Has Anyone Flown on Bamboo Airways?

branners on 23/06/2022 - 17:05

Wondering if any of my fellow OzBers have flown with the relatively new Vietnam-based airline, Bamboo.
After having had a couple of OS vacation plans derailed in the recent past, Mrs B and I are hoping to get some time away in the next couple of months.
I just came across Bamboo because it won some travel award, which is probably more about publicity than anything else, and not all the airlines have returned to flying on full schedules anyway.
But their 787s look modern enough, full service, good luggage allowance and some positive comments online, though I am usually wary that those things can be manipulated.
Comments welcome, thanks

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  • Brian McGee on 23/06/2022 - 17:07
    +4

    Is that a subsidiary of plumet airways?

    • ausdday on 23/06/2022 - 17:18

      Probably owned by Panda Express

    • mreddie on 23/06/2022 - 19:22

      bhahahahaahahhaha

    • cameldownunder on 23/06/2022 - 22:24

      Easy Wings ?

      • Brian McGee on 23/06/2022 - 22:26

        Does Paul McCartney play the in flight music?

  • boomramada on 23/06/2022 - 17:17

    Nop but I came across in tiktok, girls with nice outfits too 😅

  • capslock on 23/06/2022 - 17:19

    I doubt it will get full so you can enjoy rows of seats to yourselves.

  • Muzeeb on 23/06/2022 - 17:38
    +1

    Reviews I read mentioned pandemonium at check in

    • pharkurnell on 23/06/2022 - 18:59
      +2

      thats everywhere at moment…

      • Muzeeb on 23/06/2022 - 19:32
        +1

        It was a play on words - panda monium

        • onetwothreefour on 23/06/2022 - 21:06
          +2

          I think pharkurnell was a bit confused, you bamboo-zled him.

        • sss333 on 24/06/2022 - 10:39
          +2

          That makes sense. Cheers

  • pegaxs on 23/06/2022 - 18:01
    +5

    Wife has flown twice with them. Very cheap flights to VN. Going back again in August because "price".

    Have traveled with Jetstar and VN Airlines to VN a few times, wife says Bamboo sits between those two with regards to experience. Wife was really happy with the service but said none of the staff could speak English, so the wife spent half the flight translating for people around her.

    Not sure how long it will be operating for considering their chairman got in a lot of shit recently for fraud or some such thing.

  • mreddie on 23/06/2022 - 19:23
    +1

    Meals are a bit tough

  • WreckTangle on 23/06/2022 - 19:27

    Wow $150 from Sydney to Vietnam in August. Respect to these guys.

    • lgacb08 on 23/06/2022 - 20:21
      +1

      must've been before tax fare

      • lgacb08 on 23/06/2022 - 20:25
        +2

        Confirm it was, these guys still get away with ACCC ruling. Add both legs and total cost after tax is $560, which is on par with Jetstar (with similar luggage allowance).

        • peterpeterpumpkin on 23/06/2022 - 21:05
          +2

          I don't get how the little foreign airlines keep getting away with this. Cebu Pacific has the same issue in the monthly view, but does show the tax-inclusive prices on the per-day view. Bamboo takes it a step further.

          Unless there's some new loophole I'm not aware of, looks like some new airlines should be getting fined ala Air Asia in 2012 (https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/air-asia-berhad-to-pay…).

    • cameldownunder on 23/06/2022 - 22:30

      Heard they got some 737-800 Max really cheap.

  • star-ggg on 24/06/2022 - 00:07

    The spruce moose was made from wood so bamboo could work too i guess

    • Muzeeb on 24/06/2022 - 10:53

      Goose?

      • mapax on 24/06/2022 - 17:21
        +1

        I said hop in

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