Cebu Pacific Delays/ Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 6 June has RP-C3342 on 5J41, the redeye from MNL to SYD suggested as arriving 32 late at 1022 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

More than a day later, as at 2000 hours on Wednesday 5 June A333 RP-C3348 remains in MEL as far as I can determine...

This aircraft took off from MEL at 2347 hours on Wednesday 5 June, arriving MNL on Thursday 6 at 0551 hours. It may have officially been 5J50D.

 

[Melburnian1]

RP-C3345 on 5J49 (0600 hours Saturday 8 June MNL - MEL airborne at 0620 hours) arrived 32 late at 1622.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J50, the 1705 hours Thursday 13 June MEL - MNL (A333 RP-C3345) did not take off until 1810 so arrival is estimated as 0005 hours on Friday 14, 50 late.

UPDATE: Arrival was at 0022 (67 late) on Friday 14 June after a go around.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 23 June 2019, 5J49, the 0600 hours MNL - MEL arrived at 1628, 38 late, so return flight 5J50 will delayed until about 1735 hours in pushback. A333 RP-C3345 is the aircraft.

 

[Melburnian1]

Friday 28 June's 5J41 from MNL to SYD (A333 RP-C3342) was not airborne until 0105, about an hour late. Wioth fog earlier on Saturday 29 in Sydney, it had to initially hold above Gwabegar NSW but subsequently near Muswellbrook, so arrival should be 1056.66 late.

UPDATE: The return flight (5J40, the 1120 hours SYD - MNL) did not become airborne until 1316, so arrival was at 1947, 117 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 RP-C3348 on 5J49, the Tuesday 2 July 0600 hours morning flight from MNL down to MEL arrived 33 late at 1623 hours. 5J50, the returning 1705 hours ex MEL was in the sky at 1754 with arrival expected half an hour late at 2345.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 RP-C3341, the Thursday 4 July 1705 hours 5J50 MEL - MNL took off at 1816. Predicted arrival is 0005 hours on Friday 5, 50 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J49, the Saturday 6 July 0600 hours early start from MNL down to MEL was airborne at 0648 with A333 RP-C3348. Arrival should be 33 late at 1623, which will delay the returning 5J50 by at least a similar amount.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 12 August has 5J49, the 0520 hours MNL - MEL (A333 RP-C3347) having pushed back at 0615 but not taken off until 0658, so arrival should be 1650, 80 minute slate for RP-C3347 (A333.) 5J50 will be similarly if not more late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 25 August 2019 finds 5J40, the 1120 hours SYD - MNL taking off exactly an hour later. A333 RP-C3345 should arrive at 1820, half an hour late.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J49, the 0520 hours early morning MNL - MEL on Thursday 11 September took off at 0629 with A333 RP-C3348. Arrival should be at 1605 hours, 35 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J has just altered its MNL - MEL and return timetables from the previous 0520 hours ex MNL and 1705 hours ex MEL on Tu/Th/Sa to 1220 ex MNL on Su/Tu/Th and 0050 ex MEL Mo/We/Fr.

On Tuesday 29 October, 5J49 is expected to depart MNL 90 minutes late at 1350 hours so tonight's 5J50 tonight ('small hours') ex MEL will be unlikely to depart much before 0200 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

In one I missed - apologies - 5J50 on Wednesday 6 November, the 0050 hours MEL - MNL (A333 RP-C3344) took off at 0110 but due to a runway inspection in MNL was held and did not arrive until 0632 hours, 47 late. This flight has been similarly late on the previous two occasions it operated. It only runs three nights a week.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 23 November 2019, A333 RP-C3346 was on the late night redeye 5J15 from DXB to MNL (the 2325 hours), taking off on time at 2346. MNL arrival on Sunday 24 was at 1207, 12 minutes late. It looks like this A333 then substituted for an unavailable sister, as it is running 5J49, the 1220 hours MNL down to MEL that took off at 1416 hours. Expected arrival is 0044 on Monday 25, 69 late. In turn this will delay 5J50, the 0050 hours redeye MEL - MNL by at least an hour in pushback.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 16 January 2020 sees 5J39, the 2320 hours Wednesday 15 MNL - SYD that did not take off until 0038 hours arriving at 1126, 31 minutes late with A333 RP-C3348.

UPDATE: Return flight 5J40 was taxiing at 1338 hours in SYD, so given scheduled departure was 1225 hours, it will arrive more than an hour late in MNL.

 

[Melburnian1]

5J49 (1220 hours CEB down to MEL, A333 RP-C3343) was not airborne until 1349 hours so expected Friday 17 January arrival is 0039, 64 minutes tardy. This will delay the scheduled 0050 hours 5J50 back to MNL in pushing back until at least 0200 hours, with arrival post 0630 in the Philippine capital.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 17 January, 5J50, the 0050 hours redeye MEL up to MNL was in the sky at 0221 hours, arriving at 0702, 77 minutes late. RP-C3343 was the plane.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 21 January 2020, 5J49, the 1220 hours MNL - MEL arrived at 2356 hours just before midnight, 21 late with A333 RP-C3343.

However 5J50, the 0050 hours Wednesday 22 return flight took off at 0247 hours, very late, and appears to have then returned to MEL, arriving at 0514 hours. It only got as far north as Mildura:

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The aircraft remains in MEL as far as I can see.

As it often forms 5J929, the 0725 hours morning MNL across to BKK, this had to be operated by smaller A321 RP-C4119 on 22 January, departing about 90 minutes late.

What (if anything) was wrong with the aircraft, or was it a medical diversion and then for whatever reason the crew did not continue on back to MNL?

A small number of months ago, there was one occasion when a 5J aircraft was defective in MEL and remained there for around five days while being attended to. There are eight of these 436-seat (cramped) A333s in its fleet.

 

[Melburnian1]

Friday 31 January 2020 sees 5J50, the 0050 hours MEL - MNL (A333 RP-C3341) airborne at 0204 hours, so expected arrival is 0648 hours, 63 late.