Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[markis10]

Sometimes I’ve watched FR24 and you’ll have multiple wide bodies waiting for takeoff on the main 34L runway… and waiting… while a tiny saab comes in for landing. 34R is completely unused and nothing arriving or departing.

FR24 is not the greatest source considering it blocks many ADSB aircraft and obviously doesn’t show non ADSB traffic. ADSB exchange doesn’t block.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 14 December 2025, QF63 ex SYD arrived in JNB at 1811 hours, 191 minutes late with A388 VH-OQJ. A prompt turnaround occurred, with QF64 (the 1730 hours) airborne at 2050 hours. On Monday 15, SYD gate arrival should be about 1714 hours, 164 minutes behind schedule. If it's forming QF11 (1745 hours SYD-LAX) , this will be delayed.

A332 VH-EBR from SIN to BNE is arriving on Monday at 0915 AEST, 35 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

'Spare' A388 VH-OQC still hasn't left LAX for SYD.

If a test flight is required, it hasn't performed that either, despite QFi originally suggesting it'd be on its way to Sydney on Thursday 11 December California time.

 

[Melburnian1]

Continuing with Monday 15 December, QF11 (1745 hours SYD-LAX) has been altered to depart two hours late at 1945, so presumably it's being formed by the delayed QF64 ex JNB that should be at its SYD gate at around 1729 hours, 179 minutes late. A388 VH-OQJ is the plane.

QF7 (A388 VH-OQH), the 1405 hours afternoon SYD-DFW, has recently been put back to an expected 1515 hours pushback.

Earlier, sister plane -OQB on QF93 (1200 'high noon' MEL-LAX) didn't become airborne until 1350 hours. Same day arrival is slated for 72 late at 0837 hours.

UPDATE: QF7 was in the sky at 1557 hours, so DFW gate arrival should be approximately 1336 hours, 66 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on 15 December, the HNL down to SYD QF104 has A333 VH-QPL with arrival forecast at gate for 2002 hours, 102 minutes late. The return QF103 that's timetabled to depart at 2010 hours is delayed until an expected 2125, but FR24 claims it's an Airbus A332 not 333. I wonder is QPL forming it?

B738 VH-XZK on QF102 from NAN to SYD arrived its gate at 1924 hours, 59 behind.

After pulling into its gate at 1723 hours - 173 minutes late - A388 VH-OQJ as QF64 from JNB took off from SYD at 2012 hours as QF11, the 1745 hours to LAX. Same day arrival is forecast as 1422 hours, 112 minutes late, not too bad when one considers how late the arrival from Johannesburg was.

B789 VH-ZNI on QF94, the Sunday 14 December 2250 hours LAX-MEL did not become airborne until 0105 hours on Monday 15, so gate arrival on Tuesday 16 is likely at about 1115 hours, 105 late. QF93 from MEL to LAX tomorrow is a B789 not A380, so if this aircraft is 'forming its own', it will suffer a delay.