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The '030 hours' prediction of QFi for QF1's departure proved optimistic, as I earlier suggested it might well. It took off at 0734 on Wednesday 16 June, with suggested at gate arrival at LHR today becoming 1359 hours, 444 minutes late. Thankfully this should not mean a late departure for...

On Tuesday 15 August 2023, QF1 that had originally been delayed from its usual 1510 hours to '2115' then became a proposed '2230 hours' pushback. It took off after curfew at 2328 hours with A388 VH-OQG, arriving SIN on Wednesday 16 at 0459 hours, 449 minute slate. Optimsitically, it is claimed...

Complete a stat dec form and have it witnessed, and also have a certified copy of your booked (air) travel, highlighting where it shows the date you booked it (if it does). If the latter doesn't, bring in a certified copy of your credit card statement or other payment method. Unhelpful to...

Mr & Mrs Pushka plus Ade did extremely well to sleep continually. While I usually get some sleep in J irrespective of airline (assuming lie-flat), there's a bit too much light and noise to be 'NREM' (if that's the correct term) sleep. Much easier to sleep properly in a train's sleeping...

I do not know if there's a connection, but looking at airfares to Europe for mid 2024, it seems they are starting to reduce across a range of carriers. I have only looked at a few examples, and would like to have a bigger sample size. In some cases, CZ (China Southern) is the cheapest, even for...

NSW Police was apparently the lead agency, not the AFP, in yesterday's occurrence. I read somewhere yesterday it was known the person did NOT have anything of concern in his backpack well before police boarded and arrested him. I don't know if this explains RooFlyer's point about some...

QF1 (see post 15421 above) was in SIN from 0240 on Tuesday 15 August to 0447 hours, so A388 VH-OQH should arrive at its LHR gate at 1104 hours, 269 minutes late. B789 VH-ZNK on 'the 9' is badly late but better than QF1, with QF9 estimated to arrive LHR at 0801 hours, 176 minutes tardy. The...

Tuesday 15 August's ID6004, the early morning 0500 hours MEL-DPS took off at 0520 with B738 PK-BGR. Arrival at gate is estimated as 44 minutes late at 0944 hours.

B788 VT-ANC on AI302, the Monday 14 August 2023 scheduled mid afternoon 1420 hours DEL-SYD was airborne at 1548 hours. Gate arrival on Tuesday 15 is shortly at 0806 hours, 56 minutes tardy.

AFF also commenced a thread under 'Travel news'.

Indeed: I was over-optimistic when suggesting above there weren't many delays, as later, it became apparent lots of domestic flights became badly late due to the runway closure in Sydney. QF1 (A388 VH-OQH) took off at 2054, a few minutes ago, with SIN arrival suggested at gate as 0238 hours...

On Monday 14 August, the Malaysia Airlines MH122 diversion back to SYD (see separate thread, with a passenger creating a huge disturbance) doesn't seem to be resulting in many delays even though one north-south runway is closed and passengers from that MH flight stuck on board. However QF7...

On Monday 14 August 2023, MH122 (1305 hours SYD-KUL, A333 9M-MTK) departed at 1306 and took off at 1340 hours, about 10 minutes late but after reaching about Louth NSW has diverted back to SYD due to a passenger creating a huge disturbance. I subscribe to 'The Australian' but can't post the...

Monday 14 August 2023 has seen QF12 from LAX to SYD arrive with A388 VH-OQK at 0827 hours, 42 late. It then returned to LAX as QF11, the 1020 hours that was not in the sky until 1242 hours. Expected same day arrival is 0835 hours, 90 late. A332 VH-EBR on QF69 from MEL to DEL should arrive at...

The percentage of seats occupied on the above flights is very high, especially when considered as a 'rule of thumb' that five per cent of booked passengers on any mode (air, rail etc.) won't turn up on the day for numerous reasons. The only time I asked an SQ cabin crew for the loadings, she...

The Taiwanese airlines China Airlines and EVA Air have a good reputation. I've been on Eva multiple times and found it good, pre-COVID. There's no shortage of J class YouTube videos showing various lounge and flight experiences. However in a quick search for mainland Chinese airlines China...

Also on Sunday 13, QF143, the 0850 hours SYD-AKL (B738 VH-VZI) took off at a very late 1118 hours, so gate arrival should be at 1557 hours, 122 minutes late. It had been in Sydney yesterday since 1627 hours (ex MEL as QF454). QF41 (1345 hours afternoon flight SYD-CGK, A332 VH-EBA) was in the...

Friday 11 August's very late night timetabled QF12, the 2340 hours LAX-SYD (A388 VH-OQI) was not airborne until 0148 on Saturday 12, so Sunday 13 sees likely gate arrival at 0909 hours, 84 minutes late. B789 VH-ZNK arrived DFW on Friday 11 at 1735 hours, 230 minutes late as QF21 from Melbourne...

Inexplicable delays continue. On Saturday 12, B789 VH-ZNJ had been in MEL since prior to 0500 AEST but the QF9 (1505 hours mid afternoon MEL-PER-LHR) didn't take off until 1822, with arrival suggested shortly in Perth at 1955 hours, 160 minutes behind time. Fortunately, given there's normally...

QF11, the Saturday 12 August 2023 at 1020 hours SYD-LAX (A388 VH-OQL) took off at 1156 with expected gate arrival (same day) becoming 62 late at 0807 hours. The flagship, QF1 was airborne with OQG at 1653 hours so predicted SIN arrival is 65 down at 2235 tonight, making an on time arrival in...