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:

 

[Justinf]

So pretty much JQ8990 to OOL and JQ7996 to try their luck?

 

[I love to travel]

TBH I think it was a bit ambitious trying to get planes into BNE tonight. That is a lot of wasted money in fuel, crew hours etc. Wouldn't mind seeing the internal review into that decision.

 

[AIRwin]

Looks like VA has some positioning flights VA990X into BNE tomorrow morning:

 

[moa999]

So pretty much JQ8990 to OOL and JQ7996 to try their luck?

Looks like JQ8990 landed at OOL. JQ 7996 has given up on BNE and turned around.

 

[mt4789]

Looks like JQ8990 landed at OOL. JQ 7996 has given up on BNE and turned around.

Interesting, it doesn't look like 7996 is going to SYD, maybe OOL as well, or holding?

Edit: Flightradar says diverted to OOL

 

[drron]

Well on BOM's radar a lot of rain around BNE and OOL but MCY escaping it at present. But it has moved northwards in the last few hours.

 

[p--and--t]

Well on BOM's radar a lot of rain around BNE and OOL but MCY escaping it at present. But it has moved northwards in the last few hours.
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3km south of CBD. We are copping more and stronger wind and rain tonight than yesterday/last night. Windows rattling like crazy.

 

[serfty]

Looks like thing are getting back to normal in BNE ... (If somewhat damp)

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[Amanad78]

Looks like thing are getting back to normal in BNE ... (If somewhat damp)

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I have to go there for a pickup soon, not looking forward to the roads, loads of trees down in my area and the rain is heavy this morning.
Going to make sure the plane has actually landed before I set off (JQ54)

 

[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).

VIP got involved overnight and rebooked me for free. Common sense prevailed in the end.

 

[drron]

Though the remnants of Alfred seem stuck off BNE and the Gold Coast.


Nothing here on the Sunny coast. BOM predicted 40=250mm for yesterday. we got 2mm.
Predicting 60-150 mm today. looks unlikely.

 

[NM]

At the start of the event, my pool level (my rain gauge) was 2-tiles below the paver caps, so that was about 100mm below the max level it can hold before overflow. By late Saturday night, was at 1 tile below, so we had about 50mm of rain until the., This morning the pool is overflowing, so well over 50mm overnight.

 

[Tiki]

I underestimated the power of horizontal rain. The cushions on the enclosed but open windowed verandah are soaked. I should have brought them in but they had never been soaked before in a rain storm. The floor is wet but not flooded. I woke several times in the night and could hear the wind and see the palm trees swaying, kind of freaked me out. Not that I hadn't seen worse in the tropical areas I have been bird watching in but when it's your own house at stake it's different.

 

[RooFlyer]

Currently in the Virgin terminal at Sydney. Seems like every second gate ( or more) has a departure to a Queensland destination.

 

[bPeteb]

I underestimated the power of horizontal rain. The cushions on the enclosed but open windowed verandah are soaked. I should have brought them in but they had never been soaked before in a rain storm. The floor is wet but not flooded. I woke several times in the night and could hear the wind and see the palm trees swaying, kind of freaked me out. Not that I hadn't seen worse in the tropical areas I have been bird watching in but when it's your own house at stake it's different.

Our verandah is 2.7m deep and sliding doors 2.2m high. The doors were wet right to the top!

 

[offshore171]

Currently in the Virgin terminal at Sydney. Seems like every second gate ( or more) has a departure to a Queensland destination.

FR24 is showing both Brisbane and Coolangatta airports running pretty well with avg delays under 20 mins.

A few cancellations in the mix too, of course. I imagine there’s a lot of planes out of position and that will take a few days to shake off.

 

[p--and--t]

FR24 is showing both Brisbane and Coolangatta airports running pretty well with avg delays under 20 mins.

A few cancellations in the mix too, of course. I imagine there’s a lot of planes out of position and that will take a few days to shake off.

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Wouldn't be a baggage handler for quids in the current weather conditions. Miserable out there today.

 

[XWu]

FR24 is showing both Brisbane and Coolangatta airports running pretty well with avg delays under 20 mins.

A few cancellations in the mix too, of course. I imagine there’s a lot of planes out of position and that will take a few days to shake off.

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Wondering what the brain trust thinks/knows about those pax who can’t get to the airport to make the flights?

I am assuming the BNE and OOL airports and also the airlines pretty much gave less than 24 hours notice/confirmation (based on the news announcements yesterday) for ‘some’ flights to go ahead this morning, and it’s still not all that easy or safe for road travel esp Gold Coast and Tweed areas so what is out there (compensation or refund or rebook) for those who are no shows?

Not personally involved but just curious and looking for information and happy to be corrected on my wrong assumptions about pax notifications about their pending flights

 

[offshore171]

Wondering what the brain trust thinks/knows about those pax who can’t get to the airport to make the flights?

The opposite could also be the case though. I’ll bet there’s plenty of interstate travellers stuck in BNE and the goldy that are at/near the airport and happy to jump on the first available flight home. Any seat, any airline.

That would help fill the planes.

 

[TheRealTMA]

At the start of the event, my pool level (my rain gauge) was 2-tiles below the paver caps, so that was about 100mm below the max level it can hold before overflow. By late Saturday night, was at 1 tile below, so we had about 50mm of rain until the., This morning the pool is overflowing, so well over 50mm overnight.

I heard a good tip on ABC other day, when you have torrential rains, turn off the pool filter so the fresh water stays on the top of the pool then overflows and doesn't mix with the salted pool water below using up your pool chemicals.