Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[tomlee1986]

That's a long flight!! To divert to LAX.

Hope they have enough fuel!

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Looks more like ending up at BNE instead of LAX

 

[mrflyby]

I'm being facetious.
It's marked as diverting to LAX.

Looks more like ending up at BNE instead of LAX

 

[kerfuffle]

That's a long flight!! To divert to LAX.

Hope they have enough fuel!

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Ended up at BNE and now off to SYD

 

[Melburnian1]

On Wednesday 23 September, QF1, the mid afternoon 1445 hours SYD-SIN-LHR did not take off until 1744 hours. SIN gate arrival should be 2326 hours, 131 minutes late. If past flights are a reasonable (though imperfect) guide, the A380 should have a reduced delay when it arrives in London tomorrow morning UK time. Aircraft us A388 VH-OQB.

QF59 (A333 VH-QPF) is the 1115 hours SYD up to HND airborne at 1230 hours. Suggested gate arrival becomes 2106 hours mid evening Japan time, 56 late.

 

[flydoc2]

Notification received via the Qantas app this morning:

Booking reference xx_xx_: Sydney Airport has advised customers may experience longer check-in, baggage processing and security screening times today. If travelling with checked baggage, please arrive earlier than usual and allow extra time to check in bags before your flight. For real-time flight updates, visit Qantas App or qantas.com/flightstatus

Haven’t seen reports of planned industrial action or anything of that nature; is there any intel on the reason for the expected longer processing times, and on if these functions are actually taking longer today - and if so, whether they are causing flight delays?

 

[tomlee1986]

Notification received via the Qantas app this morning:

Booking reference xx_xx_: Sydney Airport has advised customers may experience longer check-in, baggage processing and security screening times today. If travelling with checked baggage, please arrive earlier than usual and allow extra time to check in bags before your flight. For real-time flight updates, visit Qantas App or qantas.com/flightstatus

Haven’t seen reports of planned industrial action or anything of that nature; is there any intel on the reason for the expected longer processing times, and on if these functions are actually taking longer today - and if so, whether they are causing flight delays?

There are strike actions on QF domestic and security workers - double strike

Passengers warned as double strike action hits Sydney Airport

Qantas staff and security staff are going on separate strikes at Sydney Airport today.

www.nine.com.au

 

[Flyfrequently]

Melbourne's strike action for today was postponed

Travel chaos looms as workers strike at major Aussie airports

 

[Silvia]

Currently onboard QF426 MEL-SYD (A321 VH-OGC). The computer has gone tech just before take off and we’ve gone back to the gate. So far we’ve been advised that we may leave 10 15, so at least 75 min behind schedule. There are many passengers on connecting international flights like QF7

 

[Melburnian1]

Currently onboard QF426 MEL-SYD (A321 VH-OGC). The computer has gone tech just before take off and we’ve gone back to the gate. So far we’ve been advised that we may leave 10 15, so at least 75 min behind schedule. There are many passengers on connecting international flights like QF7

It ended up taking off at 1031 and arriving at its SYD gate at 1144 hours, 74 minutes late.

This may be why A388 VH-OQD on the 1200 'high noon' SYD-DFW aforementioned QF7 did not take off until 1247. Gate arrival in Dallas should be (same day) about 1301 hours, 31 minutes late.

Later on Friday 25 September, QF11 (1750 hours SYD-LAX, A388 VH-OQH) was airborne at 1857 so gate arrival will be at around the 1517 hours mark, 47 late.

Thursday 24's QF1 (-OQA) arrived LHR on Friday 25 at 0724 hours, 49 late.

On Saturday 26 September, QF93, the A380 scheduled to depart MEL at 0945 hours for LAX has been cancelled. This is due to the Thursday 24 QF94 from LAX to MEL with VH-OQK also getting the boot.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 25 September, A388 VH-OQL as QF1 from SYD arrived SIN at 2127 hours, 12 minutes late. However the second sector scheduled at 2320 hours from SIN did not take off until Saturday 26's 0049 hours, so LHR gate arrival becomes 0718 hours, 43 minutes late.

Friday's 1935 hours PER-FCO QF5 (B789 VH-ZNN) was airborne at 2059 hours so on Saturday 26, Italian gate arrival should approximately be 0703 hours, 48 behind.

 

[Melburnian1]

Some Brisbane Lions fans who tried to be too clever by half and booked flights from BNE to MEL on Saturday 26 September for the same day AFL Grand Final may not make it to the MCG in time due to poor weather in MEL that's delaying a lot of inbound flights, including the usual holding patterns close to MEL.

QF619, the 1005 hours BNE-MEL (B738 VH-VZC) did not take off until 1052 hours despite pushing back at 1019 hours. It won't be arriving at its scheduled 1235 hours.

QF615, the 1000 hours BNE_MEL is just ahead, having become airborne at 1048 with suggested gate arrival 1259 hours, 39 late for VH-VYE.