Qantas does Sao Paolo direct, one off

[moa999]

A380 VH-OQA just departed SYD as QF6043 bound for GRU.

Reportedly to pick up much of the Bad Bunny show equipment and transport it to Sydney for the next leg of the tour.

 

[ChrisFlyer]

A shame they couldn't swing it onto SYD-SCL and surprise pax as a one off (and just cancel the return flight that day)...

 

[Lat34]

A380 VH-OQA just departed SYD as QF6043 bound for GRU.

Reportedly to pick up much of the Bad Bunny show equipment and transport it to Sydney for the next leg of the tour.

Ah ha, that explains a lot! Looked up FlightRadar as it flew low over our house tonight and wondered what was going on. Tks for info.

 

[Scr77]

….Bad Bunny…..

I’m in my forties and not knowing makes me feel old!

 

[Franky]

I’m in my forties and not knowing makes me feel old!

easy - you should try my 80 YO knowledge!!

 

[jase05]

A380 VH-OQA just departed SYD as QF6043 bound for GRU.

Reportedly to pick up much of the Bad Bunny show equipment and transport it to Sydney for the next leg of the tour.

AFAIK it’s only picking up him and his entourage.
They have booked 2x 747 freighters to transports his equipment and stage setup etc

 

[Quickstatus]

The charter is QF308 GRU-AKL-SYD

 

[moa999]

QF308 seems to be skipping AKL, tracked South of NZ and heading straight for SYD

 

[jase05]

QF308 seems to be skipping AKL, tracked South of NZ and heading straight for SYD

I presume AKL was only going to be a fuel stop?

 

[AuSammy]

QF308 seems to be skipping AKL, tracked South of NZ and heading straight for SYD

Yes was a tech stop. Cancelled and redirected. Flying direct to SYD, currently over Tasman Sea.

 

[jase05]

Bad Bunny should enjoy Neil’s rabbit food

 

[RooFlyer]

Is this what they mean by Bad Bunny?

 

[Flying Fox]

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/bad-bunny-reportedly-charters-worlds-biggest-passenger-jet-qantas-a380/news-story/29337e371a4065872a6bc17ae905e220

I don't know who he is but -

Global superstar Bad Bunny has reportedly done something extremely rare – he’s chartered an entire Qantas A380 jumbo jet to fly from Australia to Brazil – and then back – ahead of his sold-out Aussie shows.

He reportedly chartered the world’s largest passenger plane for $1.5 million – excluding logistics, fuel planning or airport co-ordination.

Totally amazing. If he booked every seat as a comfort seat, can you imagine the haul of SC's he could collect

 

[DejaBrew]

I don't know who he is

According to the orange fellow, all you need to know is he's "...absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! [He's] an affront to the Greatness of America [and] nobody understands a word [the] guy is saying".

But if you're really curious, Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican singer who was the world's most-played artist in 2025 (according to Spotify) and made history by becoming the first musician to perform entirely in Spanish at a Super Bowl (i.e. the most recent one).