The warning signs were there. Flying the Comac ARJ21 (C909) with TransNusa | Flight Review

Video from the channel Forgot My Passport about COMAC ARJ21, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 12:43. Language: English. Video type: Onboard.

Review in English of a TransNusa international flight between Jakarta and Johor Bahru (Malaysia) on a COMAC ARJ21. The author shows check-in and the controls at Jakarta airport, a VIP lounge he enters with Priority Pass, boarding by bus and the full flight through to arrival.

The cabin has a 3-2 layout with 95 economy-class seats, with a surcharge for the front rows and the exit rows. The author sits in 18A, at the rear emergency exit and right in front of the engines. He turns down the earplugs offered by the crew and finds the noise almost unbearable, comparing it to that of an Il-62. The safety and prayer cards, the folding armrest table, the reading lights, the individual air vents, the lavatory and a very spicy fried rice with chicken meal are shown. In a standard row, legroom is tight.

TransNusa presents itself as the only airline outside China operating the ARJ21; it also flies the Airbus A320. The author considers the aircraft solid and of good interior quality, but with poor sound insulation near the engines, and highlights the crew's treatment of passengers.