Left Adel on Mon 25th with Pacific Blue on time at 930am. Half an hour from Bali informed by pilot of computer problem with plane and that we are diverting an 1.5hr back to Darwin. SH#T!! Landed ok but was stuck on tarmac for an hour before being told we are going to be put on a Jetstar flight from Darwin leaving later that night as the plane was going nowhere.
Apparently plane wasnt in any danger but protocol couldnt let pilot land in Bali as wouldnt be able to take off again. And as no engineers based in DPS needed to return to an Australia to have the problem checked out.
Had to hang around small international departure area for 3.5 hrs with some food vouchers from PB but very little food available to eat. Finally boarded Jetstar plane bout 730pm and made it to Bali.
What should have been a 5 hr flight turned into a 12 hr flight.
Made it to hotel bout 1030pm.
More to follow....