Cebu Pacific Delays/ Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 18 December sees 5J39, the 0010 hours MNL to SYD not having taken off until 0130 hours. Arrival should be 36 minutes behind at 1206 with A333 RP-C3347.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 27 December 2016 5J39 ex MNL should arrive in SYD at about 1236 hours, 66 minuets late with RP-C3345.

 

[Melburnian1]

For the second consecutive day, 5J39 is delayed, with its Wednesday 28 December arrival likely in SYD at 1202, 32 late. RP-C3347 is the craft.

 

[Melburnian1]

The arrival of 5J39 into SYD on Saturday 31 December should occur at about 1215, 45 late. RP-C3342 is the aircraft.

 

[Limewood]

These delays of yours really are getting ridiculous when approx. 95% of posts are yours and many of the airlines you have nominated few here would fly on.

 

[Melburnian1]

Limewood, you've made this point before.

the delays are not 'mine' - they are a real inconvenience to travellers who are people just like you. Not all delays are the fault of an airline, but some are.

You don't have to read the threads if you don't want to - there are only two things compulsory in Australia.

AFF members travel on a wide range of airlines, as do Australians generally.

I don't usually post arrival delays of under half an hour even though a flight arriving more than 15 minutes late is regarded as 'late' for statistical purposes, but the aim is to give prospective passengers a 'feel' for how each airline performs. While flight histories do not necessarily mean that your or my flight on a particular day will be punctual or delayed, the record can point to systemic problems or (in the case of an airline like JL) normally excellent punctuality.

Many other AFF posts or threads are of no interest to me, but I simply ignore them and don't bother opening the page.

Well above 1,000 'likes' have been recorded for the delays/ cancellations threads and one, the QF thread, has had 220,000 plus views and about 900 'likes.'

Since you complained about 5J, could I point out that in relation to nonstop SYD - MNL flights it competes with PR and QF, so there is every chance that many travellers on this increasingly popular route may want to have at least a quick look as to which airline appears to have the best, or conversely the worst, on time or cancellations record. With three nonstop operators in the market, leisure type fares can be fairly similar between the three, bearing in mind that with an LCC such as 5J one has to pay extra for bags in the hold and meals, so other factors may then be useful to be assessed by users - and punctuality and cancellations are two of these.

So simply don't read them if you're not interested.

And just so you know, there are frequent AFF contributors such as Albatross710 who may patronise 5J quite regularly, plus many more AFF users who may do so occasionally, or at least consider it given it carries a similar number each month to Virgin Australia (VA.)

At least one moderator on AFF enjoys reading the flight delays/ cancellations threads that were originally just for QF but given the very helpful and appropriate suggestion from AFF member mannej who righly implied that this was biased against QF, I then expanded it to try to cover all RPT airlines operating within, or in and out of Australia.

On advice from a moderator, I excluded airlines such as Alliance that do a lot of trips to and from mining towns carrying FIFO employees.

When I didn't post anything for a few weeks, one kind member even asked if I was OK and many others then contributed, which was humbling. But the threads aren't about me or any other single AFF member: they're about trying to give prospective (and booked) travellers an idea of what occurs and importantly how airlines handle delays, cancellations and when applicable, compensation.

Doubtless you are an experienced traveller Limewood, but many Australians or others are not, and even those of us who are fortunate enough to have had the time, money and inclination to travel need to learn.

I find it uplifting when someone reports 'on the spot' about a particular delay or how it was handled by the airline.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Tuesday 3 January arrival of 5J39 in SYd (ex MNL) will be delayed from 1130 to an expected 1228 with A333 RP-C3345 undertaking the task.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 26 March sees 5J39 from MNL to SYD (A333 RP-C3346) likely to arrive at 1202, 57 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 11 May 2017 has 5J40, the 1135 SYD - MNL flight that was airborne at 1228 hours (A333 RP-C3342) arriving 43 late at 1833.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 3 June, 5J39 from MNL to SYD (A333 RP-C3342) is predicted to be 40 minutes late arriving at 1045.

 

[Melburnian1]

On a wet Wednesday 7 June 2017, 5J40 from SYD to MNL, the 1135 hours, did not become airborne until 1243. Arrival of 333 RP-C3345 is expected at 1827 hours, 37 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 RP-C3348, the 0005 hours MNL - SYD on Saturday 24 June that took off at 0132 hours should arrive at around 1058 hours, 53 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Thursday 29 June 5J40 (1135 hours SYD - MNL that was in the sky at 1240, A333 RP-C3342) is suggested as arriving at 1904 hours, 74 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 4 July sees 5J39, the overnight from MNL down to SYD likely to pull in at about 1047, 42 late. Aircraft is A333 RP-C3346. 5J40, the 1135 hours returning flight should be able to depart at approximately 1205 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 19 July, the arriving 5J39 from MNL to SYD should be at its allocated airport gate at roughly 1039 hours, 34 minutes late. Aircraft is A333 RP-C3343.

 

[Melburnian1]

With the Wednesday 26 July early afternoon delays in SYD due to most aircraft using the east-west runway 25, 5J40 (1135 hours SYD - MNL, A333 RP-C3342) took off at 1300 and should arrive at 1859, 69 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The redeye MNL - SYD (CX39) is suggested as arriving on Wednesday 23 August at 1106 hours, 61 minutes late with A333 RP-C3348.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 12 September sees 5J39, the redeye from MNL down to SYD that later this year will become a daily flight, likely to arrive at 1054 hours, 49 minutes late with A333 RP-C3346.

 

[Melburnian1]

The overnight MNL - SYD 5J39 should arrive on Saturday 30 September at about 1045, 40 minutes late. Aircraft is A333 RP-C3347.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J39 from MNL to SYD (RP-C3344) took off at 0142 hours despite an 0005 hours scheduled pushing back, so on Saturday 14 October arrival looks to be at about 1206 hours, 61 minutes tardy.