So how bad is the charter bridge to the sandpit?
Back to the original question: the Aussie charter bridge is very comfy, thanks. A330-300, charter from HiFly (ex Air Luxor). Boarding at KWI is basic, but not unbearably so. All other facilities are just fine.
My sympathies to previous contributors (exclusively GBR?).
While not mil crew myself, I flew on this charter a/c sandpit-SYD-sandpit in June/July this year. And, while being female myself I didn't really concentrate much on the hosties, I think most of the menfolk aboard found them unobjectionable. They were Portuguese from the sandpit, and Aussie from Darwin.
I also scored a cockpit ride for the landing at SYD.
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(edited to correct a typo)