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Virgin Australia Economy X Class Melbourne To Tokyo on new 737 MAX Flight Review
This is a review of a brand new Route. Virgin Australia flying from Cairns to Haneda Tokyo on a new Boeing 737 MAX.
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Return Economy (1 leg) and Economy X (3 legs) flights cost AUD $750 each plus 125,000 Virgin frequent flyer point each. This was the very cheapest flight we could find at the time of booking. Most other airlines were charging upwards of $2,500 each return, all stopping at one or two other airports and the Qantas direct flight in Economy over $3,000 each. I recall business flights being around $8k - $12k each!!!
I flew Economy from Melbourne to Cairns on a 737-800 on VA 1291 with a scheduled departure of Melbourne at 6:40 am.
We were in Economy X for the flight from Cairns to Haneda on the new route and Virgin Australia's new Boeing 737 MAX, VA 77.
It was around AUD $50 each for the upgrade from Economy to Economy X - Well worth it I think.
I also review the Virgin Lounge at Melbourne Airport and the International departure lounge at Cairns Airport.
We woke up at 3 AM to get to the airport shortly before 5 am. It's around 11 hours of flying plus a layover. We arrived at our hotel around 10 pm - a very long day!
Scheduled flight times:
- Va 1291 leave Melbourne 06:40
- Arrive Cairns 10:05 ~ 3 hr 25 min flight time
- Leave Cairns 13:15 ~ 3 hr 10 min layover
- Arrive Haneda 20:00 ~ 7 hr 45 min flight time
Both flights left a few minutes before their scheduled departure.
Details Flight 1:
Airline: Virgin Australia - VA
Class: Economy
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Flight date: September 12, 2023
Route: Melbourne - Cairns
Flight numbers: VA 1291
Seat: 10E & 10F
Details Flight 2:
Airline: Virgin Australia - VA
Class: Economy X
Aircraft: Boeing 737-MAX
Flight date: September 12, 2023
Route: Cairns - Haneda
Flight numbers: VA 77
Seat: 13E & 13F
The flights fell below my expectations. Check out the video to see all the issues we experienced.
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