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Onboard an Aerospatiale ATR-72-600 with Fiji Airways from Nadi to Suva - FJ7 Trip Report (4K)

by Paul Stewart

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Published 17 Dec 2019

My journey around Fiji continues onboard a Fiji Link ATR-72-600 from Nadi Airport to Suva Airport across Viti Levu. The flight is with Fiji Link who are a subsidiary of Fiji Airways. Fiji Economy class trip report flight report flight review. All captured in 4K 60fps on my new gopro hero 8 black. Fiji Airways Airbus A350-900 XWB trip report: /watch/Q1t9O1YZAVkZ9 Thanks to Skyships Eng (youtube channel: /channel/UCt-xRCZqNAOCxPUh_kXymNQ and Wikipaedia for much of the background information) Fiji airways videos: Full takeoff from this flight: /watch/YOXAimZt4oxtA Full landing from this flight: /watch/EPFxP4uijQIix A350 business class trip report from Nadi to Sydney: /watch/Q1t9O1YZAVkZ9 A350 full takeoff from nadi: /watch/8svM_8V1kG51M A330 Business Class - Sydney to Nadi: /watch/Yaerh2ulTu_lr Fiji Link ATR-72 - Nadi to Suva: /watch/M9rjPT2kFvlkj Fiji Link Twin Otter - Suva to Nadi: /watch/s-mwQjTWRtZWw Qantas de Havilland Dash-8 Q300 video: /watch/4QwYxLggy6BgY Aircraft: ATR-72-600 Registration: DQ-FJX Flight: FJ7, Nadi to Suva Seat: 5A Travel class: economy Camera: GoPro Gero 8 Black and fujifilm xt3 Music: Epidemic Sound I have two Youtube channels: Paul Stewart (aviation travel vlogs): /channel/UChEU4Y6IZ-xcuCQ8l0XDH4A Paul Stewart EXTRA (unedited inflight aviation footage): /channel/UCPnnXfUeUOKYUs5K_Ve1icg? Check out my Instagram account: @paulstewartaviation ( https://www.instagram.com/paulstewartaviation/ ) and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulstewartaviation/ #fijiairways #fijilink #atr72 Other videos: Cathay Pacific Business class - Boeing 777-300ER: /watch/waQLg_JiG_NiL Qantas Business Class - Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Sydney to Hong Kong: /watch/8MOnqePQUTHQn Air New Zealand Airbus A320 NEO Queenstown to Sydney: /watch/UgM6nPsy0Ooy6 Qantas A330 Economy review SYD-BNE: /watch/UHY_356HcxVH_ Qantas 747-400ER takeoff from Sydney: /watch/kuPWIKgfV_LfW Qantas Boeing 747 aviation nerd video: /watch/AtH7blJCj6sC7 Qantas 787-9 Business: /watch/smSmVoToJYrom Qantas A330-200 Business class: /watch/0ogGmyJmjrkmG Qantas 717 Economy: /watch/MbcF2Iny3LnyF Qantas Drought Relief trip to Longreach Qantas Founders Museum: /watch/YLwv-mnZ5RxZv Emirates A380 First Class Dubai to Sydney: /watch/kdJKTzgRFFVRK Qatar First Class Airbus A380 Doha to Sydney: /watch/rataQIjnK_ykuQwWua 777 Q Suite Business Class London to Doha: /watch/obGXeb2R5YwRX Qatar Business Class Airbus A330 Doha to Istanbul: /watch/kNOeK5lqCBVqe Qantas First Class Airbus A380 Sydney to London: /watch/YIlF3Mr03yX0F Qantas 787 Dreamliner Business Class Melbourne to Los Angeles: /watch/smSmVoToJYrom Malaysia Airlines First Class Airbus A350 KUL to London: /watch/4J0_8t-D5fbD_ Malaysia Airlines A350 Business Class Sydney to KUL: /watch/w7SN6VIckWXcN Cathay Pacific First Class Boeing 777 Hong Kong to London: /watch/4xgHblPrWjmrH Cathay Pacific Business Class A350 Hong Kong to Auckland: /watch/UtZ_ansCkU4C_ Jetstar 787 Business class: /watch/0b8_lhRQx4_Q_ British Airways First Class Boeing 787 Dreamliner London to Abu Dhabi: /watch/k9xY9GXEpu5EY British Airways Club World Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Tokyo to Heathrow: /watch/hsitirBIT5z_XtmSA5mt Airways Club Europe Airbus A320: /watch/hsitirBUnfzD2fzzS4zt Airways Boeing 767-300ER Heathrow to Athens: /watch/okv4CvyPlx1P4 British Airways 777 First Class: London to Doha: /watch/4KcChgKwlBKwC Lufthansa Business Class Boeing 747-8i Frankfurt to Tokyo: /watch/8OLliNmnsVSnl ANA Business Class Boeing 787-9 Tokyo to Sydney: /watch/satnaQsI32PzXHJlrHn Airbus A330 Business Class Auckland to Melbourne: /watch/asnahtfuL0ogGmyJmjrkma A320 Business Class Istanbul to Frankfurt: /watch/AmDV_P5Hg_fHV China Airlines Business Class Airbus A350-900: /watch/kUh3KVXKJoVK3 Fly Corporate Saab 340 Wollongong to Melbourne: /watch/webOCk4LzA6LO 0:00 intro 0:15 domestic terminal at Nadi 0:55 out ATR-72-600 1:45 my seat 2:35 takeoff 4:55 landing

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@thomashart53215 years ago I do love the fiji airways livery on the atrs! 11
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@dianeschroeder39805 years ago Once again you have knocked it out of the park with the stunning views from the air. It was also a nice touch adding the history of the atr. Cheers paul! 4
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@davidcole3335 years ago One thing i have learned about flying. The lower and slower the aircraft goes, the more enjoyable is the flight. If you ever get to fly on a piper cub . ...Expand 4
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@newflyer68375 years ago Another great video paul! Beautiful footage! You have the most stable camera work of any aviation youtuber. 3
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@hughrothwell75225 years ago Great video, paul. Glad you enjoyed the flight. Although the drive from nadi to suva has beautiful scenery, it can be a long 3. 5 hours. I travelled on . ...Expand 3
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@Saifullah.Q5 years ago Wow id love to meet you paul. I work at nadi airport. Love your videos, thank you for being the only aviation blogger to make videos on airlines in fiji, really appreciated: please keep doing more. 3
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@debramage7395 years ago Done the dash from sydney to port macquarie. Flew close to the coast and the scenery was amazing, much like what we are seeing. Thanks paul. Ps merry christmas to you and yours. Deb. 3
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@prezdough30492 years ago Amazing flight review! I flew on a fiji airways atr 72-600 like four years ago and it was very good! Glad to see your flight was positive too! 2
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@falcon22655 years ago Good vid as always. Also congrats on 40k subs! 2
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@doncoleman49385 years ago A thirty minute flight that only get' s to fl9! Great for views. Many thanks, paul and merry christmas to you and your family! 2
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@kuancoralfish5 years ago 4k is so clear, it feels like i was on that plane. 3
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@GenkisTravels5 years ago Nice video! I' ve never flown the atr, hope to fly it in the us with silver airways one day. 5
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@ymmlspottingteam5 years ago Fantastic work, paul! Always nice to de-plane on to the tarmac! Looked like a very comfortable flight with fantastic scenery away from the renowned coastline! 1
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@triple7lover775 years ago Excellent trip report paul had the same view when i flew on the atr72 year back in cambodia. 2
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@fernandoalmeida4355 years ago I loved the video paul, when i can visit brazil. Happy travels around this world. 2
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@60frederick5 years ago I love your flight report - i have wished that you would be sitting next to the engine.
thank you, paul, for sharing your video with us. 3
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@markrichmond47965 years ago Thanks paul. I personally love flying on the smaller aircraft. Ive done sydney to wagga and newcastle to brisbane a number of times on the qantas t id="hidden7"urboprops. An american tv show even flew me and an eastern brown snake on the rex saab from sydney to broken hill. Yes, real snake on a plane!
my favourite flights though were on a fokker friendship from nairobi to malindi return back in the 1970s, and best of all in a hs 748 from malawi to lusaka, zambia in the cockpit jump seat. We took off then the pilots and i listened to the cricket from lords over themuch air traffic over central africa in the 70s!. ...Expand 3
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@bbtravelvideos4 years ago Great video paul! Always nice to see a video on a domestic flight in fiji. Great views along the way, fiji is a beautiful country:
regards,
brendan. 1
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@huysaviation4773 years ago Great trip report! It' s very rare to see that atr72-600 is installed with business class. You got an amazing engine view. I love the stunning view . ...Expand 1
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@HowAboutThat20234 years ago Another great vid mate. Well done. I noticed you talked about turboprops and jets and that jets are faster then turboprops but chew through more fuel id="hidden10" on shorter routes and are better over longer routes. What the average passenger doesn' t realise (i' m sure you know this ) is that a turboprop engine is actually a jet engine, accept it doesn' t turn a fan, instead it turns a propeller. That' s why when turboprops were first released - they were advertised asas we know a turboprop is slower then a " pure jet" cos most of the gas is sacrificed to turn the shaft and the shaft turns the propeller and only about 5% 10% of gas goes through the exhaust and provides thrust. In jet engines most of the gas goes through the exhaust and pushes the plane through the air. Also, the term " jet aircraft" or " pure jets" is probably some sort of a nick name because as we know a turboprop engine is a type of jet engine - the aircraft which have turboprop engines just don' t travel at " jet speeds" whereas apowered aircraft does travel at jet speeds hence the nickname " pure jets or jetall interesting stuff anyway. ...Expand 4
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@stanislavkostarnov21575 years ago Once lived in a place where the atr 72 was the largest thing that flew into our local airport. And i mean they still had like 200 passenger a day, flights, . ...Expand 4
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@gavinn54925 years ago Great upload paul, looked like a great day for flying though i must say i would find it very uncomfortable sitting in line with the prop disc! 2
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@flyingdentist5 years ago Beautiful video travel us to wonderful places my friend. 3
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@grooveyman61195 years ago Beautifully filmed. Awesome views. Nice and simple aircraft. Thank you mr stewart. 1
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@benhignett98565 years ago Hi paul will you ever be able to do a regional express sf340 review. 3
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@MrBgxlchamps5 years ago Imo, where you were seated, the prop wasn' t too loud. Since you were there, would you agree? Great video! 2
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@campari44675 years ago Great vlog.
was a fijian facial mist provided? 2
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@hensleygarcia16235 years ago Very good video. Regards from aruba dutch caribbean island.
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@salochnakanta87973 years ago Thanks for making fiji airways videos art 72 600 42 500 fiji link th. 1
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@wecanfly7774 years ago Nice video! I may be doing this flight in may: andy. 1
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@lodiamoore79335 years ago Well done paul. Really nice to experience a trip report that one would not immediately think of documenting.
regional air traffic is fantastic. seeing a report like this particular one must remind us of the roles regional props and jets played in the development of air travel in australia.
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@Accidentalreef5 years ago Will you ever go to a finnair a350-900 xwb helsinki to bangkok or bangkok to helsinki in economy class? 1
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@radhaerc5 years ago Hi paul, i don' t normally comment but wanted to thank you for releasing this gem! It was informative and with great views + silkly smooth footage. Will have to (re)check out the rest of your channel. Well done! 5
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@MGAviationNZAircraftVideos5 years ago Ah what a beautiful video mate as someone who works on the atrs on a daily basis i really enjoyed this one and it lived up to the hype. Thank you so much paul. Btw row 1&2 was that for elite passengers or something? 1
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@gman830904 years ago It is amazing how turboprops went out of fashion and jets replaced turboprops but in the 1970s during the full crisis turboprops came back on to aircraft. 2
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@gregorygibbs25105 years ago Fantastic video, i love your take on things and your sense of humour is wonderful! And loving that livery! 3
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@kaiserrr40245 years ago How is the new gopro hero 8? Any stark improvements or just an iphone-like upgrade from the hero 7. 1
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@bluebarron3515 years ago A fantastic new video to wake up to paul! Some wonderful views there! Thanks! 2
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@craigwillis33725 years ago Great views paul from a great aircraft. And thanks for the back ground on the atr aircraft! Thanks paul. Always look forward to yourin this wonderful part of the pacific! Well done mate! 2
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@karlp84845 years ago I had a business class lounge in bandar lampung, indonesia which consisted of a tiny roped-off area of the main lounge and a couple of sofas and coffee table. It was great. 2
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@janetbruce24305 years ago Interesting commentary and great video footage of a spectacular flight over beautiful fiji in perfect weather conditions. Well done paul. Makes one want to visit fiji! 2
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@campari44675 years ago They even have business class hopefully with showers! 4
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@colinrenfrew83445 years ago Great video, and some strong camera work. A very niche topic, so all the more enjoyable. 2
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@Aaronw25 years ago Was this edited or did the fa really start the taxi in pa approx 4 seconds after touch down? 3
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@Watfordfc20305 years ago Living on the other side of the world near london these are so interesting and not the standard videos i see all the time. Thanks for sharing and very well made cheers. 3
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@michaelgask5 years ago Thanks for sharing this footage over fiji. I always love flying on the atr-72 (airnz flies them on regional routes) and you got a great seat by the prop. hope you enjoyed your time in fiji (i suspect i' d need portable overhead air vents for my entire time in fiji, not just in the aircraft!. ...Expand 2
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@peteryeong48715 years ago Ta foe the vid. Merry x' mas and a very happy new year. 1
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@dadidi1085 years ago Such a nice plane! A real plane. Contrary to the detested b737 (all of them) which makes me feel i am in a sardine can. If not a flying coffin, this plane makes you feel like you are on a glider. 1
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@AlonsoRules5 years ago That domestic airport is a shed, but it' s still better than laguardia. 5
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@amandaford80075 years ago I like flying like seeing you boarding and try different air planes do more videos thank good work up. 1
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@isopath14 years ago You are easily fooled into how nice these atr seem until you make a turbulent flight into wellington in one. The below wing structure makes them feel very . ...Expand
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@PaulStewartAviation5 years ago Apologies if this video is only coming up in 360p! I' ve had some problems with the video editor and it will definitely be 4k 60fps soon and the views were well worth seeing in the higher definition. 3
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@chrismckellar93505 years ago Air nz is the 3rd largest operator of the atr72-500/600 and the largest operator in the southern hemisphere. 4
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@mewho805 years ago I like atr 72. Definitely more enjoyable flight than dash-8. 2
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@jadonheath21775 years ago New go pro proving an excellent investment bro! 2
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@peteryeong48715 years ago I am always a bit worried when flying the atr. Why? Emergency exits. There are 2 in front but they are not real dedicated emergency exits ( these are punch-out . ...Expand 1
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@CB-ke5ev5 years ago I' m not a fan of the atr. They' ve only made 10 of them and there have been 29 hull losses? That' s one in every 34 atr72s has crashed and been destroyed beyond repair! Good video, though. 5
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@jjaus5 years ago Were you having a dig at the french and italians? If so, i need only mention airbus kicking arse. 2
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@AUmarcus5 years ago Yep, nothing like french/italiancould possibly go wrong? Probably a good thing they dont make the engines. Lol. 1
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@peteryeong48715 years ago Apologies for my rant. But lets not forget the aircraft operates in places where the pax are less than well travelled. May not know how an exit panel works much less actually working one' 2