Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[tomlee1986]

On Monday 7 September, A333 VH-QPG arrived ex HKG as QF30 in MEL at 0655 hours, 25 minutes early.

However its next flight, 0935 hours MEL-NRT (QF79) is expected to depart an hour late.

Some fault may have been developed during the QF30 from HKG - and these aircraft aren’t exactly young anymore

Also according to FR24, now pushed back to 1100 departure

 

[LionKing]

This is the child of the old Krakatoa. It's still a very very large eruption. Ash clouds were seen rising well past the stratosphere (well beyond what planes fly at).

Any bigger and we may have had a major disaster on our hands.

Seems CGK will be an unknown airport for the next day or two still whether it can fully function. A lot will be due to winds as no sane airline will fly through volcanic ash anymore.

Is there alternative airports around CGK that is still open?
Perhaps passengers can catch a high speed train somewhere and change for planes?

 

[elanshin]

Is there alternative airports around CGK that is still open?
Perhaps passengers can catch a high speed train somewhere and change for planes?

It's not just CGK that's closed, all nearby airports are closed it seems. CGK just happens to be the major airport.

I don't think you quite understand... Its a no fly zone in the area unless you want your plane falling out of the sky (and thats not an exaggeration see BA9, SQ21, KLM847 stories from the 80s) . Until the volcanic ash is safely dissipated, nobody is risking flying in the area basically.

 

[LionKing]

It's not just CGK that's closed, all nearby airports are closed it seems. CGK just happens to be the major airport.

I don't think you quite understand... Its a no fly zone in the area unless you want your plane falling out of the sky (and thats not an exaggeration see BA9, SQ21, KLM847 stories from the 80s) . Until the volcanic ash is safely dissipated, nobody is risking flying in the area basically.

I do understand, however I was thinking whether there's like a sea or road option to divert passengers away from the affected area then fly out of Indonesia? Or else many will be stranded?