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Jetstar Airways, a subsidiary of Qantas Airways, is a major airline in Australia's low-cost airline sector. While primarily known for its domestic routes, Jetstar also operates flights to various international destinations like Honolulu, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Osaka. In late March, I planned on traveling to Cairns in the far north of Australia, and trying out Jetstar's international product seemed interesting. This is my brutally honest review of Jetstar's International product from Tokyo's Narita airport to Cairns. Hope you enjoy…
I simply used the Narita Express to get to the airport. It costed around ¥3000 ($19 usd) and took around an hour. I would be departing from Narita's Terminal 3 today.
The problem with Terminal 3 is that the terminal was literally built for low-cost carriers. So it's not as grand as the other airport terminals. Jetstar, Jetstar Japan, Jeju Air, Spring Airlines, Air Asia and a few other airlines operate out of Terminal 3.
As you can see from the photo above, Terminal 3 isn't the best terminal to be in. It looks like a warehouse in some parts and there's an athletic track which is quite wierd considering that this is a Airport Terminal. Ignoring that, I checked in with the kiosks and it was really smooth.
The landside of the terminal was bustling with people. There were a few shops, a convenience store and a food court. It was honestly much more than I expected.
I went through security and immigration fast and efficiently and I was airside in under 10 minutes. In my opinion, the airside definitely looked better than the landside. It had some duty-free shops but lacked restaurants and a lounge.
Here's a look at today's plane.
Today's Aircraft
Aircraft - B787-8
Reg - VH-VKA
MSN - 36227
Line Number - 123
Age - 10.6 years
Because Jetstar is a low-cost carrier, there is no priority boarding for status members. So boarding started with business class, those with infants and disabled people. And then economy class.
Another look at the plane…
Walking towards the plane.
A look at the giant engines. Really nice being able to see these up close.
Here's a look at the seats. They were descently comfortable and much more than I expected. It came with an IFE screen, tray table, seat pocket and an adjustable headrest. The recline was not bad too. I got all 3 seats to myself too.
I was seated in the middle, so I couldn't take any photos of takeoff.
The cabin was dimmed for takeoff and after around an hour the service started.
Jetstar, again, is a low-cost carrier so there's a buy on board inflight service. The prices were ok and because I was still hungry I decided to get some food. I got myself a chicken wrap and it tasted really good.
For the next hour or so I watched a movie using the IFE (you have to pay to access). The content wasn't the best, but could've been way worse.
Around midnight, I was craving some snacks, so I purchased a pepsi, pringles chips and some water. The FA also gave me some chocolates which was really nice and thoughtful.
For the rest of the flight, I just slept and I slept through the second meal service.
I was quite tired and couldn't take any photos of the airport experience. Cairns Airport was a nice airport and it was easy navigating around. I would say I enjoyed this flight overall, almost no bad things about thr flight.
I definitely enjoyed this flight. It was a nice experience. The seats were descently comfortable, the food was great, the whole experience was good. I would recommend Jetstar's international product as it's not that bad as I thought it would be.
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