Notes June 21-25 (edited)

Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue has started using Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUG on its Denpesar Bali routes. VUG entered service as DJ151 SYD-DPS on Monday 15-June-2009. It also operated to WLG on Saturday 20-June-2009 as DJ68.

Virgin/Pacific Blue operated a charter to/from Christmas Island (XCH) arriving from Perth and returning to ADL on Wednesday 24-June-2009 as DJ9001/9002 using Pacific Blue 737 VH-VUN.

Pacific Blue have had a few issues with their dedicated WLG aircraft VH-VOQ. DJ68 BNE-WLG was canceled on Tues 23-June-2009 and the return DJ69 WLG-BNE on Weds 24-June-2009.

On Weds 24-June-2009 VOQ operated BNE-WLG-BNE as DJ7068/7071. The scheduled DJ68 was delayed until 0130 Thurs 25-June-2009 and arrived in WLG at 0705.

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Qantas/Jetconnect
Operational Spare ZK-JNC operated AKL-WLG then the scheduled QF38/133 WLG-MEL-AKL on Friday 19-June-2009.

Then on Sunday 21-June-2009 ZK-JNC operated AKL-WLG as QF6171 before operating WLG-SYD-WLG as QF48/117.

On Tuesday 23-June-2009 JNC positioned back to AKL as QF6172 before operating QF116/115 AKL-BNE-AKL.

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Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand have operated two charters this week with Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJB operating both flights.

The first was on Monday 22-June-2009 when OJB operated SYD-HIR as NZ1961 and positioned back to SYD as NZ6062.

On Weds 24-June-2009 OJB operated the second charter from SYD to MEL as NZ1943 before positioning back to SYD as 6044.
Thanks to MC for the confirmation that this charter went to Melbourne.

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Jetstar
The new Jetstar domestic schedule came into effect on Weds 24-June-2009 with the introduction of additional services on AKL-CHC and AKL-WLG and the introduction of the new CHC-WLG service. The new schedule also has some more "padding" to help JQ sort there OTP issues that have plagued them since their startup.

Tuesday 23-June-2009 saw the change of VH-VQC with VH-VQD in OOL with VQC having arrived from AKL before returning to CHC and VQD the reverse.

Weds 24-June-2009 saw JQ swap out VH-VQC for VH-VQR in MEL on the CHC-MEL-CHC flight.