Jetstar Delays/Cancellations

[Saab34]

Used the whole runway to roll out, engineering issue seems probable.

Also seems like an extra flight covering from prior days cancellations, VKE operating a second CNS-NRT today as JQ1025

JQ7 MEL-SIN-MEL canceled today.

 

[Melburnian1]

@Dmac59 , that aircraft (B788 VH-VKG) eventually arrived SGN at 0122 this morning, 262 minutes late. It is on its way back to MEL as JQ64 running about 236 minutes late assuming the gate arrival time doesn't alter.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 14 December, A320 VH-VFQ had overnighted in Melbourne but has had a shockingly late start to what should be a busy day given it's 10 days prior to Christmas.

JQ900, the 0705 hours MEL-BQB took off at 1038 hours with arrival suggested as 1129 hours, 194 minutes behind schedule.

FR24 asserts that the aircraft will be on its way as JQ901 at 1145 hours from Busselton back to Melbourne. Even if the arrival time is advanced by a few minutes, this is most unlikely. I often wonder how these supposed departure times are calculated when it ought be blindingly obvious a turnaround usually takes at least 35 minutes, and often longer.

JQ48 ex ICN arrived SYD on Sunday at 1125, 80 minutes late with B788 VH-VKH.

 

[Melburnian1]

The BNE up to CEB JQ101 on Sunday 14 DEcember (A321 VH-OYK) took off at 1315 hours, arriving at 1804, 49 minutes late. The return flight (JQ100) timetabled to depart at 2015 hours has been cancelled, meaning the plane remains in Cebu.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday 15 December 2025 finds JQ17, the scheduled 1155 hours MEL-HKT (coughet) having taken off at 1253 hours with ageing B788 VH-VKB. Arrival at this secondary but busy Thai airport should be at about 1721 hours, 71 minutes late.

JQ17/18 had been cancelled yesterday (Sunday 14) so no doubt the aircraft today will be full (but not 'full and standing' as with long distance trains in some countries).

 

[markis10]

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Jestar Japan Airbus in Sapporo after landing from Tokyo/Narita became unmovable on a taxiway due to snow. Bad weather meant they had to wait for a rescue The aircraft was towed to the gate three...

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Jetstar Japan Airbus in Sapporo after landing from Tokyo/Narita became unmovable on a taxiway due to snow. Bad weather meant they had to wait for a rescue
The aircraft was towed to the gate three hours later. No reported injuries among the six crew and 161 passengers.
Jetstar Japan is a subsidiary of Japan Airlines. It is a Japanese low-cost airline since 3 July 2012. The airline has 22 Airbus A320 family
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Airbus A320 - MSN 5245 JA04JJ
Serial number 5245
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[Saab34]

I have read of many issues up there. Hong Kong A330 and a BizJet ran into trouble also.

 

[Melburnian1]

@dajop 's favourite flight that over the years has a dismal record of cancellations, JQ8, the Monday 15 December 2025 2100 hours SIN-MEL took off at 0105 on Tuesday 16. MEL arrival should be about 1100 hours, 215 minutes late. VH-VKG is the B788.

 

[TomJones]

I’d love to know what happened to that aircraft.

If you have a quick skim at VH-VKG over the last few weeks on FR24, it’s been running decently reliably since mid October, and ever since JQ9 was canceled on 9 Dec it’s been running well behind ever since.

And this particular JQ7 delay you mentioned seems to be VKG still running behind after diverting back to Melbourne on 13 Dec as JQ73.

 

[dajop]

@dajop 's favourite flight that over the years has a dismal record of cancellations, JQ8, the Monday 15 December 2025 2100 hours SIN-MEL took off at 0105 on Tuesday 16. MEL arrival should be about 1100 hours, 215 minutes late. VH-VKG is the B788.

I've been called away on a work trip so cutting short my usual January in Victoria to just the first week. So I am on JQ7 again in January. (SQ and QF were very high pricing and no award tickets of course).

I'm probably playing a dangerous game though, as i've only allowed 39 hrs time between that and then departing again on my work trip. I'm not entirely sure that is enough, I probably should have booked a day earlier to allow a full 63 hrs. I think the MCT is 60 minutes hours.

 

[TomJones]

Could be worse - I’m on JQ7 tomorrow connecting to a 6E flight departing 105 minutes later!

I’ve already got my speech to JQ’s ground handlers prepared for my arrival.

 

[dajop]

Could be worse - I’m on JQ7 tomorrow connecting to a 6E flight departing 105 minutes later!

I’ve already got my speech to JQ’s ground handlers prepared for my arrival.

Good luck!

105 minutes in fine - either you will make it easily , or you'll miss it by a long shot! No in between. Although do notethe JQ7 flights that actually leave MEL on time often do a few laps over Batam before landing (as does QF35) due to ATC (congestion/storms etc). But looking at 20 minute not 20 hour delays then.

 

[Melburnian1]

Could be worse - I’m on JQ7 tomorrow connecting to a 6E flight departing 105 minutes later!

At this stage, the MEL airport site claims you're departing from gate 20 tomorrow (in T2). However there's no JQi arrival I can see using that gate, only a VN flight earlier, so unclear which aircraft is likely to form your flight.

 

[TomJones]

At this stage, the MEL airport site claims you're departing from gate 20 tomorrow (in T2). However there's no JQi arrival I can see using that gate, only a VN flight earlier, so unclear which aircraft is likely to form your flight.

Thanks for the informative post. Wonder if it’s VH-VKA, which has been on the ground in MEL since Sunday morning. Time will tell!

 

[Harrison_133]

JQ7 subbed to the A321neo again and stopping in DRW.

 

[Melburnian1]

Could be worse - I’m on JQ7 tomorrow connecting to a 6E flight departing 105 minutes later!

I’ve already got my speech to JQ’s ground handlers prepared for my arrival.

The Wednesday 17 December JQ7 has A321 VH-OFU with this 1310 hours scheduled flight taking off at 1419 hours. after pushing back at 1404. Thank you @Harrison_133 for the update re a (fuel) stop in DRW but thus far, FR24 (which claims SIN gate or equivalent arrival at 1804 hours) and JQ's 'flight status' on the latter's website (which claims a landing time of 1659 - not 1759 - in SIN) do not reflect this.

Presumably @Harrison_133 is correct with these websites yet to update.

@TomJones , looks like your connection to airline 6E (IndiGo) will be missed, sadly. I don't share @dajop enthusiasm for same-day (especially an hour 45 minutes) connections between different airlines: post-Covid, there's so much unpredictable late running that a much greater buffer is perhaps wiser). But up to the individual.

 

[Harrison_133]

The Wednesday 17 December JQ7 has A321 VH-OFU with this 1310 hours scheduled flight taking off at 1419 hours. after pushing back at 1404. Thank you @Harrison_133 for the update re a (fuel) stop in DRW but thus far, FR24 (which claims SIN gate or equivalent arrival at 1804 hours) and JQ's 'flight status' on the latter's website (which claims a landing time of 1659 - not 1759 - in SIN) do not reflect this.

Flight Aware has the flight going to DRW and it appears on the Darwin Airport flight status page.

 

[dajop]

I don't share @dajop enthusiasm for same-day (especially an hour 45 minutes) connections between different airlines: post-Covid, there's so much unpredictable late running that a much greater buffer is perhaps wiser). But up to the individual.

Quite the opposite, I did mention a MCT of 60 hrs! In fact I am travelling on JQ7 on a Sunday with the hope of making "connection" to a separate ticket at Tuesday morning @ 9am . No way would I risk this "connection" from the Monday flight, 15 hrs is simply not long enough for separate tickets coming from JQ7, even 39 hrs is probably pushing my luck! Luckily, I don't have to worry about finding or paying for accommodation at either end of the journey, so it's more a case of Que Sera Sera.

But in relation to @TomJones it was more the comment about speech for the ground handlers .... with JQ7 it's either you'll make it or completely miss it. It seems to run either really late or within 30-40 mins of schedule, although there have been a 70-80 min delays recently, they'd also be a complete miss for a 105 minute connection with T4->T2 transfer in the middle .

 

[TomJones]

Quite the opposite, I did mention a MCT of 60 hrs! In fact I am travelling on JQ7 on a Sunday with the hope of making "connection" to a separate ticket at Tuesday morning @ 9am . No way would I risk this "connection" from the Monday flight, 15 hrs is simply not long enough for separate tickets coming from JQ7, even 39 hrs is probably pushing my luck! Luckily, I don't have to worry about finding or paying for accommodation at either end of the journey, so it's more a case of Que Sera Sera.

But in relation to @TomJones it was more the comment about speech for the ground handlers .... with JQ7 it's either you'll make it or completely miss it. It seems to run either really late or within 30-40 mins of schedule, although there have been a 70-80 min delays recently, they'd also be a complete miss for a 105 minute connection with T4->T2 transfer in the middle .

Yeah bad luck indeed! Lesson learned for next time. Due in at SIN just after 2100 so will be a hair over 120 mins late.

Thinking I might have a satay for tea, so could be worse

 

[Melburnian1]

...with JQ7 it's either you'll make it or completely miss it. It seems to run either really late or within 30-40 mins of schedule, although there have been a 70-80 min delays recently, they'd also be a complete miss for a 105 minute connection with T4->T2 transfer in the middle .

@dajop , most outsiders aren't privy to airlines' decision making but from observation, if JQi has a list of 'when things go wrong at X time in MEL, which flight do we scrub?' my suggestion is it's JQ7 and the return JQ8.