On time: A few minutes' late leaving, which meant five minutes late landing, which somehow transpired into a mammoth wait for the bags from the Air New Zealand flight to get on and off the carousel before the Jetstar ones finally appeared. Someone checked in a tray of tennis balls! I am not joking. Then, on the way home later that night, the plane departed and landed early. Go figure.
Food and drinks: I always wonder how many people actually buy food on these flights — a lady across and up from me demolished some sort of greasy burger that was definitely not on the menu.
Entertainment: Not to plug members of the NZME family, but the Great Together 2017 podcast with Radio Hauraki's Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells and guests is very entertaining and got me through the hour-long flight and then some.
Service: Very friendly.
Toilets: I try and avoid toilets on all planes, especially smaller aircraft.
Airport experience: I do love it when the parking at the terminal comes at a reasonable price, and so it was on this day — just $40. And if you don't think that's reasonable, then bear in mind that it's about $40 cheaper than a one-way cab from the city.
Would I fly this again? See above for price point. Heck yes. At $190 for two flights booked last minute, you can't really complain.
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