It's a chilly start to a fine morning in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 September but QF410 (B738 VH-VZR, the 0715 hours MEL - SYD) did not take off until 0829 hours. Predicted arrival is 0942 hours, 62 late.
QF402 (the 0745 hours northbound) has stablemate VH-VXQ and is showing as an amended 0830 hours pushback, but didn't appear to have done so by 0833. This flight will be at least 40 late arriving in SYD.
Another MEL - SYD, QF412 (the 0730 hours) pushed back 12 late but arrival is showing as a suggested 0928, 33 late.
QF414, the 0800 hours MEL - SYD is predicted to depart at 0845 with arrival at 1015 hours, 50 late while QF414, the 0900 hours should push back half an hour late.
The 0910 hours MEL - BNE, QF610, has been altered to depart at 0945 with expected arrival 1200 'high noon' 40 minutes tardy.
Weather in MEL is benign, but there's some rain around SYD, so do these delays reflect a shortage of air traffic controllers in Sydney (or sickies?) and consequent issuing of amended departure times from ports like MEL?
The 0700 hours MEL - AKL departed at 0742 with suggested arrival 1325, 50 late.