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Old 14th September 2011, 07:00 PM
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Last Saturday I went to Sydney for the day with Virgin Australia as I managed to pick up some cheap fares. $59 each way for their daily Happy Hour sale. So all up with taxes included it cost me $127 which is very good. Would also be my first flight on a 737 sine I went to Canberra in 2007 and my first flight on a 737-800 since 2003 when I went to Fiji! I selected DJ912 to get me to Sydney which departs Brisbane at 0630 arriving in Sydney at 0800 and DJ965 to get me home which departs Sydney at 1700 and arrives in Brisbane at 1830.

I woke up at 0430 very excited for my third daytrip to Sydney this year Left the house at 0500 and arrived at the airport at around 0530. Had already done the online check in the day before so went straight to security and went through with no hassles and then up to the boarding gates. Had a look at the Qantas end first, was just the normal stuff and didn’t bother checking out the common user so went down to the Virgin section to see which gate my flight would be departing from which was gate 41 so went to my gate and saw VH-YFE there Awesome! Was hoping for a new one! So took a few photos of YFE looking fantastic in the morning light and then just sat down waiting to board.

A few photos of YFE

Parked at Gate 41, she arrived the night before from Melbourne


Sunshine Beach looking fantastic in the morning sun!


Very Nice!


Just after 0600 boarding commenced so I lined up, eager to get on board and see the new interior. People seated in row 13 to the back were told to board via the rear stairs while people in rows 1-12 were to board via the aerobridge. I was in row 12 but I wanted to go on the tarmac and get some photos so I used the back stairs

September 10, 2011
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DJ912
BNE-SYD
VH-YFE “Sunshine Beach”
Seat 12F


Walking out to YFE


Her awesome tail, just love the new livery


On-board in seat 12F, parked next to YVA which had just arrived from Darwin


Best shot I could get of the new interior


Push back, just a few minutes behind schedule


Holding short of RWY19 while ZXF begins her take-off roll, she was also off to Sydney


RWY19


Got a video of the take-off, just having troubles uploading it to youtube from my phone

Turning left
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Old 14th September 2011, 07:01 PM
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And right, CBD can be seen in the distance


Archerfield


Awesome engine We were cruising at 40 000ft


Starting our descent into Sydney


New interior again


On finals for RWY16L, City was on the other side


Over the Qantas jet base


Over T2, I get my first look at a Virgin A332


T1, first time I have seen the Emirates A380


Touchdown!


T1 again


And at the gate with YFF taxiing out


Ok, so I disembarked YFE after an enjoyable flight from Brisbane and made my way outside T2 to ‘The Stairs’ which is a spotting location just a minute walk from the terminal. This spot is fantastic when RWY16R is in use which it was I stayed there from 8-11.
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Old 14th September 2011, 07:03 PM
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Spotting in Sydney

Malaysian B744 9M-MPF arrives from KL


JAL B772 JA711J departs for Tokyo


Emirates B77W A6-ECA arrives from Dubai via Singapore


Qantas A332 VH-EBL in Oneworld livery departs for Perth with Qantas’ other Oneworld livery a/c (B744 VH-OJU) in the background


Garuda A332 PK-GPJ arrives from Jakarta


VH-OEI getting towed over to the Qantas jet base, last time I saw her was in May when I flew on her on QF8


Korean Air B744 HL7465 off to Seoul


China Southern A333 B-6087 arrives from Guangzhou


Very new VH-LQF


VH-VQJ being pushed back


VH-OJU gets towed to T1


VH-OEF also being towed to T1


ZK-ZQF departs


Asiana B772 HL7742 off to Seoul
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VH-EBP off to Jakarta


VH-VZL taxies to T3


China Eastern A333 B-6085 arrives from Shanghai


Qantas A333 VH-QPA off to Shanghai


Air Austral B77W F-OSYD arrives from Noumea


Singapore Airlines A388 9V-SKB arrives from Singapore


Philippine Airlines A343 RP-C3432 arrives from Manila via Melbourne


LAN A343 CC-CQG departs for Santiago via Auckland


Jetstar A332 VH-EBK arrives from Osaka via Cairns


Garuda A333 PK-GPG departs for Denpasar


Cathay Pacific A333 B-HLP departs for Hong Kong


Qantas B763 VH-OGM taxies to T3 after arriving from Melbourne


Jetstar A332 VH-EBQ arrives from Phuket


Thai A346 HS-TND departs for Bangkok


Air Niugini B763 P2-PXV departs for Port Moresby
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Jetstar A332 VH-EBF arrives from Denpasar via Melbourne


Qantas B744 VH-OJM departs for Johannesburg


Emirates B77W A6-ECA departs for Christchurch


Qantas A388 VH-OQE being towed from the Qantas Jetbase to T1 to later operate QF11 to Los Angeles


China Southern A333 B-6087 off to Guangzhou


Qantas B744 VH-OJF departs for Los Angeles


Vietnam Airlines A332 VN-A379 departs for Hanoi via Ho Chi Minh City


Delta B77L N710DN departs for Los Angeles


Air Canada B77L C-FIVK departs for Toronto via Vancouver


V Australia B77W VH-VPE departs for Los Angeles


Qantas B763 VH-OGE taxies to T3


Cathay Pacific A333 B-LAL arrives from Hong Kong


Singapore Cargo B744F 9V-SFL arrives from Auckland


LAN A343 CC-CQE departs for Manila, not sure why she is flying SYD-MNL, but it was good to see 2 LAN flights


Qantas B744 VH-OEF departs for Buenos Aires
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Qantas B744 VH-OEI being towed from the Qantas Jetbase to T1 to later operate QF7 to Dallas/Fort Worth


So after an awesome 3 hours of spotting at the stairs I decided it was time to get something to eat and head off to the observation deck for the afternoon. Didn’t want to have to go through security and grab something to eat and then I remembered there is a McDonalds at the international, near the observation deck So I caught the train to the international, got lunch and went up to the observation deck for about 3 hours.

While I was on the train it had switched to 25 arrivals and 16R and L departures.

Caught VH-XFA arriving on 25 from Perth


Singapore Airlines A388 9V-SKL taxies out to 16R for her departure to Singapore


VH-OQE being prepared for her departure to LA with 9V-SKL taxiing out and F-OSYD about to depart for Reunion Island


The beast, roaring down 16R


Brand new Jetconnet B738 ZK-ZQH taxies out for her departure to Auckland


Virgin Atlantic A346 G-VNAP being towed over to T1


Jetstar A320 VH-VGZ ‘Quiksilver livery’ about to depart for Hamilton Island


Air China A332 B-6073 being towed over to T1, to operate the late evening flight to Beijing


Qantas A388 VH-OQJ being towed over to T1, to operateQF31 to London via Singapore


Qantas Freight B763F VH-EFR at the cargo ramp


Sydney CBD
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Qantas B763 VH-OGF at the Qantas Jetbase being prepared to leave Australia


The big tails of VH-OQE and VH-OQJ


VH-OQE ready to depart for LA


Air Pacific B744 DQ-FJL taxies out for her departure to Nadi


VH-OEI ready for the long flight to Dallas/Fort Worth


VH-OJS being towed over, glad I got photos of her with the Socceroos livery


VH-OJO arrives from Johannesburg


Finally get to see the Wallabies livery!


United B744 N199UA departs for Los Angeles


Cathay A333 B-LAL pushes back while Malaysian B744 9M-MPF taxies out to 16R for departure to KL


The Observation Deck


Last shot from the Observation Deck!


So just before 3pm I decided it was time to head back to T2, caught the train back and then decided to go to the stairs again just for 10 minutes to catch a few departures.

United B744 N122UA departs for San Francisco
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After that I went through security, got a sausage roll and chocolate croissant from Pie face and took a seat with a good view of the airport. To get some of the late afternoon international departures and a few good arrivals!

Walking down the terminal saw VH-TQG looking great in the new livery!


Thai A346 HS-TNE and Singapore A388 9V-SKB taxi out to 16R with VH-VUA in the background, taxing to T2 after arriving on 25


DHL B752F G-CSVS taking off for Auckland I’m guessing


Bondi Babe on her way to gate 35


British Airways B772 G-YMMO off to London via Singapore


Thai A346 HS-TNE off to Bangkok


Singapore A388 9V-SKB off to Singapore


FedEx MD-11 N525FE arrives from Honolulu


UPS MD-11 N285UP arrives from Honolulu


At about 4pm I decided to move to the gate I would be departing from. And I moved at just the right time as Singapore B772 9V-SVM was on finals

9V-SVM touches down on 16R


Got to my gate and saw that VH-VUA would be taking me home to Brisbane

British Airways B744 G-BNLR taxies out for her departure to London via Bangkok


At about 4:50pm boarding commenced so I lined up awaiting to board VUA.
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September 10, 2011
Virgin Australia
DJ965
SYD-BNE
VH-VUA “Bondi Babe”
Seat 18A


Walking out to VUA


Her lovely tail


Up the rear stairs


Onboard in seat 18A parked next to VH-VBP


Inside VH-VUA, the crew announced Live 2 Air would be free for the flight Watched the RWC Japan vs France for most of the flight


Taxiing out to 16L past the mound and control tower


Again, I got a video of the take-off but I’m having trouble getting it on to youtube.

Climbing out, passing Bondi Beach on board Bondi Babe


Cruising at 35 000ft, was quite a lot of turbulence


Passing Port Macquarie were I will be going next month to fly on Virgin’s new ATR


Left turn, looking awesome in the sunset, shame about the reflection


Got a video of the landing, but again, problems uploading
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And back in Brisbane at the gate


Disembarking VUA, got in trouble for taking this photo


Left the terminal, went to the pickup zone were my parents picked me up and then we drove home!

Conclusion:
Had another fantastic daytrip, love Sydney Airport, so many different airlines that you don’t see in Brisbane. Lots of 747s, lots of 777s and lots of A380s Also saw Air Austral for the first time, just love there livery and saw the EK A380 for the first time and Virgins A332s, managed to see both of them.

Flights with Virgin were great, YFE was fantastic with the new interior and I quite like the old interior on VUA being able to watch foxtel on the flight was great. Were only my 2nd and 3rd flights on Virgin. Look forward to flying with them again next month from BNE-SYD-PQQ-SYD-BNE on a B738, two AT72s and a B737

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