Qantas A380 reliability issues creeping up again?

[elanshin]

Flight delayed?

Flight was delayed from LHR in the first place.

OQD 15A seat has an inoperative sticker on it.


Edit: Yes not responding to inputs. Apparently an engineer had come onboard at SIN and fixed it... But clearly not.

Offered 75% refund and travel voucher for it by SIN ground staff. Will see how they progress.

 

[elanshin]

Flight was delayed from LHR in the first place.


Offered 75% refund and travel voucher for it by SIN ground staff. Will see how they progress.

Just an update: Upgrade points fully refunded also a $400 travel voucher. Now to get my SC from the flight since it didn't automatically go through.

 

[RSD]

Just an update: Upgrade points fully refunded also a $400 travel voucher. Now to get my SC from the flight since it didn't automatically go through.

You seem to have done fairly well so far!

 

[Himeno]

This was mentioned in a QF press release today about A380 flights to JNB.

Qantas has eight active A380s of a total fleet of 10, with the remaining two returning to service over the next 18 months.

I thought they still had 3 sitting in AUH

 

[elanshin]

This was mentioned in a QF press release today about A380 flights to JNB.

I thought they still had 3 sitting in AUH

I imagine one of them is "active" just in "maintenance" and without a clear return timeline. I suspect OQC and OQL are the 2 "non active" ones that need major works.

 

[RSD]

I imagine one of them is "active" just in "maintenance" and without a clear return timeline. I suspect OQC and OQL are the 2 "non active" ones that need major works.

Either that or Qantas IT has told them there are eight in service and someone believed them!

 

[RooFlyer]

Either that or Qantas IT has told them there are eight in service and someone believed them!

"OQX is scheduled to operate today' SYD-JNB service"

"OQX due at the gate in 30 minutes"

"OQX not at the gate after 60 mins... what's the problem?"

"OQX is in Abu Dhabi and won't be able to operate the service, really sorry"

"but its in the rotation -its scheduled!"

 

[RSD]

Either that or Qantas IT has told them there are eight in service and someone believed them!

Maybe this is why QF11 to Los Angeles didn't happen yesterday - they discovered that their IT system had lied and that they therefore did not have an A380 to use!

 

[Melburnian1]

Maybe this is why QF11 to Los Angeles didn't happen yesterday - they discovered that their IT system had lied and that they therefore did not have an A380 to use!

As posted in the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread elsewhere on AFF, A388 VH-OQJ had been in SYD since 0600 hours yesterday and appeared to be rostered as QF11 late yesterday afternoon, the 1735 hours SYD-LAX. Initially it was put back to a proposed 2100 hours departure last night, then 2200, and subsequently 2100 this evening (Tuesday 1 October, i.e. 1645 minutes behind schedule).

Was additional maintenance required?

With an A388 now meant to operate as QF63 SYD-JNB five days a week, the JNB flight might well be the last A388 one QFi would cancel if it had a choice, because rebooking passengers on other carriers would be more challenging, as QFi is the only nonstop on this route.

 

[RSD]

As posted in the Qantas Delays/Cancellations thread elsewhere on AFF, A388 VH-OQJ had been in SYD since 0600 hours yesterday and appeared to be rostered as QF11 late yesterday afternoon, the 1735 hours SYD-LAX. Initially it was put back to a proposed 2100 hours departure last night, then 2200, and subsequently 2100 this evening (Tuesday 1 October, i.e. 1645 minutes behind schedule).

Was additional maintenance required?

With an A388 now meant to operate as QF63 SYD-JNB five days a week, the JNB flight might well be the last A388 one QFi would cancel if it had a choice, because rebooking passengers on other carriers would be more challenging, as QFi is the only nonstop on this route.

27 hours is a very long maintenance delay at home base - but we don't know whether it was a maintenance issue or something else.

 

[p--and--t]

27 hours is a very long maintenance delay at home base - but we don't know whether it was a maintenance issue or something else.

Caused by strike action?

 

[elanshin]

27 hours is a very long maintenance delay at home base - but we don't know whether it was a maintenance issue or something else.

Qantas has a tendency to also underestimate the time it takes to fix maintenance issues and next thing you know you're doing rolling delays.


I think we had a bit of a reprieve in the last few weeks in the 380 side of things with QF having an extra frame but now they're likely pushed close to the schedule limit again with JNB starting.

 

[RSD]

Today's QF11 took off right on time to the very minute at 17:35, yesterday's QF11 is still aiming to depart in another hour at 21:00...

 

[Melburnian1]

There's more cancellations or severe delays to A380 QFi flights that @Flyerqf and I have discussed:

Qantas Delays/Cancellations

On Qantas' flight status page on its website, Monday 1 July 2013's QF9 from Melbourne to Dubai and London Heathrow is shown as delayed from its usual departure of 1525 hours to 0730 on Tuesday 2 July, meaning an arrival at LHR at about 2145 on Tuesday night local time if it manages to get away...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Given the large capacity of these wonderful aircraft, it doesn't take many problems for a few thousand passengers to be adversely affected.

 

[mbell1510]

It is certainly taking a longer time than I'm sure Qantas expected for those last two A380s to leave Abu Dhabi especially as Qantas said in 2021 and in 2022 that all 10 A380s would be back in service by the start of 2024.

 

[jrfsp]

It is certainly taking a longer time than I'm sure Qantas expected for those last two A380s to leave Abu Dhabi especially as Qantas said in 2021 and in 2022 that all 10 A380s would be back in service by the start of 2024.

Thats the problem outsourcing, but also seemly in their contract terms, Etihad Engineering are clearly prioritising the return of their own fleet.

 

[Himeno]

Thats the problem outsourcing, but also seemly in their contract terms, Etihad Engineering are clearly prioritising the return of their own fleet.

Is there a reason QF has been using Etihad Engineering instead of Lufthansa Technik?

 

[JimWhite2035]

The saga continues. Looks like the scheduled QF11 for today (03OCT) has been canned.

The QF11 from yesterday is currently scheduled to depart at 1935 today, meaning a grand total of 26 hours behind the original departure time.

 

[bussyboy]

The saga continues. Looks like the scheduled QF11 for today (03OCT) has been canned.

The QF11 from yesterday is currently scheduled to depart at 1935 today, meaning a grand total of 26 hours behind the original departure time.

My mate was on this, had been planned as delayed, now he's on an earlier flight to HNL before onwards on Hawaiian

 

[kpc]

The saga continues. Looks like the scheduled QF11 for today (03OCT) has been canned.

The QF11 from yesterday is currently scheduled to depart at 1935 today, meaning a grand total of 26 hours behind the original departure time.

That's a long time to spend in the Qf F lounge....