China Southern Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

CZ3071 from SZX to SYD (A333 B-6112) will arrive on Thursday 25 February at about 0830, an hour late. This will slightly delay the 0930 hours CZ3072 back to China. This flight has not been operating long and is seasonal, at present running three days a week.

The CAN to PER redeye, CZ319 took off on Wednesday 24 February at 2355 hours despite a departure time of 1000. It should arrive on Thursday 25 at about 0730, 90 minutes late with B788 B-2787 as the conveyance.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 28 February the 1130 MEL to CAN, CZ344, did not takeoff until 1313 hours, about an hour and 20 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ326 on Wednesday 9 March, the 1125, did not depart from SYD until 1158 with arrival suggested as 43 minutes behind time at 1818 hours in CAN.

CZ343 (CAN - MEL) should be at the terminal at about 2233, 63 minutes late (A333 B-5922.) This 0900 hours departure had not taken off until 1036 this morning.

 

[Melburnian1]

The 0825 hours Saturday 12 March CZ301 (A333 B-5917) took off at 0917 and should arrive about 50 minutes late at 2130.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 14 March, CZ321, the 0940 hours arrival in MEL ex CAN is about 45 minutes late and should be at the gate at 1025. A333 B-5951 is the aircraft.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 17 March CZ343 from CAN (A332 B-6057) is expected to arrive in MEL at about 2340, two hours and 10 minutes tardy. The 2330 hours return flight, CZ322 should depart 90 minutes late at 0100 on Friday 18 March.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Friday 18 March 2016 arrival of CZ321 (A333 B-5928) in MEL ex CAN has been delayed from 0940 to an estimated 1015.

 

[Melburnian1]

The 1125 SYD to CAN on Monday 21 March, CZ326 (A333 B-5939) was airborne at 1259 and should arrive two hours late at 1935.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ326 is also delayed on ednesday 23 March, this time from 1125 to a suggested 1205 hours departure ex SYD for CAN.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Easter Saturday (26 March), CZ321 from CAN (operated by A333 B-5922) should arrive in MEL at about 1015, 35 minutes behind time.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ321 (A333 B-5917) is about to arrive in MEL on Thursday 31 March at about 1100, 80 minutes late, ex CAN. Its takeoff last night was at 2239 compared with a departure time of 2100 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Wednesday 27 April arrival of CZ321 in MEL is expected to be at around 1000 instead of 0840 after its overnight flight ex CAN.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 7 May, CZ321, the 0840 hours arrival in MEL from CAN (A333 B-8358) is expected to arrive about 50 minutes late at 0930. This may slightly delay the 1030 hours return flight.

The 2105 hours redeye from CAN to SYD, CZ325 (A333 B-5917) is far more severely delayed with arrival expected at 1135, three hours and 10 minutes late on Saturday 7 May, as it was not airborne this morning until 0055.

UPDATE: CZ326 from SYD back to CAN ended up departing at 1324 instead of 1105. Arrival is predicted as 2025 instead of 1850 so some time is anticipated to be gained en route.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ381, the 2115 hours Thursday 12 May from CAN to BNE (A333 B-8358) did not take off until 2214 and hence on Friday 13 should arrive at about 0855, half an hour late. AS the return CZ382 is scheduled to depart at 0955, it will be at least slightly late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ325 ex CAN that should arrive on Saturday 14 May at 0825 will instead pull up at the gate at about 0925; aircraft is A333 B-5940. As the return flight, CZ326, is not timetabled to depart until 1105, it should be able to punctually depart.

 

[Melburnian1]

A newish flight that runs three days a week, CZ3071 from SZX (itself a major city, but low profile in Oz) to SYD took off at 2201 on Wednesday 18 May despite a departure time of 1920 hours, and so on Thursday 19 May is about to arrive at roughly 0820 instead of 0615. Aircraft is A333 B-6501.

 

[Melburnian1]

With the westerly restricting runway operations at SYD today to runway 07, CZ326, the 1105 SYD to CAN took off at 1232, with arrival suggested as 2005, 65 minutes late. Plane is A333 B-5940.

 

[Melburnian1]

As noted in post 37 above, B-5940 was late yesterday (27 May) departing SYD due to the restricted runway operations thanks to the westerly winds. It then formed CZ321, the 2100 hours CAN - MEL that was not airborne until 2322 hours.

On Saturday 28 May, this flight is about to arrive in MEL at roughly 1030, an hour and 50 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

CZ382 on Monday 30 May, the 0955 BNE - CAN did not depart until 1211. Arrival is expected tonight at 1925 hours, 150 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Saturday 4 June 2016 CZ344 (1030 MEL - CAN) has been altered to depart at 1110. Arrival is still shown as on time at this early stage. The delay is because the inbound CZ321 A333 B-5939) is forecast to be at the MEL terminal at approximately 1000, 80 minutes late. It had not taken off from CAN until 2234 on Friday night despite a pushback timetabled slot of 2100 hours.

CZ3071 from SZX to SYD took off on Friday 3 June at 2207 despite a departure time of 1907, so is arriving in a wet SYD at about 0918 on Saturday 4 June, three hours and three minutes behind schedule. Aircraft is A333 B-6112.

UPDATE: The returning flight CZ3072 was airborne from SYD at 1149 and should be in Shenzen at roughly 1845 hours this evening, two and a half hours late, which is about half an hour better than this morning's flight managed to arrive in SYD.

CZ382 from BNE to CAN, the 0955 hours, took off at 1140 and should be in 'Canton' at about 1806, 71 minutes late with B-5970, an A333 as its aircraft.