Back in september i decided i was going to Brisbane again, but this time i decided i would make a day of it. So when i booked the flights it ended up being LST - MEL - SYD - BNE - PPP - BNE - SYD - BNE. Seven flights in total. I couldnt wait
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LST - MEL
Dec 4 2007
DJ601
737-800
VH-VON
Flight Time - 1 hr 01 mins
30,000ft
690 km/h
The previous day i used Virgin Blue's Web Check-in to secure my boarding passes. That morning i woke at about 3:30am to get ready and packed. I had 2 large sports bags that i was taking also that were so tightly packed when i tried to zip them up they broke. yep both of them, so i had to saftey pin them both up From where i live its about an hours drive to Launcestons airport. Left the house around 4:30 which was a little late for my liking as the check-in would close around about when i got there. The rain was pelting down as we drove along which made the trip even slower. As i arrived at the airport the line was out the door...hmmm so i went inside and since i had used web check-in i was able to head to the relitivle short line (Bag drop off) Thats when i realised there was a problem, the computer system had failed so all the pax had to be manually checked-in, which takes some time i can tell you that. So as i as im checked in by Joel i get my by very different boarding pass and a different seat (4A) from my previous 18F. (Cheers Joel) I finished checking in and i was free, as the other line was miles long. It was time to go outside and check what aircraft i got. Was hoping for a new rego, as i was all day. It was VH-VON "Scarlett Blue", fantastic a new rego for me. So i was happy. A time dragged on i new i was going to miss my connecting flight (MEL - SYD) The time of departure was meant to be 6:10am, but we finally boarded at about 7:10 an hour behind. I get on the aircraft and wait, they had more problems as there was a bad number given in the head count. We finally departed about 1 hr 30 mins behind. We arrived at gate 2 in Melbourne. Flight Time - 1hr 1mins. We arrived and some pax that were connecting on to cairns were able to leave the aircraft first to make their flight. I and many others had missed the connecting DJ821 onto Sydney.
VH-VON getting a sleep in as we are delayed
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Woo Hoo! its a new rego VH-VON
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Looking down 32L as were ready to depart
Cruising over Bass Strait
The flight tracker on the Live-2-Air system
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(all the pics have been kept to small resolution for quicker downloading times)
LST - MEL
Dec 4 2007
DJ601
737-800
VH-VON
Flight Time - 1 hr 01 mins
30,000ft
690 km/h
The previous day i used Virgin Blue's Web Check-in to secure my boarding passes. That morning i woke at about 3:30am to get ready and packed. I had 2 large sports bags that i was taking also that were so tightly packed when i tried to zip them up they broke. yep both of them, so i had to saftey pin them both up
VH-VON getting a sleep in as we are delayed
Woo Hoo! its a new rego VH-VON
Looking down 32L as were ready to depart
Cruising over Bass Strait
The flight tracker on the Live-2-Air system
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