VH-OEG at CNS on domestic duties

[maninblack]

Forget to mention, a few weeks ago I was returning from CNS and as I returned my rental car in comes VH-OEG. I watched with interest as it nosed into the domestic terminal. Walked inside to see it was operating QF924/925 SYD-CNS-SYD. I was told that it also ran the op the day before too. Good fortune for those flying those days, especially in J.

We Melbourne bound passengers were treated to VH-ZXG, YIKES, what a heap :!: I really wonder how long QF is going to keep operating these aircraft in this condition and if when the 787's arrive the 767 fleet is going to get a very much needed refurb. I am guessing that they are just going to run them until the interiors literally fall apart. Strangely, business class looks in worse condition that Y and at the fares charged is a total disgrace.

 

[NM]

QF used to have a 747 (various guises) operating a daily SYD-CNS-SYD domestic run in the past 6 or 7 years. Atrt one time it was regularly a 747-200 and then a -300 and then -400. But it does seem to be seasonal.

 

[Kiwi Flyer]

Thanks for the heads up - wonder what the odds are of it continuing? Dummy booking shows 763.

 

[serfty]

Following is a list of 744 operations of Domestic flights since March 1st.

      Departure(Sched/Est/Actual)   Arrival(Sched/Est/Actual)
01/03/07 OJB 744
QF583 SYD 1925 2220 2237  -192      PER 2210 0110 0112  -182

02/03/07 OJS 744
QF518 PER 0015 0200 0227  -132      SYD 0615 0615 0821  -126

03/03/07 OJO 744
QF424 MEL 1030 1135 1134   -64      SYD 1150 1257 1253   -63

15/03/07 OJD 744
QF577 SYD 1215 1215 1226   -11      PER 1500 1448 1454     6
QF566 PER 1615 1615 1617    -2      SYD 2215 2211 2212     3

22/03/07 OJE 744
QF577 SYD 1215 1937 1937  -442      PER 1500 2220 2225  -445
QF566 PER 1615 0029 0029  -494      SYD 2215 0617 0616  -481

23/03/07 OJK 744
QF577 SYD 1215 1240 1232   -17      PER 1500 1514 1516   -16
QF566 PER 1615 1615 1631   -16      SYD 2215 2211 2217    -2

24/03/07 OJP 744
QF924 SYD 0950 0950 1004   -14      CNS 1145 1157 1159   -14
QF925 CNS 1245 1245 1310   -25      SYD 1635 1710 1718   -43

15/04/07 OEG 744
QF924 SYD 0925 0925 0926    -1      CNS 1225 1217 1217     8
QF925 CNS 1340 1340 1334     6      SYD 1625 1630 1627    -2

16/04/07 OEG 744
QF924 SYD 0925 0940 0940   -15      CNS 1225 1211 1211    14
QF925 CNS 1340 1340 1347    -7      SYD 1625 1650 1648   -23

17/04/07 OEG 744
QF485 MEL 0815 1530 1550  -455      PER 1015 1740 1747  -452
QF802 PER 1250 1840 1849  -359      MEL 1815 2356 2359  -344

Looks like OEG was scheduled as part of peak easter/school holiday movements.

Note that most of the PER operations were substitutions, those -ve number represent the number of minutes delayed when comparing scheduled and actual departure/arrival times. :shock: