Australia’s First A220 - QantasLink Melbourne to Canberra Inaugural Flight!

Today I'm catching QantasLink’s inaugural A220-300 flight from Melbourne to Canberra. This aircraft is set to revolutionise regional travel in Australia, they will be replacing the ageing Boeing 717s in the QantasLink fleet. With a range of up to 6,390 km, they're capable of flying non-stop between any two destinations in Australia. I’m excited to be one of the first passengers to experience it! Let’s go!

This video was filmed on 1 March 2024
QantasLink QF1266
Melbourne (MEL) to Canberra (CBR)
Scheduled flight time: 1h5m
Distance: 469 km (292 mi)
On-time performance: Inaugural Flight
VH-X4B, Airbus A220-300, Brand new
Seat: 9A
Class: Economy

00:00 Introduction
00:46 Melbourne Airport
01:43 Qantas Domestic Business Lounge Melbourne
03:31 A220 first look
04:50 Boarding
05:38 A220 Business Class
06:12 A220 Economy Class
07:13 Speech
07:40 Take Off
08:40 A220 Extra Legroom seat in Economy
09:30 Inflight Wi-Fi
10:28 Snack and Drink
11:28 Summary
13:05 Landing in Canberra

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[watkinzez]

You filmed, edited and released this today? You're a machine!

[DennisBunnikTravels]

What a beautiful aircraft, love the large windows. Well done getting the review out so quickly mate.

[BaileyStephens_]

I’m happy to see your Australian tour trips are returning.

[Alexander_Dunn]

7:10 i quickly noticed how crisp, nice and loud announcements are on the a220!

[NeilMacedo]

Great video Rory, and I just saw you on Channel 7 news 😊

[BennyBadNews]

It’s great to see you’re from Adelaide like i am originally flying to Canberra where I live. I appreciate the acknowledgement of the flying art series livery and the meaningful message behind it.

[stitchblisscorner]

🦋 Congratulations on your marriage, I hope you will be very happy together ~ she’s a very lucky girl! We have a lot of pleasure watching your videos.🌹

[jamesfahey]

Glad you found a reason to travel to Canberra!

[patrickwong]

Glad to see you back. It has been a while.

[josephphillips]

8:33, had the Qantas crew rushing for the Windex 😁

[PaulStewartAviation]

Nice video mate, good to catch-up briefly!

[BinkBricks]

As a Canberra resident, I would love to see Qantas launch direct international flights from Canberra with these A220s. New Zealand would be a great starting spot, and I am planing to fly there soon and going via Sydney or Melbourne is sooo annoying. Qantas as Australia’s flag carrier should give us international flights from Australia’s capital

[QF_Flyer]

Good to see part of myself in the video haha. I think I boarded directly behind you, I remember the 7 News guy boarding...

[nathanodowd-tapp]

Saw you on the news mate! Wondered when you'd have the video out. Didn't expect it to be done by the end of the day! Good on you mate! Love your videos!!

[hbaviation]

Brilliant video, congrats for making it onto 7 News !🙂👏

[kathleenharsha]

I noticed the plane was mostly empty. I flew home out f Sidney to LAX on Feb 13 and was shocked. There were three seats for every passenger!? Never been on a Qantas flight between the US and Australia with more than a handful of empty seats before. It was awesome for the passengers and the flight crew.
As always, enjoyed your video.

[boobird]

Thank you for telling us the story of the art work. Great video. cheers Rory.

[billywong]

Thank you for sharing your inaugural flight Rory - Glad to see your vids again

[jasonhedges]

Another great video Rory. It's my first time commenting on your channel, but I always enjoy your honest and comprehensive reviews !

[muddys]

Welcome back Rory, always love your reviews, very thorough and fair . Keep it up mate