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Didn't crash

Misleading baggage policy cost additional $150 for a single bag at check in. Agent unwilling to find a different fare / baggage rate. On board they charge everything. Seats uncomfortable, felt passenger behind knees into my back. Overall terrible, cheap airline.

Cheap price

Very little leg room. The bottom of each seat back was just one layer of (fake) leather: I could constantly feel the knees of the person behind me hitting my posterior. I've never seen a seat configuration like this before. Other things were expected for a low coster: checked-in bags cost money, there is no free food and even coffee is for sale. But paper thin seats were not.

We got checked in quickly unlike the first time we flew VirginAustralia when it took two hours to get through the checkin line and checked in. For that flight we would have missed the flight if it had been on time.

Seats were very cramped

An earlier flight was apparently got cancelled so my husband and I got split up, each landing a middle seat, not together. That was a bit disappointing.

Excellent comfort in row 2 (extra leg room). Crew were very helpful.

The plane was parked across runway and we had to get there by bus. (Terrible fumes) and then waited for more than an hour in board until we could get access to runway to take off. We did still arrive only 10 minutes late.

I loved the food, the flight attendants were lovely, and the selection of free entertainment meant I was never bored.

Price was competitive.

Check in crew late arrival at gate made passengers uncomfortable, uneasy and rushed during gate check in Even drinks (coffee, water, juice, soda) were an extra cost In seat entertainment was expensive ($10) Seats were very crowded, no space even to read if the person in front of you reclined.

Nothing to like about this flight.

We were charged $320 for 2 bags. We had no idea we had to buy a ticket for our luggage that cost more than our own tickets... We checked in 2:30 hour prior and were told if 3:00 hours prior we would have been able to buy luggage ticket for a lot less... but it could not be done from the airport anyway... one excuse after another... terrible service. Staff unwilling to help and it was a long wait at the counter as well because they did not want to deal with our bags. What kind of business is this? How more ridiculous can it get? We were told it is low cost... well, so is the staff as it seems they are equally unhappy. Unacceptable.

We waited 45 minutes for a passenger that was late.. Since when did a plain full of two hundred people wait for one idiot that couldn't make it there on time. He arrives, we begin to push back. Captain announcement, "We have been requested to go back to the gate, unsure as to why". We get back, turns out the first officer has exceeded his flying hours. I sincerely hope I never end up on a Jetstar flight ever again.

I didn't like that there were many hidden costs. You don't even get a soft drink without paying for it. The usual practice for international travel is to allow one checked bag free, not so with Jetstar. We booked the ticket because of the cost and it ended up costing more than if we would have booked on a better airline like Air New Zealand.

I liked how easy it was to get that extra leg room by requesting seating I the exit row.

Nice cabin crew

Disorganized boarding. Had to disembark due to light malfunction. 6 hours later we took off. I had paid extra to depart in that early flight, Virgin only gave us an $8 voucher- $8 doesn't go very far in an airport restaurant. Issue should have been fixed before passengers boarded. First time flying with them and am pretty disappointed. However, am happy they didn't crash us. I guess that's what really matters. Excellent cabin crew, they all went the extra mile during the entire debacle.

Efficient boarding.

NO legroom in standard seats. I'm 6' tall and my knees touched the seat in front of me when seated all the way back in the seat. Closest spaced seating I've seen on an airline.

Aafriendly staff, very friendly and informative pilots on the communication side.

I thoght i had free check inluggage, but was told that ihave to pay $160 each for my daughter and I. So I paid $320 for the two luggages which would normally cost $40. I just think its not right to jcharge six times as much,

Efficient loading and unloading, very friendly team

They claim to be full service and dinner was a bag of stale pretzels

Crew nice and professional, flight good

Seats were hard for that long of a journey