Jetstar Airways New Airbus A320neo (A320-251N) VH-A5B First Visit to Central Queensland at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport - Plus More!

On Saturday 28 December, Jetstar Airways brand new Airbus A320neo (A320-251N) VH-A5B was spotted making its first visit into Central Queensland at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.  It operated as JST884/5 from and back to Melbourne (Tullamarine).

VH-A5B has arrived into Melbourne (Tullamarine) on its delivery flight from France on Monday 16 December and entered service at the end of the that week.

As shown, VH-A5B is also painted in the airline’s updated orange-tail livery, as also seen on its new A321neo LR fleet.  It has 188 seats.  VH-A5B is the second of five A320neos slated to arrive by the end of the 2025 financial year and will be based in Melbourne.

Meanwhile, also on Saturday 28 December, McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 bizjet VH-SUY as "Machflight 421" looked to arrive into the Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport from the Sunshine Coast and Ballina / Byron Bay Gateway Airport.  It later departed to Sydney.

Clive Palmer's Mineralogy Company's Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express 6000 bizjet VH-VQN visited Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport.  It looked to arrive from Perth and then depart to Brisbane.

Air Charter Services / Flight Options (Australia) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-VKX flew into Hamilton Island Airport from Brisbane.  It later departed to the Gold Coast before returning to Brisbane.

And Balmoral Air Dassault Falcon 2000LX bizjet VH-WIO flew up from Bankstown and the Sunshine Coast to land at Hamilton Island Airport.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 4 January, VH-WIO finally departed Hamo and returned to the Sunny Coast and Bankstown.

Photos taken by Garth Coad  ©