JQ8996Jetstar Airways · MEL → BNE
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ8996 MelbourneMEL BrisbaneBNE

JQ8996 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Brisbane (BNE).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
07:45

scheduled from MEL

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneModerate riskMEL delay board →
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
MEL→BNEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions 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. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Brisbane

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.9%usually 3.2%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.6%usually 2.5%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 300 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Brisbane flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ560departs 06:05
JQ558departs 09:50
JQ562departs 10:05
JQ7570departs 11:00
JQ564departs 11:35
JQ8992departs 12:45

If 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. 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. Combined risk score: 50.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MEL and BNE.

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.

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