Passengers board first Jetstar passenger flight. Photo / Warren Buckland
Helen van Berkel flies JQ356 from Hawke's Bay to Auckland
Aircraft:
A Bombardier Q300.
Airport Experience:
Napier Airport is too small to be an experience (our flight left from Gate 2; our flight down had left from Gate 40). We arrived too late for little more than a quick lap of the airport and an icecream in a tub, which we took on the plane.
On time:
Yes, left and arrived on time and luggage was immediately available.
Price:
One-way fares start at $49.
Other passengers:
The plane was almost full, mostly couples returning to Auckland, flushed after a weekend in the vineyards of Hawke's Bay.
Food and drink:
Paid only. My lovely host paid for a little bag of Santos "nut cracker mix", which contained what it says on the label (apart from Santos), and a bottle of water.
Seat:
4C, just short of halfway.
Loo:
Clean, smelled nice, although it was difficult to find stuff and seemed to have run out of hand towels.
Crew:
Single white male — efficient and helpful.
Would I fly again?
Absolutely.
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