Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3H (ex 9V-JSQ) Makes First Visit to CQ at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport

On Saturday 20 December, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3H was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport as it completed the JST890/1 service from and back to Sydney.

Photo added of VH-X3H

Of interest, VH-X3H 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-JSQ.

9V-JSQ at Singapore  (File photo)

9V-JSQ was ferried from Singapore to Alice Springs in late September this year. It was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3H with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking.  VH-X3H then was 'delivered' to Jetstar Australia on Thursday 11 December and entered service a week later on Thursday 18 December - so it is great to see it in CQ so soon!

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 Ryan Hothersall and Tony Haynes  ©