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MEL said recently re its proposed international terminal expansion that transporting passengers by bus to and from international aircraft that lacked a gate was 'common'. It would be 15 years since I've experienced this, but the most number of times in a year I've used MEL for international...

On Thursday 23 January, QF15, the 2200 hours BNE to LAX A332 has been cancelled. This could be due to the troubles affecting QF51 as above.

The QF guru claims it's not a 'devaluation'. An outright lie, not just 'spin'. Unless one is building up points via travel that one's employer (or someone else) pays for, why would you bother with the QFF scheme? And even then, what percentage of travellers who try for an international J...

On Wednesday 22 January, A333 VH-QPC arrived as QF20 from MNL in SYD at 1108 hours, 278 minutes behind schedule. It has then been placed on QF59, the 1200 'high noon' SYD up to HND airborne at 1420 for suggested at gate arrival tonight at 2153 hours, 113 minutes behind the timetable. B789...

This has changed to become an expected pushback on Monday 20 January 2025 from CNS at 1100 local time for A332 VH-EBK as QF19D to MNL.

Maybe the answer is to work the aircraft less hard: fewer flights in a week. But fat chance of that as it'd decrease profits.

On Sunday 19 January 2025, B773ER 9V-SWU arrived ex SIN in SYD at 0620 hours, 25 minutes late as SQ261. However the return flight, SQ212 (the 1000 hours) was not airborne until 1425 hours with Lion City gate arrival estimated as 1859 hours tonight, 224 minutes behind schedule.

A333 VH-QPD took off from MEL at 1133 hours on Sunday 19 January as QF35D with arrival in SIN said to be 1600 hours, 1375 minutes late.

I wouldn't have the knowledge to comment on that, but a recent poster on AFF set out in detail all the checks required for various classes of aircraft and at what stage (after how many landings and takeoffs, or hours in service) these are undertaken. No one suggests these A333 and A332 aircraft...

On Sunday 19 January 2025, QF11, the 1725 hours A388 from SYD to LAX is estimated to depart this evening at 1915. QF37 is the 1655 hours MEL-SIN A332 that should depart half an hour late. Updating @wenglock.mok 's post, the earlier QF35 on the same route (A333 VH-QPD) is estimated to depart at...

B789 VH-ZNK is operating QF7 on Saturday 18 January, the scheduled 1150 hours SYD-DFW that's to be delayed until 1655 in pushback. A333 VH_QPJ on the frequently delayed QF59 (1200 'high noon' SYD-HND) took off at 1331 hours so a 61 minute late gate arrival at 2101 hours mid evening is on the...

QF undertakes quite a few 'ferry' (empty) flights or domestic passenger-carrying flights to reposition aircraft. These often operate later than scheduled and delay international flights that the aircraft is forming. On Saturday 18 January, A333 VH-QPF arrived seven minutes late in BNE at 0542...

The returning QF879 from OOL to MEL is expected to be at its gate at 1828 hours, 98 minutes late.

A333 VH-QPJ on QF87, the Thursday 16 January 1130 hours late morning SUD-ICN has been delayed to an estimated 1420 in pushback. The A333 only arrived SYD at 1303 hours, 128 minutes late as QF60 from Japan's HND. '1420' seems optimistic as it'd mean a 77 minute turnaround. QF19, the 1205 hours...

A333 VH-QPG on Wednesday 15 is operating empty ('ferry') flight QF6013, a 1715 hours ex BNE airborne at 1758 hours. Due to the Sydney/NSW storms, it's had a most unusual flight pattern, flying over the Pacific from south of Seal Rocks, resuming flying over land at Nowra and then being in a...

On Wednesday 15 January 2025, A333 VH-QPJ on QF59 (1200 'high noon' SYD-HND) took off at 1613 hours so gate arrival should be 2333 hours, 213 minutes behind schedule. This is because the plane arrived today at 1206 hours (86 late) as QF88 from ICN. The 2200 hours (tonight) QF60 (HND-SYD) is...

Very heavy rain - storms - in Sydney are causing aircraft to have lengthy holding patterns. It's not impossible some may need to divert. One example on Monday 15 January at 2100 hours is VA879, the 1830 hours MEL-SYD that was airborne at 1911 (so about 25 minutes late at that stage) with B738...

Yes, thanks, someone else had already posted about this in the QF Delays/Cancellations thread so I deliberately didn't duplicate. I agree ensuring the crew have sufficient (mandated) rest time in SIn given previous late running would most likely be the reason.

I've not read every page of this thread but Big W have the book for just $24 plus (in my case, but I assume Australia-wide) the bargain cost of $4 postage. This compares to bookstores that sell the book for about $36.

It isn't by Joe Aston (who is no longer at 'AFR' but said publication mid afternoon on 15 January premiered an article entitled 'Are you flying on a 22 year old plane' about QF's delays and cancellations, stating how 'old planes take time and effort to maintain.' It repeats IIRC what Aston...