Flight Delay - QF1 - Wed 15 Jan 25

[newtotravel]

We've already received a $500 voucher, but still pushing back.

Will post any updates as soon as we get them.

Thanks so much. I’ll get back in touch with them. Good luck with getting a better outcome.

 

[LDN via BNE]

As promised:

Final offer was 50,000 points or a $500 travel voucher. Elected to take the points; being UK-based they are easier to use than a voucher.

Qantas also reimbursed all costs incurred (clothing, food and transport).

Overall, not the best result but better than nothing (and maybe better than many would expect from QF?).

 

[JohnK]

My wife happily accepted the hotel and cab ride offered to those in J, but apparently many passengers decided to tough it out at the airport.

I assume those passengers toughing it out are now regretting their decision given the delay has increased by a further six and a half hours.

Just out of interest where was the hotel?

For me with wife and 8 year old daughter I'd stay at the airport if arriving at 9:00pm, collecting luggage, head out to hotel, check-in, try to sleep, dinner or breakfast of some sort and head back out to airport at 3:45am?

It's not worth the trouble.

 

[LDN via BNE]

Just out of interest where was the hotel?

For me with wife and 8 year old daughter I'd stay at the airport if arriving at 9:00pm, collecting luggage, head out to hotel, check-in, try to sleep, dinner or breakfast of some sort and head back out to airport at 3:45am?

It's not worth the trouble.

It was the Goodwood Park Hotel.

Given it ended up being a 31 hour delay, it was very much worth the trouble (and some)!

The lesson was, if an airline offers you a hotel room, take it.