Qantas A380 to offer Antarctica flight

[Dan Hammond]

For those interested this flight is happening today operating as QF2903 and going via MEL

[Brandon Giacomin]

VH-OQB is the reg

[Michael Atkin]

For these sorts of flights will the aircraft be boarded at the Intl terminal and if so will the passengers have to pass customs and immigration just like a normal Intl flight? or would they be exempt because they arnt actually landing in another country?

[Dan Hammond]

Im not sure about Customs although i dont think they will need to pass them like a normal intl flight however because this is the A380 and no Domestic gates can take the aircraft i know in MEL this is the reason it will be using gate D11 (intl stand)

[Michael Atkin]

as this is classified as a domestic flight and you will board the flight at the domestic terminal.

According to this http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/faqs.html the flight will be boarded at the domestic terminal but as you said Dan i didn't think the domestic terminal could take the A380

[Peter Agatsiotis]

OQB is airborne at FL150 heading for MEL.

[Adam.S]

From:
http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/faqs.html

The 14 February 2010 flight from Melbourne is aboard Qantas' new Boeing 747-400 aircraft

New Boeing 747-400!!

[Matt R]

Originally Posted by Michael Atkin

the flight will be boarded at the domestic terminal

OQB was parked at the Sydney International terminal, and the person in front of me at international business checkin was going on the flight.