JQ8996 MelbourneMEL · 07:45 BrisbaneBNE · 10:05
JQ8996 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Brisbane (BNE).
scheduled from MEL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and BNE are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Brisbane flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ8996 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Brisbane on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How JQ8996 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ8996 across the MEL and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left heavily delayed (~62 min) but landed noticeably late (~40 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ8996 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-VKD.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and BNE published them.
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