Trip Report: Virgin Australia SYD-BNE-SYD

[Andrew Coggan]

I decided I would do a Brissy daytrip, just because I could more than anything. I’m not really a big fan of writing trip reports (although I like reading them), I made a pack with myself that I would do one everytime I got the chance to fly on my favourite aircraft!

31st Aug 2011
SYD-BNE
Virgin Australia
Boeing 737-700
VH-VBJ
DJ901
Seat 18A

One of the first flights of the morning out of Sydney, so the sun wasn’t up for take off so I opted not to bother taking photos until we got airbourne.

Passing the City.


Climbing through some clouds off the coast of Manly.


On climb to FL390.


Cruise was quite quick, captain told gave a very informative address just before decent. Only thing wrong with his speech was that it interrupted Family Guy on Live’2’Air! :P

Turning onto extended Base for RWY19.




Just before turning onto finals for RWY19. The runway can be seen above the wing.




Made a smooth touchdown before taxiing to bay 39.

Cabin Shot.


Time for some breakfast and a look around the terminal!
My Girl “Ballina-Rina Blue” will always be special to me! The very first plane I had ever been on.


Tropical Tempress awaits her departure to Sydney.