Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Also on 14 March 2022, QF69 (0925 hours MEL - ADL - DEL) had A332 VH-EBP but despite spending overnight in Melbourne, takeoff was not until 1155 hours.

The intermediate stop commenced at 1230 hours with the aircraft taking off for India at 1351 SA time. It is estimated to arrive in the Indian capital at 1959, 109 minutes behind the timetable. Tonight's QF70 (1955 hours DEL - MEL) will probably be delayed until at least 2110 hours in pushback, so MEL arrival may be at 1430 hours on Tuesday 15 March, or later.

 

[Melburnian1]

In further on Sunday 13, QF10 (B789 VH-ZNH), the 1120 hours ex LHR took off at 1207, arriving DRW at 1500 hours even on Monday 14, 75 late. The flight then was in the sky at 1646 hours with MEL arrival suggested as shortly at 2155, an hour behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

Maybe due to curfew at LHR, the overnight delayed QF9 (ex MEL on Sunday 13 March) has been delayed further in DRW.

Instead of departing at 1300 local time today from this RAAF airport, which became '1400', it's been further put back to leave at 2230 late this evening,m with arrival at LHR estimated as 0655 hours on Tuesday 15, 1445 minutes tardy.

The reason for the delay is clearer as B789 VH-ZNI worked a 'ferry flight' from MEL to DRW on Monday 14 March, taking off at 1835 and arriving at 2106, then picked up passengers and took off at 2238 hours, so Tuesday 15 sees arrival at LHR estimated as 0550, 23 hours (1380 minutes) late on the original schedule.

VH-ZNB appears to still be in Darwin. Happy to be corrected but this is probably the first time a QF9 aircraft has had to overnight unexepectedly there since the 'coronavirus amended routing' timetable commenced.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 15 March 2022 sees the 1615 hours SYD - DRW - LHR (QF1) expected to depart 185 minutes late at 1920 hours. There are at least two QFi B789s in Sydney, so not sure why the delay.

Not long ago, the previous day's QF1 (VH-ZNF, B789 as usual) arrived LHR 33 minutes late at 0538.

QF2 (VH-ZND) took off from DRW at 1437 this afternoon with suggested SYD arrival at 2000 mid evening, 55 minutes behind the timetable.

QF63 (15 March, the 1015 hours SYD across to JNB) was up up and away at 1121 hours with VH-ZNJ. estimated arruival has become 35 minutes late at 1550 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

Today's (14th March) QF 9 has just been cancelled

Dalek, thanks. QF10 was as a result cancelled from LHR on Monday 14 but tonight, Tuesday 15, B789 VH-ZNB that had been marooned in DRW has formed the 1515 hours DRW - MEL QF10 second sector that became airborne at 1637 hours. Arrival should be 2236 hours, 101 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 15 March's QF1 (see above for advice re a delay) took off at 1933 hours from SYD, about three hours late, with B789 VH-ZNC that had come off the Monday 14 QF8 arrival, ex DFW. (FR24 shows tonight's QF1 as a timetabled '1645 hours' ex SYD but QFi suggests '1615'.

DRW arrival should be at 2201, 141 minutes tardy.

 

[OATEK]

Tuesday 15 March's QF1 (see above for advice re a delay) took off at 1933 hours from SYD, about three hours late, with B789 VH-ZNC that had come off the Monday 14 QF8 arrival, ex DFW. (FR24 shows tonight's QF1 as a timetabled '1645 hours' ex SYD but QFi suggests '1615'.

DRW arrival should be at 2201, 141 minutes tardy.

If QF9 meets QF1 at DRW, then the transit gate would be a nightmare.

 

[Melburnian1]

If QF9 meets QF1 at DRW, then the transit gate would be a nightmare.

From incomplete observations, meeting of '1 and 9' or '2 and 10' has occurred a small number of times. At a guess, two or three times in each direction at most. I've not been in the Catalina Lounge or whatever it's called but by all accounts it's a pressure point, being quite small.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF67 from SYD across to ADL and then up to DEL has been cancelled for Sunday 20 March 2022.

 

[Melburnian1]

On St Patrick's Day, Thursday 17 March, B789 VH-ZNK on QF9 arrived DRW at 2057, only two minutes late from MEL. The second sector was the 2225 hours DRW - LHR but an overnight stay was needed, as it took off at 1106 on Friday 18, arriving LHR at 1851, 721 minutes late (i.e. a minute more than 12 hours late).

The aircraft turned around extremely quickly (raising questions about the standard of internal cleaning) but unusually this was to operate QF2, not QF10, with takeoff of the 0950 hours LHR - DRW at 2049 hours, so on Saturday 19 March, DRW arrival is suggested as 2252 hours, 637 minutes late.

It appears that the much delayed QF2 will be departing DRW at 0030 on Sunday 20 with arrival in SYD not long after the overnight passenger flights curfew ends at 0600, at 0620 hours, 645 minutes late.

 

[Kiwi_Flyer]

Tonight's QF9 departure from DRW delay 1:35 according to txt message. Departure from MEL is showing as on time.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 19 March 2022, QF1 from SYD to DRW was uneventful with B789 VH-ZNA arriving 12 minutes late at 1922.

However instead of the next sector (2040 hours DRW overnight to LHR) departing at or close to time, the aircraft (and passengers/crew!) stayed overnight, taking off at 1356 on Sunday 20 and arriving LHR at 2115 hours same day. The aircraft then formed QF2, taking off at 2301 hours with DRW arrival on Tuesday 22 March expected at 0115 hours, 780 minutes late.

DRW departure is expected at 0235 hours with arrival estimated as 0825 tomorrow, 770 minutes late.

As milehighclub has reminded us, the B789 QFi fleet is not fully utilised, so there shouldn't be any resultant delays to international flights operated by this company tomorrow ex SYD.

 

[Melburnian1]

The delayed QF2 was in DRW from 0153 hours on Tuesday 22 March to takeoff at the unpleasant time of 0345 hours, arriving SYD at 0925 not long ago, 830 minutes late.

VH-ZNK on Monday 21's QF2, the 0950 hours ex LHR, took off at 1035 so arrival in DRW today should be at around 1308 hours, 53 minutes tardy.

QF67 and QF68 SYD-ADL-DEL-SYD were cancelled on Sunday 20 March, as also occurred on Friday 18.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 21 March, QF69 from MEL/ADL to DEL (A332 VH-EBS) arrived at 1745 hours, 25 minutes early but the 1955 hours QF70 did not take off until 2149 last night. MEL arrival today (22 March) was 1547 mid afternoon, 172 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF67 on 22 March arrived DEL at 1515 hours, 25 minutes early from ADL and previously MEL. However QF70 (A332 VH-EBM), the 1955 hours ex DEL was not in the sky until 2041 so on Wednesday 23 March, MEL arrival should be 1417 hours, 42 late.

 

[jrfsp]

Wow on time performance for LHR flights seems terrible based on the these

 

[Kiwi_Flyer]

Wow on time performance for LHR flights seems terrible based on the these

Part of the problem is the schedule doesn't cater for the extra flying to avoid Ukraine.

E.g. yesterday's QF10 pushed back at LHR on time, arrived into DRW nearly an hour late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Part of the problem is the schedule doesn't cater for the extra flying to avoid Ukraine.

E.g. yesterday's QF10 pushed back at LHR on time, arrived into DRW nearly an hour late.

The schedules were recently slowed in both directions by half an hour for QF1/2/9 and 10, although QFi had commented previously to media that the extra running time would be 'about an hour'. I noted this many posts above.

On some days, flights have managed to 'gain' on the timetable, but on other days, the reverse has occurred.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 24 March 2022, QF446 (1330 hours MEL - SYD, B738 VH-VZD) was the next flight after the 1200 'high noon' as today there wasn't a northbound 1300 hours. There was a minimal number of seats vacant in whY, explained by the 90 minute (not 60 or 30) gap between flights on what is normally the Oz domestic route carrying by far the most.

A lady sitting in seat 30F somehow managed to smash the internal window pane. Quite a feat, as these have always appeared to non-technical observers like me to be very sturdy (save for scratches) and (to state the obvious) well fitted. I've never before heard of this happening.

An engineer boarded and assessed the damage.

After 20 min of silence, a passenger politely asked an attendant would they kindly communicate with passengers re what was occurring.

An immediate brief announcement was made that due to an incident at the back of the plane, travellers had to be reseated "and hopefully we'll be moving in five minutes".

10 minutes elapsed, with a computer generated message then saying QF446 was "now departing at 1415 hours - 45 minutes late".

Captain then said "a few technical issues had been rectified, but due to a loading issue there'd be another five to 10 minute delay".

The flight eventually was airborne at 1428, arriving SYD at 1538 hours, 43 minutes late.

Fortunately with the typical underutilisation of many QFd (and QFi) aircraft at present due to lower demand than three or four years ago, this aircraft's next flight is not until QF596 at 1930 hours from SYD up to OOL.

QAN is a master at obfuscation rather than simply being honest with users.

 

[jb747]

QAN is a master at obfuscation rather than simply being honest with users.

Sounds like you have never dealt with engineers.