Qantas Delays/Cancellations

When it was 107/108, if for any reason the SYD-LAX 107/108 was cancelled, they'd move the A380 (QF11/12) service to 107/108 so the transcon wasn't impacted.

Never seen a JFK-LAX as QF94 before myself. Keep in mind that LAX-JFK was still QF11, it was only the JFK-LAX sector that changed.


Yes the aircraft switching used to happen frequently (QF15 aircraft would often be used too), but I wasn't aware of flight number switching.
 
Monday 28 November sees the often punctual QF51 (1150 BNE - SIN, A332 VH-EBM) having become airborne at 1232. Arrival is predicted for 1830, 35 minutes late.
 
Later on Monday 28 November, the 1155 hours from DRW down to MEL, QF839 (B738 Vh-VZM) was airborne at 1254, about 40 minutes behind schedule. Arrival is likely at 1824, 49 minutes tardy after a brief, perhaps seven minute, 'hold' slightly southwest of Kerang (Vic) - never to be confused with Terang.
 
On Tuesday 29 November, QF580, the 1120 hours PER - SYD (A332 VH-EBN) was airborne at 1146 hours (only about five minutes late) but arrival is predicted as 1907, 37 late due in part to two racetrack-like circuits imposed by ATC over the Crookwell - Yass - Goulburn area, NSW.

QF129 (1055 hours SYD - PVG) departed 47 minutes tardy but was estimated to arrive half an hour late at 1900.

The 1115 hours QF127 from SYD to HKG departed 20 minutes late but arrived at 1814, 49 minutes late. As one AFF member previously commented, arrivals after 1730 into HKG tend to encounter the airline equivalent of heavy traffic on a tollway or freeway and hence 'holds' or slowdowns by ATC may result.

Unusually, QF51 (1150 AEST BNE - SIN) was cancelled on 29 November.
 
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On Wednesday 30 November 2016, QF406, the early morning 0645 hours MEL - SYD has been cancelled.

The Tuesday 29 November 2325 hours QF9 (MEL to DXB) departed at 0012 on Wednesday 30, 47 late with arrival forecast for 0710, still 40 minutes tardy.

On Wednesday 30, QF414, the 0800 MEL - SYD took off at 0857 hours with A332 VH-EBC. It is predicted to arrive at 1009 hours, 44 minutes tardy. This will delay QF581, the 1030 hours SYD - PER to about 1105 in its departure, although QF is suggesting 1055 as the revised pushback time, which may be a little enthusiastic.
 
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QF772 PER-MEL today has been cancelled. I am so bloody annoyed with QF right now. :evil:

Comoman, this looks to be because earlier this morning east coast time, QF775, the 0710 hours MEL - PER was also cancelled. The QF website has a 'current departure time' of '0800' for this flight ex MEL, which can sometimes be a sign that the flight was going to run, albeit unpunctually, but it developed problems and was cancelled. However this is not definitive. Perhaps there may be an AFFer or two who was booked on the MEL - PER 0710 hours this morning and could let us know what went on, and how they were treated.

Has QF rebooked you onto a later flight Comoman,; if so, which one? Have you been offered a free lounge visit if not already eligible, with or without some FF extra points to add to your pile? What about (if not offered lounge access and some passengers are not eligible in the first instance) refreshment couchers? If so, $15 per person?

QF610, the 0910 hours MEL - BNE is expected to instead commence pushback at about 1005 on Wednesday 30 November.
 
Comoman, how long before the flight were you notified of the cancellation and can you elaborate on the reasons and plans by the airline to mitigate the disruption - customer assistance etc
 
Comoman, how long before the flight were you notified of the cancellation and can you elaborate on the reasons and plans by the airline to mitigate the disruption - customer assistance etc

SMS at 5.15 this morning. Option given gets me into my destination tomorrow afternoon! So I cancelled.

So annoyed
 
SMS at 5.15 this morning. Option given gets me into my destination tomorrow afternoon! So I cancelled.

Very poor treatment of you Comoman. While airlines' miniscule print conditions of carriage may not guarantee uplift on the booked day of departure, that's not what airline advertising implies about a troublefree, reliable journey.

Imagine if a long distance rail, coach or ferry operator routinely did this. People would ring radio stations. In contrast, no one complains when it is an airline. I'd love to know if every seat on each QF flight (and JQ to boot) that still ran today from PER to MEL was occupied. I bet that wasn't the case.
 
SMS at 5.15 this morning. Option given gets me into my destination tomorrow afternoon! So I cancelled.

So annoyed

Ended up flying with VA.

Business class 100% full Per-Syd.

QF lost a customer today - same flight twice cancelled or badly delayed in the same month. QF772 sucks.
 
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While not a passenger flight, transfer of an A388 that had been undergoing maintenance in MNL (VH-OQH) was meant to see a Wednesday 29 November departure at 0020 hours for a SYD arrival today at 1125.

Instead, the transfer has been retimed to depart at the unseemly hour of 0330 on Thursday 1 December for a projected SYD same day arrival time of 1350.

Given that these transfers up and back are timed to (if all goes well) eliminate any disruption to the A388 schedules, I am unsure whether the day-long delay means a departure ex SYD will be late but there is nothing so indicated on the QF website. As AFFers such as Quickstatus previously pointed out, the peak days for QFi long haul flights (excluding school holidays and pre-Christmas and Holy Week) tend to be Friday to Monday inclusive, although if I recall Thursday is busier than the slacker, lower demand days of Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One of our esteemed pilot contributors commented ages ago that these maintenance transfers were carefully planned months or longer in advance but if a (say) pilot develops a virus in MNL and cannot operate the flight back to Oz, that is a possible reason for a 24 hour delay.
 
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While not a passenger flight, transfer of an A388 that had been undergoing maintenance in MNL was meant to see a Wednesday 29 November departure at 0020 hours for a SYD arrival today at 1125.

Instead, the transfer has been retimed to depart at the unseemly hour of 0330 on Thursday 1 December for a projected SYD same day arrival time of 1350.

Given that these transfers up and back are timed to (if all goes well) eliminate any disruption to the A388 schedules, I am unsure whether the day-long delay means a departure ex SYD will be late but there is nothing so indicated on the QF website. As AFFers such as Quickstatus previously pointed out, the peak days for QFi long haul flights (excluding school holidays and pre-Christmas and Holy Week) tend to be Friday to Monday inclusive, although if I recall Thursday is busier than the slacker, lower demand days of Tuesdays and Wednesdays. One of our esteemed pilot contributors commented ages ago that these maintenance transfers were carefully planned months or longer in advance but if a (say) pilot develops a virus in MNL and cannot operate the flight back to Oz, that is a possible reason for a 24 hour delay.

Every A380 is in use (excluding 1 in maintenance) from Thursday to Monday.

However a 1350 arrival should be sufficient timing to continue to DXB as QF1
 
Ended up flying with VA.

Business class 100% full Per-Syd.

QF lost a customer today - same flight twice cancelled or badly delayed in the same month. QF772 sucks.

Less than a "quorum" of passengers may cause the cancellation of a flight. Unfortunately this less than transparent practice is expensive for passengers. Last minute purchase of tickets on another airline and the reorganisation of itineraries are very expensive.

Repeated cancellation of the same flight gives an air of unreliability.
 
While not a passenger flight, transfer of an A388 that had been undergoing maintenance in MNL (VH-OQH) was meant to see a Wednesday 29 November departure at 0020 hours for a SYD arrival today at 1125.

Instead, the transfer has been retimed to depart at the unseemly hour of 0330 on Thursday 1 December for a projected SYD same day arrival time of 1350.

QF6010 took off from MNL at 0430 (VH-OQH) and should arrive in SYD at about 1447 this afternoon. Even with this delay, it should just be in time for the 1645 hours scheduled departure of QF1 to DXB and LHR if forming that, but it does not give a lot of 'room to move' time.
 
In further on Thursday 1 December, QF881 (B738 VH-VYE, 1140 hours from OOL down to MEL) took off at 1217 with arrival suggested as half an hour tardy at 1525.
 
Later on Thursday 1 December 2016, QF783 (B738 VH-VYA, the 2015 hours SYD - ADL that took off at 2116) should arrive at around 2236 hours, 46 late.

QF1854, the scheduled 1500 hours AYQ - CNS tailor made for international tourists flight took off amazingly late at 2018. Instead of 1805 hours, the arrival of B717 VH-NXM should be at 2314, 309 minutes tardy. I assume that a B717 must have failed earlier in the day: having this flight operate late is better than cancelling it.
 
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A333 VH-QPD on QF30, the overnight HKG - MEL should arrive on Friday 2 December at 0950 hours, 35 minutes late.

QF2161 (0630 hours from PQQ down to SYD, Q300 VH-SBG) had a late start to its morning with takeoff at 0749 hours. It is arriving 64 minutes late at 0854. In the opposite direction, QF2164, the 0825 hours, was still in the early taxi stage at 0853 so it will be late, though not as badly as its opposite number.

At 0754 AEST, QF16 from LAX (B744 VH-OEJ) was in a holding pattern off the coast. It is predicted to be at its BNE gate at 0826 hours, 81 minutes late. This should not delay 2 December's QF15 as that is not scheduled to push back until 1110.
 
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Continuing with Friday 2 December delays, QF1572 (1010 hours from SYD up to HTI, B717 VH-YQW) was not airborne until a very late 1249 this afternoon. Arrival is predicted as 1401 instead of 1145, 136 minutes tardy.

QF19, the 1225 hours SYD - MNL got away at 1257 with arrival suggested as 1810 instead of 17735 early this evening.

A333 VH-QPC on the 1220 MEL up to SIN, QF35 took off at 1307; arrival should be at around 1755, half an hour late.

QF27, the 1250 hours SYD - SCL long haul flight, departed at 1338. Arrival is not expected until 1210 hours (same day) in lieu of 1110. This will mean a delayed departure for the returning QF28.
 
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