Re: General Qantas Delays/Cancellations/etc. Discussion
With continuing bad weather in HKG, today's QF127 only departed SYD 16 minutes late at 1021 - nothing to worry about - but arrived HKG at 1903, 103 minutes behind the timetabled 1720 hours arrival. Many other flights have been delayed into and out of HKG so QF128 is likely to be late arriving in SYD tomorrow although this is as yet not shown on the QF website.
Similarly QF29 from MEL to HKG departed only four minutes late this morning, practically on time, but was 41 minutes late arriving HKG at 1841 on Saturday 23 May 2015. QF97 managed to depart BNE eight minutes early at 1042, but this turned out to be little help as it was 48 minutes late into HKG at 1848 - not QF's fault, simply an example of the many delays. In the last 24 hours there has been 56 millimetres of rain in Hong Kong (probably a city not an airport reading) with thunderstorms predicted to last until Monday 25 May, so intending passengers ought to brace for further flight delays, not just to and from Oz but from many compass points connected by air to HKG.
For internal travel within China (including ex or to HKG), a high speed CRH train may be a better option if travellers can obtain a seat.
UPDATE: QF98 from HKG to BNE has been delayed from 2045 to an expected 2200 departure. QF30 is delayed from 2030 to 2130, about now, while QF128 is forecast to be delayed from 2015 to 2230, the longest delay.