Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3L (ex 9V-JSU, VH-XNP) Makes First Visit to CQ at Mackay Airport

On Thursday 25 September, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3L was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Mackay Airport as it completed the JST888/9 service from and back to Brisbane.

VH-X3L at Adelaide recently  (File photo)

Of interest, VH-X3L is one of nine recently delivered Airbus A320 aircraft that have entered service with Jetstar Airways that all previously operated with the collapsed Jetstar Asia. This A320 was previously operated by Jetstar Asia as 9V-JSU.

9V-JSU in 2020  (File photo)

The A320 also spent time in Australia from 2022 to 2024 operating with Jetstar as VH-XNP.

VH-XNP in 2023  (File photo)

9V-JSU was ferried to Alice Springs in at the middle part of August this year. It was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3L with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking.

VH-X3L was then ferried from Alice Springs to Melbourne (Tullamarine) on Tuesday 16 September with it commencing operations with Jetstar as on Wednesday 17 September.

Of interest, the collapse of Jetstar Asia has seen nine of their Airbus A320 ‘classic’ aircraft joining (or for three of them re-joining) the Jetstar Australia fleet. They are all currently planned to be placed into storage at Alice Springs where they will be placed on the Australian Aircraft Register. The aircraft include: 9V-JSM (ex VH-XNN) which is to become VH-X3D, 9V-JSN (ex VH-XNI) which is to become VH-X3E, 9V-JSU (ex VH-XNP) which is to become VH-X3L, 9V-JSO which is to become VH-X3F, and 9V-JSX (ex 9V-TAZ with Tigerair and Scoot) which will become VH-X3P, 9V-JSV (ex VH-XNW) which is to become VH-X3N, 9V-JSK which is to become VH-X3B, 9V-JSR which is to become VH-X3J, and 9V-JSQ which is to become VH-X3H.

Photos taken by Tony Haynes  ©