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Thank you for watching! In today's video, we take a look at my experience flying on one of Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800s with the older cabin in Business Class on a flight from Melbourne to Sydney. I bid for an upgrade and got it for $85, but was it worth it? I’ll tell you my thoughts on that and more in this comprehensive review. Flight info: Flight no: VA817 Class: Business Class Airline: Virgin Australia Plane: Boeing 737-8FE Seat: 2F Plane registration: VH-YFF Route: Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) Flight time: 59 Minutes Date Filmed: January 2025 Price and booking info for this flight: Total Routing: MEL-SYD Total Price (before upgrade): 89 AUD or about 56 USD Total Price (after upgrade): 174 AUD or about 109 USD The fare paid includes (before upgrade): Economy Lite ticket including carry-on baggage Extras/Bundles: N/A Booked through: Virgin Australia Booking made (originally): December 2024 Important links/notes: Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 0:21 Check-in & Security 0:50 Virgin Australia Lounge & Aircraft info 2:04 Boarding 3:05 Seat Features 3:45 Pre-departure stuff 4:16 Pushback & Engine start 5:04 Taxi & Takeoff 7:20 Climb 8:09 Inflight service & PA 9:29 Entertainment & Seat stuff 9:49 Descent, Conclusion & Approach 11:39 Landing & Taxi to the gate 13:52 Disembarking, Lounge on arrival & Outro ©Aviation763 If you wish to use this content please contact me first :) All credit for all content used in the making of this video goes to their rightful and respectful owners. I try my best to provide the most accurate information I can, but please note I cannot 100% guarantee I got everything correct. Ticket inclusions could have changed from when I booked it, and all inclusions may not be listed on this description page. The content shown in this video may not be shown in order of when it was filmed, and may sometimes be from a different day. Videos may also be sped up without it saying so on screen. This video is based on my personal experience and thoughts and could differ for you. I did not inform the airline that I would be filming prior to the flight (unless stated otherwise), and the airline didn't have any say in what made it into this video. #tripreport #b737 #boeing737 #aviation #flightreview #businessclass #virginaustralia