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<blockquote data-quote="Quickstatus" data-source="post: 1531377" data-attributes="member: 49035">You picked up an interesting scenario Albatross710You are correct usually 157 turns around to operate 156.However on that day 156 was operated by the aircraft that operated CX103.This aircraft diverted to CEB and then onflew to CNS. The flight then unusually extended to BNE under the same moniker.So CX 103 which usually operated HKG-CNS performed HKG-CEB-CNS-BNE<a href="http://tel:19/10 2146" target="_blank">19/10 2146</a> departed HKG on schedule20/10 0055am diverted to CEB - did not look planned as the aircraft overflew CEB for some time before turning around20/10 1426hrs departed CEB - so possibly a mechanical fault? And allowed crew rest20/10 2056hrs landed CNS20/10 1040hrs departed CNS21/10 1224hrs landed BNE21/10 1323hrs departed BNE as CX156 and then only approx 30 minutes late. A few minutes earlier it would have qualified as an non delayed departure under the standards of this thread.The aircraft prob picked up some passengers from CNS and the rest from BNE. At BNE the turnaround time was under 1 hour. Not often seen for an A330-300. I speculate that at BNE it was a fuel topup, pick up passengers and their luggage and re cater plus&nbsp; pilot checks, reprogramming of flight computer possibly crew change?Melburnian1 can&nbsp; all this be done in under 1 hour?Even the splash and dash (fuel pickup only) by White Roo&#039;s LAX-MEL flights have a longer than 1 hour ground time. (Pilot checklist and reprogramming the aircraft would take significant time Im sure)Additionally this highlights the clear benefits of a 24hr airport operation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickstatus, post: 1531377, member: 49035"] You picked up an interesting scenario [B]Albatross710[/B] You are correct usually 157 turns around to operate 156. However on that day 156 was operated by the aircraft that operated CX103. This aircraft diverted to CEB and then onflew to CNS. The flight then unusually extended to BNE under the same moniker. So CX 103 which usually operated HKG-CNS performed HKG-CEB-CNS-BNE [URL="tel:19/10 2146"]19/10 2146[/URL] departed HKG on schedule 20/10 0055am diverted to CEB - did not look planned as the aircraft overflew CEB for some time before turning around 20/10 1426hrs departed CEB - so possibly a mechanical fault? And allowed crew rest 20/10 2056hrs landed CNS 20/10 1040hrs departed CNS 21/10 1224hrs landed BNE 21/10 1323hrs departed BNE as CX156 and then only approx 30 minutes late. A few minutes earlier it would have qualified as an non delayed departure under the standards of this thread. The aircraft prob picked up some passengers from CNS and the rest from BNE. At BNE the turnaround time was under 1 hour. Not often seen for an A330-300. I speculate that at BNE it was a fuel topup, pick up passengers and their luggage and re cater plus pilot checks, reprogramming of flight computer possibly crew change? [B]Melburnian1[/B] can all this be done in under 1 hour? Even the splash and dash (fuel pickup only) by White Roo's LAX-MEL flights have a longer than 1 hour ground time. (Pilot checklist and reprogramming the aircraft would take significant time Im sure) Additionally this highlights the clear benefits of a 24hr airport operation. [/QUOTE]

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