My flights from Brisbane back to Helsinki went via Qantas to Singapore and then onwards with Finnair. It was nice to visit the Brisbane airport, and Brisbane area overall as well of course. I had not been in Brisbane or anywhere in Queensland before!
Much recommended area to visit. The airport was straightforward, no issues, everything was pretty well laid out. Lounges were in the second floor, and at least in the Qantas lounge there was some breakfast, nice juices, etc. available.
The Qantas lounge in Brisbane:
Departure from BNE:
Arrival in SIN:
Meal during the flight:
And in Brisbane, it had been raining a ton during the night as well as on previous days. Apparently the roof of the airport did not entirely hold up, so they were scooping 10cm water pools from the corridors when I was walking towards the gate...
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