Review of VietjetAir flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne in Business

Vietjet air a330-300 sgn - mel

I recently flew on VJ81 from SGN-MEL on A333. Original price of one way ticket was $1.9k AUD however they had a birthday sale and after discount the price was $1k AUD.

VietJet operates as a ultra low cost carrier. The aircraft ex Air Asia X with slanted flat seats in J class and 3-3-3 in economy class. No IFE or wifi streaming offered. There's only 2 LCC in the world who offer a slanted flat bed and this one offers more food choices than the other LCC which is air Asia.

Lounge access was also included which was the Apricot Lounge, 60kg of checked bags, 20kg of carry on, express path for immigration and security and an escort to the aircraft.

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I was the only passenger in the C cabin, pre departure drinks of watermelon juice, sugarcane juice, water was offered with a packaged wet towel.

I went with the sugarcane juice which was delicious and I managed to get 2 more servings. A wooden menu was handed out which was quite nice which details the pre drinks, snacks, entree and main meals.

One of my favourite views is takeoff from SGN. 

In seat power is available between seats and the content of seat pocket. Two magazines, two buy on board menu, safety card and sick bag. 

Business class menu which highlights what drinks are on offer for welcoming which is nice to see. 
You have a choice between 4 main meals for C class however you can also order meals from the purchase menu. 

A choice of Vietnamese delights were on offer such as Bún bò Huế (Huế beef noodles) Xôi (sticky rice with savory topping) Phở and Bánh Mì (bread roll)

Meal orders were taken prior to takeoff and I decided on the Beef noodles for the first meal followed by sticky rice for the second meal.
The sides served with the first meal were summer rolls with hoisin sauce, bread roll with butter, beef noodles with vegetables and sate sauce and a whole coconut jelly for dessert.

I opted for a Vietnamese iced coffee as well. I should say that the plates and containers used are sustainable plant based. This meal was SO delicious!

The tray was cleared quickly and I decided to place the seat into the angled flat position for a nap.  

Coconut jelly, Vietnamese iced coffee and fresh summer rolls and hoisin dip - it was delicious!

The angled flat bed post first meal ready for a nap. I kept sliding down so I decided to keep it in a reclined Z position for a nap. 

After a little nap I decided to go for a little walk down to the doors two lavatory, heres the mini Y cabin behind business class.

The good thing with VJ that you can order anything of the purchase menu so I went for a milk tea which was served with cheese, crackers and some fruits which was supposed to be served after the first meal.

Amenity kit provided contained Loccitane hand cream, a lip balm, eye shades, socks, toothbrush, hair comb and wake me up for meal/ do not disturb sticker. 

They take their "Skyboss" branding seriously. It's even on the curtain. 

You can't beat a view like this! Sometimes I get so distracted by the view. 

I asked for a Japanese grape cocktail to enjoy with the outside view. 

I was kinda getting peckish so the crew came around and I asked if I could order some food from the purchase menu. I decided to order a rice vermicelli stir fry with prawn and crab. The tray set up was exactly full like my first meal. The difference was dessert which were 3 types of mochi and the Japanese grape cocktail.

The crew cleared the meal tray and then a fruit platter appeared… Holy moly I've never had this much food on a ULCC before and I wasn't complaining, I even asked for a G&T to go with.

Everything was delicious. The crew asked if I wanted my "second" meal of sticky rice that I ordered at the start to which I turned it down because I was so full!

 

Sitting in row 1 as we wait for the aerobridge to connect.

The crew close the curtain to allow Skyboss passengers off first.