Sat QF25 MEL-AKL-LAX

[MelUser]

Apparently today's flight hasn't left Melbourne yet (due out this morning at 10:55am from Mel). Apparently its now leaving at 9:30am tomorrow (Sunday) morning. Does anyone know what happened to this flight?

 

[Mwenenzi]

QF 108 made an emergency landing in Kanas yesterday and also QF5 reported as being late. Perhaps aircraft and-or crew out of sequence in the schedule. There was a report on the radio news late this afternoon about QF25, but cannot find it on the web

 

[MelUser]

There are 2 QF 25s leaving this morning - yesterday's is leaving today at 10am and today's is leaving today at 10:55am!

 

[dajop]

There are 2 QF 25s leaving this morning - yesterday's is leaving today at 10am and today's is leaving today at 10:55am!

According to MEL airport websit, they've renumbered yesterday's QF 25 as QF8025. It departed at 10L22. Also have QF8009 (yesterday's QF9) that departed at 14:44.

Today's QF 25 departed almost on time (90mins late) and QF93 almost on time as well (2 1/2 hrs late). Today's QF 9 now retimed to 23:00 (7.5hrs late).

Not a good day for QF at MEL intl.

 

[hugbear]

Re: Sat QF25 MEL-AKL-LAX age.com.au

'Loud bang': Qantas in new safety scare

Hamish Townsend

February 7, 2009 - 3:57PM
Australia's troubled national carrier Qantas has suffered another blow with a flight leaving Melbourne forced to turn back after experiencing "technical issues" shortly after take-off.
Flight QF25 from Melbourne to Los Angeles left Tullamarine at about 1pm today and was still climbing when passengers heard what they described as a loud bang.
"We were still going up when we heard this really loud bang and the plane started to level out," passenger Cormac Lally said.
"Not long after, the pilot came on the speaker and said we're going to turn back. It was pretty full-on."
The latest incident occurs in the same week Qantas was forced to sack an unqualified employee who had carried out critical maintenance work on its fleet of aircraft.
It also follows a horror 2008 in which the airline uncovered another fake engineer and had a variety of mid-air incidents.
A spokeswoman for Qantas this afternoon confirmed the plane was forced to return to Melbourne, but said there was "no safety issue and no emergency".
Mr Lally said a loudspeaker announcement after landing said the B747/400 was "unserviceable".
The spokeswoman said the airline was sending a replacement aircraft from Sydney.
"A replacement aircraft is due to leave shortly after midnight tonight, Melbourne time," the spokeswoman said.
Passengers from the flight have been put up in a hotel within Tullamarine Airport.

 

[docjames]

Wow, what a mess.

Can someone please post the flyertak quote/info on the 108 Kansas landing? (Work net filter!)

 

[MelUser]

Yesterdays QF 21 from SYD to Tokyo due to leave at 10:05pm 9/2 left today (10/2) at 11:03am!

 

[serfty]

Wow, what a mess.

Can someone please post the flyertak quote/info on the 108 Kansas landing? (Work net filter!)

Not a great deal of information, but:

Qantas 744 sitting in Kansas City tonight, anyone know why? - FlyerTalk Forums

I was on QF108

A woman had an anaphylactic reaction (life threatening) they had to give her a shot of adrenaline and divert to Kansas.

I only know this much because my mom, who is a nurse, had to go help with a doctor while in the air.

 

[docjames]

:mrgreen: Thanks serfty.