Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Solution - travel on CX or an airline (not QF) that has sufficient fleet to actually operate their timetable and be able to recover if anything goes unserviceable. Reading this thread should be enough to convince any one that QF are habitually unreliable.

It's paradoxical that into and out of Australia, 'home base' airline QFi is generally less reliable and punctual than foreign-headquartered airlines such as CX, EK, PR, QR, SQ and UA to name a few.

 

[tomlee1986]

On Saturday 13 September, A333 VH_QPF arrived ex HKG in MEL as QF30 at 1401 hours, 396 minutes late. It is returning to HKG as QF29, but expected pushback has been further delayed from the unrealistic 1515 hours to 1540.

QF29 just pushed back at 1550 - took off at 1601, ETA is 2300 and will form tonight’s 128 SYD flight, ETD out of HKG is unlikely at 2345!!!

 

[flyingfan]

or even a CX flight if there's space? (if CX would even support / take some passengers from QF anyway?)

I’d be very surprised to see this offered

 

[tomlee1986]

Return QF128 HKG SYD on 13/09 - departed at 0042 on 14/09 instead of 1930 the night before and now will arrive at 1123 instead of 0645

 

[markis10]

Can you provide any evidence that absent ATCs are actually not unwell? Or that this is a coordinated effort by a union?

It’s not anything to do with Civil Air, the union, they have been warning since Covid that staff numbers were not adequate. 150 staff were offered and accepted early retirement or redundancy in 2021, leaving no room to cater for training of new recruits. The lack of recruits is now affecting day to day requirements with airspace going uncontrolled all over the country.

 

[MelbFlyer]

Years ago one could get away with same day connections, but you have been very wise to have an 'almost 24hr' layover.

HKG is an intentional stopover for me and it's a leisure trip so I have the time to stopover and enter the city.

Solution - travel on CX or an airline (not QF) that has sufficient fleet to actually operate their timetable and be able to recover if anything goes unserviceable. Reading this thread should be enough to convince any one that QF are habitually unreliable.

CX was my first preference, but given only QF had a business reward seat, I took that instead.
I've been actively looking daily for any CX alternatives but alas, nothing yet unless I downgrade to PE.

I’d be very surprised to see this offered

I'd imagine that if a flight was cancelled and QF flights to other destinations ie. SIN or CGK weren't full, that they'd be able to do something.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 14 September, QF7, the lunchtime 1210 hours SYD to DFW A380 is expected to depart at 1645 this afternoon, 275 minutes late.

Another A360 service, QF11 (1745 hours SYD-LAX) has been cancelled on Sunday 14 September.

Fortunately QF64 from JNB is expected to arrive SYD this afternoon at 1448, only three minutes late, but it'll still be surprising if QF7 (same aircraft) can be off blocks by 1645 hours. Most A380 turnarounds with QF seem to take at least two and a half hours.

 

[MelbFlyer]

Checking today's QF29 flight, it seems to be back "on time".

Over the past 30 days there's been around 25-30% of flights either 1hr or more delayed.

Fingers crossed no delays for my flight next month!

 

[tomlee1986]

Checking today's QF29 flight, it seems to be back "on time".

Over the past 30 days there's been around 25-30% of flights either 1hr or more delayed.

Fingers crossed no delays for my flight next month!

The reason being they swapped it with VH-EBO - 14 year old A332 which arrived as QF 80 from NRT on time

 

[Melburnian1]

The Sunday 14 September delayed QF7 (A388 VH-OQH) from SYD to DFW that is timetabled for a 1210 hours departure is further put back with a new estimated pushback at 1700 hours. Fortunately it's a timetabled 10 hour turnaround in Dallas-Fort Worth so hopefully the returning QF8 will be punctual.

UPDATE: It took off at 1801 hours with DFW gate arrival forecast as also at 1801 hours, 331 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

After a few days out of service in London, A388 VH-OQL is operating QF2 that arrived ex LHR in SIN on Sunday 14 September at 1847 hours, 82 late. The second sector's timetabled 1930 hours departure has optimistically changed to 2020.