Love having the flight review back! Can't wait to see more in the future!

Another enjoyable flight review Paul!

I flew Vietnam through to LHR business from SYD & the A350 is far quieter than the 787. Love the view from the Skyteam lounge at SYD too, av-geeks heaven! Another awesome vid.

Happy to see another video!! (Be safe & Enjoy the Holidays!!!)

As always, great stuff Paul!

Amazing review! I have never flown Vietnam airlines before but the seats in premium economy look amazing!

Great vlog Paul!

Your videos always put a smile on my face, cheers mate and hope you had a merry Christmas.

Another cracking video paul.

Great video Paul. Vietnam is a beautiful country and I love the views while the plane descends coming into Ho Chi Minh City. 😊👍

An excellent and surprisingly entertaining review.

Thanks for the great review Paul, Merry Christmas and happy New Year.

great video - you're right it's definitely an economy plus product rather than a business lite.

Love this video. Thanks Paul

Great video Paul, as a regular PE flyer on this route (and the MEL SGN route), premium economy passengers actually get to check in the Sky Priority lane in SYD regardless of status. MEL has a dedicated check-in area for premium economy. Boarding is indeed chaotic, but you are allowed to board with Business Class passengers. In the chaos that's MEL, they actually announced that early boarding is allowed for Business, Sky Priority, and PE passengers. The one perk (albeit somewhat under-appreciated) when flying PE on the SYD SGN route is how quickly luggage comes out, often at the same time as Business Class passengers.

Great videoing and detailed commentary as usual Paul. It was good to have included the spooling up of the Trent engines on takeoff - the Airbus 350-900 - a great aircraft.

Good to see the SkyTeam lounge at SYD has underwent some renovations. I flew with the airlines from MEL to SGN in economy in 2019, it was quite good. Menu was available back then, you could also order cocktails and instant noodles. I was lucky to be assigned to a seat at the row of the economy class cabin with better seat pitch for free.

Can't believe you flew to Da Nang too! Hope you enjoyed your Vietnam trip!

Always great n enjoyable viewing mate 👍

really enjoyed this video!

I Like The Product Premium Economy.Great Work

Thanks Paul excellent video 👍

Great to see what PEY on VN is like. Would love to see the JCL experience soon!

Great Video!

The meals looked yummy! I realize the vid's a review on the airline, I sure would've loved to have seen the full take off at regular speed and landing :) Awesome video and tutorial! Thanks for sharing the experience. Seems like a decent plane and pretty good airline :)

Thank you for the thorough and open review, Paul! As a Vietnamese student currently studying in Australia and regularly flying between the two countries, I was stunned after watching your video. Although I've never tried the airline's premium economy class on long-haul flights, the meal service provided for this ticket should have been more satisfactory. For instance, breakfast/lunch/dinner services on a Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh flight used to be served in ceramic plates/bowls rather than plastic ones. Wines were also served in glasses instead of paper cups. The meals were covered with either plastic wrap or aluminum foil (and yes, I'm talking about VNA's meal services for the Premium Economy class on this extremely busy domestic flight). The downgrade could be due to the effects of covid that led the airline to cut costs on these services. It's a pity to see how the flight crew handled the turbulence situation [and they forgot to add bread and butter to your second meal service, too?]. I can understand your disappointment with the IFE system. It has a limited selection of new movies. I flew between SGN and LHR back in 2019, and most of the movies on the system were either old or not that popular. I also don't understand why premium economy passengers don't have access to the priority lines and the lounge, as shown in your video. Vietnam Airlines should focus more on these details, besides the reasonable prices they charge, to attract even more customers to use the product. That way, we can compete with other airlines and improve satisfaction. I hope you had a great time in Vietnam! 😄

Excellent video review Paul 👏

gotta love the A350!

I have been on Vietnam Airlines, the service was good and the best for travelling

Hi Paul thanks for coming to Ho Chi Minh City AKA my home land of Vietnam

Hi Paul thank you for the video airline looks OK. My grandson just moved over to Vietnam to live. Meals were good. Hope you enjoyed your trip.

I have flown with VN Airlines on the B787 and A350 in Premium Economy Mel-Hcm..Just comparing seats, I prefer the 787 as it has the 2-3-2 configuration and to me feels more 'premium'....the cabin and the seats in the 787 feels and appears more spacious and bigger than the PE in the A350.

I think the livery looks great on either aircraft. Plus the ladies' flight attendant uniforms are especially colorful (jade/teal mix?) I think for the price difference I would definitely fly Vietnam airlines PE. For long haul flights this would meet all my expectations. The IFE, well I would just read a book and listen to music on my iPod. Thanks Paul.

Great video. Tbh I’m so bummed I didn’t go to the Illawarra Airshow. I might seen you!! I’ll meet you one day haha good video ❤

@2:49 Depending when this was filmed that 777 Most likely had Juan Browne onboard (Blancolirio) Great video, cheers

Last month I had a flight with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh to Tokyo. I was supposedly in economy class but I was actually sat in a premium economy seat on a 787. The meal was still economy but it was certainly a nice surprise to find my seat was a premium economy one, and I only payed economy price for it so no complaints, but I don't understand why that was classed as economy.

Good summary with all salient points for someone thinking of travelling with them. The humour always a nice touch and you will always be my favourite bald travel guide. That other one is more a millionaire than bankrupt probably nowadays, ho - ho ( chi min ) .. ok, that was not that funny. Mind you, I'm laughing at it. Looking forward to the business class video. Real glass for the grape drink no doubt.

Fascinating!! As an American, especially one who was drafted into the army just as the war ended (thank God), we have complicated ideas about Vietnam. Your video was an extraordinary glimpse into a country that, for those of us in the States, might well have been on Mars.

Your about to hit 🎊22,000,000🎊 views on your channel 🎉😄

I did VA Business Class SYD to FRA in 2019 for $4,000 which included a free hotel and city tour on the long layover in Hanoi. It was 1/3rd the price of QF. Service was spot on and the only complaint was the drab interior which looked a bit tired.

Seems like a really good seat for premium economy, some airlines are gonna have to update their seats to compete.

Great as I have come to expect from your videos now Paul! It looked like a pretty good Premium Economy video especially for a reasonable price. Also I smashed the 👍 button about 2 minutes into the review! 😁 Hope you enjoyed Vietnam Airlines 🇻🇳 especially on such a fabulous aircraft the A350! 🎉🎉 Can’t wit to see the Business Class video! Cheers 🥂 from Detroit MI 🇺🇸 Caleb’s Aviation 😎

I love Jurassic Park. It was great that Blue was reunited with her Baby. She came running when baby called. Ran off then came back to thank the man who trained her with a slight nod of thanks. As for Vietnam airlines. Well they look to have some strange goings on. Procedure wise.

Love the cloth seats over the pho leather on a longer flight. I think its something that needs to return to more airlines. Great review for an airline I want to try in the coming years.

"I sat next to a celebrity and didn't even get an autograph!!" - Paul's row mate, probably

first from New Zealand :)

Looks decent for premium economy!

Great video Paul!!

If you watch Juan Brown’s channel you’ll know the AA 777 is down here because of high demand as it’s normally a 787 route.

The livery will always look best on an A350, as its an Airbus.

Bald and Bankrupt ?.... LoL. Love his videos too ! Hi Paul... talking about security...the new security screen area for T 1 , T2, and T 3 at Tullamarine, there is no priority lane . There is a separate queue for those in wheelchairs, etc. But , as I use a walking stick , staff let me jump the extremely long queue (22 Dec), only to join the confusion as to which line to enter at the end. 🤣 I like the shade of blue on the planes livery, I think it stands out quite well. I am glad you did go into too much more detail about your "rumbling down below" when you visited the planes loo, either. Meal looked decent too.

We missed your flight reviews. I hope one day VN airlines will serve AKL.

Better than some business class

Paul great vlog and happy new year Does Vietnam airways still use French pilots ? Livery is better on a Boeing or ATR

I fly Premium Economy for the seat size and leg room. I don’t care about the service. The 787 and 330 are set up as 2-3-2 vs Economy 3-3-3. The 777 and 350 are set up as 2-4-2 vs Economy 3-3-3 or 3-4-3.

When I flew Premium Economy with Delta, ITA, and Air France I was entitled to Sky Priority boarding without status.

Hey Paul ,premium economy on Vietnam Airlines would be my choice for just a little bit more money. When you landed at Saigon did you fly directly to Danang?

Thanks for the video. It does not look very much like premium economy, but I guess you get what you pay for !

Omg Paul I forgot what your channel name was then this popped up I loved your vids about a year ago but lost the password to my last account!

The A350 aircraft in your flight form Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City is the 9th A350 of VietNam AirLines have registration number VN-A894 was delivery to VietNam AirLines on November 5th 2017 I really happy because VietNam AirLines changed B787 to A350 for flight from Hanoi,Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney because A350 is my favorite aircraft in VNA fleet

Great video. I wanted to see how they were.

RMs on it’s time for a Paul Stewart vid

When were the aircraft bunkers removed from Than Son Nhat airport?

Have you tried Bamboo Airways. The crew makes this airline. Also they are very responsive to customers. I was invited to the headquarter to fetch my membership card, that was lost in the post. They handed over the envelope, and was like: open it open it 🙂

I went to Hanoi via Hi Chi Minh in early October by business class. Pretty sure I caught CoVid on the flight too. The transfer from International to Domestic Terminals in HCM city to fly to Hanoi was not easy with no help offered from Vietnam Airways and conflicting information. The worst part of the trip was these transfers. There is no direct flight to Hanoi from Sydney. Caution: the Vietnamese need to save ‘face’ so you might be told that help will be available with the transfer or someone will meet you but alas, it might not happen. I would fly again because the airfares are cheaper with VA but the transfers spoiled the experience.

Hi Paul can do qantas from Sydney to Griffith on DH3

I think the paint scheme looks good on either airplane, especially since it is not mostly white, the mostly white planes are so boring but I understand why they do it.

How far can the seat recline?

does anyone know why they take away the headphones towards the last hour of the flight and not allow you to use your own headphones either? As well as making you watch these ads/commercials for an hour of the flight...

Interesting . The explosion down below ?

It would be cool for them to use the 777-8/9 to sfo when they arrive. they only do 4 weekly flights. Or even use a 777-300er via Nrt.

have some vietnam coffee when you r there

Hey Paul, just watching this video while chatting away with the car situation! I take it that you flew with Delta frequently to the States (pre-covid) or do you usually go through the Delta app/site while flying other SkyTeam routes for your status?

ON The a350

Great video, Paul! Will you get the opportunity to do one in their business class?

Hello, there. You called this Premier Economy?

Not sure if you would know but I thought it was worth the ask! On their website it says a suitcase dimensions should be 158cm. I’m struggling to find a large one that is less than 165cm!! Have you had any experience regarding this?? Thanks 😊

Has anyone here flown this aircraft in row 15? Wondering as row 15 is the last in premium economy for Vietnam Airlines….trying to find out if the seat recline is impacted at all.

Vietnam Airlines website says you get priority check in at the Business Class check in counter and it also says your are entitled to priority boarding, so I'd be boarding with Business Class

Pretty terrible. Most of this stuff used to be standard on a long-haul flight with Vietnam Airlines. Now you have to pay hundreds of dollars! What a mess.

Ah, so Vietnam are trying to crack the Aussie market! I was wondering why I found such cheap flights!

I was thinking of flying Vietnam Airlines as part of my next trip to London. The reviews are pretty poor so I won’t bother. Since the beginning of Covid, reviews of most airlines are poor. I’ve noticed on my last two trips to London that the service is poor on many airlines…even the ones that were previously excellent.

Need a visa to enter Vietnam or transit in the airport?

were do you plan on flying to in 2023. In 2023 I plan to fly to London from Sydney with my mum on Singapore airlines premium economy Singapore airlines was the cheapest premium economy by-far

Hey Paul. I have some questions I would like to ask you about aviation photography. Is there a way to contact you?

Do the seats recline more than standard economy?

Vietnam airlines premium economy food is the same as in economy

Should try reviewing Airlines refund customer service, spoiler alert Qantas would be worst.

To me the 787 feels cheap and is aging fast, look at the cheap air vents, when you push them the whole area lifts up, bc of cheap thin plastic. the gaps in the cabin, looks like they used something from another plane. it is boeing. A350 looks like it has a professional designer, inside out.

Would of liked to hear the take off instead of music.

Was this all during covid?

Have you been to canada yet

What month was this filmed in

BYE I'm Gone

You need to fly on Ryanair 😂😂😂😂

Not worth the extra money in my opinion

Sometimes I think flying is more about promoting obesity as lot’s of food and wine…

I have to post after DennisBunnik Travels, so this comment won't be noticed.

Please do NOT include any perks that are Not available for Premium economy.

I Subscribed for the Air Craft ,NOT You Flying AROUND !!!