International Terminal seen from seat 21A aboard VH-VGH Airbus A320-232 of Jetstar – flight JQ116 PER to DPS at PER
After pushback and start from Bay 54 at Perth Airport, at 09:28.
FLEW IN PERTH TO DENPASAR (BALI) AS FLIGHT JQ116 (QF275 codeshare) – Mel and I sat at seats 21A & B – window seat on port side near rear door.
Boarded at Bay 54 at Perth Airport International Terminal, at 09:06.
Pushback and start 09:27
Take-off from Perth Airport runway 06 at 09:39.
Turned West after takeoff then out over the coast near Trigg at 09:44 before turning north at 09:45.
Flew east abeam Two Rocks Marina at 09:48 and Guilderton at 09:49.
Crossed the NW coast over Yammadery Island at 11:06.
Passed over Barrow Island at 11:10.
Passed east of southernmost tip of Bali at 12:46, turned onto final approach for runway 27. Passed north of Nusa Dua and Benoa Harbour at 12:54.
Landed at Ngurah Rai International Airport (Denpasar, Bali) on runway 27 at 12:55.
Parked at Bay 4 and shutdown at 12:58.
Got off the aircraft at 13:07.
VH-VGH:
cn 4495
Ordered new by BOC Aviation for lease to Jetstar Airways.
Powered by International Aero Engines IAE V2527-A5 engines.
Built at Hamburg (Finkenwerder).
Rolled off Airbus production line at Hamburg in primer only – October 1, 2010.
First flown at Hamburg as D-ABUK in full Jetstar livery – November 1, 2010.
Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VGH – November 3, 2010, registered to ARCU Aircraft Leasing Ltd, Grand Cayman Islands, leased to Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd Australia as registered operator.
Accepted by BOC Aviation at Toulouse – November 12, 2010.
Departed Toulouse on delivery flight to Australia as JST7992 – November 12, 2010.
Delivery route: Toulouse-Dubai-Singapore-Melbourne (Tullamarine).
Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight – November 14, 2010.
Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as JQ566 – November 17, 2010.
