Due to earlier delays, SYD remained extremely busy as at 2220 hours late evening on Friday 22 November, with B738 VH-VZS on QF843 from Bne down to SYD, the 1855 hours airborne at 2041 likely to be at its aerobridge at 2251, 81 late.
Meanwhile from the south, QF566 (A332 VH-EBN) should arrive on its lengthy PER across to SYD journey at 2255, 25 late and not normally a delay I would include, but in this case it's sailing close to the 2300 hours curfew.
AFFer jeza is hopefully relaxing on board and not on tenterhooks as his QF583, the 1955 hours SYD across to PER is "expected" to push back at 2240 hours for arrival in the West's capital at a suggested 0040 hours on Saturday 23, 170 minutes behind schedule. The current Federal government seems to have a pretty relaxed attitude to granting dispensations to the curfew, with as one of our aviators said the key being granting of taxiing by 2245 hours. However given jeza was not so long ago suggesting above boarding rather earlier, the additional delay is not a good sign.
QF553 (VH-VYC, the 1835 hours BNE - SYD) was in the sky at 2049 so arrival has become 2306, 116 late and with landing suggested at 2301 hours, a technical breach of the curfew.
The 1730 hours SYD down to MEL, QF455, took off at 2244 so B738 VH-VXL will be 00 minutes late when it arrives at 0005 hours on Saturday 23 in the southern capital.