Find Cheap Flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles (SYD - LAX)

plane was new and clean short destination fly was good

The woman who checked us in helped us a ton by getting our seats switched to be near each other for both this flight and the following flight from nadi to LA. She was great. Most helpful person I came acrossl.

Tempting fare for a long haul flight. Luckily they had new air craft 787 on this sector.

Bad food.

One leg of the flight was a dreamliner.

Food was the worst I have had in memory. Crew are also the worst I have experienced in memory.

Ease of contacting them, their quick response time and friendliness.

The seats reclined pretty far and there was a good pick of movies and tv to watch. They also provided you with bottled water from the start.

The staff wasn't patient an was quite rude. I asked for a drink and waited 30 minutes before I had to ask again. When they would come around with tea or coffee they would walk so fast I kept having to wave my hands and sometimes they would keep walking and not get to me. I was sitting next to an elderly man who was having trouble getting out of his seat in the aisle. Instead of helping - the flight attendant was rolling her eyes and kept trying to push through.

American Airlines isn't as friendly or accommodating as other airlines or staff.

Decent movies

Seats are incredibly close to one another. I'm pretty short (5'5") and I felt cramped to say the least. The food isn't great, it's okay but don't expect to be wanting seconds.

Food selection poor Ran out of one selection Crew forgot to serve our row food until I questioned them

My whole experience was easy and comfortable. A big thank you to the woman who helped me check in at the United kiosk in Sydney. She saw that I was struggling and assisted me until completion. The flight was uneventful, which is really good! I also had the entire row to myself which gave me room to spread out for the 13 hour flight. Great experience:)

The food was probably the weakest part of my flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. The eggs had no taste. I'd prefer a simple oatmeal or cereal for breakfast.

They got us there. Good movie selection. Good wine

Normal Chinese airline seats are small and hard just lick setting on a rock. Didn't eat the food.

The airline attendants were very friendly.

We had a free movie on a 3.5 hour flight but not on the 6 and 9 hour flights. It's time to step it up for long haul flights!

Food Entertainment Leg Room Staff

Only 1 Checked bag per person Too long to check in due to excess baggage, and dual passport for visa. Excess Bag Fees

I enjoyed having a larger screen for my personal in-flight entertainment. It was much better than on the 777.

The seat was noticeably less comfortable on the A330 compared with the 777. The breakfast meal was pretty bad.

Cabin crew was efficient and friendly. In general, your baggage policy is horrible. Only airline I'm familiar with that only allows one checked bag?? I believe your aircraft baggage capacity is equal to any other aircraft of the same model so why the one bag limit. The landing in Nadi was horrible. The plane hit so hard on landing that it bounced up and hit hard again. Everyone was scared and holding tight to the seat in front of them. What was equally disturbing was that neither the pilot or co-pilot ever came on the speaker and said ANYTHING! No explanation, apology or anything-complete silence.

This was very unprofessional and makes me wonder what was going on in the cockpit? Seemed to take an in ordinarily long time to clear food trays after the meal. They were offering seconds on beverages before they had even cleared the trays.

Service

Long time to load luggage. 45 min late

It was crazy cold on the plane. I'm a frequent flyer and never in my life had I been this cold. I had a sweater, a scarf and a blanket, but couldn't relax to sleep as I was shivering the whole time. My friend traveling with me and the people in our row were feeling the same way. Plus they make you remove your blanket for take off and landing, which I've never had to do with other companies. It went from shivering to teeth chattering. I couldn't understand why they served us a hot meal when we got on the plane. Anyone boarding at 11:30 pm should have already eaten, at that point you just want to sleep, not wait another two hours for food to be served and the trays cleaned up.

Easy boarding.

The food. The crew can be a little friendlier. They don't seem too happy to work for the company.

Crew smoked in airplane while passengers are prohibited

I was so blessed by Xiamen air this trip. I was going to crash overnight in the Xiamen airport on an 11 hour layover :groan: While I was looking for a comfortable looking spot of floor, I was informed that Xiamen provides a free room in their business hotel for guests who are on layover. The only thing I had to pay for was the 28 kuai (read:super cheap) taxi to the hotel. Amazing!

The only choice of food was curry

Staff was very kind.

Plane was delayed by 2 hours Leg room was tight for a 10 hour flight Movie options were dated

Generous coach seating, plentiful tasty food, all the creature comforts we needed.

The entertainment system touch screens do not respond well.

Bumpy but I guess VA can't do much about that. Everything else was perfect. Thank you

The crew was very friendly and competent. The seats are fine but there is very little room to store anything within reach.

The flight crew was very attentive even w/ a full cabin. The flight itself was uneventful. On board entertainment made the 13+ hour flight less miserable. For economy class I felt like the amount of leg was generous.

I food was not spectacular but it was adequate. My expectations for economy class are never high so I don't really feel this is a negative it was as expected.

Lack of leg room

The crew was comfortable and friendly, overall cruisy for a 14 hr flight.

We departed 1.5 hrs late, over a baggage discrepancy and had to return from the tarmac to the gate, which seemed unnecessary and probably had something to do with the same passenger they were calling every five minutes for over an hour before we even began boarding. We then arrived late, which extremely rushed my already super tight transfer in LAX and cause a lot of stress and frustration with the airline.

The boarding was fine and the flight did not feel unreasonably crowded as some international flights can feel.

The food was really quite bad. Also, the entertainment devices are out of date (double-pronged headphone jack, slow-functioning controls), but function decently enough.

Every one was very gracious and helpful. Thank you!