• QANTAS
    Date: 07-09 January 2025
    Flight Number: QF22
    Gate: 28 (Terminal D)
    Seat: 51D (Economy)
    Plane: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
    Boarded: 18:27 
    Pushback: 19:24 (Scheduled 18:55)
    Take off: 19:38
    Arrived: 05:20 (Scheduled 05:40)
    Schedule Duration: 17 hours 45 minutes
    Actual Duration: 16 hours 56 minutes
    Distance: 14,479 km

    This flight was from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW – Dallas, USA) to Melbourne International Airport (MEL – Melbourne, Australia).

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  • Monday 06 January 2025
    Highlights: Safely arriving in Dallas with my checked bag, leave extended by two days

    I woke up at 5.30 am to leave the Sheraton Miami Airport Hotel at 6.00 am via their Airport Shuttle. This was too early for the Sheraton Lounge to be open for breakfast but I had American Airlines access at the airport.

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  • American Airlines
    Date: 05 January 2025
    Flight Number: AA1276
    Gate: T12 (Terminal T)
    Seat: 11F (Economy)
    Plane: Boeing 737-800
    Boarded: 11:30 
    Pushback: 12:07 (Scheduled 11:19)
    Take off: 12:23
    Arrived: 13:37 (Scheduled 13:02)
    Schedule Duration: 2 hours 43 minutes
    Actual Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes
    Distance: 1,177 km

    This flight was from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL – Atlanta, USA) to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW – Dallas, USA).

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  • American Airlines
    Date: 05 January 2025
    Flight Number: AA1046
    Gate: D45 (Terminal 4)
    Seat: 16F (Economy)
    Plane: Airbus A319
    Boarded: 07:50 
    Pushback: 08:15 (Scheduled 08:20)
    Take off: 08:35
    Arrived: 09:57 (Scheduled 10:25)
    Schedule Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes
    Actual Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes
    Distance: 957 km

    This flight was from Miami International Airport (MIA – Miami, USA) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL – Atlanta, USA).

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  • Sunday 05 January 2025
    Highlights: Farewelling the Explorer of the Seas.

    Today I had to leave my ship for the last 10 nights, the Explorer of the Seas, and start a very long journey home.

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