Originally Posted by jimbo99

Out of those three, I have only used Jetstar and have used them quite a lot. First of all, I don't have any fears on safety. The pilots always seem to be westerners (Australian typically) and the cabin crew pretty alert. Dunno how old the planes are. Frankly compared with sitting in a taxi or crossing the road, the risks seem pretty small to me. The trip from HAN to the city centre can be hairy at times.

The biggest problem I've had with Jetstar is cancelled flights/flights being combined. This has never left me stranded somewhere, but has been annoying.

When booking Jetstar online, it's well worth paying the small amount extra for the front seats IMHO. In fact usually I have no problems getting 1A/1C. Plenty of leg room and you're by the door (safer??). The VN travellers just don't seem to value such things (and have shorter legs!). However if they combine the flight with another, you generally lose the seat.