Despite it being a relatively quiet Wednesday (not school holidays) and mid winter with mostly benign weather, VAd continues (like QFd and JQd) to have many flights unacceptably late.
On 27 July 2022, VA813, the 0715 hours MEL - SYD peak period flight did not take off until 0848 hours. B738 VH-YFJ looks to be arriving 80 minutes late at 1000 hours.
VA815 (VH-YWE, the 0730 hours MEL - SYD) was not in the sky until 0910 hours, so arrival should be at approximately 1019, 83 late.
The 0745 hours MEL - SYD, VA817 (VH-YQH) pointed skywards at 0924, so its gate arrival is predicted for 1036, 86 late.
Not the sort of excellent timekeeping on our major route if Oz had high speed rail as a growing number of nations in Europe and Asia enjoy!
The delays on the #1 route will inevitably impinge on other flights during the day, and a side issue is that some passengers will miss connections. It's especially bad if one is connecting to a mid or late morning international flight whose airline uses VAd as the domestic leg into Sydney.
VA401, the 0600 hours from ADL did not take off until 0707 hours (fog?), so VH-YIW should be at its gate at about 0916 hours, 56 late.
The 0810 hours MEL up to BNE, VA313 (VH-YFS) was in the sky at 0859 with mooted arrival becoming 1054 hours, 34 late.
