Early morning Jetstar A320 flight ✈️

Is it just me or is it impossible to get a solid night’s sleep when you have a 6 something a.m. flight to catch in the morning? I ended up waking at 3 a.m., had breakfast followed by a little nap before getting to the airport at 6, for my 6:20 boarding time.

This was the last of my day trips that were booked a long time ago and moved several times. I had enough time to have an oat hot chocolate, grab a bottle of water, and head to the gate in time for the 6:20 boarding. On the way, I saw an all-white 747-400 cargo pushing back for a trip to Hong Kong. By the time I was onboard, the avgeek in me had activated, and I was well awake.

Jetstar has an efficient process boarding, with a full A320 load of passengers onboard and seated within 14 minutes of boarding starting. Once pushed back, the safety demo was performed by a newbie flight attendant on her first ever flight. She did a great job but was visibly a bit nervous (probably because the crew member who was supervising her was watching like a hawk).

I had a great view of an arriving Emirates A380, a LATAM 787, and a Cathay 777 on our taxiing this morning. Great a geek vibes in the morning sunshine. Lining up onto runway 27, we had to hold for a few minutes while a Qantas 737 taxied off the runway. I’m assuming it had a fault and decided not to take off. Once the 737 was clear, we zoomed out of Melbourne and headed for Adelaide.

Having changed this flight multiple times, I had a $10 voucher to spend onboard. Having already got a chocolate croissant in the terminal, I wasn’t hungry, so I just got a chocolate bar and tea cake for later. The newbie served me under the careful watch of her keeper.

We cruised along just above a layer of cloud, so we had a few minor bumps along the way. Nothing bumpy enough to wake up my neighbour who was sound asleep snoring up a storm. The cloud cleared over Adelaide, making a lovely arrival with views of the city centre on our approach. A hard bump greeted us on touchdown before arriving at the gate a few minutes early. Now it’s time to explore Adelaide for a few hours before heading home again this afternoon.Leggi altro