A short Scandinavian hop on Europe’s rarest turboprop As I settled into university life in Brighton, around an hour south of London on the UK’s south coast, I began planning a few trips around the continent to take full advantage of my five-month exchange. I had long wanted to visit Scandinavia, and after establishing that […]
Flying with a short-lived challenger to the Australian airline duopoly With the end of Rex’s jet operations seeming all but inevitable thanks to the airline’s imminent appointment of administrators, I’ve decided to drag this trip report out of the drafts. Back in August 2023, Rex Airlines launched their first route to Tasmania with their new(-ish) […]
A disappointing Western European hop After a half a week in Bern, my family and I were to head to Paris for two nights, and I took the opportunity to book myself with Air France out of Zurich a few months in advance, as it was one of the last A318 routes on the AF […]
Australia to Europe in comfort After four years of delays, cancellations and reschedulings, in late November 2022 I finally got to head off to Europe with my family, the points redemption trip of a lifetime in Singapore Airlines’ Business class. Flight 1 Details Airline Virgin Australia Aircraft Type Boeing 737-800 Registration VH-YQO Route Hobart to […]
Ex-Tigerair Economy Class to Australia’s Western Third I had long wanted to try out Virgin Australia’s Western Australia based subsidiary, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, formerly Skywest, however the airline mainly plies intra-state routes shuttling FIFO workers to mine sites across WA’s limitless interior. Before my flight to Perth however, I had to get to Adelaide, […]
Economy class on what should be Australia’s premier intercity train Way back in April this year, I got to tick one more trip off my bucket list, travelling on Australia’s HST between our two biggest cities before their retirement next year! Flight Details Operator NSW TrainLink Stock Type New South Wales XPT Unit Number 2006/2013 […]
Flying up the pointy end back home to Tassie After a whirlwind 12 hours in Melbourne with my friend, checking out the sights and sounds (and Aldi!) it was time to head back home to Tassie, and test out Virgin Australia 2.0’s Business Class for the first time. Flight Details Airline Virgin Australia Aircraft Type […]
An early morning jaunt to Australia’s culture capital Earlier this month I made my first trip of 2022, a day trip to Melbourne, beginning with a very early morning QantasLink 717 to Tullamarine. You can check out my previous QantasLink 717 trip report here. Flight Details Airline QantasLink Aircraft Type Boeing 717-200 Registration VH-NXE Aircraft […]
To the Southwest Wilderness and back with Tasmania’s only commercial seaplane operator Earlier this month I had the pleasure of visiting Tasmania’s rugged Southwest Wilderness UNESCO World Heritage area with my family, on Above & Beyond Tasmania’s stunning De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver. Flight Details Airline Above & Beyond Tasmania Aircraft Type De Havilland Canada […]
Flying home on Jetstar’s workhorse After a very, very, brief 5 hour visit to the capital of South Australia (including a visit to the South Australian Aviation Museum), I headed back to Adelaide Airport to fly home on the evening Jetstar flight to Hobart, onboard one of their ubiquitous Airbus A320-200s. Earlier in the day […]