Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[tomlee1986]

QF53D was initially scheduled for:
- 1050 (yesterday)
- 1140 (midnight change)
- 1220 (around 9am)
- 1220 - DELAYED (around 1130)

No one at the J Lounge has an idea what is going on. Well, QF51 has left now and I am still drinking my Little Creatures - let's see how we go!

I wish you all the best for the flight today - as said the A330 fleet is overworked

 

[Flyfrequently]

Well, QF51 has left now and I am still drinking my Little Creatures - let's see how we go!

Glad to see you have some perspective @exLXCXFF and taking one for the Team!

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 14 July 2025, QF1, the 1450 hours SYD-SIN-LHR A380 was cancelled. This will presumably mean the Tuesday 15 July QF2 will also get the flick.

This may have been at relatively short notice as I don't recall seeing notification of the cancellation earlier today.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF53D was initially scheduled for:
- 1050 (yesterday)
- 1140 (midnight change)
- 1220 (around 9am)
- 1220 - DELAYED (around 1130)

No one at the J Lounge has an idea what is going on. Well, QF51 has left now and I am still drinking my Little Creatures - let's see how we go!

Update is: QF ferried VH-QPG over from SYD as QF6015 that is now being prepared to bring us up to Singapore eventually hopefully.

QF53D was airborne at 1245 hours from BNE with forecast SIN arrival on Monday 14 July at 1810 hours, 1235 minutes late.

 

[ABC1]

A380 fleet still suffering after aerobridge accident. Today’s QF1 cancelled. There is an A380 in Johannesburg due to crew rest and no QF12 on 13/7. The QF 2 ex LHR Tuesday will depart Wednesday at 0900.

 

[exLXCXFF]

QF53D was airborne at 1245 hours from BNE with forecast SIN arrival on Monday 14 July at 1810 hours, 1235 minutes late.

Yup, we just touched down at Changi. Was a very pleasant flight with only 57 pax in the Y cabin.

Just spotted two A380 at the gates in Changi.

 

[Melburnian1]

With the delay to Monday 14 July's QF29 (MEL-HKG), the aircraft is forming a delayed QF128 (scheduled 1930 hours HKG to SYD, but supposedly altered to depart at 2100 mid evening).

In theory, this allows QF30 (HKG to MEL) to depart on time as it's formed by the punctual QF127 ex SYD.

2100 hours for the 128's pushback seems optimistic as QF29 is to arrive at gate at 1929 (touchdown at 1924, and I add five minutes as a standard for taxiing but note @tomlee1986 stating that at HKG it can take 15 minutes).

 

[RSD]

With the delay to Monday 14 July's QF29 (MEL-HKG), the aircraft is forming a delayed QF128 (scheduled 1930 hours HKG to SYD, but supposedly altered to depart at 2100 mid evening).

In theory, this allows QF30 (HKG to MEL) to depart on time as it's formed by the punctual QF127 ex SYD.

2100 hours for the 128's pushback seems optimistic as QF29 is to arrive at gate at 1929 (touchdown at 1924, and I add five minutes as a standard for taxiing but note @tomlee1986 stating that at HKG it can take 15 minutes).

QF29 is never a five minute taxi - in or out... I've never seen it less than ten minutes.

 

[tomlee1986]

With the delay to Monday 14 July's QF29 (MEL-HKG), the aircraft is forming a delayed QF128 (scheduled 1930 hours HKG to SYD, but supposedly altered to depart at 2100 mid evening).

In theory, this allows QF30 (HKG to MEL) to depart on time as it's formed by the punctual QF127 ex SYD.

2100 hours for the 128's pushback seems optimistic as QF29 is to arrive at gate at 1929 (touchdown at 1924, and I add five minutes as a standard for taxiing but note @tomlee1986 stating that at HKG it can take 15 minutes).

Final push back for 128 was 2130, and the taxi generally 10 mins for many airlines @RSD - not a QF thing but the airport

Gear up was 2141 - maybe low departure period and ETA is 0828 - almost 2 hrs late

 

[exLXCXFF]

Just spotted two A380 at the gates in Changi.

Looks like that QF82 did not go anywhere last night, while we already know that QF1 was cancelled altogether.

Expensive week for Qantas…

 

[Melburnian1]

Looks like that QF82 did not go anywhere last night, while we already know that QF1 was cancelled altogether.

Expensive week for Qantas…

On Tuesday 15 July 2025, QF81 (A388 VH-OQD), the 1020 hours SYD-SIN is supposedly to depart at 1600 this afternoon. This will mean today's QF82 back down to SYD is also delayed, making it two consecutive days of problems.

UPDATE: The expected departure time has blown out to 1725 hours, 425 minutes late.

A332 VH_EBB is on QF37, the 1555 hours MEL-SIN 'second division' that's predicted to push back at 1830 in the early evening.

QF11, the 1745 hours SYD-LAX A380 is suggested as departing at 1200 ('high noon') on Wednesday 16 July, so more chaos.

 

[exLXCXFF]

Looks like that QF82 did not go anywhere last night, while we already know that QF1 was cancelled altogether.

Just read on Social Media that QF82D passengers have been informed that QF82D is “further delayed” and asked not to come to Changi. What a week for QFi…

 

[ABC1]

Just read on Social Media that QF82D passengers have been informed that QF82D is “further delayed” and asked not to come to Changi. What a week for QFi…

Tuesday’s QF82 leaving at 0115 Wed. Monday’s QF82 leaving 0900 Wed. Pax really should be offered other flights on other carriers if available.

 

[ABC1]

Also OQI is operating a QF331/332 rotation to LHR today.

 

[exLXCXFF]

Also OQI is operating a QF331/332 rotation to LHR today.

Is that a charter and/or empty rotation?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Is that a charter and/or empty rotation?

charter.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF63, the A380 due out of SYD at 0930 hours on Wednesday 16 July for JNB is expected to depart three hours late at 1230 this afternoon.

Another A380 on QF81, the 1020 hours SYD-SIN is for a second consecutive day delayed until a predicted pushback at 1600 hours. Yesterday's took off at 1720 hours and arrived back in SYD this morning as QF82 at 1035 hours.

 

[docjames]

Can anyone do Expert Flyer search(es) on flights ex-/ to- SIN next week?

Seat selected for MEL-SIN travel next week (one of two available at the time of selection which was last week) - now “seat selection not available”.

Have they blocked everything ex-SIN whilst they sort out the mess, or am I just on a chockers flight? Or are they about to cancel
It?

Addit: J class

 

[ABC1]

Can anyone do Expert Flyer search(es) on flights ex-/ to- SIN next week?

Seat selected for MEL-SIN travel next week (one of two available at the time of selection which was last week) - now “seat selection not available”.

Have they blocked everything ex-SIN whilst they sort out the mess, or am I just on a chockers flight? Or are they about to cancel
It?

Addit: J class

What day?

 

[ABC1]

QF63, the A380 due out of SYD at 0930 hours on Wednesday 16 July for JNB is expected to depart three hours late at 1230 this afternoon.

Another A380 on QF81, the 1020 hours SYD-SIN is for a second consecutive day delayed until a predicted pushback at 1600 hours. Yesterday's took off at 1720 hours and arrived back in SYD this morning as QF82 at 1035 hours.

From the SMH..

Hundreds of Qantas passengers will be stranded in Singapore for DAYS after their flight to Sydney was repeatedly delayed, complicated by the earlier damage to another Qantas plane.

And it was not the only Qantas flight disrupted – the QF2 due to leave Singapore at 7.30pm on Wednesday for Sydney was cancelled, and the QF82 from Singapore to Sydney leaving 8.45pm on Wednesday would be delayed four hours, while the QF81 leaving Sydney at 10.20am on Wednesday had been delayed almost six hours.

Recovery options for Singapore passengers have been complicated by the damage to another A380 at the weekend.

A packed QF82 was due to leave Singapore at 8.45pm on Monday and arrive in Sydney at 6.25am on Tuesday, but passengers were told to get off the plane on the tarmac about midnight.

Travellers were told about 2.30am on Tuesday the plane would not depart, and they would be taken to hotels.

A Brisbane man booked on the flight said passengers were told a rescheduled flight would leave at 9am on Wednesday, but that was cancelled, and they would have to wait until Thursday to leave.

“An entire planeload of A380 passengers stranded in Singapore, literally no other options to get home,” he said.

“So many people with kids trying to get them back to school.”

Passengers were advised they would depart Singapore at 12.30am on Thursday – more than two days after their flight was supposed to leave.

A note given to passengers said the A380 they were meant to fly on was still experiencing mechanical issues.

“While our engineers are highly trained to resolve such situations, the problem requires extended maintenance and unfortunately, the aircraft will not be able to operate at the revised departure time of 9am on 16 July,” it read.

“While our engineers continue to work on the original aircraft in Singapore, your flight will now be operated by a replacement aircraft.”

Passengers were offered accommodation and reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses such as meals.

“What’s the hold up with QF82 out of Singapore?” Queensland-based Brett Barclay posted on X to Qantas. “Wife and child have been trying to get out since Sunday and still there, reschedule after reschedule.”

Qantas has 10 A380s after leaving two jumbos in Victorville to be broken up into parts, after they were stored in the US aircraft boneyard during the pandemic.

Qantas added a second A380 to its Sydney-Singapore route between June and August to capture more premium travel over the busy winter period.

Despite Airbus ceasing production of the A380 in 2021, Qantas planned to farewell them in 2032.

A spokesperson for the airline said: “We know flight disruptions are frustrating and we sincerely apologise to our customers for their extended delay in Singapore.

“Our team is working hard to get these customers to their destination as quickly as possible.”

A month ago, a Qantas 737-800 aircraft was damaged by an aerobridge at Brisbane Airport, shattering the jet’s front windscreen.

That was the second such incident at Brisbane Airport’s international terminal in as many months, after an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 aircraft struck an air bridge as it was being pushed back on May 22.