Melburnian1
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The official results are out showing that overall, VA was more punctual than QF in calendar 2015 although the results vary markedly by route:
http://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/BITRE_OTP_Report_2015.pdf
On what is by far the most well patronised route, MEL - SYD - MEL, VA was ahead of QF in punctuality although QF led with a lower percentage of cancellations. What matters is punctuality upon arrival, not so much punctual departures. There is a quite generous for shorter routes 15 minute allowance before a flight is regarded as 'late' and there can also be padding in the airlines' schedules.
JQ was at the bottom of the four major airlines for punctuality. This may come as little surprise to those of us who have observed its at times shambolic operations at the former and now the 'new' T4 in Melbourne.
JQ's cancellation rate of 12.2 per cent from PER to MEL (eastbound) and 11.7 per cent in the opposite direction is a disgrace and reflects the two return daily 'ghost' flights that strangely now sometimes are again operating despite February 2016 being one of the quieter months for leisure passenger carriage on the airlines. Why take bookings for flights if an airline knows that it lacks sufficient crew to operate the flights as some AFFers have asserted?
TT has a far smaller fleet but it is not so many years ago that it was at the bottom of the punctuality pile and by a large (adverse) margin so hats off to its management team that has obviously improved timekeeping dramatically.
Qantaslink's extremely poor performance on the MEL - HBA route with fewer than 72 per cent of flights arriving within 15 minutes of the schedule shows just how much it has experienced problems with its B717s, as highlighted in numerous prior pages on the QF delays/ cancellations thread.
http://bitre.gov.au/publications/ongoing/files/BITRE_OTP_Report_2015.pdf
On what is by far the most well patronised route, MEL - SYD - MEL, VA was ahead of QF in punctuality although QF led with a lower percentage of cancellations. What matters is punctuality upon arrival, not so much punctual departures. There is a quite generous for shorter routes 15 minute allowance before a flight is regarded as 'late' and there can also be padding in the airlines' schedules.
JQ was at the bottom of the four major airlines for punctuality. This may come as little surprise to those of us who have observed its at times shambolic operations at the former and now the 'new' T4 in Melbourne.
JQ's cancellation rate of 12.2 per cent from PER to MEL (eastbound) and 11.7 per cent in the opposite direction is a disgrace and reflects the two return daily 'ghost' flights that strangely now sometimes are again operating despite February 2016 being one of the quieter months for leisure passenger carriage on the airlines. Why take bookings for flights if an airline knows that it lacks sufficient crew to operate the flights as some AFFers have asserted?
TT has a far smaller fleet but it is not so many years ago that it was at the bottom of the punctuality pile and by a large (adverse) margin so hats off to its management team that has obviously improved timekeeping dramatically.
Qantaslink's extremely poor performance on the MEL - HBA route with fewer than 72 per cent of flights arriving within 15 minutes of the schedule shows just how much it has experienced problems with its B717s, as highlighted in numerous prior pages on the QF delays/ cancellations thread.
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