Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[JessicaTam]

I bet (again) some controllers have suddenly 'gone off sick'. Hmmm.

And your evidence for maligning ATCs is ... ?

 

[Dmac59]

@Harrison_133 has kindly let us know that Airservices Australia says 'staffing shortages' on Saturday 8 August are again to adversely affect timekeeping of flights ex Sydney Airport.

I bet (again) some controllers have suddenly 'gone off sick'. Hmmm.

I haven’t seen anything that confirms SYD ATCs are utilising sick leave entitlements when not actually unwell.
I for one would prefer that if an ATC is unwell that he/she does not attend work in a condition that could lead to an error of judgement.

 

[tomlee1986]

I haven’t seen anything that confirms SYD ATCs are utilising sick leave entitlements when not actually unwell.
I for one would prefer that if an ATC is unwell that he/she does not attend work in a condition that could lead to an error of judgement.

I agree… safety does come first… 1 error decision could be fatal for many people

 

[tomlee1986]

It’s day 4 today and yesterday according to 7 news was rated 7th worst delay airport in the world at a point in time yesterday ( did not say what time yesterday was the worst)

Sydney Airport faces fourth day of delays

Sydney Airport is experiencing a fourth consecutive day of flight disruptions caused by an ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers.

7news.com.au

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 8 August, QF19 ex SYD arrived MNL at 2014 hours, 84 minutes late. A333 VH-QPK was slow to turn around, so QF20 (the 2035 hours) did not take off until 2355, arriving at its SYD gate on Sunday 9 at 0909 hours, 144 minutes behind schedule.

 

[FlyingKangaroo]

QF 81 (A380) delayed SYD-SIN an hour. Apparently a seal on the wing had to be “taped” which apparently couldn’t be done during its three-hour turn after arriving on time from LAX, and could then only be done after we all boarded.

Just pushed back, meanwhile the SQ A380 scheduled 40 minutes after us has already taken off.

Living with my choices today. At least air traffic control hasn’t been another issue.

 

[jamesatfish]

Starting to impact more than just flight delays:

Breaking: Planes in tarmac near miss at Sydney Airport

I’m on QF25 this evening, will be interesting to see whether things have settled by the evening or if the delays cascade.

 

[Melburnian1]

Just pushed back, meanwhile the SQ A380 scheduled 40 minutes after us has already taken off.

Interesting observation, and correlates with how on many afternoons, the 1450 hours scheduled SYD-SIN SQ222 A388 is ahead of QF1, the timetabled 1445 hours SYD-SIN that's also an A388.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF 81 (A380) delayed SYD-SIN an hour. Apparently a seal on the wing had to be “taped” which apparently couldn’t be done during its three-hour turn after arriving on time from LAX, and could then only be done after we all boarded.

QF81 has A388 VH-OQC. This 1020 hours SYD-SIN was in the sky at 1142 hours with gate arrival late this afternoon in Singapore forecast as 1751 hours, 56 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Q400 VH-QOE is operating QF1497, the 1025 hours SYD down to BXG in Victoria that was in the sky at 1044. FR24's map suggests the aircraft is repeatedly circling near Bendigo. I am not there, but the weather forecast merely mentions 100 per cent chance of rain, omitting any mention of 'fog'. Timetabled arrival was 1210 hours but by 1226, the aircraft remained in the air.

 

[tomlee1986]

Q400 VH-QOE is operating QF1497, the 1025 hours SYD down to BXG in Victoria that was in the sky at 1044. FR24's map suggests the aircraft is repeatedly circling near Bendigo. I am not there, but the weather forecast merely mentions 100 per cent chance of rain, omitting any mention of 'fog'. Timetabled arrival was 1210 hours but by 1226, the aircraft remained in the air.

Well in Eastern Melbourne area - very windy and ominous of rain - the weather wont be better near Melbourne Airport...

 

[Melburnian1]

With unpleasant weather in MEL today (rainy, at times windy, and chilly), the airport looked to be on single runway operations by 1230 AEST.

Delays are not huge at this stage but may compound as the afternoon but may compound as the afternoon progresses, @tomlee1986 .

 

[Melburnian1]

Q400 VH-QOE is operating QF1497, the 1025 hours SYD down to BXG in Victoria that was in the sky at 1044. FR24's map suggests the aircraft is repeatedly circling near Bendigo. I am not there, but the weather forecast merely mentions 100 per cent chance of rain, omitting any mention of 'fog'. Timetabled arrival was 1210 hours but by 1226, the aircraft remained in the air.

Prior to 1240, an air ambulance flying from Mildura to Bendigo decided to divert to MEL.

QFd's flight from SYD kept circling, but by 1249 was also diverting to MEL.

What does QFd do with the passengers waiting at Bendigo to travel to Sydney? Find a road coach and transport them to MEL, or taxi them to Bendigo railway station for the hourly train to Sunbury and then taxis from there to MEL?

Bad weather (mostly fog) is a common cause of cancellations or significant delays at Victorian and southern NSW rural airports in winter.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on Sunday 9 August, QF93 (1130 hours MEL-LAX, B789 VH-ZNE) was in the sky at 1247. Same day arrival should be about 0943 hours, 53 minutes late.

QF29 (A333 VH-QPE, the 1015 hours MEL up to HKG in the sky at 1107) should arrive at its gate at around 1825 hours in the early evening Hong Kong time, half an hour tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

In more on Sunday 9 August, QF103 (2015 hours SYD up to HNL, A333 VH-QPK) was in the sky at 2056. Same day gate arrival is forecast as 1025 hours, half an hour late.

 

[jamesatfish]

Sunday’s QF25 ended up leaving and arriving 30 mins late, we got stuck waiting to push back due to weather (though it didn’t seem too bad outside).