Trip Report: Jetstar Airways JQ504 Melbourne - Sydney
Flight Details:
Airline: Jetstar Airways
Flight No. JQ504
Reg : VH-VQZ
Aircraft: Airbus 320-232
Departure Melbourne (MEL) : 09:05 AM (Actual :9:30)
Arrival Sydney (SYD) : 10:30 AM (Actual :10:50)
Time : 01h 20m
Distance : 617 km or 383 miles
Introduction
This is the 2013 return trip from Melbourne, Read the inbound report: Jetstar Airways JQ517 Sydney - Melbourne
After few days in Melbourne, It was time to return to Sydney.
I took a train to Southern Cross Station.
After deboarding, walked to Skybus departure area.
Arrival at Airport
Reached airport on time and walked towards Qantas Domestic Terminal towards the end of the building. Took escalator for departure area/
Check-in and Security
I had checked for the flight online and stored the boarding pass in phone. As I carrying handbag, headed towards security. Was pulled for additional patting check and then allowed to continue.
Departure Area
After security check, I went to food court to have breakfast before boarding. Qantas terminal has a view of airside from the food court.
PlaneSpotting
View of airside while having breakfast.
Qantas B737, 767 and A330
Jetstar A320 and Qantaslink Dash serving Victorian regional destinations.
Preparing for next flight
Pushback
East-West runway in use for domestic departures
Dash at gates
Qantas fleet missing A380 and B747
After breakfast, it was close to departure time.
Qantas B767 pushback
Video: Qantas B767 pushback
Pushback completed, ready to taxi.
Embraer E190 ready for departure
Dash pushback
Dash lineup
Empty pier waiting for aircraft
View of jetstar A320
reaching gate.
Qantas A330 being push-backed.
Video: Qantas Airbus A330 pushback
Qantas Oneworld Livery A330 taxies
View of old and new logo
View of Jetstar tail
VH-VQZ arriving at the gate
Park infront of boarding area.
Boarding would be via stairs.
Boarding
After passengers had disembarked and cleaned. Boarding call was made. Boarding pass was checked and allowed to proceed towards aircraft.
As I was seated in the rear section, walked towards the aircraft to board from the rear stairs.
Onboard
Crew was at the boarding and directed towards the seat. Seated in the 2nd last row, I was in the assigned seat in no time.
Cabin view as aircraft was filling.
Empty seats as other passengers still to board.
Video: Cabin View
Safety card in seat pocket
Departure lineup. Aircraft holding for their turn to depart.
Legroom - enough for me. I stowed the bag under the seat.
Window view on a wet day.
Windows open
Jetstar to Gold Coast
Fueled up for departure
Video: Taxi and Takeoff
Due to wet weather, waiting for turn to depart.
Into clouds
Visibility was low.
Rising above the clouds
Video: Window View
Attaining cruise altitude
Cabin View
Crew conducted Buy On Board service [BOB] after departure.
Video: Cabin View
Jetstar Airways A320 Safety Card
Closeup view
Reading material
Inflight magazine
Jetstar information
Route information
Rested for the remaining flight, soon it was time to land.
Approaching Sydney
It was cloudy most of the time. Time passed quickly and Pilot announced descent. View of Olympic Park stadium.
Aircraft would approach from North. Western suburbs from window view.
Turning over the Northern suburbs to landing on runway 16R.
View of inner Sydney suburbs on approach
Video: Approaching Sydney
few minutes to touchdown.
IKEA - Tempe in view.
Landing soon.
Video: Landing
Taxi to Gate
Rain in Sydney
Exiting runway
Using rapid taxiway to exit.
Heading towards gate
View of Sydney air control tower
Air New Zealand taxies to International Terminal holding for Qantas B767 to land.
Qantas B767
Disembarkation
Arrived at gate on time, after exiting , view of aircraft.
JQ VH-VQZ readying for new flight
Exiting Airport
Walking towards the exit. With only a handbag, was soon in the arrivals area.
Exited the airport and walked to domestic station to catch train to Central Station.
Reached home at night after work.
Hope you enjoyed this trip report. Thanks for reading.
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