ANKY N KURTIS TRAVEL

Written by Kurtis 😝😝😝

Flight Information 航班資料

Airline 航空公司: Qantas 澳州航空

Flight No. 航班編號: QF146

Aircraft Model 機型: A330-200 ✈✈✈

Cabin Class 艙等: Business Class 商務艙

Seat 座位: 2K

The Lounge Experience 貴賓室 👍👍👍

Because I didn't know I was going to write a review on this flight, I didn't take any photos of the lounge (thousands apologies ) but I'll walk you through it.  As a business guest, you'll be entitled to use the Qantas business lounge located after security and duty free shops.  The lounge could get busy at times due to various Oneworld flights departing roughly at the ame time - Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong and a couple of Qantas flights to different Australian capaital cities.  Alternatively, you can choose to use the Emirates lounge just next door thanks to QF and EK's partnership.🤭🤭🤭

先跟大家道個歉，因為我在出發當天沒有想過會寫這篇報告，所以忘記了在貴賓室拍一些照片，但我也可以為你們講解一下。🤭🤭

因為乘搭商務艙的關係，我可以使用Qantas的貴賓室。😍😍😍但貴賓室通常都比較繁忙，因為差不多同一時間有幾班Oneworld的航空公司都要起飛，其中包括：國泰航空前往香港，還有數班前往澳州各大城市的澳州航空。如果想避開人群，大家可以考慮前往旁邊阿聯酋的貴賓室，因為澳州航空和阿聯酋有夥伴關係。🤭🤭🤭

Follow the brown markings in the map above until you reach the arrow head, then you'll see the lounges.  Don't miss the turn that takes you to the escalators.

只要跟著地圖上棕色的線走，走到箭嘴頭，你就會看到貴賓室。不要忘記要上電梯才會到貴賓室的那一層喔。

The Flight Experience 搭乘體驗 😍😍😍

Taking us to Sydney today was an A330-200 aircraft, which is the commonest aircraft on this particular flight.  Qantas also utilises the smaller 737s on early and late night flights on this route.  As the 'genuine' business products are only on the A330s, be sure to check the aircraft being used on the flight when you're booking online.

今次載我們到悉尼的是A330-200，這也是澳州航空在這班機經常用到的機型。在比較早或晚的航班，大家多數都會搭到載客量較少的737。如果大家想體驗到"真正的"商務客位，就要坐到A330，因為只有在A330上才會有平躺式的座位喔。

On the booking page, the aircraft type is listed at the last row.  QF143 is normally operated by the A330 but due to the COVID situation, the smaller 737s are currently in use for all trans-Tasman flights 😭😭😭

在訂票那一頁上，航班使用的機型會顯示在最後一行。QF143本來是使用A330的，但因為疫情關係，因應下降了的載客量，航班暫時被737代替了。😭😭😭

Above: This would be the aircraft type that we'll be flying on today. (Photo for illustration purposes only, it isn't the actual aircraft that was flown on)

上圖: 澳州航空A330-200示意圖

Something worth noticing is that even on the same aircraft type, there are 2 different configurations, as shown below:

澳州航空的A330-200有兩個座位配置:

The main difference here when business class is concenred is that in row 7, there is only 1 row on either side of the window; whereas on the other configuration, there are 2 rows on both sides of the window.  It would worth the time to pull out the seat map while picking your seats to make sure you've got the seat you want, as the seat maps above are a more accurate representation of how seats are laid out than the one you'd be provided during the booking process.  For me, I'd pick row 7 if I'm flying on one of the aircraft with only one row on the window as that gives me more privacy and serenity on that tiny business cabin.  Although a bassinet is placed behind it, I reckon it would worth the risk for the privacy.  When flying on the other A330-200, I'd pick any window seat in the main cabin simply because I wouldn't want to risk having a crying baby right behind me as there is where the bassinet is placed and no more privacy in economy.  

兩款A330-200配置上最大的分別在商務艙的第7行。在左邊的圖，你可以看到靠窗的位置只有1行(7A/K)，但中間位卻有兩行(7-8E/F)。在右邊的圖，則是正常的配置，i.e. 中間及靠窗位置各有兩行。👍👍👍

再者，第7－8行都在一個較私人的空間裡。對我而言，如果我坐的是左邊的那一款配置，我會選擇7A或7K，因為我喜歡較私人的空間。雖然後方有嬰兒籃，但我覺得值得為了那私人空間冒險是值得的。👍👍👍

相反，如果我坐的是右邊的那一款配置，我會坐在main cabin裡，因為經濟艙的嬰兒籃就在我後方加上沒有太多私人空間，我不想冒險。在訂票時，不妨看一下配置圖再選擇位置。🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙈🙈🙈

As mentioned before, the A330s have the genuine business products, and this is how the seat looks like:

上面說過，在A330上，你會享受到最新的商務艙設施：😍😍😍😍😍

The seats are padded with leather, which is a feature that differs from the larger A330-300 variant, where you'll find seats padded with fabrics.  I don't have a personal preference with the material itself but a leather-coated seat gives a general feeling of being more high class. 

There is a wide HD LCD screen but since there's no remote control, you'll have to bend your body forward in order to control the screen.  As you may've noticed in the picture on the left, a pair of noise-cancelling headphones is provided.

Reading materials can be found within the tray next to the screen.  Seat controls, an universal power outlet as well as an USB charging port are located next to your seat.

A330-200 商務艙的座位使用皮作為材料，以比較大的A330-300則使用布料。雖然我個人上沒有特別的喜好，我覺得皮座椅感覺上較高貴。😍😍

座位前方有一個HD螢幕，但由於坐位上沒有遙控控制螢幕，所以每當我想觸碰螢幕時都要彎一下身子，不太方便。幸好的是，商務艙有降噪的耳筒，好讓你享受娛樂系統。👍👍👍

雜誌和安全資料卡位於螢幕旁邊的儲物空位裏面，比較隱蔽。所有座位的控制以及叉電位都在座位的旁邊。👍👍

Above: the view not long after takeoff

上圖: 起飛後不久的風景

Soon after takeoff, the cabin crew handed out an incoming passenger card for entry into Australia as well as an express security pass, though I kept it as a souvenir.  Afterwards, meal service commenced.

起飛不久之後，空服員向每一位乘客派發了快捷入境及入境表格各一張。隨後，期待已久的餐飲服務開始了。

Flight Meal 餐飲服務

A 3-course lunch was served on this flight followed by a cup of tea or coffee.  To start with, a choice of bread and a bowl of salad with green leaves with balsamic vinaigrette were served.

午餐分為3部分，然後有茶或咖啡。☕☕🍷🍷🥂🥂

首先，前餐有麵包和沙律。🥪🥪

Not being snobby but plastic cutleries in business class just doesn't look good.🤪🤪

雖然我不太介意，但在商務艙使用塑膠餐具感覺的確有點不太對。🤪🤪

Main course was a selection of 3 choices, I chose the pappardelle with pork, rosemary and tomato ragout and parmesan 🍝🍝

主餐有3個選擇，我選擇了番茄芝士豬肉闊條麵。🍝🍝

After the main course was finished, the cabin crew came and handed out this plate of cheese and crackers but I was too full to finish the whole plate so I only had a few bites.🧀🧀

正餐用完之後，空中服務員為我呈上了這碟芝士與餅乾，但因為我太飽的關係，我只吃了一點點就放棄了。🧀🧀

45 minutes after meal service had finished, we commenced our descent into Sydney, where our 2.5-hour journey had ended.

餐飲服務完結了以後，再過大約45分鐘我們就開始下降了。2小時30分鐘的旅程亦完滿結束。