Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

QF73 on 28 February departed SYD 47 late at 1547. Arrival in SFO is forecast as 25 minutes behind time at 0955.

 

[Quickstatus]

Melburnian1

Following on from the B717 reliability post. I have posted also on another thread that the B717 that have the J seats (rego VH-YQ*) have all spent 3-4 years roasting at VCV and also somewhere in Mexico before being picked by QFLink as the third lessee. The other B717 with only Y seats (rego VH-NX*) did not spend any significant time in the deserts as a birds nest (except for two). I wonder if any of this history has anything to do with B717 delays and cancellations

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....eliability-issues-many-74345.html#post1404710

 

[Melburnian1]

Quickstatus, again, an interesting comment requiring a reply from licensed aircraft mechanical engineer(s) or other similarly qualified fellows.

It is the case is it not that re-registered (or newly registered) aircraft would have to go through many CASA-mandated technical checks? However I assume that your contention is 'yes, the aircraft may have passed these but what the check has difficulty establishing is how reliable the aircraft is going to be in normal 'public transport' operations.'

I forget which aircraft registration number(s) were the B717s often running late between HBA and MEL a few months ago - I may have included that level of detail occasionally, but have not checked back.

 

[Quickstatus]

Quickstatus, again, an interesting comment requiring a reply from licensed aircraft mechanical engineer(s) or other similarly qualified fellows.

It is the case is it not that re-registered (or newly registered) aircraft would have to go through many CASA-mandated technical checks? However I assume that your contention is 'yes, the aircraft may have passed these but what the check has difficulty establishing is how reliable the aircraft is going to be in normal 'public transport' operations.'

I forget which aircraft registration number(s) were the B717s often running late between HBA and MEL a few months ago - I may have included that level of detail occasionally, but have not checked back.

Going forward if you see a B717 go tech if the rego is a VH-YQ* then its been roasting in VCV and Mexico for several years.
VH-NXJ and NXR are also in the YQ* mob

 

[Melburnian1]

Quickstatus, great.

Going back it was either milehighclub or ozbeachbabe who posted some 'inside' information suggesting at the time that QF was aware of the MEL - HBA and return B717 unpunctuality and reminding us that while 'going tech' can be a reason, there can also be problems with (delayed) catering (placement or removal) and even crew rostering or limitations due to work hours exceeded or insufficient rest between flights available.

 

[Quickstatus]

Might have been JB747 as well, but yes there are always other reasons apart from a problem with the aluminium itself

 

[Melburnian1]

Vh-QPJ operating the SYD - SIN QF5 on Sunday 28 February was airborne at 1824, 69 minutes after the scheduled 1715 hours pushback, so arrival is estimated at 2310 tonight, 40 minutes late.

QF1826 from PER to ZNE (B717 VH-NXM), the 1630 hours, took off at 1745. Instead of 1815 arrival should be at about 1918 WST this evening.

 

[Melburnian1]

On the last day of the Australian summer, Monday 29 February, QF405, the 0630 hours SYD to MEL, QF418, the 0900 hours MEL to SYD and QF2281, the 0905 MEL - LST are both cancelled.

The 0825 MEL - MQL (QF2078) is expected to depart half an hour late.

QF2448, the 0640 BNE to MOV was cancelled. This is a route about which one AFF member claimed that QF's strategy was to cancel flights at the last minute to deny (early) bookings to competitor VA. QF2450 from BNE to MOV is expected to depart 55 minutes late at 0815 AEST.

QF19 is forecast to depart 50 minutes late at 1315 hours on its journey from SYD to MNL. This is due to the 2350 hours Sunday 27 QF6 from SIN departing 50 minutes late at 0040 on Monday morning, and being expected in SYD at 1155, an hour late, not making up any time being the prediction of QF.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Monday 29 February QF5 has been changed to depart an hour late at 1815 this evening ex SYD for SIN.

QF19 from SYD to MNL has been further delayed from 1225 to now a projected 1355 hours departure. QF20 will inevitably be delayed this evening and be late into SYD on Tuesday morning, although as with many other flights the southbound trip often picks up time compared with that allowed under the generous timetable. The delayed Monday arriving QF6 did not pull up at the gate until 1202 (67 late), but until 1355 is a slow turnaround for an A333 - 65 minutes would be fast and 70 - 75 minutes comfortably achievable albeit with the usual excellent teamwork that this takes.

 

[Melburnian1]

The delayed QF19 did not turn around quickly in MNL on Monday 29 February, arriving at 1902 hours but not departing until 2113. Tuesday 1 March arrival in SYD is estimated as 0810, two hours late.

QF24 is expected to be 45 minutes late at its SYD gate at 0825 on 1 March after departing BKK only 21 minutes late. This flight is often on time or very close to it.

The redeye QF6 from SIN departed 41 minutes late this morning at 0031 and is forecast to arrive in SYD at 1145, 50 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 2 March 2016, QF1511, the first flight of the day for QF from SYD to CBR is cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

Wednesday 2 March also sees QF1536, the 1735 MEL to CBR, cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Thursday 3 March arriving B744 ex LAX into SYD, QF18 departed at 0225 hours on Wednesday 2, two hours and 50 minutes late, with arrival predicted as 1130 instead of 0915 hours.

QF696 from ADL to MEL, the scheduled 2135 hours arrival is about an hour late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 3 March, QF407, the 0715 SYD to MEL has been cancelled.

QF430, the 1200 MEL to SYD did not take off until 1438, almost two and a half hours late. QF440's airborne time was 1527 despite its scheduled 1430 hours departure time on the same northbound route.

The 1515 to CBR ex MEL, QF818, did not take off until 1612 this afternoon.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Friday 4 March 2016 arriving QF94 in MEL ex LAX (A388 VH-OQB) should do so at about 0945, 40 minutes late. This is likely to at least slightly delay the returning QF93 that is due ex MEL at 1120 for LAX, but (fingers crossed) this latter delay may be small enough to avoid a late arrival in LAX.

The 1100 MEL - SYD, QF426 is cancelled, as is the 1000 SYD to HBA, QF1509 and QF2260, the 1140 SYD to LDH.

With today's AA72 (1200 SYD to LAX) not expected to depart until 1400 Saturday due to the late arrival tonight of AA73 that is almost 15 hours behind time, some passengers might be transferred to QF11 should seats be available.

B744 VH-OEJ on the Wednesday 2 March QF96 (2335 hours ex LAX) did not take off until 0114 hours on Thursday and hence today (Friday 4 March) will arrive MEL at about 1105, 65 minutes behind time.

QF27 (SYD - SCL) is forecast to depart at 1320 hours rather than 1250.

 

[Saab34]

Was a bit of a rush tonight 5 MEL-SYDs across all carriers due last 10mins of curfew

QF462 landed with 20 seconds to spare against curfew!

Bring on the second airport!

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunstar320, one flight that did not make it was QF3.

Its 2225 hours Friday 4 March departure from SYD was amended to be today (Saturday 5) at 0943 meaning Friday arrival in HNL at a forecast 2230 instead of 1105. It may have been that the flight could not depart at 0600 this morning due to passengers being placed in hotels and requiring some modicum of 'rest' (although many of us may not sleep all that well in such circumstances as we worry about 'not waking up in time.')

Returning QF4 is expected to depart HNL at 2335 on Friday - 65 minutes is pretty much a minimum turnaround for an A330 - with arrival in SYD expected on Sunday 6 at 0705 instead of on Saturday night at 2005 hours.

QF424, the 1030 from MEL to SYD on Saturday 5 has been cancelled.

 

[jb747]

Bring on the second airport!

I thought they were about due to have another study, so that they could put it off again. I predicted a long, long, time ago that I'd never land on it. Now my prediction is that it won't happen in my lifetime.

 

[Himeno]

I thought they were about due to have another study, so that they could put it off again. I predicted a long, long, time ago that I'd never land on it. Now my prediction is that it won't happen in my lifetime.

I suspect that by the time it happens, we won't need airports, we'll need spaceports for the suborbital passenger flights.

 

[Flyerqf]

Sunstar320, one flight that did not make it was QF3.

Its 2225 hours Friday 4 March departure from SYD was amended to be today (Saturday 5) at 0943 meaning Friday arrival in HNL at a forecast 2230 instead of 1105. It may have been that the flight could not depart at 0600 this morning due to passengers being placed in hotels and requiring some modicum of 'rest' (although many of us may not sleep all that well in such circumstances as we worry about 'not waking up in time.')

Returning QF4 is expected to depart HNL at 2335 on Friday - 65 minutes is pretty much a minimum turnaround for an A330 - with arrival in SYD expected on Sunday 6 at 0705 instead of on Saturday night at 2005 hours.

QF424, the 1030 from MEL to SYD on Saturday 5 has been cancelled.

QF3 was due to be operated last night by VH-EBL that was in MEL and the MEL- SYD flight was cancelled, so it couldn't operate QF3.
the aircraft positioned up to SYD first thing this morning, so that's why the flight couldn't operate at 0600.