Airfast Indonesia MD82 at Cairns Airport Today

[Jarden S]

Seen here at Cairns International Airport, Airfast Indonesia MD82 PK-OCT on its regular monday 2pm departure to Timika, Indonesia. This is the 2nd Indonesian airline to serve Australia after Garuda.
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Also seen at the International terminal a Virgin E-jet. Not sure why it was there maybe a charter flight. Or maybe they plan to start a Cairns-Auckland service.
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[Blair M]

Also seen at the International terminal a Virgin E-jet. Not sure why it was there maybe a charter flight. Or maybe they plan to start a Cairns-Auckland service.

LOL, no CNS-AKL & def not in an E-Jet! Surprise Surprise, it was just broken :cool:

On it's way empty CNS-MEL as DJ9062. It was VH-ZHD.

[Jarden S]

Thanks Blair, so still wonder why at intl terminal maybe they park it there to make more room at the domestic terminal

[Justin L]

This is the 2nd Indonesian airline to serve Australia after Garuda.

Don't forget Air Asia Indonesia (QZ) who already currently fly DPS-PER.

[Anthony J]

Hi Jarden, it was even better when they used to fly their 737-200s into Cairns!
http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/2/5/8/9/73608_1098979985_tb.jpg (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=376537)

[Mike Clayton]

Is their a chance "we" are fogetting all of these former Indonesian carriers that had skeds out here - once upon a time : > Sempati (to PER); > Merpati (to DRW) & > Paradise Air (to SYD)?
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And, remember back before the Boeing 737-200! It was the > Airfast B A C 1-11, that visited CNS weekly, or so

[Justin L]

Hi Mike,

I think Jarden's reference was to current Indonesian carriers serving Australia, but thanks for the info on the previous carriers. Also, is Paradise Air the same as Air Paradise which used to serve DPS from several Australian ports?

[Mike Clayton]

Also, is Paradise Air the same as Air Paradise which used to serve DPS from several Australian ports?
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Yes. Of course. Must have been thinking of a floatplane operator, for a moment there. (Is it an age thing, perhaps?)
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Question. Does > Airfast really serve Australia? It's surely a closed flight, with mining personnel on board. Still connected with the Freeport McMarron gold mine/s in what is now West Papua, but formerly Irianjaya

[Paul f.]

Is their a chance "we" are fogetting all of these former Indonesian carriers that had skeds out here - once upon a time : > Sempati (to PER); > Merpati (to DRW) & > Paradise Air (to SYD)?
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And, remember back before the Boeing 737-200! It was the > Airfast B A C 1-11, that visited CNS weekly, or soMerpati to MEL A310 aircraft late 90s

[Jarden S]

I was looking at Airfast indonesia on wikipedia they still have the 737-200 and 2 MD-82's a Embraer Legacy and a BAE 146 which was here in Cairns recently undergoing maintance. They seem to come here every Monday at 11.30 am and depart at 2pm.

[lloyd fox]

Monday and Thursday Jarden.

[Jarden S]

Twice a week ! We are very lucky to get them comming here I reckon. Its good for the airport company here as the big international terminal is empty most afternoons its good to have an aircraft parked up at it. Mornings its usually 3 jets parked but by 1pm they all gone. For me they should allow domestic flights to park at the international gates when sometimes all domestic airbridges are in use eg 1st thing early in the mornings.