Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3N (ex 9V-JSV, VH-XNW) Makes First Visit to CQ at Hamilton Island Airport

On Wednesday 1 October, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3N was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Hamilton Island Airport as it completed the JST848/9 service from and back to Sydney.

VH-X3N at Sydney  (File photo)

Of interest, VH-X3N 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-JSV.

9V-JSV in 2020  (File photo)

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

VH-XNW at Sydney in 2024  (File photo)

9V-JSV was ferried from Jakarta, Indonesia to Melbourne (Tullamarine) at the start of September before it was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3N with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking.  VH-X3N then commenced operations with Jetstar as on Saturday 20 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 Robert Myers and Tony Haynes  ©