Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[jb747]

Enjoy the 2018 return to Singapore jb747 assuming that you will fly there and not restrict yourself to the LAX routes.

My fingers are crossed that they'll give the Melbourne people the occasional London, and not just generate Singapore returns. Even if I wanted to do only LA, the bidding system generally limits how many you can do....so there is an attempt to share things (to a degree). But, I do like Singapore, and look forward to going back. I'd almost reached the point of paying for a week there!

 

[Melburnian1]

The Friday 5 January QF18 (2335 hours LAX - SYD) departed at 0521 hours (351 minutes late) on Saturday 6. Sunday 7 arrival should be at 1405, 270 minutes late. On a gate-to-gate basis, that's a lot of time made up.

Ahead of QF18, QF12 departed LAX at 0146 hours on Saturday (196 late) with SYD arrival this morning (Sunday 7) estimated at 1040 hours, 130 minutes behind schedule.

QF96 commenced its LAX pushback later than expected at 0125 hours on 6 January, so its Sunday 7 arrival should be at 1125, 75 minutes late, but still in plenty of time for its 1425 hours scheduled departure of QF95 from MEL.

Sunday 7 January 2018 has QF11, the 1130 hours SYD - LAX expected to depart half an hour late.

 

[flychrisfly]

The Friday 5 January QF18 (2335 hours LAX - SYD) departed at 0521 hours (351 minutes late) on Saturday 6. Sunday 7 arrival should be at 1405, 270 minutes late. On a gate-to-gate basis, that's a lot of time made up.

Ahead of QF18, QF12 departed LAX at 0146 hours on Saturday (196 late) with SYD arrival this morning (Sunday 7) estimated at 1040 hours, 130 minutes behind schedule

I was scheduled to be on that very delayed QF18 after a connection from LAS, and QF pro-actively moved me to the 12 (presumably a number of connections from the US east coast didn’t make it) and my in-transit luggage was also transferred which surprised and impressed me.

 

[samh004]

QF97 (VH-QPG) was late departing today due to a problem with one of its doors. Had a friend on the flight who said that they were offering USD$500 vouchers for 17 downgrades from Business. As J has 36 seats, sounds like they needed to reduce the numbers by half due to the inoperable door, and I guess they hope it can be fixed in HKG?

 

[Flyerqf]

QF11 SYD to LAX is delayed until 1200 tomorrow and as a result the QF11 sector to JFK is cancelled.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF11 SYD to LAX is delayed until 1200 tomorrow and as a result the QF11 sector to JFK is cancelled.

Flyerqf, fair enough, but given that today's SYD - LAX QF11 was meant to be the more normal A388 and QF11 LAX - JFK is the usual B744, there isn't a 'consequential' connection as far as I can ascertain.

QF7, the Sunday 7 January 1440 hours SYD - DFW departed at 1611 with arrival suggested 65 late at 1405 hours.

samh004, 'quite late' might substitute for your understated comment for QF97 as it did not depart BNE until 1300 hours, 200 minutes late. Arrival in HKG should be 1930, 180 late. QF98, the scheduled 1905 hours redeye from HKG back down to BNE is expected to depart at 2045 this evening. Sometimes QF97 can form QF30 to MEL.

 

[mannej]

QF97 (VH-QPG) was late departing today due to a problem with one of its doors. Had a friend on the flight who said that they were offering USD$500 vouchers for 17 downgrades from Business. As J has 36 seats, sounds like they needed to reduce the numbers by half due to the inspirational door, and I guess they hope it can be fixed in HKG?

The -300’s have 28J, I was fairly sure the post I saw mentioned about 8 seats being inop, taped off.

 

[Flyerqf]

Flyerqf, fair enough, but given that today's SYD - LAX QF11 was meant to be the more normal A388 and QF11 LAX - JFK is the usual B744, there isn't a 'consequential' connection as far as I can ascertain.

QF7, the Sunday 7 January 1440 hours SYD - DFW departed at 1611 with arrival suggested 65 late at 1405 hours.

samh004, 'quite late' might substitute for your understated comment for QF97 as it did not depart BNE until 1300 hours, 200 minutes late. Arrival in HKG should be 1930, 180 late. QF98, the scheduled 1905 hours redeye from HKG back down to BNE is expected to depart at 2045 this evening. Sometimes QF97 can form QF30 to MEL.

Correct me if I’m wrong but QF11/12 transcon cannot operate without the flight number originating in Australia, even though it’s a different aircraft type.

Not to mention the load on the transcon may not be sustainable without the SYD pax.

 

[Flyerqf]

The QF11 delay is due to the overnight delayed QF8 depart Fri, which is enroute to SYD now as QF8D.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF11 SYD to LAX is delayed until 1200 tomorrow and as a result the QF11 sector to JFK is cancelled.

QF8, the Saturday 7 January 2000 hours DFW departed at 2115; Monday 8 arrival should be at 0639 hours, 34 minutes late. Not to be confused with the Friday night QF8D that should arrive at 0610 hours, 24 hours and five minutes late.

 

[samh004]

The -300’s have 28J, I was fairly sure the post I saw mentioned about 8 seats being inop, taped off.

You are right, I ended up here and mistook the International aircraft as the 300's.

 

[Flyerqf]

Sunday’s QF12 from LAX is delayed 12 hours due to the delay already mentioned on Sunday’s QF11.

However Monday’s 12 is also delayed 12 hours, possibly due to crew rest resulting from Sunday’s delays?

 

[Melburnian1]

Adding to Flyerqf's updates, on Saturday 6 January, QF12 departed a wintry JFK at 2056 hours, 176 minutes late, arriving LAX on Sunday 7 just after the day began at 0006 hours, 191 minutes late.

QF12 then departed for SYD at 0121 on Sunday, 171 late with arrival on Monday 8 projected as 1036 hours, 126 minutes late.

The BNE-bound QF16 departed LAX at 0225 hours on Sunday 7 January, 185 late. Arrival this morning (Monday 8) should be at 0939 hours, 144 late. Although in theory the aircraft could be turned around in time for a punctual 1120 departure as QF15 back to LAX, QF expects that it will depart half an hour late from sunny Queensland.

QF94 is not always held in such circumstances but the Saturday night 2205 hours timetabled pushback became a departure at 0115 hours on Sunday 7, meaning likely MEL arrival at 1127 hours (147 minutes late) on Monday 8 January. The 1115 hours MEL - LAX QF93 is predicted to depart at 1330 this afternoon (an achievable turnaround with a little bit of fat), 135 late, for LAX arrival same day at 0840, 125 minutes late. Hopefully quite a few more minutes can be picked up on a gate-to-gate basis.

The Saturday night QF96, the B789, departed LAX 103 late at 0118 hours on Sunday 8, meaning suggested MEL arrival this morning (Monday) at about 1138, 88 minutes tardy, but still in plenty of time for a punctual departure of the 1425 hours scheduled QF95 MEL - LAX.

The forecast delay to Sunday's normal 1130 hours QF11 SYD departure (for LAX) has blown out to 1315 hours today, with anticipated arrival at 0810 hours on Monday, 1550 minutes (almost 26 hours) late. This may be due to the lateness of the inbound QF12 that is arriving at 1036 this morning.

On Sunday 7 January, the QF11/QF12 LAX - JFK - LAX flights have been cancelled.

While much will be computerised, with all these delays including those that Flyerqf has referred to above, working in QF's operations centre must be stressful.

 

[Melburnian1]

Due to the QF97 delay to which samh004 referred above, the Sunday 7 January QF98 departed HKG at 2124, 139 minutes late. Monday 8 BNE arrival was 0813 hours, 143 late. As yesterday's QF31 arrived at the HKG gate at roughly 1931 hours, whatever was wrong with the J cabin door cannot have been overly taxing to fix.

 

[jb747]

Correct me if I’m wrong but QF11/12 transcon cannot operate without the flight number originating in Australia, even though it’s a different aircraft type.

I can't see why that would be the case. It probably can't be scheduled as a stand alone flight. But, if the 11 were cancelled out of Sydney on a given day, there'd be no reason for the 15 not to become the 11 as usual and go to JFK.

You have to remember that when the US talks about "open skies", they mean your open skies, not theirs. Greatest "one way swimmers" in the world.

 

[Melburnian1]

Despite a free hotel night in LAX for out-of-towners, the QF Sunday 7 January 2230 hours QF12 delay to 1000 Monday in departure will be annoying to many, especially those with prebooked same day other travel or tours.

That said, there's a silver lining for some, as a 1000 departure on Monday ex LAX and a 1945 hours SYD mid evening arrival on Tuesday is a very good schedule (unless one is connecting to elsewhere by air or land) because it gives an arrival time that after immigration and customs almost means bedtime, rather than what can be a horrible arrival that's too early to check in at an hotel.

 

[Flyerqf]

I can't see why that would be the case. It probably can't be scheduled as a stand alone flight. But, if the 11 were cancelled out of Sydney on a given day, there'd be no reason for the 15 not to become the 11 as usual and go to JFK.

You have to remember that when the US talks about "open skies", they mean your open skies, not theirs. Greatest "one way swimmers" in the world.

Could the flight still operate as QF11 or would it need to change to QF15?

 

[Melburnian1]

Sunday 7 January's QF73 departed SYD at 1843 hours, 48 minutes late, having been formed by the arriving QF63, and arrived SFO 39 late at 1304 hours.

Monday 8's QF11 departed earlier than QF had predicted, just 31 late at 1201 hours. It was formed by A388 VH-OQC that had arrievd ex DKR (and LHR) at 0631 hours this morning, rather than having to wait for the delayed QF12 to arrive which may have been yesterday's plan given the previously estimated departure time today of QF11 as 1315 hours from SYD.

 

[Melburnian1]

Although Monday 8 January's QF7 was supposed to be only delayed in its departure from SYD by 20 minutes to 1500 hours (smack bang mid afternoon), it ended up pushing back at 1539 and taking off at 1558 hours. Arrival for A388 VH-OQA in DFW is likely same day at 1344, 44 minutes tardy.

There is a nice little 'lake' with slight flooding at JFK T4 due to a water main bursting, but this should not affect QF as it does not use that terminal. In any case, QF11/QF12 (transcon USA sectors) have again been cancelled on Sunday 7.

 

[Flyerqf]

QF11D actually ended up leaving at 1430 behind the original estimate of 1315