The DJ crew may have volunteered for the flight to Phuket because of the short notice but I understand that the flight (like most of the QF flights for the tsunami) were Federal government charters.
Correct - I was the Supervisor on the relief flight to Medan in Indonesia (BNE-DRW-MEDAN-KUL-DRW-BNE). I was contacted at very short notice and asked if I would like to volunteer - which I took great pleasure in saying Yes to. We carried a large amount of supplies and a cabin full of Army Men & Women.