QF32 (A380) returns for 1 (?) flight. SIN-MEL 1st December 2025.

[JohnPhelan]

99 percent of people would have no idea of what the reg number of their plane is, so it's irrelevant.

Certainly airlines tend to retire flight numbers which have been involved in fatal crashes. There is no longer an AA11, for example.

(And BTW, people are "wary", not "weary".)

 

[vhojm]

FWIW - a mate was booked on QF38 the A380 SIN-MEL last night, it got canned because at a guess (and from taking a peek at loads) that it was ... too empty? He's due to fly again tonight, QF38 again, A380 again. Let's hope he has more luck this time around...

As has been discussed at length here and elsewhere, the two A330 service to Singapore operating QF35/QF36 and QF37/QF38 have been merged into one daily A380 this week (likely due to VH-EBM being late in returning from maintenance.

The loads when we flew it on Tuesday morning were strong and todays flight is 100% full (no doubt due to yesterday's cancellation.

The likely reason for the cancellation is that VH-OQI needed work done as the original delay was posted well before the flight was cancelled. It went from a 4:50pm departure to 9:30pm, 10:30pm, 1:15am and then cancelled. When we were on OQI, the APU was broken and we had the engines running at the gate to get them turned on. More likely it was a mechanical issue and then too difficult to operate the flight given crew timing out in Melbourne and then Singapore and then operating todays flight with a massive delay too.

 

[AIRwin]

todays flight is 100% full (no doubt due to yesterday's cancellation.

And JQ8 cancelled tonight?

 

[Franky]

I'll be honest - I was on QF29 last month aboard VH-QPA and knowing its history with QF72, I was a little bit weary, but overall I think QF's safety record is positive.

I guess though, prior incident or not, there's always that 1% risk and thought at the back of people's minds.

I think you meant to say 'wary' about flying on this flight??

 

[Melburnian1]

FWIW - a mate was booked on QF38 the A380 SIN-MEL last night, it got canned because at a guess (and from taking a peek at loads) that it was ... too empty? He's due to fly again tonight, QF38 again, A380 again. Let's hope he has more luck this time around...

I can't be definitive, but as @vhojm stated, QFi's flight status last night first showed QF37 delayed from 1650 to 2130 hours, and then 2200. It was later cancelled, so my guess is there was something wrong with the aircraft, rather than it being chopped due to insufficient passengers. (QF37 would have formed QF38).

 

[Quickstatus]

Say yes to QF32. It would be even better if VH-OQA is operating it.

 

[clifford]

(And BTW, people are "wary", not "weary".)

Speak for yourself.