Cancelled flights & waivers due to Cyclone Alfred

[Kefci2000]

Waiver Policies
Qantas:

Commercial and reward bookings policy for customers impacted by Cyclone Alfred | Qantas.com

Virgin Australia:

Tropical Cyclone Alfred Updates - Virgin Australia

JetStar:

Queensland – Tropical Cyclone Alfred | Travel Alerts - Jetstar

Bureau of Meterology - Cyclone Alfred

Latest forecast track:

 

[moa999]

Think the question will be whether JQ operates say a SYD-ICN flight on Sat with passengers connecting from outside Qld.

On the forecast the winds should be back to normal by Sunday morning with the eye breaking up inland.

 

[drron]

We were sent our new flights to Adelaide last night. Mine at 8.15 on Sunday morning and bAlt's after 12 (revenue and rewards bookings). It would give bAlt 40 minutes in ADL before we were due to come back on our still scheduled Sunday afternoon flight. At least I would have got to one of the four Fringe shows we'd booked

bAlt cancelled his booking last night but mine was booked with my Amex $450 credit.

I've just logged in and via chat cancelling was no issue. The rep could see that I had used the credit last November but assured me that the credit would not be reversed. I'll of course get a credit back from Qantas on the card. That $450 will more than cover the cost of the Fringe tickets we can't get refunds on. I won't bother with an insurance claim.

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It's super weird Ron. My sister down at Banora Point is getting hammered and here we are with our wall of glass that looks down onto the river wide open.

Not weird. We are on the north side of the cyclone, the Gold Coast is on the south with higher wind speeds. The tracker now shows gale force winds from Just south of Ballina to Beenleigh, pink shading. Appears to be moving to a more southerly cossing again

 

[RooFlyer]

Doppler

 

[Quickstatus]

Himawari 9 satellite feed - updates every 2.5 minutes but lags about 10 minutes behind real time.

Click CTH for cloud top height : ISA atmosphere standard F340 = 34,000 feet (I think it's feet) / temp

 

[justinbrett]

Wind and rain really just started to pick up significantly here on the Gold Coast. Looking at the radar, it looks like this is the start of the main event:



Edit - emergency warning just received

 

[Kiwi_Flyer]

Qf won't allow routing changes unless flights are cancelled. I have upcoming flights via bne and thought I'd be helpful and reroute since I don't need to go via bne, there are seats available on alternative routes, and it would free up 2 seats (1 to bne and 1 from bne) for people that need them. But no. Even though I've now received a message I can defer my flights for free, I can't reroute without paying an enormous fare difference (sale fare when I bought and now only full fare).

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Stay safe everyone.

 

[Kefci2000]

Got out of dodge Tuesday night but booked to go back Monday morning. Very uncertain if this will fly given Alfred’s slow pace.

 

[DC3]

Got out of dodge Tuesday night but booked to go back Monday morning. Very uncertain if this will fly given Alfred’s slow pace.

Similar here, but got out on Thursday morning. Not in a hurry to go back, at least until power is restored. Not a big fan of no aircon, no hot water ….

Anyway, it will depend on when fights resume back to BNE.

 

[Kefci2000]

Qantas just offered movement on flights…

We are closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Alfred off the coast of South-East Queensland. The safety of our customers is our number one priority and we are working to assess when flights can safely resume on Sunday. If you would like to defer your travel, we are offering a fee-free date change (up to 14 days from date of travel, subject to availability) or a travel credit if you no longer wish to travel. If you booked directly with Qantas, visit qantas.com/managebooking to make changes to your booking. If you booked through a Travel Agent, please contact your agent directly. Please refer to your email for further information. We thank you for your understanding and we look forward to getting you on your way soon.

 

[justinbrett]

Definitely arrived on the Gold Coast, very loud winds and metal street lights are flapping like palm trees.

I’d say gusts are exceeding 100Km/h although obs don’t record that yet (Gold Coast Seaway has 98Km/h but it’s increased since then, just under an hour ago)

 

[JohnK]

Got out of dodge Tuesday night but booked to go back Monday morning. Very uncertain if this will fly given Alfred’s slow pace.

Work had Thursday/Friday as work from home only. Today they also added Monday.

Wife works as a casual housekeeper at a motel. She's rostered Monday, Thursday and Friday. Was told not needed Thursday/Friday and at current pace of cyclone is likely to lose out Monday too. There goes her weeks wages.

 

[drron]

Gold Coast really copping it now.


Winds forecast to be gale force for next 18 hours at least.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

With no real idea when my cruise might be leaving and the fact that even if it does it won't be going where I wanted to go, I've cancelled all my flights with Qantas to BNE - taken credits and booked Jetstar to Bali from here in Melbourne, Sunday morning. Got a great price too. Will be back for a PNG cruise in June anyway. Good luck all

 

[justinbrett]

It’s all over red rover. Already down to Cat 1 and hasn’t even reached land yet. Winds have started to ease on the Gold Coast

 

[kevrosmith]

Lots of power out across GC and now into Bayside area.

 

[kevrosmith]

And that’s a lot of heavy rain…

 

[Mwenenzi]

Now reclassified as tropical low, so not a cyclone

What to expect in coming days as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakens

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred's two-week journey through the Coral Sea is nearly over, however the most intense impacts are still ahead for most areas.

www.abc.net.au

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred's two-week journey through the Coral Sea is nearly over, however the most intense impacts are still ahead for most areas.

Alfred's erratic and slow path, which is likely to continue even after landfall, will unfortunately prolong flooding rain for another 36 hours across south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales.

The Bureau of Metreorology downgraded the system to a tropical low this morning as it sat off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, and was moving slowly north

Wind strength lower, but rain continues.

Airport Updates - Brisbane Airport

Last updated: 08/03/2025 at 10:20 am Current advice on Tropical Cyclone AlfredWork is underway now to restart operations at Brisbane Airport. This will take some time as airlines re-position aircraft from around the country and staff are stood up.Please do not come to the airport until you have...

www.bne.com.au

 

[markis10]

Can I get opinions on what will happen with this JQ flight due to land at BNE on Sunday morning please?
If the airport is still closed, will they not leave ICN or will they divert to another Aus airport (SYD, CNS?)?

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VKF operated the Sydney flight back last night, VKL is still on the ground ICN so JQ could be operating both return flights tonight to BNE and SYD

VH-VKL Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Track VH-VKL flight from Sydney to Incheon Int'l

www.flightaware.com

 

[i0sam0i]

Now reclassified as tropical low, so not a cyclone

What to expect in coming days as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakens

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred's two-week journey through the Coral Sea is nearly over, however the most intense impacts are still ahead for most areas.

www.abc.net.au

Wind strength lower, but rain continues.

Airport Updates - Brisbane Airport

Last updated: 08/03/2025 at 10:20 am Current advice on Tropical Cyclone AlfredWork is underway now to restart operations at Brisbane Airport. This will take some time as airlines re-position aircraft from around the country and staff are stood up.Please do not come to the airport until you have...

www.bne.com.au

A cyclone rating is based purely on wind speed.
When Jasper crossed Dec 2023 it was the stalled system 3 days later that caused all the flooding. I'd be concerned if it just sits off the coast and slowly comes inland over the next 24-48hrs with how much rain could fall in SEQ (as appears to already happened in Northern Rivers)

 

[drron]

As far as the Sunshine Coast goes Alfred was a fixer. As of now here are the graphs.






Highest wind gust over night 56 mph. Rainfall last 20 hours 4mm.