Likelihood of QF8 having a scenic stopover in Nouméa.

[milehighclub]

For pilots, they have to ask CASA, as their maximum duty hours are governed by the law

For cabin crew CASA doesn't regulate our hours. Our duty hours are restricted by our EBA. Our maximum hours though are the same as the pilots - 20 hours in a planned situation (any duty can go over 20 hours in an unplanned situation)

However cabin crew can elect to go over it, without consultation from CASA or the union. It is up to each individual crew member on the day to vote go or stay. 99% of the time crew will vote to go (believe it or not we hate diversions too! We have lives to get home to as well). You could have 1 or 2 elect not to and the flight will still go provided you have the minimum crew for that aircraft type.

In most circumstances where duty hours run high outside of an Australian port, what ever the pilots decide (or are forced to do) the cabin crew generally do the same (because the cabin crew might want to but you can't with the pilots!)

The second crew sign off - it's a minimum 10 hour rest period.

 

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[markis10]

QF8 did a stopover this morning.

 

[Sequel]

Sitting in the DFW QF lounge, 3.5 hours before scheduled departure, and have been informed we are going via AKL with estimated arrival time into BNE 2.5 hours late. Looks like the seasonal winds are still playing havoc.

 

[kelvedon]

"Sitting in the DFW QF lounge, 3.5 hours before scheduled departure, and have been informed we are going via AKL with estimated arrival time into BNE 2.5 hours late. Looks like the seasonal winds are still"

Interesting. Mrs Kelvedon was on qf7 yesterday. It was delayed 1 1/2 hours and didn't make it up in the air. She missed her connection. The winds must have swapped round!

 

[Simo]

It seems very common.

NAN and Noumea and sometimes LAX and then straight across.

AKL is a different stop over than normal.

 

[markis10]

"Sitting in the DFW QF lounge, 3.5 hours before scheduled departure, and have been informed we are going via AKL with estimated arrival time into BNE 2.5 hours late. Looks like the seasonal winds are still"

Interesting. Mrs Kelvedon was on qf7 yesterday. It was delayed 1 1/2 hours and didn't make it up in the air. She missed her connection. The winds must have swapped round!

Nothing to do with the unseasonal winds, more than likely its the fog and pretty much average weather forecast for tomorrow at SYD, the captain has decided to pick up holding/ diversion fuel in AKL.

 

[markis10]

Looks like it was a good call with Brisbane on instrument approaches as is Sydney.