Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[blackcat20]

July 4, both QF93 and QF21 cancelled.

 

[tomlee1986]

Early update on QF 127 SYD HKG on QPI - this flight on 05/07 is facing a delay until 1040 departure - hope they could catch up in air, the flight did arrive slightly late into SYD as QF 20 from MNL @ 0706 instead of 0645. This should not have impacted this departing flight at 1015 with more than 2 hrs of cleaning - therefore would more likely be technical issue...

@Melburnian1

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Sunday 5 July, QF81 (A388 VH-OQC), the scheduled 1020 hours midmorning SYD-SIN did not take off until 1125. Gate arrival should be about 1736 hours, 41 minutes late.

Adding to @tomlee1986 's post above, QF127 from SYD to HKG, the 1010 hours (A333 VH_QPI) was airborne at 1134 so gate arrival looks like 1849 hours, 54 late.

The 1200 'high noon' SYD to DFW QF7 has A388 VH-OQB with estimated pushback of 1245 hours.

A332 VH-EBA is rostered for QF19, the 1225 hours lunchtime SYD up to MNL altered to depart at 1300 hours.

A333 VH-QPH on the 1105 hours BNE-SIN (QF51) had not taken off by 1201 hours.

Sister plane -QPG is running QF59, the 1115 hours SYD-HND estimated to depart at 1204 hours.

The A332 on QF65, the thrice weekly PER across to JNB scheduled out at 1500 AWST mid afternnon is predicted to push back 45 minutes late.

Because QF1 is cancelled ex Sydney today (5 July), the Monday 6 July QF2 LHR-SIN-SYD is also getting the boot.

 

[Melburnian1]

Saturday 4 July saw B789 VH-ZND operating empty from SYD to MEL as QF6001, with gate arrival at 1155 hours, 35 late. It was meant to operate QF21, the 1335 hours MEL-DFW long haul, but this was cancelled. -ZND remains in Melbourne.

4 July's QF22 DFW-MEL is naturally also cancelled.

QFi's USA routes have been taking a beating with quite a few cancellations. It'd be interesting to know if any downcast Socceroos fans have been affected.

 

[tomlee1986]

Saturday 4 July saw B789 VH-ZND operating empty from SYD to MEL as QF6001, with gate arrival at 1155 hours, 35 late. It was meant to operate QF21, the 1335 hours MEL-DFW long haul, but this was cancelled. -ZND remains in Melbourne.

4 July's QF22 DFW-MEL is naturally also cancelled.

QFi's USA routes have been taking a beating with quite a few cancellations. It'd be interesting to know if any downcast Socceroos fans have been affected.

Maybe even the team as well!!! Coming back from USA !!

 

[elanshin]

Because QF1 is cancelled ex Sydney today (5 July), the Monday 6 July QF2 LHR-SIN-SYD is also getting the boot.

Tue 7th for the SIN -SYD leg in case anyone is confused. That said cancellation notice went out already this morning. (Wife got the notification for the SIN - SYD. We got her moved to QF82 instead).

 

[Melburnian1]

A332 VH-EBA on the Sunday 5 July QF19 (1225 hours SYD-MNL) took off at 1325 so gate arrival should be about 1931 hours, 41 late.

Six of the eight most recent trips have been at least half an hour late arriving, with two of those more than an hour late.

Sister -EBD is on QF71, the scheduled 1215 hours PER-SIN up up and away at 1421 for forecast arrival at 1849 hours, 110 late.

 

[tomlee1986]

Quick preview on QPI from HKG… the flight will be the 128 return to SYD after arriving as the 127 - optimistic departure is 2000 (1/2 hr delay- extremely unlikely to occur!!)

@Melburnian1

 

[Melburnian1]

Because QF1 is cancelled ex Sydney today (5 July), the Monday 6 July QF2 LHR-SIN-SYD is also getting the boot.

'The Australian' is reporting that the cancellation of QF2 (LHR-SIN-SYD) on Friday 3 July (A388 VH-OQG) was due to the plane requiring an unscheduled engine replacement after arriving in London. Apparently a replacement engine was airlifted from Los Angeles to London.

As noted above, this also led to QF1 SYD-SIN-LHR ex Sydney today also being cancelled. QF2 ex LHR on Monday 6 July is also not running.

Separately, on Sunday 5, A332 VH-EBN on QF43, the 1620 hours afternoon SYD up to DPS took off at 1751 hours with gate arrival at 2201 likely, which will be 71 minutes late.

 

[tomlee1986]

'The Australian' is reporting that the cancellation of QF2 (LHR-SIN-SYD) on Friday 3 July (A388 VH-OQG) was due to the plane requiring an unscheduled engine replacement after arriving in London. Apparently a replacement engine was airlifted from Los Angeles to London.

As noted above, this also led to QF1 SYD-SIN-LHR ex Sydney today also being cancelled. QF2 ex LHR on Monday 6 July is also not running.

luckily this engine issue was found on the ground instead in the air - we don't need a repeat of QF 32 again

 

[MEL_Traveller]

What happened to the ‘spare’ a380 that was supposed to step in and fix all these problems?

 

[Melburnian1]

What happened to the ‘spare’ a380 that was supposed to step in and fix all these problems?

Good point, although that was always to be based in Sydney, so as always, hard to immediately 'fix' a problem that occurs in London or elsewhere.

QFi also recently operated a chartered A380 for the Exclusive Brethren cult to London. You'd really think that with all the negative publicity A380 breakdowns can bring, the airline would decline such charters so it would indeed have an available spare.

Others may disagree, but QFi seems to be trying to do too much with too few aircraft, though I acknowledge having a spare is a major capital cost for any airline is expensive (although the A380s must surely be fully depreciated or close to that in 2026).

 

[tomlee1986]

Good point, although that was always to be based in Sydney, so as always, hard to immediately 'fix' a problem that occurs in London or elsewhere.

QFi also recently operated a chartered A380 for the Exclusive Brethren cult to London. You'd really think that with all the negative publicity A380 breakdowns can bring, the airline would decline such charters so it would indeed have an available spare.

Others may disagree, but QFi seems to be trying to do too much with too few aircraft, though I acknowledge having a spare is a major capital cost for any airline (although the A380s must surely be fully depreciated or close to that in 2026).

A380 is just the start - I am thinking of the A330 fleet - remember those HKG delays we had and it’s happening again??

 

[elanshin]

What happened to the ‘spare’ a380 that was supposed to step in and fix all these problems?

OQI is sitting in maintenance with the wing problem.

Also didn't another a380 run into problems at LAX?

 

[Melburnian1]

Also didn't another a380 run into problems at LAX?

If you look above, there've been multiple A380 cancellations on the USA routes in the last few days. I won't repeat them here.

 

[elanshin]

If you look above, there've been multiple A380 cancellations on the USA routes in the last few days. I won't repeat them here.

Yes i know, i was replying to the other post about "the spare".

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Good point, although that was always to be based in Sydney, so as always, hard to immediately 'fix' a problem that occurs in London or elsewhere.

Isn’t that exactly what it’s there for? If the QF2 was cancelled ex LHR, the QF 1 should have been able to fly as planned with the ‘spare’.

 

[blackcat20]

We're on qf94 on Thursday, our scheduled plane is already on it's third change (now showing OQJ).