Flight Delay - QF1 - Wed 15 Jan 25

[LDN via BNE]

My wife is returning from Sydney today in J on QF1.

Just received a notification from Qantas advising the flight time has changed.

After checking the Qantas website, it seems the SYD to SIN flight will operate as scheduled, but SIN to LHR is delayed from 23:05 on Wednesday to 06:00 on Thursday.

Does anyone know:

1. Why there is such a long delay;
2. The chances of SYD to SIN operating on time; and
3. Whether Qantas will provide a hotel room now this is a 9 hour overnight layover?

Thanking the brains trust in advance!

 

[markis10]

Probably crewing, accomodation is provided:

Accommodation​

In the unlikely event that your customer’s flight is delayed overnight for reasons within our control and your customer is away from their home port, we will provide your customer with meals, accommodation (except where providing an accommodation will further delay the customer) and transfers.

We will provide your customer with any further assistance required by the laws of the applicable country if their travel on a Qantas operated flight is disrupted outside Australia.

 

[ksksks]

Yes, likely crewing. Monday's QF2 from Heathrow was delayed 16+ hours, so this would be a knock on from that.

For question 2 - at the moment it still shows on time. Sydney is an A380 base, and there is one A380 there at the moment (OQH). This should be the aircraft operating QF1.

 

[SYD]

Friends are on that delayed QF2 ex LHR. We’re curious if QF paid for them to stay in their hideously expensive hotel for an extra night or put them up in somewhere else!

 

[Quickstatus]

@Melburnian1

 

[GDSman]

Ellen Fanning (journalist) has been tweeting about Monday's QF2 - clearly very frustrated by QF's handling of it...

 

[LDN via BNE]

Thanks everyone for the responses.

Weirdly the check in staff in SYD had no idea about the onward delay. Not clear if passengers were advised in person prior to departure.

 

[Quickstatus]

Weirdly the check in staff in SYD had no idea about the onward delay. Not clear if passengers were advised in person prior to departure.

Didn't you say the SYD-SIN QF1 is not delayed?

Passengers would have been notified via app, if their app was active and they allowed notifications.

 

[LDN via BNE]

Didn't you say the SYD-SIN QF1 is not delayed?

Passengers would have been notified via app, if their app was active and they allowed notifications.

Correct, but given it is a single flight number to London, you would think Qantas staff in Sydney would at least be aware of the onward delay from Singapore to London.

Not all passengers would be using the app.

 

[Melburnian1]

@Melburnian1

Yes, thanks, someone else had already posted about this in the QF Delays/Cancellations thread so I deliberately didn't duplicate.

I agree ensuring the crew have sufficient (mandated) rest time in SIn given previous late running would most likely be the reason.