QF 93 - a night flight

[JB expat]

I just booked a trip to visit the USA late Feb/March next year. QF 93 seems to be a night flight now, rather than a morning departure/also landing in LAX the morning. Any insight whether Qantas might revert back to the old timetable anytime soon (by end of Feb)? I haven't heard any reasons for the schedule change, but I also haven't looked very hard. Thanks

 

[serfty]

I just booked a trip to visit the USA late Feb/March next year. QF 93 seems to be a night flight now, rather than a morning departure/also landing in LAX the morning. Any insight whether Qantas might revert back to the old timetable anytime soon (by end of Feb)? I haven't heard any reasons for the schedule change, but I also haven't looked very hard. Thanks

The late evening departure is currently scheduled (with adjustments for Daylight saving) until at least October.

 

[JB expat]

T

The late evening departure is currently scheduled (with adjustments for Daylight saving) until at least October.

Thanks! - very interesting...does this change to schedule happen every year? I don't recall seeing this schedule before but I don't normally travel at this time of year.

 

[dajop]

The schedule isn't new, it used be the QF95 schedule, now being used for QF93 instead. Maybe implemented to maximise utilisation, with an aircraft rotation of LAX-MEL-LHR-MEL-LAX ? (bearing in mind LHR-MEL arrives late afternoon/early evening, so can be turned around to become the LAX service).

Presumably if demand picks up and the 380's are re-introduced then they will operate on the old QF93 schedule.