Upon arrival we are informed that 100 bags were offloaded prior to departure, including mine.
3 hrs, 20 minutes. The 9.30am flight is delayed by 35 minutes due to a lack of parking bays at Brisbane Airport.I arrive bang on 6.30am for my 9.30am flight time. There are already groups of Solomon Islanders returning home after working in Australia and New Zealand under the Pacific Australia Labour scheme. Check-in is complicated by their excess baggage, large boxes of electronics and the obligatory KFC for folks back home.
The seat pitch is larger than most airlines these days at 33 inches and width is 18.5 inches .There’s no Wi-Fi or onboard entertainment on this flight, but there is an inflight magazine.The crew is professional and polite, and lunch is served promptly, about 30 minutes after take-off. However, it takes almost two hours to clear the food trays.There’s a choice of chicken with rice and vegetables or beef with mashed potato.
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