Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

In further on Saturday 18 March, QF117, the more recently introduced 'second flight' from SYD to HKG that does not depart at an identical time each day departed at 0942, 87 minutes late with arrival at 1550, 70 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 17 March, QF9 uneventfully departed MEL 14 late at 2339. It then appears to have diverted to MCT where it stopped from 0745 to 0833 on Saturday 18 March. It subsequently landed at DXB at 0833, 123 minutes late. Departure is estimated at 1010, 100 minutes late. A 97 minute intermediate stop at DXB is possible, but quite rushed given the number of tasks plus how it hosts a crew changeover. LHR arrival is estimated as 75 minutes tardy at 1355.

Was this a medical diversion, a 'technical' reason or due to adverse weather?

 

[cove]

The fog around LAX has been blown away by a strengthening breeze tonight.

 

[Melburnian1]

The delayed, previously diverted to MCT departed DXB at 1033, 123 minutes late on Saturday 18 March with LHR estimated arrival altered to 1415 hours, 95 minutes delayed.

Friday 17 March's 2320 hours QF16 from LAX to BNE has been delayed until an expected 0015 hours on Saturday 18, meaning a Sunday 19 estimated arrival at 0635, half an hour behind schedule.

UPDATE: While QF16 departed LAX at 0015, its BNE Sunday arrival is suggested as 0705, an hour late.

 

[jb747]

The fog around LAX has been blown away by a strengthening breeze tonight.

Pity I didn't have the GoPro running when we landed on Friday morning.

Classic comment on the radio during the approach. A US airline asked if there was any holding, and the reply was 'Not for Cat III aircraft'.

 

[serfty]

Another thick fog in Los Angeles tonight. It starts burning off from about 9 am.

I have landed at LAX five times this week, 3 in the evenings and it has been foggy, clearing later.

My hotel room last night overlooks the LAX road entry - here is the 8pm view:



Here is the 10pm view:

 

[serfty]

I have been watching the 744 operated QF11/QF12 this week; it has had a hard time getting in and out of JFK, as a result QF16 which uses the aircraft has been over an hour late most of the week, Thursday's taking off 122 minutes late (after 1am Friday). Last Saturday's took off even later the next day.

 

[jb747]

Serfty...go to your first picture. Remove all pixels except for that one orange light near the bottom...and you'd be on the right track for the 6am view.

As often as not, you don't even enter the fog layer until below 200'...and yet that is the level at which most instrument approaches finish.

 

[serfty]

... and the fog level varies as it wafts across ... walking along w98th st. (runs parallel with and one block north of "W Century Blvd") last night 6pm, the moisture had lifted slightly, enough to be described as very low cloud.

I was about 1000' from the ends of 24R/24L and the noise from aircraft landing was way up there but none could be seen. I guess the aircrew could not see me, nor the actual runway either - maybe an orange light would have shone through.

By the time I was back in the hotel, the moisture had descended.

 

[Melburnian1]

As QF12 is the above subject of discussion, it may be of interest to note that on Saturday 18 March QF11 departed LAX 59 minutes late at 0929 with JFK arrival suggested as 50 late at 1720. QF12 is showing as departing 40 minutes late at 1840: this may be somewhat optimistic. In most cases QF94 ex LAX is not delayed when the transcontinental USA QF12 is late, as the priority is to get 94 to MEL for the short turnaround for QF93.

The Saturday 18 QF10 from LHR (A388 VH-OQI) departed 25 minutes behind schedule at 1220; DXB arrival and departure were respectively 10 and 11 minutes early at 2250 and then 0054, the latter on Sunday 19 March. However unusually QF is suggesting that MEL arrival will be 95 minutes late at 2300 tonight (although Google and FR24 suggest it will be on time at 2125 hours.) Is adverse weather at DXB delaying takeoffs? VH-OQI is visible on FR24 on the tarmac at DXB taxiing at just after 0800 AEDT.

 

[serfty]

QF11 gated at NYC at 18:23.

The Aircraft is now scheduled to depart 2 hours late at 20:00, arriving into LAX ¼ to 11pm.

In the last week the minimum transit time for the aricraft with QF12 arrival and QF16 departure has been 122 minutes (Mar 10th).

 

[serfty]

I noticed that it had changed QF12 from 7:40pm departure with a 9:07pm arrival.

That was 50 minutes ago and every 5 minutes it has been updating, extending the times by a further five minutes.

(QF) Qantas 12 Flight Event Timeline

Since I am booked on QF16 this Saturday evening I am rather interested.

 

[Melburnian1]

The QF website's prediction of QF10 arriving in MEL at 2300 tonight (Sunday 19 March) must have been a mistake as the arrival time has again been altered to 2115, 10 minutes early.

Saturday 18 March's QF12 discussed by traveller serfty and observer Quickstatus above departed JFK at 2018, 138 minutes late with LAX arrival suggested as 2245 hours, 110 minutes late. QF has yet to update any delayed departure times for the Australia bound QF12 (A388) and QF16 (B744) on its website.

Sunday 19's QF81, the 1115 hours SYD - SIN is predicted to depart an hour late with arrival at 1700 half an hour behind schedule.

 

[Ansett]

I see yesterdays QF9 is due to arrive early into DXB VH-OQL yet is showing as estimated 2 hrs late into LHR. Does any one know why?

 

[moa999]

Classic comment on the radio during the approach. A US airline asked if there was any holding, and the reply was 'Not for Cat III aircraft'.

At least the tower can say that in the US.

Are all QF aircraft and pilots cat iii compliant? Think the 717 is, what about the dash8s?

 

[serfty]

QF16 scheduled to depart 0055 (They are dreaming), no longer an issue for me as they are holding QF12 to SYD, but not QF94 to MEL. As such I have been able to usurp one of the misconnect seats.

I believe they generally can't not hold QF12 (A380 LAX-SYD) as they sell JFK-SYD and to do so would generate far to many misconnects.

 

[Quickstatus]

I believe they generally can't not hold QF12 (A380 LAX-SYD) as they sell JFK-SYD and to do so would generate far to many misconnects.

The other theory is they would rather not hold QF94 as there is a very tight turnaround at MEL to operate QF93.

 

[serfty]

The other theory is they would rather not hold QF94 as there is a very tight turnaround at MEL to operate QF93.

I guess a bit of both ...

 

[Flyerqf]

Yesterday's QF36 was cancelled and as the aircraft is still at SIN, today's QF37 is also cancelled. The aircraft should be operational tonight as no delays are currently expected to SIN flights to AU including QF38.

The stranded aircraft is VH-EBR.

 

[Melburnian1]

I see yesterdays QF9 is due to arrive early into DXB VH-OQL yet is showing as estimated 2 hrs late into LHR. Does any one know why?

Ansett, there may have been adverse weather at DXB as when I checked some hours ago, very few if any planes appeared to have departed for a while.