Qantas Airways

✅ Verified Review | Sydney to Dallas and on to NYC and then returning from Los Angeles to Sydney. Being a QFF I am biased. The flight to Dallas was fine and had a full row to myself. The return flight back from LAX was fine albeit the aircraft was packed. Food and beverages typical of most airlines these days - edible but that's all. The FA's on both legs were excellent. Stepping onto a Qantas aircraft is a bit like stepping home for me.

✅ Verified Review | Sydney to Hong Kong. As this was our return trip from Sydney we were most pleasantly surprised at the standard of service and comfort compared to the other flights we had with British Airways for the rest of our trip. The staff were courteous and polite from check in to disembarking and the service on board was infinitely better. The food and beverages were excellent and our comfort was great. The entertainment system was again superior to British Airways with more choice available. I would not hesitate to recommend Qantas premium economy.

✅ Verified Review | I have been a loyal Qantas customer for a long time but I am done with flying long haul economy flights with Qantas. This leg (Dubai to Melbourne) I have done 3 times in the last year with an infant and it is terrible. Emirates and BA are 1000 times better. They actually make an effort to welcome you, chat with you, make sure your children are settled before you take off. Firstly, they have cost cut to the point of it being ridiculous. No basic amenities such as a toothbrush and a few pencils for my daughter to play with (unless asked). Service is unfriendly and rude. The amount of packaging for their food is huge - rubbish everywhere. They don't use a tray to serve you so you need to juggle individual bits of food on your little table. The food quality is poor - my salad was gritty and the greens were slimy. No walking through the cabin offering water in the middle of the night - you have to track it down. We have been fortunate to have bulkhead seats on 2/3 trips however the seat room is shocking - you would need to be under 160cm to fit. It should be a given that airlines offer wifi - even if you pay - these days.

✅ Verified Review | Brisbane to Sydney, same day return. Boarded and departed on time. Arriving early on both legs. Both flights about 90% full. Small jam slice provided to Sydney and Carrots, crackers and dip provided to Brisbane. Not the best offering, but it was something and not bad. Beverages offered. Flight attendants cheerful and helpful. They appeared to be happy to be there. 737 to Sydney ws older type with no IFE. 737 to Brisbane had seat back entertainment. Aircraft clean. Good service and enjoyable flights.

❎ Unverified | Sydney to Auckland. The same old story for Qantas on this route, 37 inches of space in an old fashioned reclining seat on a narrow body aircraft is not international business class. Unless your schedule demands it I strongly recommend airlines that fly fully flat beds on wide bodied aircraft on this route. That said the service and food offering were impeccable and the flight departed and arrived on time.

✅ Verified Review | Melbourne to Adelaide in economy class. Great service, friendly, smiling cabin crew. Great inflight entertainment. My only negative comment is that this was the dinner flight and it was a disappointment. Food served in a box, no tray and no extra condiments such as bread roll, butter, cheese, crackers etc. It felt as if I had just been given a quick takeaway. Come on Qantas if you are paying premium economy fares I expect a premium quality meal. Upon saying this, Qantas is still my preferred carrier for domestic or international.

✅ Verified Review | Christchurch to Sydney. What started promisingly turned into a nightmare. Left hotel at 4.30am for 7am flight to Sydney from Christchurch on 2 February. Check in fine though check in girl didn't smile and seemed unhappy to be there. Boarded plane on time and pushed back early.Then nothing - after what seemed an age the captain said that one of the engines seemed to be leaking fuel. They were going to run one of the engines and see if it stopped. After 1.5 hours on the plane we were told we would have to deplane We were given a 20 dollar voucher but only one cafe to spend it in, so the queue was enormous. The business lounge was reopened but very little food was available until lunchtime. No information was forthcoming, eventually our brother in law in Sydney told us that it was showing on the computer that the flight was leaving at 1540 but we had not been told this. Eventually it got round that it would now be 1640 but still nothing official to business class passengers - if announcements were made outside they were not conveyed to us. Eventually a woman told us at 3.00 pm that the flight was cancelled - no empathy, no real apology just that we had to reclaim our baggage and recheck in. No announcement was made where our baggage would be and no sign appeared on the belt, and eventually it appeared on a domestic carousel. Eventually we were called out of the queue and told we would be put on Emirates flight. For the first time the attitude was more appropriate. When we went back to the lounge as Emirates passengers, the same woman who had told us an hour previously our flight was cancelled appeared to have no recollection of that event. An airline needs to be judged how they manage things when they go wrong, and Qantas fell woefully short.

❎ Unverified | Adelaide to Melbourne and a fantastic flight with Qantas. Smooth flight, friendly crew and great service. The only negative comment is that this was a breakfast flight and it is lacking in the amount of food. Gone are the days when you got served on a tray with all the trimmings, it was a choice of yogurt or a toasted egg and bacon sandwich. All served in a box. One could think they were on a budget carrier. Come on Qantas lift your game.

✅ Verified Review | Paid a lot of money to travel business class from Joburg to Sydney 2 Feb 2017. Looked forward to relaxing into comfy chairs and enjoying some great food, drinks and amenities in the business class lounge for a few hours while we waited for our connecting flight back home to Sydney. What a shock. 2 refrigerated rows of old pre-packed sandwiches, a Bain Marie of over-salted rissoles (inedible), 2 really overcooked, mashed pasta dishes and 1 other meaty looking mess we weren't game to try and some over-cooked rice. Opted for a bag of crisps and parked ourselves in a couple of hugely high-backed, hard and uncomfortable chairs. Disgusted. We have patronised business class lounges for Emirates, British Airways and other Qantas lounges and never experienced the likes of this. Not sure whether QANTAS or OR Tambo Airport are responsible but definitely the Shongololo Lounge is the absolute worst. I actually asked the lady at the front desk for clarification that we were actually in the business class lounge and was advised that the only other one was even smaller. Poor, really poor.

✅ Verified Review | Qantas make this 22 hour flight from London Heathrow to Melbourne via Dubai a breeze. Cocooned in the pod, infinitely variable seat positions provide comfort - reading, using IFE, listening to music or sleeping - and you get pyjamas and a mattress. London Heathrow Check in quick and easy but the promised FastTrack security proved anything but (not the airline's fault). Cathay Pacific Lounge provided nice coffee, a good selection of food and a nice view of the airport. Boarding was ideal with no queuing. IFE provides a wide selection of films and tv, music and radio too. Dubai stopover short and sweet, good lounge with direct access to gate. What a good idea. Melbourne immigration now completely automated so more passport stamps. But the customs declaration form is still as formidable (and necessary) as ever which will create a long queue (and to give the customs people credit, they got the queues moving) and we were out 45mins after leaving the plane.