Does Qantas cancel international flights due to low loads?

TheInsider said:
No. It's due to a 787 being put out of service. <redacted>
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I understand your sentiment, but the pertinent questions is why is it being pulled out of service ( I understand that you may not wish to answer this)
 
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I love to travel said:
I understand your sentiment, but the pertinent questions is why is it being pulled out of service ( I understand that you may not wish to answer this)
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Whatever the reason, the plane isn’t sitting there idle. It’s either being repaired, or it’s needed to cover another route somewhere else where they may be a plane short.

Cancelling a flight due to loads implies the aircraft then doesn’t have anything to do.
 
787s do go tech as we know. The other day I saw a UA trip to/from MEL cxl due to a tech issue. QF I am sure doesn't want the ac out of service - they carry freight, and reaccom 200odd pax oer servuce us expensive

Tbh an tech issue was my first thought. After all that MEL-LAX on likely woukd turn to fund the same flight two days later - so the double cxl makes sense if the issue was projected to last days over hours (eg getting engine parts or something).

I just don't buy the consolidation theory - as previously discussed.
 
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Well as a data point QF11 on Monday was full in F/J and near full in Y. Premium had about 30% of seats free. That was a random Monday not even in school holidays.

I’ve been burnt looking at EF to gauge the likelihood of a spare seat. You see lots of 9s in Y you think there’s heaps - but it could be as low as 9 total or even lower if they are undersold in premium classes.

Being undersold in F/J is not a problem, it was A9 I9 on my flight two days out and it departed full.
 
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Lots of private schools have a longer break. I had three weeks when I was at school.
We've taken Miss TC out a week early so we can go visit grandma in the US, otherwise it's a long way to go for a short visit.
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elanshin said:
Or self imposed different dates. I mean whats the school going to say when a well off family goes on holidays a week early (assuming nothing critical in the schooling week).
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We've been given an absence learning plan (for prep!) and it's only five days of school.
 
I have heard from a QF source that they are actually 2 aircraft down at the moment due to technical reasons hence the LAX issues.
 
justinbrett said:
Well as a data point QF11 on Monday was full in F/J and near full in Y. Premium had about 30% of seats free. That was a random Monday not even in school holidays.
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QF84 ran last Friday with J full, and Y about 50-60% full. QF81 was pretty full though.
 
Just got an email from Qantas that they cancel QF84 on 20 December, and moved me onto QF82 30 mins earlier.

Any idea/clue why they would do that so far out? Aircraft used somewhere else or is the Finnair flight running differently?

I would have expected a full QF84 shortly before XMAS…

Separate thread as to why QF84 exists for those interested: Why does QF84 exist?
 
exLXCXFF said:
Just got an email from Qantas that they cancel QF84 on 20 December, and moved me onto QF82 30 mins earlier.

Any idea/clue why they would do that so far out? Aircraft used somewhere else or is the Finnair flight running differently?

I would have expected a full QF84 shortly before XMAS…

Separate thread as to why QF84 exists for those interested: Why does QF84 exist?
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Not sure what QF is doing with 84 and 82. They appear to be serving the same purpose but using two different codes.

In this case I don't believe that QF84 and QF82 would've existed to be flown on the same day previously rather more likely QF84 became QF82.
 

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