4 Nov 1988, BA009, B744, BKK-SYD, Club World.
It was just one leg of a convoluted routing imposed by the Services Booking Agency, as I was on an RAF Duty trip to Australia [oh, how one suffered] and due to my rank long-haul travel was in Business Class [i bet that's been trimmed back since I retired! Due to the travel policies at the time, money rather than efficiency set the agenda, so I spent 14 days out of office to achieve about 6 days of productive activity! The Trip Report would have been:
RAFAIR VC-10, BZZ-HKG, Economy. The regular trooping flight had to be used to save MoD money!
Gulf Air A340, GF151, HKG-BKK, Business
Night spent sleeping on bench in Departures hall, until the BA Lounge opened at 06-something!
BA B744, BA009, BKK-SYD
Nightstop in Sydney hotel [in Woolloomooloo?], exhausted!
Ansett ATR72 [?], SYD-CBR, Economy
.... then work-stuff in Canberra, East Sale and Melbourne
Cathay Pacific B744, MEL-HKG, Business (Upper Deck and jump-seat for landing at Kai Tak - the RW 13 approach through the high-rise apartments!!]
Stay in Army Camp for 2 days waiting for Trooper, do shopping and sightseeing
RAFAIR VC10, HKG-BZZ, Economy