Thought as there may be a few people here that flew JQ today, it might be worthwhile everyone sharing their experiences.

Well, my first JQ flight started nice and early, getting sequence number 3 for the 6am MEL-LST. Boarding started late, with the FA doing the boarding announcements, having to check with one of the pax as to what the flight number was. On boarding, your sequence number was taken and crossed off the sheet, all manually done. Original load was meant to be around 50, but with 28 paxs showing for the flight, we were delayed while the load sheet was redone, and everyone was asked to move to the front of the aircraft. Once airborne, service was acceptable, but nothing flash. Biggest problem seemed to be the FA's trying to figure out the little electronic point of sale thing. Not a bad flight, and made more personal by the small load. Myself and a couple of others did a quick interview for ABC tassie, about why we took the flight.

The flight back was a fairly full. Boarding was a bit of a mess with everyone charging at the gate, and the guys at the gate struggling to keep up. Flight back was also OK. Service with two carts this time, and as the crew had done the sector down, they had some idea of what the were doing.

Given the events of today, i would probably fly JQ again (i am next week) but would try to get QF just for the SC. Im sure after a few weeks, service standards will improve as everyone gets used to the new brand. One thing f note was that the orange jackets that turned most people off, were not worn during the flight, only at the beginning and end, so yes you can sleep without the need for wearing sunnies.

Cheers