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.


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.

[Blair M]

Originally Posted by Jarden S

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

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]

Originally Posted by Jarden S

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!

[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]

Originally Posted by Justin Lazaroff

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.]

Originally Posted by 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

Merpati 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.