Severe Storms in Brisbane Cause Jetstar Flight from Mackay Airport to Divert to Sydney!

Certainly a surprise to see on the online flight-tracking applications that the evening Jetstar Airways service from Mackay to Brisbane - JST889 - diverted to Sydney due the large and severe storms that were passing through the Gold Coast and Brisbane late on Tuesday 9 December.

Jetstar A320 VH-VQW  (File photo taken by 'IAD'  ©)

Initially, Gold Coast-bound flights diverted to Brisbane, and then with storms affecting Brisbane, at least five flights bound for Brisbane diverted to the Gold Coast.

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Perhaps due to parking restrictions, the Jetstar flight from Mackay to Brisbane - operated by Airbus A320 VH-VQW - diverted to Sydney.

At the time of writing, VH-VQW is scheduled to fly from Sydney to Brisbane as JST889.