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Advantages: excellent service, unique services, good entertainment
Disadvantages: ummm...... didn't find any really

...I found myself on board QANTAS flight QF4. Destination: Sydney. QANTAS' airport and in-flight services were unlike any of the other airlines' I had experienced previously. At Honolulu, boarding was organised and swift. Families with children and persons who needed support were permitted to board first, followed by specified row numbers. What I liked about boarding was that the attendants called passengers clearly and were stringent in boarding ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic in-flight entertainment system, comfy.
Disadvantages: Space compromised in an attempt to squeeze in more people.

Qantas is Australia's leading airline and its distinctive logo, a bounding white kangaroo, means the planes are attractive and impossible to mistake for any other. Due to Qantas' recent link with British Airways, they are flying increasing numbers of passengers from the U.K to Australia at relatively cheap rates. Every Qantas plane was upgraded at the end of October 2003, now boasting better, comfier seating, improved in-flight entertainment etc. ... Read review

Advantages: Have some planes
Disadvantages: Nasty design on the seats...

...seems that our friends at Qantas are experts at this however. Yes, today we look at the world of Qantas, Australia’s national carrier. The flights in question are QF002 and QF047, the first involving a trip from London Heathrow to Sydney with a fuel stop in Bangkok and the second flight, QF047 being a short leg from Sydney to Wellington, the capital of New Zealand’s northern island. Sorry for the delay in writing, but as most of ... Read review

Advantages: A better view
Disadvantages: Leg Cramp

...the wings of the trusty, QANTAS jet which statically is the safest airline in the world(something I was regularly reminding myself) . The best part of the flight was when I found out that he wouldn’t be on the connecting flight from Singapore to London. I felt like getting up and dancing in the isles but then the captain announced that dinner was about to be served and I didn’t want to put everyone off their food, so the dance was abruptly cancelled. The ... Read review

Advantages: Space, entertainment, crew
Disadvantages: Little expensive

...he past ive notied that Qantas always seem to be one of the cheapest. Bare in mind that when you are travellng this far maybe the cheapest option is not always the best as comfort is a must! At an average of £580 they are pretty well priced and you get your monies worth. Checking in: I flew from London Heathrow and so had already stayed the night in London in order to get there for my early check-in. This meant that i was hoping to get everything ... Read review

Advantages: punctuality, safety
Disadvantages: food, crew, entertainment

I have flown with Qantas considerably (9 trips to / from Australia) and now actively look for other airlines when flying out that way. In their favour they do have a great selection of flights and out of any airline on this planet Qantas have to be the long haul experts. Think about it. They hub out of Sydney and it is a 12 - 14 hour flight to the west coast of America. A good 8-9 hours to the first major Asian hubs (Singapore and Bangkok) let ... Read review

Advantages: helptful staff, eco friendly breakfast
Disadvantages: none, compared to BA

I bought a BA/Quantas combined RTW ticket last summer, which promised me flexibility. Hmmmm. I had no flexibility with british airways, certainly not in the seating dept on the 13 hours flight to singapore. However, this is not about BA. I now love quantas with a passion - I has excellent service with then throughout my time in australia - I sepcially loved their "breakfast in a box" - a healthy and filling breakfast, all in a cardboard box, emblazoned ... Read review

Advantages: great staff, reliable service
Disadvantages: fares should fall a little more

Have flown QANTAS six times, long haul, and basically things were fine - they compared well with other major airlines in all respects. An incident stood out on a flight from Singapore to London. One passenger was being very difficult (she was causing trouble to try to be upgraded - and was entertaingly disruptive to all the passengers) and the air stewardess was taking no nonsense. She managed with great tact to calm this very rude person down, ... Read review

Advantages: EXCELLENT STAFF
Disadvantages: NOT MUCH LEG ROOM / LOOK WAIT FOR CONNECTION

I’ve flown with Quantas on a trip to (yes you guessed it) Australia (Cairns). The trip from the UK is very long so be prepared for a marathon trip. The first sector was from London Heathrow to Singapore. We then had a four hour wait in Singapore for out next leg to Darwin. From Darwin after another wait we flew on to our final destination Cairns. The whole trip took around 24 hours (with stops). I’m sure there are quicker routes but most people are ... Read review

Advantages: Numerous - a real consideration for passengers the major one
Disadvantages: None spring to mind

Qantas are a very highly respected airline, and I can certainly see why. I have flown long-haul on Qantas a couple of times, and was very impressed. No airliner can possibly hope to completely counteract the inevitable boredom and discomfort, but they can try. Qantas tried very hard, and came closer to succeeding than anyone else I've ever seen. The food was good (excellent, in a couple of cases), the entertainment was entertaining (sounds ... Read review

Advantages: Erm, they have nice seats (in business class)
Disadvantages: Too many to mention

...so you might have a Qantas ticket and might fly with BA, and vice versa! As for the cost, I have no idea. I know they are not cheap though. As mentioned, I was swapped from my Gulf Air flight! So, get onboard the plane, and am directed to my seat. I have no idea how things were in cattle cart class, but the business class looked clean and spacious, and I was sat in the middle of three seats. Would prove to be a problem, as I'll discuss a bit ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of friendly staff, good meal.
Disadvantages: Cold plane, poor entertainment system.

...little disappointed with the services Qantas had to offer. It was a very big, very jumbo jet, and did have lots of flight attendants to serve the pasengers, which was a bonus. However, unlike the BA flight, it did not have those dinky little screens on the seat backs, so there was no television choice. The volume of the "radio" varied so much from channel to channel that you had to turn it right down each time while changing channels to avoid losing ... Read review