QF703 CNS-MEL on Saturday went the long way!

[markis10]

I am glad I was not on that flight, went CNS-ROK (4 hour layover)-SYD (Crew change)-MEL, 1710 arrival becoming 2318:

QF703 [TD="class: from"]Cairns[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Melbourne[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure 13:45 (Sat)
Arrival 17:10 (Sat)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T1
Gate: 20 13:45 (Sat) Cancelled ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 17:10 (Sat) Cancelled
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Melbourne[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival 17:10 (Sat)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T3
Gate: 2 21:53 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal: T1
Gate: 10 23:18 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Rockhampton[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 19:23 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal: T3
Gate: 2 21:23 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Cairns[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Rockhampton[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T1
Gate: 20 13:48 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 15:41 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

 

[dfcatch]

I am glad I was not on that flight, went CNS-ROK (4 hour layover)-SYD (Crew change)-MEL, 1710 arrival becoming 2318:

QF703 [TD="class: from"]Cairns[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Melbourne[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure 13:45 (Sat)
Arrival 17:10 (Sat)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T1
Gate: 20 13:45 (Sat) Cancelled ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 17:10 (Sat) Cancelled
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Melbourne[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival 17:10 (Sat)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T3
Gate: 2 21:53 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal: T1
Gate: 10 23:18 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Rockhampton[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 19:23 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal: T3
Gate: 2 21:23 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Cairns[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Rockhampton[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal: T1
Gate: 20 13:48 (Sat) Departed ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 15:41 (Sat) Landed
[/TD]

Damn, I'd hope you'd get the "separate" SCs and points to make up for that

 

[markis10]

They could have thrown in a ROK tour, could have covered all the sights in that time.

 

[dfcatch]

They could have thrown in a ROK tour, could have covered all the sights in that time.

Do you need 4 hours for that?

Last time I was in ROK I was 8, but pretty sure I saw it all

 

[docjames]

The obvious question - why?

 

[dfcatch]

The obvious question - why?

Why fly direct when you can connect

 

[mannej]

The obvious question - why?

The QFSource stated something about a possible technical issue diverting to ROK, and duty hours for the diversion to SYD, as the layover was fairly quick.

 

[JohnK]

So the milk run isn't limited to CNS-BNE!