Cathay Pacific Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 29 June 2026, CX139, the morning 0910 hours HKG down to SYD did not take off until 1030 hours. B773ER B-KPE is arriving at its SYD gate at 2051 hours, 41 late. This forms CX138, the scheduled 2155 hours back to Hong Kong that is likely to depart at 2240 or so if all goes well, quite close to curfew.

 

[LionKing]

On Monday 29 June 2026, CX139, the morning 0910 hours HKG down to SYD did not take off until 1030 hours. B773ER B-KPE is arriving at its SYD gate at 2051 hours, 41 late. This forms CX138, the scheduled 2155 hours back to Hong Kong that is likely to depart at 2240 or so if all goes well, quite close to curfew.

If it misses the curfew and delayed until tomorrow I will be so lucky I rerouted my flight via another city which has no curfew to ensure on time arrival into HKG.

 

[tomlee1986]

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On Monday 29 June 2026, CX139, the morning 0910 hours HKG down to SYD did not take off until 1030 hours. B773ER B-KPE is arriving at its SYD gate at 2051 hours, 41 late. This forms CX138, the scheduled 2155 hours back to Hong Kong that is likely to depart at 2240 or so if all goes well, quite close to curfew.

Took off at 2241 according to flight radar 24

 

[Melburnian1]

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Took off at 2241 according to flight radar 24

That's efficient, but I always wonder how well aircraft on tight turnarounds are cleaned in between flights.

 

[tomlee1986]

That's efficient, but I always wonder how well aircraft on tight turnarounds are cleaned in between flights.

I wonder about that as well - maybe they did all the prep work long before the flight arrives because of beating the curfew...

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 7 July 2026, CX139, the scheduled 0910 hours HKG-SYD took off at 1106 hours with B773ER B-KPU. Gate arrival tonight should be approximately 2121 hours, 71 minutes late. This should form CX138, the 2155 hours back up to HKG that will be delayed until beyond 2230 in pushback, so sailing fairly close to curfew.

 

[LionKing]

On Tuesday 7 July 2026, CX139, the scheduled 0910 hours HKG-SYD took off at 1106 hours with B773ER B-KPU. Gate arrival tonight should be approximately 2121 hours, 71 minutes late. This should form CX138, the 2155 hours back up to HKG that will be delayed until beyond 2230 in pushback, so sailing fairly close to curfew.

This is due to heavy rain in HK which delayed many early morning departures, and is currently causing flow on delays at outer ports.
My current flight has been delayed by more than 90 minutes and still haven't taken off.

 

[LionKing]

This is due to heavy rain in HK which delayed many early morning departures, and is currently causing flow on delays at outer ports.
My current flight has been delayed by more than 90 minutes and still haven't taken off.

The high risk CX138 had left successfully.
Honestly why Cathay not ask for a slot at WSI for overnight and layover CX139 for 6am SYD departure will be much better.
I have blacklisted CX138 and will definitely use CX170 for overnight into Hong Kong.

 

[tomlee1986]

The high risk CX138 had left successfully.
Honestly why Cathay not ask for a slot at WSI for overnight and layover CX139 for 6am SYD departure will be much better.
I have blacklisted CX138 and will definitely use CX170 for overnight into Hong Kong.

That flight on B-KPU (77W) took off at 2251 - 9 mins to curfew, I suspect lots of preparation work happened BEFORE the flight arrived SYD including the luggage in the boxes long before arrival