A Jetstar Farty & Leaky Leaky Flight 💨

Leaving the relaxing space that is the first lounge, it was time to get back to reality and board the Jetstar economy flight off to Ho Chi Minh City, As joining the long, crowded while queuing to board the flight, Bec turns to me and says “time to get back to your roots Carl”. Yes, I may be a little elitist when it comes to my lounges and frequent flyer status, but I own that. It’s what I enjoy. In the worlds of J Lo (sorta):

“Don't be fooled by the lounges that I got,
I'm still, I'm still Carl from the bush.
Used to have a little, now I have an addiction to airline loyalty..”

Once on board I settled into my window seat in the 3-3-3 layout cabin. Bec was seated on the opposite side of the plane. As I got set up into my seat, getting my iPad out ready to watch the diplomat season 2, the guy on the aisle waved his iPad at me and said “I have one too”.. Umm… ok. Then he pulled out an Xbox style controller and asked if I had brought mine too. “Urrr, no I didn’t, I’m just watching TV shows”. “Oh” he said with his excitement visibly draining from his face. Was he expecting me to be his gaming buddy for the flight maybe? The person in the middle seat was the last to board, meaning for that short moment there was a glimpse of hope for some extra space to spread out. Fortunately, they were a very small person (not dwarf small, but small none the less).

Once airborne the first round of service came through. Having feasted in the lounge I hadn’t ordered anything and didn’t get anything from the cart either. Instead I happily binged the entire season 2 of The Diplomat (would recommend but I find the aggressive relationship between the main couple annoying). The middle seat person got a veggie stir fry, which once eaten fermented in their bowel and caused a constant stream of farts for the remainder of the flight. Penny from come fly with me would describe it as “positively medieval”.

On returning from a lavatory break myself, I found the second meal service had commenced and a lasagna was waiting for me at my seat. I had forgotten that it came with my bundle, and surprisingly it wasn’t that bad. The last time I had this dish on Jetstar it was trash - today, not so bad. The crew service was relatively ok, but one crew member (hopefully a trainee) was like they had never been on a plane before.

As we began our descent into Ho Chi Minh City the cabin was prepared for take off and everything seemed pretty normal. That was until I started having water run down the sidewall above the window and onto me. In all my years of flying I’ve never had water just appear from the window. A crew member walked past and I pointed it out to her. She looked a little puzzled, said it was condensation, and that she’d let the crew know. Has anyone experienced this before?

Anyway, the water dribbled down until landing then stopped. It was dark outside and the windows all fogged up so couldn’t see much as we taxied to the gate. Once off the plane it was time to start the long process of getting visa. Overall a pretty ok, cheap and easy flight to Vietnam. For less than the cost of a flight to Perth or Cairns, worth it to spend a few days with Bec in Vietnam.Leggi altro