Hainan Airlines Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

A332 B-5979 on HU411, the 2310 hours late evening Wednesday 19 June SZX - BNE redeye took off at 0007 hours on Thursday 20, so arrival is delayed until a projected 1032 hours, 31 late. Fortunately the return flight (HU412) is not scheduled to push back in BNE until 1200 'high noon', so it should (in theory) be on time. This again shows how (where feasible) it's good for international airlines, particularly at 'outstations' to allow a greater than minimum turnaround.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 27 June 2019 finds HU484 (0820 hours morning MEL up to HAK, B-8117) arriving at 1809 hours, 124 late as it was not in the sky until 1033 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Australian financial year (for most) kicks off on 1 July 2019 with HU484, the 0820 hours MEL - HAK not becoming airborne until 0918. Arrival for A333 B-8117 should be 1654, 49 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

HU447, Thursday 4 July 0130 hours HAK down to SYD (A333 B-1096) was airborne at 0235 with arrival suggested as 1337, 47 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

The Thursday 1 August mid evening scheduled 2120 hours departure of HU448 from SYD to Hak and (after a scheduled 185 minute stop) to TYN has been delayed overnight to an estimated 1230 hours on Friday 2, music to hoteliers' ears.

HU447, the 1920 hours 31 July HAK - SYD had taken off at 1954 hours from TYN to HAK with A333 B-1048 but it may have returned to that mainland Chinese airport. I haven'[t looked up sites other than FR24 to discover what occurred.

UPDATE: The flight looks to have become airborne from HAK at 1915 hours on 1 August with 2 August SYD arrival predicted as 0653 hours.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 2 November 2019, HU7902 from MEL to XIY, the 0920 hours, has been cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

The latter part of Friday 22 November 2019 in SYD was marked by late afternoon storms and lightning, causing the airport to shut for a while.

HU7998, the 2150 hours SYD - CSX (A333 B-304K) departed at 2249 hours. It took off at 2318 hours, past curfew.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 16 January 2020, HU447 from HAK to SYD is arriving at 1440 hours, 50 minutes late with A333 B-1048.

 

[Melburnian1]

Much earlier on Sunday 2 February 2020, in response to the ban on non-citizen non-permt residents (unless with immediate family) entering Australia, HU483, the 1400 hours scheduled MEL arrival overnight from CSX was cancelled. So were a slew of other mainland Chinese airlines' flights.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Monday 3 February as coronavirus continues to bite, HU7997 from CSX to SYD, the 1440 hours scheduled arrival, has been cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

Thursday 6 February will see HU484 (0030 hours redeye from MEL to HAK) cancelled, another coronavirus statistic.

 

[Melburnian1]

HU7997, the 1440 hours arrival in SYD (ex CSX) has been cancelled on Friday 7 February.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 27 February 2020, HU484 (super early morning 0030 hours MEL to HAK) was cancelled. Refer elsewhere on AFF for a discussion about this airline's cloudy future.

 

[Melburnian1]

HU448, the Tuesday 2 June 2020 timetabled 2120 hours SYD - TYN has been cancelled. This has also occurred on at least one other recent day.

Tomorrow, even QFi was down to one scheduled international flight ex Sydney, QF143 to AKL, and that's also been given the boot.

 

[Melburnian1]

HU448 from SYD to TYN, the 2120 hours, has been cancelled on Tuesday 30 June 2020. It has also had this occur a few times in other weeks.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, HU448 from SYD to HAK and TYN was cancelled (being to two mainland communist Chinese cities I had to look up to see where they are).

On Tuesday 10, HU448, the 2000 hours, is delayed by 720 minutes to a predicted 0800 hours departure on Wednesday 11.

Super Typhoon Yaki has been destructive around Hainan with at least four residents deceased, so I assume that's the reason for the cancellations and late running.

 

[Melburnian1]

The recent typhoon continues to mean delays for this airline.

On Thursday 12 September, HU775, the 0240 hours (!) from HAK to SYD took off at 0836. Arrival should be 1957 hours, 347 minutes late with more time having been lost due to storms in Sydney that have seen (and are seeing) many aircraft in holding positions.