The departure of a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 from Brisbane Airport tends to be unremarkable. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of the hometown carrier's 34 routes were served by its 79-strong fleet of Next Generation 737s. However, when VH-YFW (c 41037) 'Turquoise Bay', took off bound for Cairns on July 12, it marked a milestone more than four decades in the planning. It was the first scheduled flight to depart on the hub's new parallel Runway 01L/19R. Even more remarkable was that the new airstrip had arrived on time, AU$200m under budget and without the usual protests and legal challenges from local residents that usually hamper airport expansions.
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机译：从布里斯班机场的维尔京澳大利亚的离开往往不起眼。在Covid-19大流行之前，大多数家乡承运人的34条航线由其79队的下一代737s队列提供服务。但是，当VH-YFW（C / N 41037）'绿松石海湾'时，7月12日击败了凯恩斯的队列，它在规划中标志着五十多年的里程碑。它是第一个在枢纽的新的并行跑道01L / 19R出发的航班。甚至更加卓越的是，新的SIASTRIP已准时到达，预算200米，如果没有通常捕获机场扩张的当地居民的常见抗议和法律挑战。
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