Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Flyfrequently]

A332 VH-EBA on Tuesday 23 December's QF36, the scheduled 1940 hours SIN to MEL took off punctually at 1957 hours but has diverted to ADL where it arrived at 0501 hours.

QF is indicating it was meant to leave at 0540 but it looks to still be there.

Medical?

A passenger posted that "cabin pressuriser broke mid flight" @Melburnian1

 

[Melburnian1]

MEL looks looks like it's on single runway ops as at 1235 AEDT Wednesday 24 December.

 

[tomlee1986]

QF 35 to SIN from MEL on EBD had departed 2 hrs late at 1418 instead of 1205, and now ETA at 1850 instead of 1705

 

[tomlee1986]

A passenger posted that "cabin pressuriser broke mid flight" @Melburnian1

if that's the case - hope there is enough space to put these passengers onto the domestic services across the day to MEL...

CC @Melburnian1

 

[Flyfrequently]

if that's the case - hope there is enough space to put these passengers onto the domestic services across the day to MEL...

CC @Melburnian1

And also in the post stated 250 pax stranded @tomlee1986 !

 

[tomlee1986]

And also in the post stated 250 pax stranded @tomlee1986 !

hope they all could get home for christmas... unless QF can use one of their domestic widebodies for it

 

[Melburnian1]

On Christmas morning, 25 December 2025, QF94 from LAX to MEL (B789 VH-ZNM) should arrive 41 late at 1011 hours.

A388 VH-OQH on 'the 12' from LAX down to SYD arrived at 0755 hours, half an hour late.

QF72 from SIN down to PER with A332 VH_EBD arrived this morning at 0116 hours, 81 minutes late. This flight is normally punctual.

 

[Flyfrequently]

And Merry Christmas to you @Melburnian1 thank you for all your updates

 

[Melburnian1]

And Merry Christmas to you @Melburnian1 thank you for all your updates

Yes, a very Happy and Holy Christmas to @Flyfrequently. .

Apart from yesterday's diversion to ADL for QF36 (A332 VH-EBA) and the delay noted above to QF35 MEL-SIN, QFi's timekeeping has been betteri n the last few days than in recent previous weeks. -EBA remains in Adelaide, but from a quick look, I can't see any QFi or QFd A332-scheduled flight cancelled today. Christmas Day isn't as busy as Boxing Day (and subsequent late December-January days) when far more of us are travelling.

Even on busier days coming up, it looks at most only eight of the nine available A380s will be in use. However I don't have a subscription to sites such as FR24 so no visibility for say early January 2026. A380 VH-OQC remains in LAX with no indication when it will again be carrying passengers and freight.

If my count is correct, six QFi A380s are in SYD early this morning: first to depart will be VH-OQA at 0930 hours to JNB.

 

[tomlee1986]

On Christmas morning, 25 December 2025, QF94 from LAX to MEL (B789 VH-ZNM) should arrive 41 late at 1011 hours.

A388 VH-OQH on 'the 12' from LAX down to SYD arrived at 0755 hours, half an hour late.

QF72 from SIN down to PER with A332 VH_EBD arrived this morning at 0116 hours, 81 minutes late. This flight is normally punctual.

Merry Christmas to you and thanks for all the hard work you do throughout the year!!

Yes, a very Happy and Holy Christmas to @Flyfrequently. .

Apart from yesterday's diversion to ADL for QF36 (A332 VH-EBA) and the delay noted above to QF35 MEL-SIN, QFi's timekeeping has been betteri n the last few days than in recent previous weeks. -EBA remains in Adelaide, but from a quick look, I can't see any QFi or QFd A332-scheduled flight cancelled today. Christmas Day isn't as busy as Boxing Day (and subsequent late December-January days) when far more of us are travelling.

Even on busier days coming up, it looks at most only eight of the nine available A380s will be in use. However I don't have a subscription to sites such as FR24 so no visibility for say early January 2026. A380 VH-OQC remains in LAX with no indication when it will again be carrying passengers and freight.

If my count is correct, six QFi A380s are in SYD early this morning: first to depart will be VH-OQA at 0930 hours to JNB.

I suspect EBA may stay a day or so before ferrying to SYD - ADL is not a big city to sort out A330 fleet