Jetstar Delays/Cancellations

[Kefci2000]

From what I understand none of the airlines need to provide accomodation for weather related cancellations.

Yes I stayed in my apartment, but one gent on QF to Hobart said he was lucky that work would pay extra night accom. And yes that was Domestic to Central train.

Lucky for me the train to terminal access Fee must work on 24 hour basis as whilst first trip was ~$15, trip back into town was $4.50 and trip next morning back to Airport was only $2.80

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 26 June, JQ37, the 1640 SYD - DPS (B788 VH-VKB) took off at 1723; arrival should be at about 2137 hours this evening, 32 minutes late.

JQ7, the 1115 MEL to SIN (B788 VH-VKL) took off at a very late 1526 this afternoon and should arrive at 2114 instead of 1650 hours. This delay was predicted yesterday.

The afternoon DPS - MEL, JQ44, is likely to arrive at 2246 tonight, 36 minutes late with B788 VH-VKJ.

 

[Melburnian1]

Monday 27 June started off late from AVV with JQ602, the 0600 hours to SYD, not airborne until 0649. A320 VH-VQM should arrive at about 0801, 36 minutes tardy.

JQ810, another 0600 hours departure also had a bit of a winter lie-in with it taking off for BNE at 0658. Arrival of A320 VH-VGN should be at about 0822, 57 minutes late. Such a delay may be hard to recover from for a few hours depending on turnaround times and whether any time can be picked off gate-to-gate.

JQ91 is a low profile flight to those of us who live in Sydney or Melbourne as it links DPS and CNS. On Monday 27 June it took off at 0329 despite a departure time of 0230 hours, so A320 VH-VGH should arrive at around 0954, 54 minutes late.

 

[Kefci2000]

That would be JQ602 AVV-SYD

I should know I catch it almost every week but flew up last night for a change in routine

 

[Melburnian1]

Thank you Kefci2000. The early morning mistake has been corrected.

JQ605, the Monday 27 June 0755 hours from SYD down to AVV took off at 0917; VH-VQM (A320) should arrive at 1034, 64 minutes tardy, so Kefci2000's favourite (or at least most often utilised) flight going up to SYD this morning was more punctual than the return working back down to AVV.

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Monday 27 June, JQ33, the 0150 hours redeye from HKT to SYD took off at 0428. Arrival of B788 VH-VKA is suggested as 1544, 129 minutes late.

JQ37 (the 1640 SYD - DPS) is showing as changed in its departure to 1700 hours, probably as a result.

 

[Awesom Andy]

Also on Monday 27 June, JQ33, the 0150 hours redeye from HKT to SYD took off at 0428. Arrival of B788 VH-VKA is suggested as 1544, 129 minutes late.

What a horrible departure time. And to think that all pax would've needed to be at the terminal around midnight for the original schedule.

 

[Melburnian1]

What a horrible departure time. And to think that all pax would've needed to be at the terminal around midnight for the original schedule.

Totally agree Awesom

There's a fair few airline schedules that are more designed for the convenience of the airline than passengers.

On Tuesday 28 June, JQ17 (1450 hours MEL - HKT) took off at 1542 with arrival estimated as 2135, 45 minutes behind time for B788 VH-VKL.

 

[Quickstatus]

What a horrible departure time. And to think that all pax would've needed to be at the terminal around midnight for the original schedule.

A flight around midnight or shortly thereafter isno so bad for the passengers. Said passengers have a last chance to party. Unfortunately many will be completely sloshed.

Not unusual for even Qantas to have a departure from parts afar around the midnight witching hour especially a delayed flight.

I think the worst flight would be a 0600 EK 415 flight to DXB. You have to be at the airport at 3-4am which means getting up at midnight or 1am....or not sleeping at all. The delayed JQ flight is probably worse because the passengers would have arrived many hours ago to an non-air conditioned humid tropical airport

 

[Awesom Andy]

A flight around midnight or shortly thereafter isno so bad for the passengers. Said passengers have a last chance to party. Unfortunately many will be completely sloshed.

Not unusual for even Qantas to have a departure from parts afar around the midnight witching hour especially a delayed flight.

I think the worst flight would be a 0600 EK flight to DXB. You have to be at the airport at 3-4am which means getting up at midnight or 1am....or not sleeping at all.

Midnight is perfectly fine. Original schedule is around 2am, which isn't too bad until it gets delayed a couple of hours to 4am. Even if it's scheduled at 4am (some 3K ex-SIN flights are), sleeping isn't really an option.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Thursday 30 June 2016, JQ510, the 1040 MEL to SYD is basically on time - a small number of minutes late - but the earlier flight, JQ508, is not. The latter, due out of MEL at 1015, took off at 1122 with arrival of A321 VH-VWY likely at around 1236, 56 minutes late. This demonstrates at times what a 'lottery' closely spaced flights with the one carrier can be, but even if both flights are not full it can be impractical or no a carrier's policy to transfer even a passengers who only has hand luggage to the more punctual flight (and sometimes it's a minute-by-minute delay of which the airline has little or no prior warning).

The 0930 hours LST up to SYD, JQ746 took off at 1010 and is arriving at approximately 1143, 38 minutes behind. Aircraft is A320 VH-JQL.

UPDATE: JQ846, the 1400 hours SYD up to BNE took off at 1446 so A320 Vh-VGH should arrive at approximately 1605 hours, 35 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

In truly wintry conditions in MEL - at least minor hail in some suburbs - JQ17, the 1450 hours to HKT, B788 VH-VKL - took off at 1640 on Thursday 30 June with arrival likely at about 2228, 103 minutes late.

JQ515 (1345 hours SYD down to MEL, A320 VH-VGP) was not airborne until a very late 1530 and so is arriving in the southern capital at 1658, 98 minutes later than its timetabled 1520 hours at MEL's terminal.

The 1405 hours MEL - OOL, JQ438, is shockingly late, having taken off at about 1653 for a forecast arrival of A320 VH-VFL at 1841 tonight, 156 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Updating the above, a pasenger JQ has been "tweeting" that its flights 'have been delayed indefinitely due to a Telstra outage' - I'd prefer to use the word 'failure'.

That "tweet" was sent at 1527 according to the News website, so it may have been overtaken by events as in the planes taking off in post 652 above. Nonetheless delays of the above magnitude will not be recoverable for the rest of the evening on some aircraft rosters.

The 1815 hours MEL - BNE, JQ566, has been cancelled as has the MEL to SYD timetabled 1940 hours departure, JQ522. Many other JQ flights ex MEL this late afternoon and early evening are badly delayed.

JQ514 (1520 MEL up to SYD) took off at 1751 with arrival of VH-VWY, an A321, expected at about 1907 which would be 137 minutes tardy.

The 1630 hours MEL - BNE JQ570 was in the sky at 1805; it should arrive at about 2006, 86 minutes behind the timetabled 1840. Aircraft is A320 VH-VGY.

JQ794 (1600 hours MEL - MCY, A320 VH-VQG) took off at 1817 with arrival predicted as 2000 hours, 105 minutes tardy.

The 1540 hours mid afternoon flight JQ441 from OOL down to MEL took off at 1622 with arrival shortly, at around 1845, 40 minutes late. VH-VQL, a ubiquitous A320 is doing the honours.

JQ447 (1630 from OOL down to MEL) took off at 1728 with A321 VH-VWT suggested as arriving 50 minutes late at 1945. In the other direction JQ440, the 1700 hours took off badly late at 1931 for a Gold Coast forecast arrival at the terminal at around 2119, 139 minutes behind. Conveyance is A321 VH-VWW.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Friday 1 July 2016, JQ11, the 'tag flight' leg of which is from MEL to OOL, departed the southern capital 36 minutes late at 0801 for a suggested 1017 arrival instead of 0930.

JQ43, the 0915 MEL to DPS has an extremely poor punctuality record that is continuing on 1 July with departure expected to be four hours late at 1315 this afternoon. DPS arrival should be at 1715, again four hours late. The returning JQ44 is suggested as departing from DPS at 1830 hours tonight for a Saturday 2 July arrival in MEL at the unseemly hour of 0155 compared to its normal (in this case) Friday night scheduled arrival at 2210 hours.

JQ8 ex SIN is arriving in MEL at about 0908 instead of 0620 hours this morning (B788 VH-VKF) but does not appear to be using the same gate as the much delayed JQ43 so whether these delays are connected is something of which I am unsure.

The 1115 MEL to SIN (JQ7) will instead depart at a projected 1225 this afternoon.

 

[Melburnian1]

JQ17, the Friday 1 July 2016 mid afternoon 1450 hours MEL - HKT took off at 1554 but should pick up a little time on the timetable with arrival at around 2115, half an hour late. Plane is B788 VH-VKJ.

The MEL - CNS scheduled 1700 hours departure, JQ934 (A320 VH-VQG) was airborne at 1757 and hence should arrive at roughly 2108, 48 minutes late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Federal election day, Saturday 2 July 2016, JQ719, the first of the morning 0600 hours SYD down to HBA has had some problems 'waking up' as it was not airborne until 0826, with expected arrival being 1015 in lieu of 0755, 140 minutes late. Aircraft is A320 VH-VGJ.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Sunday 3 July 2016, JQ814 departed from SYD half an hour late at 1020 with arrival expected identically late at 1150 hours.

JQ701, the early morning 0605 hours from MEL down to HBA was cancelled. The following flight (JQ709) departed 42 minutes behind at 0912, arriving 39 behind at 1024. VH-VQP on the 1015 hours returning flight (JQ702) from HBA took off at 1109 and should arrive in MEL at about 1219, 49 minutes late.

The 1025 SYD to holiday destination HTI, JQ846, is predicted to depart 50 minutes late at 1115.

JQ509 is the 1045 SYD down to MEL that is not predicted to push back until 1140.

The 1200 departure of JQ474 (MEL - NTL) became a 1254 hours take off with predicted arrival at around 1414, 44 minutes late. Aircraft is A320 VH-VQP.

 

[jsd]

The Monday 4th July JQ7 MEL-SIN is delayed until 2pm (estimated). Aircraft VH-VKA is unserviceable and engineers are on board trying to rectify the unknown issue.

 

[Melburnian1]

jsd, many thanks - nothing beats an update from an on-the-spot correspondent, as if we were to rely upon Google it claims that departure of JQ7 will be at 1330 (two and a quarter hours late) with SIN arrival at 1950 (three hours late). You are a more reliable source. Please, within reason, keep us updated including how you are treated: the information flow and any freebies (of which there may not be any as it is an LCC).

UPDATE: The QF website claims that JQ7 will depart at 1415 and arrive at 1950.

 

[jsd]

Thanks Melburnian1. As of 1440 we have boarded but are still sitting on the Tarmac awaiting departure. All whY passengers were provided with refreshment vouchers and Qantas provided fantastic service to Members and J guests welcoming them back into the lounge.

There are a number of guests with onward connections that are severely at risk due to the delay. A number are continuing on 3K to HKG? and HKT and a a handful of guests on inter line connections to AF (including the lady sitting next to me).

UPDATE: Doors closed, bridge away at 14:53