Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3B (ex 9V-JSK) Makes First Visit to CQ at Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport

On Wednesday 17 December, Jetstar Airways Airbus A320-232(WL) VH-X3B was noted making its first visit to Central Queensland at Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport as it completed the JST842/3 service from and back to Adelaide.

VH-X3B at Adelaide yesterday.

UPDATE!  VH-X3B was also back at Prosie from and back to Adelaide on Friday 19 December.

Of interest, VH-X3B 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-JSK.

9V-JSK at Singapore in 2024.

9V-JSK was ferried from Singapore to Alice Springs in mid-September this year. It was then placed on the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-X3B with this registration marking 'taped' over the Singaporean registration marking. VH-X3B was the 'delivered' to Jetstar Australia at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on Thursday 27 November before it then entered service a week later.

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  ©