Jack, if you search for "Domestic Express" there was a thread not long ago with some 'fond' recollections of the original DJ terminal here in Sydney.
The service model in the early part of the decade was fundamentally the same, a basic buy on board service offering snacks and drinks, given that DJ's early routes were all based along the eastern seaboard ex-BNE, to SYD and MEL, ADL following soon after. By 2001 a much more extensive network had sprung up, the bulk of routes operating ex-BNE. West Coast expansion followed from ADL and MEL, building upon their focus on low yield markets that included CNS, MKY, TSV, LST, DRW. If I recall correctly, DJ operated into Mt. Isa for a while also. Of course, Live2Air didn't come until circa 2007.
Onboard, the fleet was primarily ex-Virgin Express (Belgium) so there was an interesting mix of seating and configurations. First aircraft were -300s and -400s, with a couple of -800s following around the time AN Mk1 collapsed. Some aircraft carried Cityrail-esque green seating with brown trim, before standardisation came in about 2005 with the seats you see today.This period also netted an ex-AN 733 painted in a reverse white scheme which retained the AN interior. I think it may have been VH-CZQ.
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