Virgin Australia Delays/Cancellations

[esquire]

Melbourne is weather related… poor weather

amazingly every QF flights is leaving.... repeat of last weekend and staff shortages

 

[Harrison_133]

amazingly every QF flights is leaving....

Not quite.

Cancelled domestic departures from Melbourne so far today:

• Qantas: 8
• Virgin: 12
• Jetstar: 8
• Rex: 2

Quite a lot of delays to/from Melbourne also.

The only flights VA has cancelled so far today are to/from Melbourne.

 

[MooTime]

Just raining 25% of the day in Melb, light winds, hardly cyclonic weather, seen much much worse, I'd thought planes ok to fly in these conditions.

Maybe other factors.

 

[Harrison_133]

Just raining 25% of the day in Melb, light winds, hardly cyclonic weather, seen much much worse, I'd thought planes ok to fly in these conditions.

Maybe other factors.

Melbourne has a ground delay program in place all day.

 

[MooTime]

Melbourne has a ground delay program in place all day.

so why 12 cancellations then, but is 12 cancellations in a day close to normal? i'd guess it's bit higher so why higher on a generally mundane day like today, few showers etc?