Recent Experiences with Qantas' terminal transfer at SYD

[AustraliaPoochie]

At MEL, check in, you show your passport to the QFd staff, go to T1 to get the flight to SYD, dont go to T2.
With the BP for both sectors, ie, the MEL -> SYD and SYD -> NAN, you do not need to go and see any staff at T1 in SYD.
QFd plane lands, try to be the first few out, try to sit up ahead, as soon as J pax get off, you run, get to gate 15, wait a bit, scan BP for the bus to T1, go up the escalators, run more like it, go through int sec screening, and then outgoing immi.
With a linked PNR, MEL QFd staff should be able to issue a BP for both sectors.
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QF101, was late, because the operating aircraft is the QF140, from AKL, so if that flight incoming is late, then the flight out to NAN is late.
Flight aware "track incoming plane" gives a clue which route that particular plane has flown.
They (QF) really make their planes work very hard.

 

[aus_flyer]

What’s the cutoff for bag drop at the Sydney International-to-Domestic transfer (before you get on the bus)?

 

[justinbrett]

What’s the cutoff for bag drop at the Sydney International-to-Domestic transfer (before you get on the bus)?

I don’t believe there’s a hard and fast rule, it’s up to the discretion of the agent.

Really as long as your flight hasn’t started boarding you’ll probably make it. It’s a lot quicker in that direction.

 

[elanshin]

What’s the cutoff for bag drop at the Sydney International-to-Domestic transfer (before you get on the bus)?

I don’t believe there’s a hard and fast rule, it’s up to the discretion of the agent.

Really as long as your flight hasn’t started boarding you’ll probably make it. It’s a lot quicker in that direction.

No hard cutoff but i don't think anything is making it onto the plane if its any less than 45mins. Actually you'd struggle to make it on in time unless they hold.

But they'll tell you at the bag drop and might even rebook you onto next plane if its that tight.

 

[dylarr]

What’s the cutoff for bag drop at the Sydney International-to-Domestic transfer (before you get on the bus)?

It's 45 minutes.

Found out the hard way and confirmed by staff last week!

Arrived at Sydney International Transfer at T-40mins due to late inbound and the system had already "closed" the flight. The supervisor tried calling someone to have it re-opened, was told "absolutely no way" and our party was instead given 2 hotel rooms for 2 nights until the next flight out.