The Qantas A220 makes its first flight
The Airbus A220 will be a game-changer for Qantas’ regional flyers.

Qantas is counting down to the arrival this month of its first Airbus A220, with the nimble jet now making test flights in the skies above Montreal prior to its official handover and a long delivery flight back to Australia.
Dressed in a special ‘Flying Art’ Indigenous livery which swaps the iconic red tail for an eye-catching green, the 2+ hour round-trips from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport – adjacent to the A220 assembly base - allow Airbus pilots to carry out a number of standard checks of the electrical, navigation and communications systems, at both low and high altitudes.
Executive Traveller understands the current schedule should see this debutante A220 arrive in Australia just days before Christmas, as recently promised by Qantas Group CEO Vanessa Hudson.
And there’s no doubt that Hudson and newly-minted QantasLink CEO Rachel Yangoyan will be thrilled to find a set of A220 keys under the Christmas tree, with the jet – which will replace the creaky old Boeing 717 as a regional workhorse – roundly praised as a win for passengers and the airline.
Travellers will welcome the A220’s modern design, which sprang from a clean sheet approach by Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier before Airbus took a majority stake in the aircraft program.
It’s far quieter than the 717, with a greater sense of space and much larger overhead luggage bins – and, we understand, the same fast and free WiFi as the Qantas Boeing 737s and domestic Airbus A330s.
And for Qantas, the A220 bests the 717 for fuel burn, operating costs, emissions and perhaps most significantly, range, which is twice that of the Boeings.
With room for 137 passengers in a two-cabin configuration of 10 business class seats and 127 seats in economy, the A220s will initially take on regional and inter-city routes, such as connecting smaller capital cities like Canberra and Hobart with Qantas’ major hubs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
But as the fleet grows to its full complement of 29 jets by 2027, expect to see some short-range overseas flights to the likes of New Zealand, the Pacific and South-East Asia. where the efficiently nimble jet has the potential to open up new international routes between cities where there’s currently not enough demand to host a larger Boeing 737.
So there’s no doubt that for a little plane, the nimble Airbus A220 is going to have an outsize impact on Qantas and travellers.
For more on what you can expect from the Qantas Airbus A220, read our detailed guide below.
- Breaking down the Qantas A220 order
- The Qantas A220 delivery schedule
- What’s behind the Qantas A220 project
- The Qantas A220 seatmap
- The QantasLink A220 seat map.
- Qantas A220 business class
- Qantas A220 economy class
- The first Qantas A220
- Where Qantas will fly the A220
- Why the Qantas A220 range makes a difference
- What it’ll be like to fly on the Qantas A220
Breaking down the Qantas A220 order
Qantas’ initial Airbus A220 order is for 29 of the larger A220-300 model, which carries slightly more passengers over longer distances than the smaller A220-100.
However, the airline holds what are called ‘purchase right options’ – which combine a firm price with preferred access to delivery timeframes – to buy additional A220s in either or both versions, “giving Qantas a fleet mix that can deliver better network choices and route economics.”

Between the A220-100 and A220-300, Qantas will have the “flexibility to deploy these aircraft throughout most of its domestic and regional operations.”
“They could be used during off peak times between major cities and on key regional routes to increase frequency.”
However, those A220 options could conceivably include a larger and longer-range A220-500 which Airbus is said to be considering, to slot into the niche occupied by the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737.
The Qantas A220 delivery schedule
After the first Qantas A220 arrives in late December 2023, six more are expected to follow by mid-2025, with all 29 A220s sitting in the Qantas hangars by 2027.
And the A220 will very quickly replace the Boeing 717, with the airline previously stating the final 717 would be flown out of Sydney in July 2024 QantasLink E190s leased from Alliance Airlines will help bridge this shortfall on the 717 vs A220 front.
So is this a Qantas A220 or a QantasLink A220?
Although officially part of the overall Qantas Group, the A220s will carry the QantasLink brand of the airline’s regional arm.
While this makes perfect sense as the A220s take over domestic 717s flying, it seems an odd decision if the A220 ends up heading to international destinations, where Qantas is of course a highly-recognised brand.
What’s behind the Qantas A220 project
Qantas approached Airbus and Embraer about supplying a replacement for the Boeing 717 and the A220 was a clear winner, representing a quantum leap from the Boeing 717 in every measure.
“The A220 is the world’s most modern, small, single-aisle aircraft,” says Connor Buott, Marketing Manager for Airbus’ single-aisle jets such as the A220 and A320 families, who spoke exclusively with Executive Traveller following the announcement of Qantas’ order.
“It's really a state-of-the-art design inside and out, both in terms of the technology that it has on board and in terms of the level of passenger comfort. It's unparalleled.”
The A220 is unique in being a ‘clean sheet’ plane designed from scratch, rather than being based on long-standing aircraft frame, such as the case with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families.
This is because the A220 was developed not by Airbus, but Canadian business jet manufacturer Bombardier.

In a bold gamble to reimagine the regional jet, Bombardier created what it called the C Series: the first completely new single-aisle airplane in its segment in over 40 years.
Airbus cannily acquired a majority share in the C Series program in 2018, rebranding the jet as the A220 to complement its existing portfolio, and it quickly became a favourite of many airlines around the world.
The Qantas A220 seatmap
The Qantas A220 will accommodate 137 passengers – an uptick of 25% over the Boeing 717 – with 10 seats in business class and 127 in economy.
The QantasLink A220 seat map.
Indications are that a divider separates the business and economy cabins, with the best legroom apparently being in
- row 1 of business class
- row 4 of economy class (often held back for top-tier frequent flyers, but available to everyone using the secret T-80 hack)
- row 12 of economy class (the emergency exit row)
Qantas A220 business class
The Qantas A220-300 will feature ten seats in business class, grouped in two-seat pairs as is common on most single-aisle jets – which means two rows of 2-2 and a ‘half-row’ block of two seats at row 3.
Qantas has yet to reveal the design of its A220 business class seats, although like the arrival of the first A220 itself, that can only be weeks away.
A220 business class seats are typically 21” wide – about one inch more than their equivalents on the Qantas Boeing 717, and an inch less than on the Boeing 737.
As to the Qantas A220 business class seats themselves, airlines buying the A220 can choose between a standard seat supplied and fitted ‘off the rack’ or select a model from any Airbus-approved supplier.
Airbus’ go-to business class seat is the Safran model Z600 (shown below), with the Z110i in economy.
These two Safran models “were specifically chosen for the A220 because they make full use of the A220 cabin’s width,” Airbus’ Buott explains, “and of course we work with a large number of seat manufacturers to certify different seats and explore new seat concepts.”
US airline Breeze opted for a customised Safran Z600 in its sizeable A220 premium cabin – and there’d certainly be no whinging if Qantas installed the wide, comfortable and well-appointed Z600 for its own A220 business class.
Qantas A220 economy class
The Qantas A220-300s will have 127 economy seats, arranged with two seats on one side of the aisle and three on the other, plus a kink in the aisle between the business and economy cabins.
Buott calls out the Safran model Z110i economy seat for “a reshaped seatback that really maximise the passenger’s personal space.”
One quirk of this standard Airbus A220 economy layout is that the dreaded middle seat of the ‘triples’ – the rows of three seats – is slightly wider than its neighbours.
“The typical economy seat is over 18 inches wide, but the middle seat is 19 inches,” Buott elaborates.
“This was a deliberate choice by the designers, to give that little bit of extra to that middle seat, and try to make it the most comfortable seat in the aeroplane.”
(By comparison, economy seats on the Qantas Boeing 717 are 17-18 inches wide, with the Boeing 737 at 17.2”.)
However, it’s not known if Qantas has gone with for this particular A220-300 configuration.
“Some airlines have opted for a seating configuration which make all seats the same width and adds that extra half-inch to the aisle instead,” Buott says.
“The slightly larger aisle has a little bit more space for the cabin at attendants, allows you to get two trolleys through the aisle, one past the other, and helps with the airline’s turnaround times as well.”
Qantas is expected to fit seatback video screens from tip to tail, and we’d be surprised if the A220 economy seats didn’t come with individual USB sockets and shared AC outlets.
The first Qantas A220
Most QantasLink A220s will carry the conventional and familiar red-tailed livery, but the very first Qantas Airbus A220 dressed in a striking Aboriginal paint scheme that’s certain to be widely photographed at airports across Australia.
This is the sixth Qantas plane to feature a unique Flying Art livery developed in collaboration with First Nations artists and Indigenous Australian design agency Balarinji.
Around 100 painters were involved in completing the livery, working with 130 stencils to replicate a detailed design by Pitjantjatjara artist Maringka Baker which tells the Dreaming story of two sisters who traverse remote Australia together, covering vast distances to find their way home.
In the tradition of the Qantas Flying Art series, the aircraft itself is named for the artwork Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa – which literally means ‘the two sisters creation story’ – although all subsequent A220s will be named after native Australian wildlife as voted for by travellers.
(Qantas’ shortlist of some 40 possible names spans from Bandicoot, Blue-tongue lizard and Budgerigar to Cockatoo, Koala, Magpie, Platypus, Sugar Glider and Tasmanian Devil.)
The Qantas Flying Art series was launched in 1994 with the unveiling of the first Indigenous livery aircraft: a Boeing 747 jumbo jet named Wunala Dreaming.
Later additions to the Flying Art family included a Boeing 737 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Where Qantas will fly the A220
Expect to see the Qantas A220s flying anywhere its Boeing 717s and Embraer E-Jets are seen today. That ranges from regional centres to Canberra, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Adelaide.
But the A220’s substantially longer reach spans most of Australia, meaning the jet can be easily swung between regional and intercity domestic routes – and beyond.
“The A220 is such a versatile aircraft which has become popular with airline customers in the United States and Europe because it has the capability to fly regional routes as well as longer sectors between capital cities,” explained former Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce at the time of the A220 order.
“For customers, that means having more departures throughout the day on smaller aircraft, or extra capacity at peak time with larger (A320neo-series) aircraft, or the ability to start a new regional route because the economics of the aircraft make it possible.”
Why the Qantas A220 range makes a difference
As CEO Hudson has previously noted, the A220s “have double the range of the 717s, so you could see us being able to operate a 220 between Brisbane and Broome, Perth-Brisbane, Adelaide up into north Queensland.”
“These aircraft have the potential to change the way our customers travel across the country, with the ability to connect any two cities or towns in Australia.”
As an example, Air Canada flies its A220-300s on the hour-long dash between Toronto and Montreal, as well as the six-hour journey from Montreal to Los Angeles.
The 6,300km range of the A220-300 also brings New Zealand and much of South-East Asia under its wing, bringing the possibility of several new international routes between cities where there’s currently not enough demand to host a larger Boeing 737.
This could even include flights to Asia from Adelaide – a city that’s long been left off Qantas’ international map – while Perth’s A220 radius encompasses Bali, Jakarta, Bangkok, Phuket, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Phnom Penh.
“We talk a lot about the versatility of the A220 when we're pitching it to airlines,” reveals Airbus exec Buott .
“You have Korean Air with A220s doing very, very short sectors, an average of only about 30 minutes; and then you have AirBaltic, Delta Air Lines, Air Canada and JetBlue, who are doing much longer flights.”
“So the A220 is perfectly well suited as a regional aircraft, to do short domestic networks, but it has that longer range capability and the comfort to make the aircraft acceptable to passengers on those longer flights.”
What it’ll be like to fly on the Qantas A220
If you’ve ever flown on an Airbus A350, stepping on board the Qantas A220 will carry comfortable echos of familiarity.
From the modern cabin and large easy-to-operate overhead bins to subtle LED lighting patterns, the A220 is like a fun-sized Airbus A350.
“We love that comparison,” Buott laughs. “You have the same level of technology in both planes, the same innovations such as the use of composite carbon-fibre materials; you have the same advanced engine technology which gives you not just fuel efficiency but a lower noise level.”
All of those hallmarks were on show on an invitation-only demonstration flight hosted by Airbus, which counted Executive Traveller among its guests.
Gone is the cacophony of the Boeing 717 or even the drone of a Boeing 737: this little jet makes little noise.
Not only are the twin engines quieter, Buott says, the cabin is lined with special insulation and sound-deadening materials, “and even the environmental control system and the air conditioning have been tweaked to reduce the noise of airflow within the cabin.”
There’s a sense of openness and space which again belies the A220’s compact dimensions, thanks in part to the size of the windows, which Buott claims “are the largest windows on any single-aisle aircraft.
As we flew lazy loops over Sydney and Canberra, these large Instagram-friendly windows filled the cabin with light, while the cabin’s own LED cycled through blues and greens – a colour scheme of AirBaltic, whose A220-300 has become a show-pony for Airbus.
“The biggest thing that anybody notices when they get on board the A220 is the size of the windows and the amount of natural light in the cabin, “ Buott says.
“You combine that with the very modern interior, with the pivoting bins that slope out of the way towards the ceiling, and you get really this feeling of space, light and comfort within the cabin.”
Those deep overhead bins have room enough for one standard-sized roller bag per passenger – an established sore point on the Boeing 717 – and they swing down lower than you’d expect, making it easier to load and unload those bags.
And even in the A220’s economy class, the standard-issue Safran seats had decent legroom – perhaps more to the point, knee-room – despite what you’d expect from its 32” pitch.
“Seat design has really evolved over the years,” Buott says.
“On all the seats on offer for the A220 they have this re-shaped seat back which gives you a lot more space, especially at knee-level.”
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
21 Jan 2014
Total posts 319
What QF haven’t advised is what they will be doing with all the E190 they will acquire with the Alliance takeover and whether or not they will be part of the fleet along with these new planes, if these are to replace the 717 only then once again QF will have two different standard of service across various routes, the E190 with absolutely no on board features at all and these new planes with everything you could ask for, where is the consistency.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
10 Apr 2012
Total posts 315
Would the E190 be used for FIFO/Charter, and A220 used for Regional/Domestic? The inconsistency of product will definitely be annoying if they mix it.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
24 Jan 2018
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Looks great ! Kudos to Qantas.
07 Mar 2022
Total posts 61
Keen to try these out but as always I worry about the leg space on Qantas
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer P1
23 Aug 2014
Total posts 139
Flew it last month out of Switzerland
Lovely aircraft
Interesting to watch the evolution of Qantas slowly becoming a preferredl Airbus carrier
22 Sep 2017
Total posts 72
The large cabin baggage bins fit with Qantas’s more generous allowance, which in turn should help alleviate the baggage handling staff shortages.
28 Apr 2021
Total posts 8
An excellent article and a very descriptive outline on a new Aircraft that should indeed be a 'game changer' for Qantas.
How refreshing to see the reference "Passenger" being used as this is the correct terminology for travelers, rather than the dreary word 'customer' that Qantas struggles to ditch.
26 Mar 2020
Total posts 67
I prefer to be called a "customer" as after all, I am paying to be onboard.
It's no different than a hotel using the word "guests" as opposed to "occupants" - it psychologically helps staff provide better customer service.
23 Mar 2020
Total posts 5
.. love the old Boeing 717s used for MEL-CBR trips by Qantas, always fun on approach to Canberra as you come over the hills on a summers day. The updrafts are a free rollercoaster on the way in.
So certainly looking forward to something new. Have just done a number of long haul legs on the A350.. and nice! quiet, smooth, comfy seats... so the A220 has to be an improvement on the 717 for us who do quick trips to Canberra
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
20 Mar 2014
Total posts 4
Just try to reach the passenger service unit from the aisle seat on the right side - cannot be done without standing. Personally, I'll take the Embraer models any day of the week, and choose to frequently as JetBlue flies both aircraft from Boston to Florida here in the States, a route I travel frequently. A220's economics are great, however the comfort factor lags considerably.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
09 Jan 2017
Total posts 27
What a great little aircraft. If only Qantas would use it to replace the awful DeHavilland Dash 8s on regional routes too.
Runway length shouldn't be an issue - they landed a 747, 707 and a Super Connie at Longreach! But steps, luggage handling and other required infrastructure, I suspect, will negate this. What a shame. Those Dash 8s are really showing their age - noisy, cramped, tatty interior, tiny overhead bins...
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
28 Oct 2011
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Yes, you can land a B747 at Longreach - but it can't take off again. The runway needs to be longer for heavy aircraft to take off.
QF
11 Jul 2014
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I did a trip to Longreach last year, 48-hour turnaround, Dash 8 wasn't that bad someone had a Very Light Jet parked up at the terminal as well.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
26 Feb 2020
Total posts 32
Agree the Dash8 are showing their age. The one thing they do have as an advantage is the short taxi and take off/landing. They are mostly quicker end to end than the 717’s on the Syd CBR route only because if this. Having said that the A220’s sound very appealing. Bring them on Qantas.
23 Jul 2017
Total posts 96
The Boeing 747 and 707 both landed at Longreach, never to leave, (and Longreach wouldn't want them to). Connie came out in containers on the train. She was pretty much a wreck in Manila. (Who remembers Winkie's Fish?) Those who loved Connies rescued her, crated her and sent her to Australia where the old-timer engineers, mechanics, etc put her together again. From the outside she looks great, but inside not quite so. Nevertheless it's good she now sits under the huge roof with her "younger" sisters. Enjoy the old girls. They're a joy to see.
14 Oct 2016
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The a220 design is very good for passengers as it is very hard airlines to crappify. The position of the toilets in the fuselage makes it hard to make them small like the new tiny lavatories on the 737, the width of the airplane allows for very wide seats but there isn't enough space for them to try to make it 6 abreast. So unlike a lot of other PR from airlines about there new aircraft being better, it is actually the case with the a220.
The a220 is going to be good for Qantas opening up and adding capacity on long and thin routes (ie P-cns). I think it will also be helpful for flights out of SWZ
Air Canada - Aeroplan
28 Feb 2015
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Believe me, it can be crappified. I've flown Air Canada's 220 multiple times (only in J) and there are two problems: (1) no storage under the seat in front of you unless it's a thin laptop bag or small women's handbag, because of badly placed seat "legs" and assorted electronics. (Yes, some of us do like to make use of under-seat storage.) This makes finding overhead space even in J problematic - the only aircraft AC runs where this is a problem. (2) I don't know who manufactured the J seats, but there isn't even the remotest suggestion of lumbar support, so even a very short hop (1.5–2 hours) is a test of endurance. Hopefully QF will make a better job of this.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
06 Oct 2016
Total posts 164
Great plane , did ZRH-MAD return on Swiss and details like the lockers make a difference. Passenger comfort in noise and atmosphere is great for the class… A 737 is a bus in comparison.
Even the dreaded EuroBiz on the 2 side is half decent, as rhey alternate A and B, so no one reclines on you QA 2 x 2 will be much better than that
Thai Airways International - Royal Orchid Plus
15 Jan 2013
Total posts 461
I would happily if they can get these on most sectors fly one on Qantas.I have been on a couple of Virgin 737-700's recently and while no bad thing they showed their age big time(One was an ex KLM PLANE that's just arrived)while the second one was part of the last of them that replaced the original 737-400's of the then Virgin Blue.It wasn't that bad but it felt it's age
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
30 May 2013
Total posts 366
Really looking forward to flying on the Qantas A220. Although a great aircraft, the Boeing 717s are really starting to show their age now.
29 Jul 2019
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Hi David,
Great reading but can future reports include the likely passenger to toilet ratio.
Its okay for a 1 hour but becomes a issue longer flights and we all know QF attitude on toilets irrespective of the travel class.
24 Oct 2010
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At this stage Qantas has said naught on the config apart from the number of seats in each cabin, but looking at the A220-300s of other airlines such as Air Canada, Delta and Swiss those all have what appears to be a standard fitout of one lav at the front for business class and two at the rear for economy.
Singapore Airlines - KrisFlyer
14 Jun 2017
Total posts 48
I have flown this aircraft on long-and-thin routes out of Montreal with Air Canada (mostly to Vancouver, San Francisco and Los Angeles) on several occasions - it is by and large the most pleasant experience you can have on a narrow-body aircraft, even in economy. I actively seek it out whenever I go to Montreal (which is often!)
This would be the perfect plane for Qantas to fly MEL/SYD --> DPS, and to pacific islands.
10 Jan 2023
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The A220s are also assembled in Mobile, AL.
03 May 2013
Total posts 668
The Mobile ones are only intended for US carriers/customers. Canada assembly aircraft for rest of the world.
717 may have been quiet due to rear engines but overhead AC units were so loud that it negated much of the rear engine benefit.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
27 Jan 2016
Total posts 17
Qantas haven't confirmed, but I doubt seatback video screens will be fitted, though definitely USB/AC power and probably some sort of device holder in the seat for streaming onboard entertainment and internet connectivity per a large chunk of the B737 fleet today. B717's don't have seatback screens and B737's that do will be phased out for the A32xneo. Not sure if the A32xneo will have seatback screens either, though the A350-1000's definitely will - not just for length of flights but it's BFE ie: airlines can't NOT fit an in-seat IFE system on those aircraft, even though globaly connectivity, streaming and personal device usage is becoming more and more the norm over time.
05 Mar 2015
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I agree the Qantas A220s will have USB power to all seats, probably shared AC in economy, but I think they will have seatback video screens. Other full-service airlines flying the A220 over long distance routes like Delta and Air Canada have seatback screens, and looking at the long routes Qantas plans for the A220 I reckon they'll do likewise.
03 Mar 2023
Total posts 9
They better have IFE. I'm tired of Qantas' hit and miss approach to IFE on domestic flights. It's pretty bad when you're more likely to get IFE on a US domestic flight! Delta, United, Jet Blue etc. all have them on most if not all flights. A 5 or 6 hour flight without an IFE screen is pretty substandard in my opinion.
24 Jun 2020
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I love the A350's therefore given the comparison, I think I'm gonna love the A320 too for a shorter trip.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
23 Sep 2017
Total posts 162
Give me one of these over a 737 any day!
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
05 Oct 2016
Total posts 91
So they have 20 B717s and the last will be gone once they have 6-7 A220's...?? How do you replace routes that 20 aircraft are doing, with 6-7?? *Confused look*
05 Mar 2015
Total posts 416
As the article says, the A220s "will be supplemented by QantasLink E190s leased from Alliance Airlines." I also expect we will see more A330s on domestic routes as more A380s and 787s pick up international routes, which will in turn free up more 737s for some routes flown by the 717s until more A220s arrive.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
30 May 2013
Total posts 366
Yes, spot on. There are plenty of 737s in and out of Hobart now, that used to be all 717 routes.
26 Oct 2017
Total posts 27
Yes, I had the same reaction. And as for the Alliance planes -- they've already got them in service on QLink routes.
07 Mar 2022
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I'm going to take a punt that FFlyers will start flying routes subject to aircraft type and mix up which brands they fly rather than brand loyalty of just one airline. We are already seeing it happen with Bonza; once Bonza hits the Sydney market, I reckon all bets will be off. I can see myself flying Qantas, Virgin, Rex and Bonza.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
28 Oct 2011
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The vast majority will do what they've always done - choose flights based on ticket price. Most people have little idea what aircraft they are on, other than "big" or "small."
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
21 Jul 2013
Total posts 53
Sounds good, and hopefully the qualitative improvement over Boeing aircraft should be noticeable. Airbus has scores on the board already with the A380 (better to fly on than anything else), and the A350 is a much better passenger experience than the B787, so I hope A220 will follow suit.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
16 Jan 2018
Total posts 51
There are a lot of positive review regarding A220 in this forum, but I wonder if they are based on short-haul flights.
I can see how it may be great for short haul, but I have serious doubts on its suitability for medium-haul flights to Southeast Asia. No matter how comfortable it is, being cramped for 8-hour or so in a 3-3 abreast configuration with only 2 toilets at the back... yeah, not for me.
I still fly Qantas internationally, just to Southeast asia destinations (and the only reason is that they have the most direct routes), but the moment they switch to A220 is probably the day I will stop flying Qantas altogether. Unless the design of A220 for medium haul flights is indeed significantly different enough from what is being shown on this article.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
30 May 2013
Total posts 366
The A220 economy cabin isn't 3-3, it's in a 2-3 configuration.
25 Nov 2022
Total posts 4
You should update the article with the real seat map, as found on the qantas site:
https://www.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/pdfs/qantas-experience/onboard/seatmaps/a220-300-seatmap.pdf
24 Oct 2010
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Nice catch, thanks – will definitely update the article with this – great to see everything falling into place as the A220 delivery draws near!
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
26 May 2014
Total posts 471
The Qantas seat map suggests a larger seat pitch for the Y left side seats in front of the exit row. Will be interest to see how these are sold and if Q are going to follow VA with economy +.
01 Dec 2012
Total posts 47
For economy passengers, great to see two loos at the end of la trek aft (boom, boom). Better passenger to toilet ratio than bigger planes.
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