China Southern Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 11 April's CZ325 from CAN down to SYD (A333 B-5951) is the 2100 hours airborne at 2150. Friday 12 should see an at gate arrival at 0907 hours, 42 late. CZ326, the returning flight timetabled to depart at 1005 may be able to do so from around 1020.

The CAN - BNE CZ381 has B-5928, another A333 and is arriving at 0902, a very similar 37 late.

Making a threesome of tardy A333s, CZ321 from CAN to - you guessed it - MEL (B5939) shoud arrive at again a similar 31 late at 0911 hours.

The SZX - MEL CZ3073 (A333 B-6501) is far worse, with arrival estimated as 0857, 157 minutes behind time. The 0800 hours CZ3074 nback to Shenzen will be delayed until at least 1010 in pushback.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ3071, Sunday 14 April 2019's scheduled 1900 hours from SZX down overnight to SYD took off at 2057, so on Monday 15, A333 B-6098 should arrive at 0831 hours, 126 minutes tardy. The 0845 hours thrice weekly CZ3072 should depart at about 0945 or a little later if all goes well. Strangely this flight is 25 minutes faster gate-to-gate on Mondays and Saturdays than is the case on Thursdays.

A333 B-8426 on CZ325, the overnight from CAN to SYD is arriving at 0905, 40 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

A333 B-6086 on CZ3073, the scheduled 1855 hours Thursday 18 April redeye from SZX down to MEL did not take of until 2205, almost three hours late. Good Friday arrival is set for 0910, 170 late. The 0800 hours return flight should be able to depart from around 1025 if all goes well.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ3072 from SYD to SZX on Easter Saturday (20 April 2019), the 0845 hours, took off at 1234 so arrival is predicted as 1943 hours, 178 late for A333 B-6086.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 21 April 2019, CZ3073 from SZX down to MEL is again delayed with arrival for A333 B-6087 suggested as 0906 hours, 166 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ664, the Saturday 27 April 2019 ADL - CAN scheduled at 1020 hours took off at 1202. A333 B-8870 should arrive at 1903 hours, 58 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 28 April 2019, CZ325 from CAN down to SYD (A333 B-8426) should arrive at 0855 hours, half an hour late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ343 (A333 B-5928, 0900 hours CAN down to MEL in the sky at 1028) is arriving at 2112 hours, 42 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ343 from CAN to MEL arrived on Tuesday 7 May 2019 at 2107, 37 late. The 2230 hours flight back to CAN, CZ322 should be close to time.

 

[Melburnian1]

Wednesday 8 May 2019 sees CZ325, the CAN down to SYD, arriving at 0910 hours, 45 late with A333 B-5917.

Same class B-8360 on CZ321 from CAN to MEL arrived in the southern capital at 0912, 32 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ322, the 2230 hours redeye from MEL to CAN on Wednesday 22 May 2019 has been cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 2 June 2019 finds CZ382 (A333 B-5917, the 1010 hours morning BNE - CAN airborne at 1107) likely to arrive at 1754, 39 late.

CZ326 (A333 B-8870, the 1005 hours SYD - CAN) took off at 1140 with arrival likely at 1900 hours, 70 late.

The 0800 hours MEL north to SZX, however, is far worse, with takeoff for A333 B-6112 at 1128 and delayed arrival at 1853, 163 minutes behind schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ381, the Wednesday 5 June 2019 scheduled 2130 hours CAN down to BNE (A333 B-5940) was in the sky at 2258 so on Thursday 6, arrival should be at 0922 hours, 57 late. The 1010 hours returning flight, CZ382 will be slightly delayed to a departure at 1030 or later.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Tuesday 11 June, CZ325 from CAN down to SYD (A333 B-8358) is arriving at 0926 hours, 61 late. The 1005 hours CZ326 returning will be delayed until at least 1045 in pushing back.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday 24 June 2019 has CZ325 from CAN to SYD (A333 B-5940) arriving at 0859 hours, 34 late.

CZ321 (Sunday 23 June, the 2110 hours CAN - MEL airborne at 2250 with A333 B-8426) is arriving at 1038, 118 late as it had to hold southwest of Kerang. CZ344, the returning 1020 hours back to CAN will be delayed until at least 1155 in its pushback.

UPDATE: CZ344 from MEL to CAN, the 1020 hours, was in the sky at 1219 so arrival should be around 1947 hours, 117 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Friday 28 June 2019 finds CZ325 (the redeye from CAN down to SYD) arriving at 0855 hours, half an hour behind with A333 B-8360.

 

[Melburnian1]

On teh next Friday, 5 July 2019, CZ3074 from MEL to SZX, the 0800 hours, took off at 1020 with A333 B-6500. Arrival should be at 1744, 94 minutes tardy.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ322 (2230 hours redeye MEL - CAN on Saturday 6 July 2019) has been cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ322, the 2230 hours MEL - CAN on Thursday 1 August 2019 has been cancelled. Inbound CZ343 did not operate.

 

[Silvia]

Sunday 4th of August finds CZ343 CAN-MEL (A333 B-5940) with a revised arrival at 21 31, 61 min behind.