Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

The Sunday 25 March 'reborn' QF1 arrived SIN at 2216 hours, one minute late, so uneventful up to then. However despite the timetable showing a 2355 hours departure, pushing back did not take place until 0128 on Monday 26. LHR arrival is forecast for 0835 hours, 100 minutes late.

115 hours SYD - SIN (QF81) has a severe delay on Monday 26 and should depart at 1600 this afternoon, meaning likely arrival at about 2140 hours, 295 minutes late.

The returning QF82 redeye should depart SIN at 2245, 95 late and on Tuesday 27 arrive SYD at 0940 hours, 100 late. From Sunday 25 for five days, these flights look to be operated by QF A333s but then for four days thereafter the plan seems to be to switch to an A332.

QF79, which has become a 1010 hours scheduled departure from MEL to NRT is expected to depart 25 late.

Sunday 25 March's QF26, the 2200 hours, did not depart HND until 0219 hours on Monday 27 so arrival is likely in SYD at 1332 hours this afternoon, 242 minutes behind schedule. It is most unusual for this flight (or QF25 in the other direction) to be delayed.

UPDATE: 'The 79' departed MEL 40 late at 1050 but should only be five minutes late into NRT early this evening.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 25 March's QF64 departed JNB at 2106 hours, 116 minutes behind schedule, so SYD Monday 26 arrival is predicted to be 1702 hours, 67 minutes late. This was due to QF63 arriving JNB at 1916 rather than 1700. An hour 50 is a reasonable turnaround for this large aircraft but probably about 10 minutes longer than absolute best practice.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Monday 26 March, QF708 (1815 hours ADL - CBE that took off at 1932) should arrive at 2127 hours, 67 late. Aircraft is B738 VH-VZB.

If I recall, in February this route had a perfect timekeeping record. Not the case today.

QF1585 (1855 hours SYD - HBA that was in the sky at 1957 with B717 VH-NXR) is estimated to arrive at 2145 hours, 50 late.

The 1915 hours CBR - SYD short hop QF1514 took off at 2014 with B717 VH-YQW. Arrival looks to be 2048 hours, 38 late.

 

[Quickstatus]

VH-OQA has recently departed as QF2 DXB-SYD as the last passenger carrying QF A380 to/from DXB

After arriving as QF1 into DXB in the early hours of 25/3, it was unable to continue to LHR possibly due to a lightling strike out of SYD.

In any case (some of ?) its passengers were sent on OQK which after arriving from LHR-DXB as QF2 performed a rescue turnaround QF1 back to LHR.

QF2 DXB-SYD is planning for a 0816 arrival just shy of a 1.5hr delay

The last QF A380 flight from DXB
Except for the 8 which will visit DXB for a repaint

Was the DXB experiment successful?
A 2 sector timetable for both aircraft unlike LAX where only one out of 3 or 4 aircraft had a subsequent sector. Tight turnarounds from a policy of maximum aircraft utilisation in an airport with severe congestion, Fog, NYE brain explosion.

Will SIN be less problematic?

 

[Melburnian1]

The PER across to SYD QF582 on Monday 26 March (A332 VH-EBJ) should arrive at 2106 hours, 31 minutes late.

To answer your question, Quickstatus may be difficult.

There's usually 'a time and a place' for many things. Perhaps five years ago it was perceived as successful in its early stages.

The strength or weakness of international air travel waxes and wanes. There's an element of discretionary expenditure in it for many of us.

That said, in the end I don't believe it was successful.

One of our aviators alluded to how operations through SIN have been relatively trouble free weather wise, and he'd know, although in miniscule support my tiny sample of flights on a variety of airlines through there have never struck weather problems.

Despite repeated attempts by QF to talk it up, large numbers of passengers prefer Asian cities as a transit point. Reputation of SQ has something to do with it, but it's also how the Middle East is, to put it politely, not compatible with Australian social mores (I exclude the Israeli democracy from that.) Asia to me has a lot more to offer, and it's not always homogeneous.

The huge number of instances of late flights was also a turn off through DXB. We don't remember everything but I can't recall passengers getting angry at delays through SIN as much as through DXB. This cannot all be explained by the rise of social media.

 

[Quickstatus]

Yes there were a lot of late flights. It would be interesting to see some statistics.

While many were not due to technical problems or fog, I have always wondered for an airport like DXB with its congestion whether missing a departure slot means significant delays until another slot is allocated - the back of the queue. So a few minutes can turn into something significant???.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 25 March's QF96 departed LAX at 0027 on Monday 26, 32 late. MEL arrival on Tuesday 27 should be at 1026, 61 late.

QF94 left at 2258, 18 late with Tuesday arrival, also in MEL, is expected at 0919 hours, 49 minutes tardy.

QF12 departed LAX at 2304, 34 minutes behind so Tuesday at gate time should be 0826, 56 minutes late.

The BNE-bound QF16 left movie city at midnight, 40 late. Arrival on Tuesday should be at 0640, 35 minutes behind the eight ball.

 

[jb747]

The worst thing about Dubai was the holding. Hours and hours of it.

 

[Quickstatus]

The worst thing about Dubai was the holding. Hours and hours of it.

And the best thing about DXB?

 

[jb747]

And the best thing about DXB?

The hotel was nice.

Other than that...the take off.

 

[Melburnian1]

Due to the very late departure of QF81 on Monday 26 March (1115 scheduled changed to an estimated 1600 but became 1630 hours), QF82 on Tuesday 27 (A333 VH-QPA) is arriving at 1056 hours, 176 minutes tardy. Yesterday QF had predicted it would be in by 0940 hours.

The 1050 hours SYD - BKK (QF23) should push back half an hour late.

QF2260, the 1155 hours from SYD to LDH has been cancelled. This is a challenging route to operate.

 

[Melburnian1]

The expected delay to QF23, the 1050 hours 27 March SYD - BKK has becaome 55 minutes although that time has just passed.

This flight has become unreliable during the past few months, a contrast to its good timekeeping previously.

UPDATE: QF23 departed an hour behind at 1150. BKK arrival should be 38 late at 1718 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Tuesday 27 March, QF15, the B744, has been delayed from 1015 to 1330 hours in its BNE departure, meaning likely LAX arrival at 0915 hours, 195 minutes late.

QF11 LAX - JFK is showing as operating at this stage, but it's a long delay and will affect flights back to Oz on Tuesday night USA time despite the schedules having altered in recent days. One couldn't see QF11 pushing back in LAX much before 1050 (150 late) if the above prediction is reality.

 

[Quickstatus]

The QF94 to 93 rotation (LAX-MEL-LAX) does not necessarily operate with the same aircraft anymore.

Because of the tight turnaround of 94 to 93 at MEL, QF94 at LAX tends not to wait for passengers off QF12 from JFK the transcontinental 5th freedom flight in order to ensure on time despatch of 93.

This morning's slightly delayed QF94 did not have to turn around to form QF93, rather its going to operate MEL-SIN as QF35 which departs around lunchtime.

QF93 departed ontime as it did not have to wait for QF94 because the aircraft came from QF36 (MEL-SIN)

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Tuesday 27 March, QF132 (B738 VH-VZH, the timetabled 1430 hours CHC - MEL that was in the sky at 1515) ought arrive at 1653 hours, 38 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 27 March marked the first day that QF9 was more than 15 late into LHR, arriving at its gate at approximately 0526 hours, 21 late after taking off last night on time ex PER at 1858 WST.

Noticeable that even at this early hour with flights restricted in number, it was busier than on Sunday morning.

 

[Quickstatus]

There is not a lot of time up the pilots' sleeve. I wonder how late QF9 can be before they have to divert or cancel as this flight is >17 hours. Pilots clock would have been ticking before take off. Any diversion I believe will mean the end of the flight.

 

[Melburnian1]

There is not a lot of time up the pilots' sleeve. I wonder how late QF9 can be before they have to divert or cancel as this flight is >17 hours.

Yes, probably a concern as maximum hours of duty is normally 20 if I recall, and there's pre-flight and (briefer) post-flight tasks as well.

Anyway today although it departed MEL with VH-ZNB at 1620, five late, it was in the air to the west by 1632, so it may again be early into PER.

 

[milehighclub]

QF7 won't be departing today

 

[Quickstatus]

I believe it's OQA which had an issue in DXB some days ago.