Fiji Airways

Upon boarding we weren't greeted at all. I sat down to find my seat was broken which the flight attendants ignored me whenever I tried to point it out. They continued to be quite disinterested throughout the flight. The inflight entertainment screen (one every three rows from the roof) was broken so we couldn't watch the movie so the flight was a little boring! I would choose to fly with a different airline in the future.

Sydney to Nadi (747). The cabin crew were excellent and polite however what let the experience down was the very sub standard in flight meals and entertainment. I have never seen until now that the meal was delivered in a box similar to a Happy Meal that contained an artificial sausage on a bread roll a fruit juice cup of paste and some biscuits. I remember the old Air Pacific that had a 1st menu for economy. The seats on the flights were so close that when the person in front put their seat back you couldn't see the entertainment screen. The actual movies and picture quality was so poor you could not watch the movies. My advice is to select another carrier to Fiji.

With the exception of one flight departure change my wife and I found AP very good value for money. The positives were on time departure and arrivals for all but one of our 4 flights ground and air staff were helpful pleasant and courteous. Ordered special meals on every leg and they came prior to other passengers and they were correct every time. Yes the 747's they fly for long hauls are dated but they were comfortable enough and when I look at what other fares were from LA to Brisbane the value for money equation was decidedly in favour of Air Pacific for our budget. The only negative was a schedule change that came out of the blue. Overall budget considered I would fly AP again. A suggestion to potential future flyers of AP is to check double check and maybe even triple check your itinerary at each leg of your journey.

LAX to Nadi and back in October 2012. On the flight down TV screens did not work no overhead light working and their were no air vents. Staff tried to fix TV sets after their solution didn't work all they could say was 'sorry do you want a comment card'. On the way home from Nadi to LAX we were hoping for better seats and got worse. The seat in front of me was completely broken and occupied by a rather large lady when she sat down she was practically in my lap and our TV screens didn't work again. Food was awful service poor.

We flew in Sep and Oct 2012 from LAX to Nadi on our way to Port Vila Vanuatu. All four segments were on time to the minute. All checked baggage which originated in SLC through Delta arrived on time and unscathed. Meals were adequate and served with a smile. Seats were no more uncomfortable than any other 747-400 (although the transfer airport in Nadi was woefully inadequate.) We would not hesitate to fly with them again.

FJ910 SYD-NAD on Fri 2 Nov this is a holiday or budget airline and rightly deserves the 2 star Skytrax rating. For lunch they provided a small hotdog juice small pasta salad and biscuits in a small box. Very bland. Seat was very uncomfortable - I guess old 747's while they wait for their new A330's in March. Inflight entertainment just didn't work. I won't fly again and fortunately flying back to Sydney with Virgin Australia tomorrow.

We flew Brisbane to LA and back. The food was awful as indicated in many reviews. On Brisbane to Nadi flight door lock for one of the toilets was broken and could not be locked and the other one was faulty as well but it was lockable - not very convenient obviously. On LAX-BNE flight ground staff said we should have Fiji visa to go on transit. She called Fiji department of immigration from US to get clearance and made us wait 20 minutes during check in realising that we did not need any visa she did not apologise at all instead she mentioned that we are not allowed to go to Fiji and we have to transit to Australia (which obviously was our intention in the first place).

SYD-Nadi-LAX 14-10-12. Flight was ok food - the worst airline food I've seen. Staff very slow or just not enough of them they give you your boxed meal drinks etc at cruising height then about 1 hour later they finally come back to collect the rubbish. At this point you are locked in by your tray table. LAX-SYD 25-10-12 overall the same problem as 1st flight - terrible food slow staff. My girlfriends TV didn't work the plane sat at LAX with APU ground power problems then a full blackout for 15 minutes.

Brisbane to Nadi on 19/10/2012 found the flight comparable to other airlines based on the short length of the trip we were fairly satisfied. Flew a 747-800. The food as indicated on so many reviews was not the best however it is a short trip. Staff were great could not say the same for some of the passengers letting their kid run up and down the plane this flight was FJ920. Will be leaving on 29/10/2012 on flight FJ911 and will compare to the flight back to Sydney.

Travelled Sydney to Nadi return with 11 members of my family. Pre-arranged seating was ignored family scattered in several areas from front seat 2nd floor to second last row on lower deck. Food is perhaps the worst that I have ever experienced. Staff friendly but inefficient airline promises a child pack for entertainment. On 1 sector 2 of 4 delivered and on return with maybe 40 children on the flight none were distributed. Air Pacific is the only full service airline on this route but has it's own definition of full service. A very poor airline.