Well, I have nothing to compare it to; but I thought that the Quantas leg of our flight was very nice. The flight was delayed just by about a half hour; but at that point Joe and I didn't really care anymore how long things took! The boarding process was just fine and we had a whole area in front of us since we were booked into an exit row seat.
I am wavering back and forth about whether or not it was a good deal. Joe says for $266.00 it was absolutely worth it to be able to stretch our legs out completely and have a place to stand up if we wanted. I agree - that part was nice; but there was no seat in front of you to put your purse under and no seatback pocket to toss your stuff in - the result was that I was always holding stuff in my lap - very annoying! Also, we were right outside the galley so the food smells were strong and the commotion was quite disruptive throughout the whole flight.
They gave us super nice blankets, pillows, headphones and a little bag with an eyemask and some toiletries I think. Dinner was pretty horrible I must say; but right before they turned the lights out for bed they handed out a cute little baggie with a bottled water, candy, cookies and some mints. Another nice thing about having the galley right next to us was being able to stick your head through the curtain and ask for pretty much anything. They were really nice about supplying me with hot tea after I woke up in the middle of the night.
Breakfast was actually super yum! There was a frittata, mushrooms and fruit. It was really really good - the coffee was excellent as well.
The flight ended up going about 17 hours as there was fog and they slowed our flight plan down - apparently they also had to divert around quite a bit of weather as well. There were moments when I felt like crying - I was homesick and squished and squashed and I just wanted to be home in my bed! Then there were moments when I felt like it was ok and I had plenty of room and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I guess when it was all said and done - it wasn't horrible; but I was awfully glad it was over!
I am wavering back and forth about whether or not it was a good deal. Joe says for $266.00 it was absolutely worth it to be able to stretch our legs out completely and have a place to stand up if we wanted. I agree - that part was nice; but there was no seat in front of you to put your purse under and no seatback pocket to toss your stuff in - the result was that I was always holding stuff in my lap - very annoying! Also, we were right outside the galley so the food smells were strong and the commotion was quite disruptive throughout the whole flight.
They gave us super nice blankets, pillows, headphones and a little bag with an eyemask and some toiletries I think. Dinner was pretty horrible I must say; but right before they turned the lights out for bed they handed out a cute little baggie with a bottled water, candy, cookies and some mints. Another nice thing about having the galley right next to us was being able to stick your head through the curtain and ask for pretty much anything. They were really nice about supplying me with hot tea after I woke up in the middle of the night.
Breakfast was actually super yum! There was a frittata, mushrooms and fruit. It was really really good - the coffee was excellent as well.
The flight ended up going about 17 hours as there was fog and they slowed our flight plan down - apparently they also had to divert around quite a bit of weather as well. There were moments when I felt like crying - I was homesick and squished and squashed and I just wanted to be home in my bed! Then there were moments when I felt like it was ok and I had plenty of room and it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. I guess when it was all said and done - it wasn't horrible; but I was awfully glad it was over!
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