Over the years I have flown with Qantas and other Australian airlines within Australia and overseas. I am
a Gold FF so do benefit from accessing the lounge in Australia and New Zealand. My recent flight from Melbourne to Auckland is pretty typical of what you can expect with limited competition. Qantas only use B737 on this service so you’re not getting state of the art planes they are older aircraft and for what they charge is pretty average for a 3 1/2 hour flight.
Flight crew are friendly and professional if not a bit too serious at times. The food is quite disappointing in economy, certainly not Neil Perry quality. You do get free alcohol so if you’re a big drinker then this probably represents good value for money.
No WIFI which is pathetic for a major airline these days. You do get an average entertainment system with some movies but overall very disappointing compared with other airlines. They didn’t lose my luggage but the flight out of Melbourne was delayed by an hour.
