A couple of years ago we flew SYD-Broken Hill via Mildura on the Saab 340. There was an extremely strong headwind and it took almost three hours to get to Mildura (a very bumpy flight), followed by re-fueling then a short flight up to Broken Hill. I've never been so glad to get off an aircraft.

I'd like to add that the new facilities for families in the tower wing are incredible. Two of the lower levels have suites especially designed for families with themed children's rooms. There is also a really useful utility room on both those floors that has just about anything you could need for...

I always thought it was a silly decision to have only one J class toilet on these planes. My last A332 flight was SYD-MEL and even on such a short flight there were three J pax queuing to use the one toilet.

In 1979 when I was 8 years old I flew Qantas SYD-HNL and LHR-BAH-SIN-SYD with my parents as part of a RTW trip. First class on the 747B. I remember the Captain's Club lounge at SYD (I think you could invite friends who weren't even flying in for a drink - no security back then). Also the colourf...