Air Niugini Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

PX5 from POM is normally due in BNE at 1640 but on Sunday 27 September 2015 it has been delayed until an expected 1810 hours, 90 minutes late. This flight has QF codeshare QF352 operating in tandem.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX4 from BNE to POM departed at 1135 rather than 1040 on Sunday 21 February.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX3, the 0615 early start POM to BNE (B763ER P2-PXW) on Thursday 10 March was airborne very late at 0836 hours. As a result it should arrive at about 1120, two hours and five minutes behind time.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX4 from BNE to POM on Friday 11 March is forecast to depart at 1230 rather than 1040 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 20 March's PX1 (1400 PM to SYD, B737 P2-PXD) took off at 1423 but will lose time to SYD due to being in a holding pattern slightly to Singleton's west, with arrival suggested as 1930, 35 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX3 from POM to BNE on Thursday 5 May is expected to depart at 0830 rather than 0615 for an arrival at 1140, also 135 minutes late. PX4 back to PM should depart at 1230 rather than 1040 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 7 August 2016, PX98 (PM - VCNS) will arrive at about 1758 which would be 44 minutes behind time. Aircraft is F70 P2-ANS.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Sunday 27 September PX3 (early morning 0615 hours from POM down to BNE) took off at 0738. B763 P2-PXW should arrive at 1013, 48 minutes behind schedule. As PX4 is due out at 1040 - it isn't a bus, tram or suburban train so a one minute turnaround is not possible - expect it to depart from BNE at around 1125 if all goes well.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 8 December 2016 has PX91, the early morning 0630 hours from CNS to POM not having become airborne until 0722. Arrival should be at 0843 hours, 48 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The POM - BNE PX3 had a late start to Christmas morning with its scheduled 0615 hours departure becoming an 0726 in the sky. Arrival of B763ER P2-PXV should be at around 1019, 54 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 3 January's PX93 from CNS to POM, the 1145 hours (F100 P2-AND) was airborne at 1224. Arrival is forecast for 1346, 36 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 12 June 2017, there was fog earlier in SYD. PX2, the 0940 hours SYD - POM was still waiting for takeoff at 1100, so it will be about an hour late. P2-PXD is the B737.

 

[Melburnian1]

Wednesday 2 August has PX98, the 1700 hours POM - CNS that was in the sky at 1744 with F70 P2-ANU likely to arrive at 1902 hours, 37 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX is not a large operator into Oz but many of its flights are punctual.

That is not the case on Friday 29 September for PX1, the 1400 hours POM - SYD (B767 P2-PXW) that took off at 1519 with arrival suggested at 1900 hours, 65 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX2 (Monday 2 October 2017 - P2-PXV, a B763ER), the 1040 hours SYD up to POM took off at 1140. Arrival is predicted to be 1435 hours, 55 minutes late.

Colleague P2-PXW, possibly the oldest larger passenger aircraft at 26 years to regularly visit Oz is on PX4, the 1040 hours BNE - POM that was airborne at 1137. Arrival is likely at 1440 hours, 50 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

B738 P2-PXE on PX2, the 0940 hours SYD - POM on Saturday 7 October had not departed by 1053, so it will be at least an hour late into the nearest neighbour's capital.

 

[Melburnian1]

PX3 (Thursday 12 October 0615 hours POM down to BNE that was in the sky at 0714 hours) should arrive at 1005, 40 minutes tardy. Aircraft is B767ER P2-PXV.

 

[Melburnian1]

Friday 13 April 2018 sees PX1, the 1400 hours from POM down to SYD that was in the sky at 1450 with B738 P2-PXC arriving at 1828 hours, 33 minutes behind the schedule.

The POM - BNE PX5 is also delayed with B763ER P2-PXW arriving at a likely 1941 hours, 91 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 18 November 2018 finds PX5, the 1435 hours mid afternoon scheduled POM down to BNE (B763 P2-PXV) likely to arrive at 1926 hours, 101 minutes late.

This aircraft is more than 23 years old but is slightly below the median age for PX's fleet. By itself, that has no relationship to safety but it's interesting given many of us will remember travelling in QF (or other operators') 767s on the MEL - SYD route.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 4 December 2018 finds PX3, the 0615 hours early morning from POM down to BNE (B763ER P2-PXV) having taken off at 0721. Expected arrival is 1007 hours, 42 late.