Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

In more on Tuesday 22 July 2025, QF19 (1225 hours SYD-MNL, A333 VH-QPD) was airborne at 1346 so arrival is forecast at gate for 1938 hours, 48 minutes tardy.

QF81 from SYD was in the sky at 1227 so SIN arrival for VH_OQL should be about 1832, 102 minutes behind schedule.

The MEL-HKG QF29 with A333 VH-QPC was much later than expected, taking off mid afternoon at 1458, so gate arrival won't be until a forecast 2219 late tonight Hong Kong time, 259 minutes past the allotted.

QF1 (A388 VH-OQD) was in the sky from SYD at 1605 hours with suggested SIN gate arrival becoming 2159 hours, 44 minutes late.

 

[tomlee1986]

QF 29 on QPC to HKG from MEL on 24/07 had departed 83 mins late at 1143 instead of 1020, ETA is 1846 instead of 1755.

 

[docjames]

QF 29 on QPC to HKG from MEL on 24/07 had departed 83 mins late at 1143 instead of 1020, ETA is 1846 instead of 1755.

Due late inbound aircraft was announced in the J Lounge.....

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 28 July 2025, QF6 from FCO to PER with B789 VH_ZNB arrived at gate at 1003 hours, 78 minutes behind schedule.

The second sector to SYD changed to -ZNE with this 1030 hours scheduled flight not airborne until 1455 this afternoon Perth time, so SYD arrival is an estimated 2018 hours, 233 minutes late. This may delay an evening departure as QF75, the 2030 hours SYD across and up to YVR is nominally retimed to a 2145 hours mid evening pushback. 2018 to 2145 is optimistic, though perhaps not impossible.

-ZNB is next to be on QF9, the 1835 hours PER-LHR.

I don't follow QF5/6/9/10/33/34 sufficiently closely to know if aircraft swaps like this frequently occur. Given it creates extra work such as having to transfer luggage and freight ULDs, I assume there was a very good reason why it occurred today.

 

[RSD]

Given it creates extra work such as having to transfer luggage and freight ULDs, I assume there was a very good reason why it occurred today.

The luggage would have to come off anyway wouldn't it as they would all have to clear customs in Perth before continuing to Sydney?

 

[Warragul]

The luggage would have to come off anyway wouldn't it as they would all have to clear customs in Perth before continuing to Sydney?

If the flight operates between international terminals pax can clear in Sydney.
Luggage may still come off for balance issues etc.

 

[Melburnian1]

Tuesday 29 July 2025 has seen A388 VH-OQD arrive in SYD (ex JNB) at 1442 hours, a creditable three minutes early as QF63.

The conveyance then formed the 1450 hours QF1, so the latter was never going to be off blocks punctually. It took off at 1725 with SIN arrival forecast for 2322 local time late tonight, 127 minutes late.

Presumably another A380 was suddenly unavailable as it's abnormal for a scheduled 1445 hours arrival to form a timetabled 1450 hours departure.

 

[ABC1]

Well some good news on the 380 front. This will give them nine.. Also note the very late QF1.

 

[CaptainCurtis]

Well some good news on the 380 front. This will give them nine.. Also note the very late QF1. View attachment 461291

Great news! Thursdays QF12 already cancelled due to engineering issues. LOL.

 

[TheMoose]

Maybe back to 8 if OQH is still under repair after the air bridge collision.

 

[RB001]

Maybe back to 8 if OQH is still under repair after the air bridge collision.

The same OQH that's about to take off for JNB?
She operated QF1, 3 days after the collision.

 

[Melburnian1]

The same OQH that's about to take off for JNB?
She operated QF1, 3 days after the collision.

QF63 on Wednesday 30 July 2025 took off from SYD at 1131 with arrival at gate forecast for about 1733 hours, 73 minutes tardy. Perhaps it was due to late ex-domestic connecting passengers, as A388 VH-OQH had arrived in SYD this morning on QF2 at 0511 hours,. one minute late.

Sister plane -OQJ is operating QF81, the 1020 hours midmorning SYD up to SIN in the sky at 1111, so arrival should be at roughly 1732 hours, 42 behind.

A333 VH-QPJ is on QF127, the 1020 hours SYD-HKG airborne at 1111 hours with arrival suggested as 1834 early this evening, 34 late.

'The 19' with A333 VH-QPF is the lunchtime 1225 hours SYD-MNL pointing skywards at 1307, with arrival likely at 1934 this evening, 44 late.

B789 VH_ZNE is on QF11, the longhaul 1025 hours SYD to DFW that wasn't in the air until 1147, so same day arrival should be 1122, 37 behind schedule.