Jetstar Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 20 August has JQ17, the mid afternoon scheduled 1450 hours MEL-HKT (B788 VH-VKK) not airborne until 1610 hours. Gate arrival should be about 2146 mid evening, 66 minutes late.

The 1100 housr from SYD up to Japan's KIX (VH_VKB) was in the sky at 1229 so arrival is looking like 2038 hours, 48 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 25 August, the inaugural MEL-CMB JQ5 (timetabled to push back at 1200 'high noon' took off at 1307 hours with class leader B788 VH-VKA.

FR24 is showing arrival at gate at 1857 hours, 62 minutes late. If this is correct, the winds must be a bit more adverse than normal as it pushed back 38 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 26 August, the inaugural JQ6 from CMB to MEL (B788 VH-VKA) arrived at 1047 hours, 47 minutes late.

JQ47 (the 1045 hours midmorning from SYD up to ICN, VH-VKF) was in the sky at 1151. Gate arrival tonight looks to be 2055 hours, 40 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ88, Friday 28 August 2026's scheduled 0900 hours NTL-DPS (A321 VH-OIR) took off at 0950 so gate arrival looks like 1414 mid afternoon, 39 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on Friday 28 August, A321 VH-VWN was on JQ973, the afternoon 1535 hours PER-MEL that arrived at 2126 hours, 16 minutes late.

Another aircraft must have failed as this plane then operated JQ974, the 1610 hours MEL-PER that was up up and away at 2256 hours, arriving in Perth at 0038 hours on Saturday 29, 368 minutes late.

Next flight was redeye JQ971, the 2345 hours PER-MEL in the sky at 0212 hours, which arrived MEL at 0749 hours, 149 minutes behind schedule.

JQ502 is its current flight, with this 0730 hours scheduled MEL-SYD airborne at 0956 hours. Gate arrival is expected at 1104 hours, 124 minutes tardy. It should then form JQ509, the 0945 hours SYD-MEL optimistically forecast to push back at 1145 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ89, the very late night then redeye from DPS down to NTL in NSW that was scheduled to depart at 2350 hours on Saturday 29 August took off at 0007 hours on Sunday 30, on time with A321 VH-OLU as motive power.

However it diverted to SYD, presumably due to another foggy morning in Newcastle NSW. At 1133 hours, it was airborne from SYD, so arrival in NTL will be around the 1218 hours mark, 278 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on Sunday 30 August, JQ7, the often cancelled 1200 'high noon' MEL-SIN has B788 VH-VKA, the class leader. It did not take off until mid afternoon at 1504 hours, so gate arrival in the Lion City should be approximately 2029 hours, 149 minutes late.

JQ8, the redeye return flight timetabled ex SIN at 2100 is showing as a 2140 hours amended departure. That may be somewhat optimistic: 2200 or later is probably more likely.

-VKA had arrived this morning in Melbourne at 1006 hours, only six minutes late, as JQ6 from newbie origin CMB in Sri Lanka, so no standout reason for the delay to 'the 7'.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ89, the very late night then redeye from DPS down to NTL in NSW that was scheduled to depart at 2350 hours on Staurday 29 August took off at 0007 hours on Sunday 30, on time with A321 VH-OLU as motive power.

However it diverted to SYD, presumably due to another foggy morning in Newcastle NSW. At 1133 hours, it was airborne from SYD, so arrival in NTL will be around the 1218 hours mark, 278 minutes late.

As at 1900 AEST on Sunday 30 August, it looks like VH-OLU remains in Newcastle NSW. This is unlikely to have been the plan, so it may lead to flights on Monday 31 being axed.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ107, the mid afternoon 1500 hours DPS-PER also on Sunday 30 has A321 VH-OYK. It was in the sky at 1616 this afternoon Balinese time, so PER gate arrival should be about 1946 hours, 56 minutes late.