Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3F (ex 9V-JSO) Makes First Visit to CQ at Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport

On Monday 24 November, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3F was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport as it completed the JST832/3 service from and back to Melbourne (Tullamarine).

Photo of VH-X3F added.

Of interest, VH-X3F 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-JSO.

9V-JSO at Singapore in 2024.

9V-JSO was ferried from Singapore to Alice Springs in mid-August this year. It was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3F with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking. VH-X3F was the 'delivered' to Jetstar Australia at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on Thursday 13 November before it then entered service a week later.  It is great to see it visit CQ so soon after it entered service!

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  ©