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Advantages: flight times, good seating Disadvantages: could be more toilets on the Boeing 767 of RBA
Flew with Royal Brunei in August 2007 from London to Brunei and return. Check in at Heathrow handled by Aviance well organised. They also have some of their own staff in RBA uniform handling the operation alongside Aviance. I got a fast track through security however the queues looked very long and I felt very sorry for those who had to stand in line. Waited at gate for around 30-40 minutes before boarding, which is done row-by-row from the front to the back of the aircraft. Once onboard the pilot notified us of a 15 minute delay due to congestion which is very normal at peak time for Heathrow (9:40 in the morning). We began taxying and then stopped at the runway where we waited for about 10 (yes, 10) other planes to tkae off before us.
Once we took off the entertainment system started. This is an average system which is AVOD - has ...
Advantages: a good place to visit Disadvantages: not a great deal of attractions
Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei Darussalam is a very interesting place to visit. Most people arrive by air and the well appointed airport is only 15 minutes from the city. Most hotels will provide a transfer, with exception of the only true budget option which is the local youth hostel. Apart from that you can expect to pay in excess of 25 pounds per night, with prices rising to hundred of pounds for the empire resort. There asre buses from the airport to the central bus stand in the city but they are infrequent, although cheap at $1 (brunei dollar).
Transport in the city is fairly efficient and in fact rarely needed, as its so small. As an avid walker i found i could get anywhere by foot. However the bus system is easy to understand and easy to use. Useful buses include the 39 which goes to the museum, 01 which goes to ...
Advantages: Cheap Disadvantages: Small aircraft, basic service
I flew between London and Perth (Western Australia) in April 2000 and used Royal Brunei as the carrier. Admittedly my only criteria in booking with them were
a) the price of the ticket - which was substantially lower than anything else available at the time;
b) the schedule - the timing of the flights matched my availability to perfection.
I wasn't expecting a lot for the price and people had told me that the service was fairly basic. I was generally happy with the flight and the cabin crew - bearing in mind that this is a truly Islamic airline and serve no alcohol (but they don't stop you bringing your own if you really must imbibe) - I found it quite refreshing not to see a single over-indulgent sop making a fool of themselves.
I had requested vegetarian meals and these were provided without any fuss on every leg ...
