Review of QantasLink flight Canberra → Melbourne in Economy

Airline QantasLink
Flight QF1523
Class Economy
Seat 19E
Aircraft Boeing 717-200
Flight time 01:10
Take-off 21 Feb 23, 17:35
Arrival at 21 Feb 23, 18:45
QF   #51 out of 94 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 31 reviews
FlyAlex
By GOLD 424
Published on 3rd March 2023

Hi,

I reached the very stylish and modern terminal building of Canberra in the afternoon just when a storm came up. 


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I was originally booked on a different flight, but because of the storm and some technical issues with one aircraft Qantas decided to put two flights together and mine was then scheduled to depart with a slight delay at ca. 5:30 PM.


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The terminal of this airport is really nice and modern and provides a calm feeling with enough small shops and bars once airside. However it definitely feels somehow oversized for the view movements here.


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A shot of waiting and departing aircraft during my waiting.


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This would be the nice looking and rare Boeing 717 taking me to Melbourne today.


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Boarding started organized and soon I settled into the comfortable seat with enough pitch. Unfortunately because of the rebooking I ended up in the middle seat - so no more outside pictures etc.


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Flight was announced to take around an hour and about 10 minutes into the flight the friendly cabin crew provided an efficient and free of charge inflight service in Economy with some cheese and crackers and drinks of your choice where I ordered some white wine.


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Deboarding at MEL was quick.

Thanks for reading,
FlyAlex 

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Verdict

QantasLink

7.9/10
Cabin8.0
Cabin crew8.5
Entertainment/wifi6.0
Meal/catering9.0

Canberra - CBR

8.4/10
Efficiency9.0
Access7.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness9.5

Melbourne - MEL

7.5/10
Efficiency7.0
Access7.0
Services8.0
Cleanliness8.0

Conclusion

Besides the delay a nice short hop with a rare plane and free of charge inflight catering.

Information on the route Canberra (CBR) → Melbourne (MEL)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 3 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne Canberra (CBR) → Melbourne (MEL).

Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est Qantas avec 7.8/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 1 heures et 10 minutes.

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4 Comments

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  • Comment 623090 by
    Jett Tyler GOLD 361 Comments
    Thanks for sharing this!
    I really hope to fly a QF B717 when I visit Australia in November!
  • Comment 623487 by
    Dor BRONZE 113 Comments
    You're a lucky man!
    The 717 is very rare this days, I hoped to catch Volotea flight in Europe with this aircraft but couldn't due to the corona virus. By now, they already retired the 717 from their fleet.
    The cabin looks great, considering that the youngest 717 is almost 17 years old by now.
    It seems to me that Qantas save their aircraft in good shape.

    Thank you for sharing!
  • Comment 623652 by
    KévinDC TEAM SILVER 6733 Comments
    The QF 717 cabins still look very nice and the seats are a nice change from slimlines. The service is very good for such a short flight!
    The 2-cabin 717s should all be outfitted with streaming IFE to personal devices, did QF not make that obvious, or was there just not enough time to check it out on such a short flight?

    Thanks for sharing!
    • Comment 623680 by
      FlyAlex GOLD AUTHOR 85 Comments
      Thanks! For sure the 717 is an interesting plane and in great shape at Qantas Link. The streaming IFE was also available but I did not try it because of the very short flight.

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