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ADL-MEL-ADL Daytrip With Tiger + Pics

Ryan h From Australia, joined Aug 2001, 1451 posts, RR: 1
Posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 4168 times:

New domestic startup, Tiger Airways Australia had some special fares at A$19 one way. Dad and I booked flights between Adelaide to Melbourne and return for A$80. However, it is those little things that add up as to get the seat you want it is an extra A$5 per sector to book the seat. That added A$20 onto the total, but still not bad, but that is how LCCs make money through charging for things like that.
Tiger Airways have been attracting some bad publicity since they started in November 2007. So I am expecting something to go wrong. At least Melbourne is not that hard to get home from if things do go pear shaped.

4 February 2008
ADL-MEL
TT7303
4F
Airbus A320-232 VH-VNB

Check in was easy in Adelaide as there was not a big queue.

A couple of aircraft I saw before our plane came.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Here is our plane that took us to Melbourne for the day.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Onboard there were a few spare seats left so dad moved behind me so we both had a window seat.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Flight was uneventful with a little turbulence here and there. The usual food was offered for sale, but I thought no point buying anything on a 1 hour flight.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

I was surprised when we landed in MEL that the aircraft used the full 2286m length of runway 27.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Walk from plane to the new terminal 4 that Tiger uses was long. When I went to take a photo of the plane I had just flown on a member of the ground crew went nuts at me saying I had violated some security rule. If they don’t want people taking photos of the plane, don’t make them walk miles across the bloody tarmac!. After that little episode I was not happy, as you can see what is going on the tarmac from the terminal anyway.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Walked from terminal 4 to the main terminal. A long walk it was. Then got set up by a window in the Virgin Blue terminal for the afternoon.

Here are some pics of some of the international airlines I saw.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Spent an afternoon spotting in the main terminal and then headed back to the new terminal 4 at MEL where Tiger operates from. Boy is that a long walk from the main terminal to there.

4 February 2008
MEL-ADL
TT7308
3F
Airbus A320-232 VH-VND

Here is a pic I took earlier in the day of the plane that took us home that night.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Flight back was delayed by about two hours as a thunderstorm during the afternoon brought everything to a standstill at the airport.
Again check in was not a problem. This time there was a bit more of a queue. It was then I found out about the delay.
If was nearly dark when we eventually left MEL. Again flight was uneventful.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Spare seats meant some could spread out a bit. Again food was offered but did not buy anything.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

Landing back in Adelaide was good as it meant I was getting close to home!.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

When getting off the plane had a quick look at the flight deck and the pilot was apologetic about being late, but there is nothing you can do about weather.

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Photographer © Ryan Hothersall

CONCLUSION
Why Tiger had to have their own terminal I don’t know. It is a bit of a hassle to get from the plane and then to the Tiger terminal and then to the main one. So be prepared to do a lot of walking.
The actual flights were ok, but their terminal setup was a bit primitive I thought.
Next time I would rather pay a bit more and fly either Qantas or Virgin Blue and get into the main terminal.

South Australian Spotter

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B747forever From United States of America, joined May 2007, 16575 posts, RR: 11
Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 3537 times:

Nice TR

The pics are really good.

Thank you for sharing

B747forever

Work Hard, Fly Right

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