as this was almost full flight. Having arrived early, I completed the formalities in no time.

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Had my meal at the restaurant, knowing well there wasn't much for meal during the flight.

Food court

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View from restaurant, as air-side action follows.

View from restaurant

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Air Pacific Pushback

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After completing the immigration and security, entering the duty free shopping.

Duty Free shopping

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Escalator towards departure area

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Departure Area



More shops….

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Fiji Airways latest acquisition A330-200, DQ-FJT

Air Pacific was undergoing brand makeover. New aircraft and livery.

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Air Pacific flight to Auckland

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Flight Schedule

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Waiting Area

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Duty Free Shops

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Boarding started

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Air Pacific FJ 911 NADI - SYDNEY @ Gate



Air Pacific "Island of Vanua Levu"

B747 named after island in Fiji.

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Queen of the Skies

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Viewing and Boarding

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Air side action

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Air Pacific Boeing 737-800 to Auckland



Boarding

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Tabua Class (Business)

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Pacific Voyager (Economy) Class

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Waiting for pushback

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Side view

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In queue for Solomon Airlines to depart

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Approaching runway

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Departing Nadi



Airborne

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Windows

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Last view of Fiji

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Winglet

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Air Pacific Boeing 747 Safety Card

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Safety Card

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IFE controls

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Side view

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Cabin view

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IFE information

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Remote control

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Flight progress map

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Inflight magazine

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Window View

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Flight information

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Breakfast

Breakfast was Chicken wrap

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Cruising at 38000 ft

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Flight Information

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Windows View

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Nearing Sydney

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Inflight View



Neighbour at the gate

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Pushback

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Disembarkation

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Immigration and Quarantine

After a quick walk to immigration, got the passport stamped. Bag was delivered quickly being a non-peak time. Quarantine was quick as I had nothing to declare.

Head home

Travelling light, took train to central and onwards to home.

Hope you enjoyed the trip. Thanks for reading.

End of Trip

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Verdict

Air Pacific

6.6/10
Cabin7.0
Cabin crew8.0
Entertainment/wifi5.5
Meal/catering6.0

Nadi - NAN

7.0/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Sydney - SYD

7.0/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services7.0
Cleanliness7.0

Conclusion

Air Pacific was the flight of choice to Fiji as they were flying the B747. The cabin was worn down due to age of the aircraft which was getting replaced. Cabin service was friendly. Meal was breakfast as it was a short flight in the morning. Nadi airport being a tourist destination was relaxed. Sydney Airport was a quick exit being a non-peak flight.

Overall a satisfactory flight.

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