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We Were Crammed like Sardines

Pros: Smooth ride

Cons: I'm a thin man and am 5'9" (pretty average height) and I couldn't fit comfortably in my seat. The space between rows was so tight my knees were squished into the seat in front of me.

It's cheap. It's nasty.

Pros: Very capable crew flying in terrible conditions with high winds. Flights after our take off were suspended due to appalling weather.

Cons: There's little to like. Extremely cramped conditions. Poor food and beverage. Avoid if you possibly can.

Random crime and punishment

Pros: Flight crew polite and helpful considering it was a full flight

Cons: Random carry on checks penalising customers, especially embarrassing for Asian customers pulled aside and penalised in front of others for overweight hand baggage. Apparently no consideration for cultural respect and saving face. I felt very badly for the lady affected. Hand luggage checks should apply to all or nobody - random checks are nothing but a price gouge. If you're going to do it, at least give a voucher of some sort or some kind of incentive to choose jeststar again. Extremely poorly thought out procedure.

Jet star just don't

Pros: The on time arrival

Cons: Everything else: boarding cattle call, $190 in baggage charges for 2 bags, knees in my back for 3 hours, etc etc etc

Pros: Plane delayed missed connection had to spend night in Melbourne

Cons: Kiwi didn't offer the option of paying for checked bags and they charged $100 more than it'd normally cost. Great job!