My view from the Qantas Club. The lounge faced landside instead of airside.

Approaching the NSW coast. Unfortunately, my photo was impacted by the scuff marks on the window.

Descending into SYD. Unfortunately, my photo was impacted by the scuff marks on the window.

A rare Qantas B717 taxiing at SYD while I was on the transfer bus.

My flight routing as recorded on FlightRadar24.

Adelaide to Sydney

December 13, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

Qantas QF742 | ADL/SYD
Business Class
Boeing 737-800 | VH-VXL Charleville
ATD/1446 | STA/1651
Lounge: Qantas Club

Trixie dropped me off at ADL about an hour before my flight. I went to the Qantas Club and had a quick drink before heading to the gate. Unfortunately, this lounge faced landside, so I did not have tarmac views to enjoy.

Upon boarding my flight, I recognized that Andrea, the lead flight attendant, was also on my flight on Saturday. She recognized me and apologized for not addressing me by name on Saturday's flight. For the rest of this flight, she addressed me by name. On this flight, she had an Asian coworker in the galley; I suspect she asked him how to pronounce my name. Regardless of how she figured out the pronunciation, I appreciate the gesture.Read more