Two Queens in Brisbane... this is rare

Until a four months ago, Brisbane rarely saw regular 747 jumbo jets. Then, we began receiving the weekly Tuesday night Cathay 747-800 from Sydney (SYD/YSSY) via Melbourne (MEL/YMML). 

We also had a Terra Avia 747-400 arriving late Tuesday night, which recently shifted to a Monday schedule, landing around 10 pm and departing around 2 am. Yesterday, the Terra Avia 747, running late, arrived just after 5 pm (during daylight), followed by the Cathay 747 from Melbourne a few hours later. It’s incredibly rare for Brisbane to have two Queens on the ground simultaneously, so I couldn’t resist going out to witness this unique event.

QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE BEECH KING AIR 360
VH-8TT (MSN FL-1293) 3 YEARS

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHM (MSN 379) 
SQ265 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 5 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 100 VH-UQB (MSN 11483)
VA1107 ARRIVING FROM NEWCASTLE (NTL) 31 YEARS
FLYING FOR VIRGIN AUSTRALIA

JETSTAR AIRBUS A321-251NX VH-OYD (MSN 11797)
JQ59 OFF TO DENPASAR (DPS) 1 YEAR

NAURU AIRLINES BOEING 737-319 VH-XNU (MSN 25609)
ON1 ARRIVING FROM NAURU (INU) 25 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTALIA BOEING 737-7FE VH-VBY (MSN 34323)
VA1224 ARRIVING FROM CANBERRA (CBR) 20 YEARS

ALLIANCE EMBRAER E190AR VH-A2V (MSN 19000249)

JETSTAR AIRBUS A320-232 VH-X3L (MSN 5708)
JQ828ARRIVING FROM SYDNEY (SYD) 12 YEARS
JUST REREGISTERED FROM 9V-JSU

QANTASLINK AIRBUS A220-300 VH-X4C (MSN 55288)
QF1501 OFF TO MELBOURNE (MWL) 1 YEAR

TERRA AVIA BOEING 747-409 ER-BAS (MSN 24311)
T84716 ARRIVING FROM HONG KONG (HKG) 34 YEARS

REX SAAB 340B VH-ZLC (MSN 340B-373) 
ZL5733 ARRIVING FROM ROMA (RMA) 30 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271NX ZK-NNH (MSN 12513)
ZK271 ARRIVING FROM WELLINGTON (WEL) 4 MONTHS

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZ A7-BEG (MSN 60333)
QR898 ARRIVING FROM DOHA (DOH) 9 YEARS

QANTAS AIRBUS A330-202 VH-EBO (MSN 1169)
QF126 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 14 YEARS

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA BOEING 737-8FE VH-YIV (MSN 40698)
VA118 ARRIVING FROM QUEENSTOWN (ZQN) 12 YEARS

AIR NEW ZEALAND AIRBUS A321-271NX ZK-NNG (MSN 8908)
ZK147 ARRIVING FROM AUCKLAND (AKL) 6 YEARS

SOLOMON AIRLINE AIRBUS A320-232 H4-SIB (MSN 2445)
IE727 ARRIVING FROM LUGANVILLE (SON) 20 YEARS

ALLIANCE FOKKER 70 VH-QQX (MSN 11571)

SINGAPORE AIRLINES AIRBUS A350-941 9V-SHS (MSN 447)
SQ245 ARRIVING FROM SINGAPORE (SIN) 5 YEARS

CATHAY PACIFIC CARGO BOEING 747-867F B-LJD (MSN 39241) 
CX28 ARRIVING FROM MELBOURNE (MEL) 12 YEARS