Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[whughes3]

And now it has been put back to 1845! This is going way beyond the pale...I am going to get my pound of flesh for this.

...and the predictable finale: QF1257 has been cancelled (engineers decided that the a/c has done a few too many heavy landings). So I am now on QF615 tomorrow morning and having a night in a quite nice hotel in central Brisbane (they offered me a Y seat in a very late flight tonight but I graciously declined). I must say that I have more hassles today than in all my decades of air travel combined!

 

[exLXCXFF]

I must say that I have more hassles today than in all my decades of air travel combined!

when did you get to the airport today and when did you leave it again?

 

[AIRwin]

...and the predictable finale: QF1257 has been cancelled (engineers decided that the a/c has done a few too many heavy landings).

Noticed the aircraft (X4H) was briefly scheduled to return to service operating QF1275 (not QF1257) in the morning but this has since been swapped out

 

[Ade]

30 Oct. QF675 MEL-ADL. Currently onboard. Gates closed. As per captain, advise from ATC - Engine turn on and push back from gate delayed by 20 mins approx due to low clouds.

Edit: QF app has updated to say “Departed” but nah, we still on ground, at gate.

 

[AIRwin]

30 Oct. QF675 MEL-ADL. Currently onboard. Gates closed. As per captain, advise from ATC - Engine turn on and push back from gate delayed by 20 mins approx due to low clouds.

Edit: QF app has updated to say “Departed” but nah, we still on ground, at gate.

View attachment 529179

FR24 shows estimated departure 8:32

 

[Ade]

FR24 shows estimated departure 8:32

Update: 0823h Just pushed back from gate.

 

[whughes3]

when did you get to the airport today and when did you leave it again?

I arrived at domestic (from international) at about 830am, and finally left at about 6pm; over 9 hours! I managed to get a spot on the 7am QF613 next morning, which got me back to MEL at 1030am, only about 21 hours late!

 

[SydneySwan]

I arrived at domestic (from international) at about 830am, and finally left at about 6pm; over 9 hours! I managed to get a spot on the 7am QF613 next morning, which got me back to MEL at 1030am, only about 21 hours late!

Perfect example of why we need EU261 / UK261 legislation here. Are you listening Catherine King?

 

[jrfsp]

Perfect example of why we need EU261 / UK261 legislation here. Are you listening Catherine King?

Absolutely- there’s something also to be said for not allowing rolling mechanical delays, particularly for a trunk domestic route which have lots of rebooking options, had they cancelled after 1 hour I’m sure all pax could have been rebooked that day on other flights.

International/ low frequency routes is obviously a different story.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Thursday 29 October, QF7, the often tardy 1305 hours SYD to long distant DFW is expected to push back at 1700 hours. Aircraft is A388 VH_OQH that arrived SYD at gate at 1454 hours, 24 late as QF64 ex JNB.

QFi must be an A380 short as again, it's not normal for a scheduled 1430 hours arrival to form a 1305 hours departure.

QF7 was airborne at 1736 hours, so same day DFW gate arrival should be about 1632 hours, 242 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 30 October, QF127, the 1115 hours SYD-HKG (A333 VH-QPA, class leader) took off at 1239. Expected gate arrival becomes 1835 hours, 45 minutes late.

Sister -QPB is on QF29, the 1105 MEL-HKG airborne at 1228. It should arrive at gate at about 1815, 40 late.

B789 VH_ZNG on the LHR down to PER QF10 is arriving at 1250, 35 behind, making it challenging for the 1400 hours second sector to MEL to punctually depart. In turn this may delay the 2245 hours QF93 from MEL to LAX that with the recent timetable changes is usually the same B787-900.

 

[tomlee1986]

On Friday 30 October, QF127, the 1115 hours SYD-HKG (A333 VH-QPA, class leader) took off at 1239. Expected gate arrival becomes 1835 hours, 45 minutes late.

Sister -QPB is on QF29, the 1105 MEL-HKG airborne at 1228. It should arrive at gate at about 1815, 40 late.

B789 VH_ZNG on the LHR down to PER QF10 is arriving at 1250, 35 behind, making it challenging for the 1400 hours second sector to MEL to punctually depart. In turn this may delay the 2245 hours QF93 from MEL to LAX that with the recent timetable changes is usually the same B787-900.

Let’s see those HKG flights - hope limited delays in the return - been pretty good lately tbh

 

[AIRwin]

Noticed the aircraft (X4H) was briefly scheduled to return to service operating QF1275 (not QF1257) in the morning but this has since been swapped out

It is now scheduled to return to service operating QF1558 at 4:10 pm but departure is delayed until 5 pm