Airline: Jetstar Airways
Flight No. JQ517
Reg : VH-VWY
Aircraft: Airbus 321-231
Departure Sydney (SYD) : 14:15
Arrival Melbourne (MEL) : 15:45
Time : 01h 35m
Distance : 713 km or 443 miles
This trip report has many photos and videos to watch..Be prepared.

Another Melbourne trip, I know. This is different... I had previously booked to fly on a A321 flight. Unfortunately, the flight was swapped with A320.
Not this time, here is the trip report. Had a meal while watching action airside.
TigerAir VH-VNQ getting a pushback

TigerAir VH-VNJ preparing for next flight

Virgin ATR resting between flights

Proceeded towards the gate. Saw the flight docked to the aerobridge.
JQ517 to Melbourne

View of the Jetstar Terminal

Jetstar A320

VH-VWZ parked at the gate

Empty gate awaiting flight

Qantas B767 landing

While a company A330 heads taxing
Qantas VH-EBN

International Terminal

Qantas Cargo VH-EFR

Qantas VH-EBN at holding point

Natural Light in the Terminal

Gate Information

Jetstar JQ517 ready for boarding.
Jetstar VH-VWY

Boarding was called soon. Having a rear seat boarded through the stairs.
Window View [YouTube video/link]
Window view

Waiting for boarding to complete

Boarding completed

Side view

Window view before pushback

Safety Card

A321 Yay!

Jetstar logo

Window view while pushback and taxi

Started to pour

Holding for other landings[YouTube video/link]
Remote parking

Holding for an arriving Qantaslink Dash

Takeoff [YouTube video/link]
Seat pocket

Cabin side view

Cruising to Melbourne

Departing Sydney[YouTube video/link]
Safety Card


Reading Material


Route Information


Seat Pocket

Meal Tray

Inflight View while departing Sydney [YouTube video/link]
Cabin View



Legroom - enough for me


Sunny outside

Window shades down for most of the flight

Happy it was a A321, another pic


Window view

Cabin View[YouTube video/link]
Cabin view

Time to land.. tray locked

Approaching Melbourne [YouTube video/link]
Airside view

Landing [YouTube video/link]
Window View


International Terminal Extension


Airside View [YouTube video/link]
Qantas A380

Sichuan Airlines A330

Domestic Qantas Terminal





Jetstar A320

Jetstar Terminal

Directed to gate


Qantas A330

Arriving at the gate [YouTube video/link]
Disembarkation through the stairs and into the terminal.
VH-VWY preparing for next flight

Heading towards exit

Off to catch Skybus to Southern Cross Station.
End of Trip

Hope you enjoyed the trip.. Links below to other photo /video reports.
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