Route: Melbourne to Ballina (Byron Bay) Flight: JQ464 Carrier: Jetstar Class: Economy Terminal: Attempting to check in online failed last night with the same error message occurring on each attempt. A quick tweet to @JetStarAirways revealed that online check-in wouldn’t be available for me today, and they recommended that I

Route: Melbourne to Sydney Flight: VA859 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: I took the unusual step of checking in a bag today so on arrival I used the priority check in counters where my bag was quickly tagged (including priority tags) and on its way for our aircraft. A

Route: Melbourne to Darwin Flight: VA1457 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: As curfews close several other capital city airports leaving the terminals closed and quiet overnight, Melbourne stays alive with several international and a trickle of domestic movements during the night. That trickle of domestic flights was more like

Route: Adelaide to Melbourne Flight: VA238 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: Before Canberra opened the doors to its new shiny airport Adelaide airport held the title as Australia’s best capital city airport. Alas Canberra is open now so the airport no longer holds that crown however for a city

Route: Cairns to Melbourne Flight: VA1296 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: This was my first visit to Cairns and I was quite impressed with the domestic terminal facilities available for a non capital city. There were ample checkin counters available for those who needed it, a quick and efficient

Route: Melbourne to Adelaide Flight: VA213 Carrier: Virgin Australia Class: Economy Terminal: I was able to select row 4 during online check in however on arrival at the lounge this morning Chris at the service desk was able to move me into row 3 and print out my boarding passes;