Virgin Australia Delays/Cancellations

[esquire]

Melbourne is weather related… poor weather

amazingly every QF flights is leaving.... repeat of last weekend and staff shortages

 

[Harrison_133]

amazingly every QF flights is leaving....

Not quite.

Cancelled domestic departures from Melbourne so far today:

• Qantas: 8
• Virgin: 12
• Jetstar: 8
• Rex: 2

Quite a lot of delays to/from Melbourne also.

The only flights VA has cancelled so far today are to/from Melbourne.

 

[MooTime]

Just raining 25% of the day in Melb, light winds, hardly cyclonic weather, seen much much worse, I'd thought planes ok to fly in these conditions.

Maybe other factors.

 

[Harrison_133]

Just raining 25% of the day in Melb, light winds, hardly cyclonic weather, seen much much worse, I'd thought planes ok to fly in these conditions.

Maybe other factors.

Melbourne has a ground delay program in place all day.

 

[MooTime]

Melbourne has a ground delay program in place all day.

so why 12 cancellations then, but is 12 cancellations in a day close to normal? i'd guess it's bit higher so why higher on a generally mundane day like today, few showers etc?

 

[Harrison_133]

so why 12 cancellations then, but is 12 cancellations in a day close to normal? i'd guess it's bit higher so why higher on a generally mundane day like today, few showers etc?

The flow rate of arrivals and departures is reduced, so there is less runway capacity available to cater for the number of flights that are scheduled.

Hence all the delays and why airlines need to cancel flights to recover the schedule.