Doing it in style with a Limousine ride to Newcastle Airport. As usual, Jetstar a little late departing but somehow managing to arrive only ten minutes beyond scheduled arrival. Love Melbourne airport's shopping choices; so much better than Charles de Gaul. Lunch, then browsing the concourse, where we made a small purchase from the Sweet Dr vendor before making our way to the gate's lounge area. Seated and waiting we heard an announcement re a slight delay for our flight to Hobart. Next, we hear our names being called to invite us to go to the ground staff station. Interesting, we had completed self check in and baggage drop earlier, with no glitches. What did ground staff want with us? They wanted to reallocate our seats to allow us to be seated together. We had not noticed the original print outs had assigned us separate rows. Easily fixed. A while later another dulcet toned voice advised us that due to operational requirements we were being diverted to Launceston and thence, to Hobart, following a short stop over. Initially, the stop over was not given a time frame. Having left home at 12:30 it was 8:45 pm that we made our way into Hobart's terminal to collect our luggage. Car hire was close by so off we set. Thrifty service desk advised us that our car had been reassigned due to our late arrival. The clerk advised us that she had attempted to contact us via telephone and that we had not answered her call. Funny that, we were airborne and later sitting in a plane on the Tarmac at Launceston while the crew completed per fight checks yet again. How tardy of us not to have taken her call?
Long day got longer at that bit of trivia. However, the stay at the Hobart Airport Hotel was a true gem. Great location, room features were impressive and breakfast most competitive with those back home.
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