Jetstar Delays/Cancellations

[Flyfrequently]

Thanks for all the updates @Melburnian1

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 26 June, JQ48, the overnight 2150 hours ICN down to SYD took off at 2315 with B788 VH-VKB. Gate arrival is shortly, at 1002 hours, 57 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 30 June sees extensive delays on JQd, as is the case with the other domestic airlines, probably due to earlier fog and continuing lower east coast inclement weather.

A320 VH-X3A is on JQ569, the 1630 hours BNE down to MEL airborne at 1845 hours. Gate arrival should be 2108 hours, 128 minutes late.

JQ465 has -X3B. This is the 1605 hours BNK-MEL in the sky at 1717 with gate arrival shortly at 1913 hours, 48 late.

A321 VH-VWQ operating JQ531, the 1830 hours SYD-MEL had not departed as of 1909 hours.

The 1640 hours SYD down to MEL, JQ523 with A320 VH-VGO took off at 1759, but as at 1915 was still taxiing to its stand in Melbourne, so it's more than an hour late.

The NAN-SYD JQ120 should arrive at 1958 hours, 33 minutes late with A321 VH-OYW.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 5 July, A3231 VH-OYK's first flight was the 0700 hours SYD-MEL that did not become airborne until 0826 hours, gate arrival being 0937 hours, 57 minutes late.

It has then turned into JQ508, the 0925 hours MEL back up to SYD, airborne at 1035. This arrived at 1148 hours, 53 late.

An aircraft must have failed as its current flight is JQ537, the 1100 hours SYD-MEL that was in the sky at 1251. This should arrive at about 1412 hours, 97 late. It should then undertake JQ536, the 1315 hours MEL-SYD optimistically forecast to depart at 1445 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

A321 VH-OYK has had a shocker of a day on Sunday 5 July 2026.

Its first flight, the early morning JQ826, 0700 hours SYD down to MEL didn't take off until 0826, arriving at 0937 hours, 57 minutes late.

It is about to operate JQ823, the 1755 hours BNE down to SYD estimated to depart at 2030, 155 minutes late, so it's lost time throughout the day. Finally, it's rostered to run JQ824 from SYD back to BNE, the 2015 hours that'll be lucky to push back by 2240 at a guess. 'The delegate' seems to approve almost all requests for post-curfew takeoffs but there's a chance JQd may have to ask for this if further delays occur.

 

[Saab34]

Finally, it's rostered to run JQ824

That’s going to be super tight to get that one out. If it doesn’t hit the BNE runway by 9 they are likely stuffed.

 

[Melburnian1]

That’s going to be super tight to get that one out. If it doesn’t hit the BNE runway by 9 they are likely stuffed.

JQ823 took off from BNE at 2100 hours with SYD gate arrival said to be 2203 hours (a fast trip). However VA996 is ahead of it and showing a gate arrival time (adding my arbitrary five minutes to the landing time) of 2216 hours.

A request for the final northbound flight JQ824 back to BNE to be given a curfew exemption seems extremely likely (assuming JQd doesn't do an aircraft swap in Sydney to get this BNE-bound flight underway earlier).

UPDATE: FR24 is now showing the JQ823 landing time in Sydney as 2213 so by the time it arrives at the gate it'll be 2218. Given earlier performances today, most unlikely the aircraft could depart by 2245 to take off prior to the curfew commencing at 2300 hours.

 

[Saab34]

Curfew is pushback not takeoff time so they made it by 5 mins. Close but still a few mins left.

 

[Melburnian1]

Curfew is pushback not takeoff time so they made it by 5 mins. Close but still a few mins left.

Yes, on Sunday 5 July, JQ823 arrived SYD at 2217 with JQ824 from SYD back up to BNE taking off at 2303 hours, arriving BNE on Monday 6 at 0019, 154 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 6 July, the SGN-SYD JQ62 (B788 VH-VKL) arrived at 1207 hours, 117 minutes late. This was its seventh badly late consecutive flight. On Saturday 4, its JQ27, the 1305 hours early afternoon SYD-HKT did not take off until 2034 mid evening. This meant JQ61 SYD-SGN yesterday couldn't take off until 1835 despite having a timetabled departure of 1510 hours mid afternnon.

This aircraft is to form JQ27 again, the 1305 hours SYD-HKT estimated to depart at 1335, which may prove a tad optimistic.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ61, the Tuesday 7 July 2026's 1510 hours SYD-SGN with B788 VH-VKL took off at 1602 hours. Gate arrival looks to be 2141 mid evening, 41 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 9 July sees JQ97, the scheduled 0740 hours PER-SIN (A321 VH-OFL) not airborne until 0941. Gate arrival should be about 1443 hours, 108 minutes late. Its previous flight, JQ76 from BKK overnight to PER arrived at 0655, 65 minutes late so that must have contributed to the delay.

Sister VH-VKJ is on JQ29, the lunchtime 1325 hours MEL up to BKK that took off at 1407 with arrival likely at about 2043 mid evening, 53 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 11 July, JQ196 from ZQN across to BNE (A320 VH-VFF, the 1340 hours) did not take off until 1651. Gate arrival should be about 1826 hours, 176 minutes late. This was because JQ195 from BNE this morning was similarly delayed. Another aircraft must have failed as -VFF operated an 0600 hours SYD-BNE empty flight, JQ7994 that arrived at 0745 hours to form the 0715 hours scheduled JQ195.

 

[Saab34]

Expect delays in the Melbourne terminal area this evening a front about to pass over Melbourne, looks a little ugly.

Oh, and this.

MELBOURNE (YMML)
TAF AMD YMML 110517Z 1106/1212
01025G35KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT045
FM110900 35015G25KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT015 BKN035
FM111100 28010KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN FEW025 SCT035
FM112000 35014KT 9999 NO SIG WX SCT040
FM120100 33015G25KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN SCT035 BKN045
FM120600 32012KT 9999 NO SIG WX FEW045
INTER 1109/1111 31025G35KT 4000 SHOWERS OF MODERATE RAIN SCT012
BKN018
RMK FM110600 SEV TURB BLW 5000FT TL111100
FM112300 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT
T 12 11 07 07 Q 1005 1004 1005 1006
TAF3

SPECI YMML 110702Z AUTO 02024G34KT 9999 // FEW017 SCT029 BKN036 12/09
Q1004 RMK RF00.0/000.2