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).

 

[AIRwin]

Another A380 charter?
QF6001 from Sydney to Nagoya Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

 

[moa999]

Seems its an F1 charter with the next leg NGO-LHR.
Suzuka race was this past weekend with Australia's Piastri actually crossing the start line and finishing 2nd after leading for 1/4 of the race somewhat unexpectedly.

 

[henrus]

Another A380 charter?
QF6001 from Sydney to Nagoya Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

Given the Japanese F1 has just finished I suspect it's taking staff back from race. With Bahrain and Saudi both cancelled the next is Miami on 4 May so a fair gap giving teams time to head home.

After VH-OQD lands in Nagoya, QF301 is scheduled Nagoya to London Heathrow for a 12:40pm departure tomorrow (Mon 30th Mar) landing Heathrow 7:10pm. Looks like it's then coming back 30th as QF32 a special one off from LHR-SIN-SYD which is available for sale on the QF website.

 

[AIRwin]

QF301 is scheduled Nagoya to London Heathrow for a 12:40pm departure tomorrow (Mon 30th Mar) landing Heathrow 7:10pm.

Transpacific:

Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

View flight QF301 from Nagoya to London on Flightradar24

fr24.com

 

[moa999]

Normal route for Japan and Korea to Europe.

 

[AuSammy]

Normal route for Japan and Korea to Europe.

That was a similar route BA took me from HKG to LHR on my first trip to Europe around 25yrs ago