Melburnian1
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Re: General Qantas Delays/Cancellations/etc. Discussion
As there is no reported sudden closure of a terminal due to a security 'scare', and no climatic issues that I could quickly see, this afternoon's extensive delays into and out of SYD in particular may well be due to the large number of attendees returning from a certain horse race yesterday and the attendant full or close to flights.
Has the QF checkin system had to revert to manual due to a software 'crash' or power failure, or is there some other reason such as a sudden walkoff by security staff, or merely many airline crews being out of position?
QF440, the 1430 from MEL to the Harbour City did not depart until 1750 and is due in SYD at 1910, 195 minutes late.
Northbound, QF456, 460, 490 and 492 have been cancelled which must create huge difficulties for those SYD bound. QF454, 458, 462 and 464 are among those forecast to be delayed between 45 and 110 minutes upon departure.
Southbound from SYD to MEL, QF451, 457 and 459 have been cancelled.
QF536 and 540 were both 90 minutes late departing from SYD to BNE this afternoon while the earlier QF532 was 111 minutes late.
QF765 and QF783 this arvo from SYD to ADL departed 101 and 71 minutes late respectively.
While VA is not immune from delays, it doesn't appear to be quite as bad as QF on this occasion.
JQ522, the 1940 from MEL to SYD has also been cancelled although there does not appear to be a matching cancellation inbound to MEL, or at least not a publicly disclosed one.
These presumably sudden cancellations must be nightmares for the operations staff at legacy airlines such as QF as despite the conditions of passenger carriage not including (if I recall) any guarantee of same day 'uplift', there is a perception among many paying passengers who are away from their home base that if a flight is cancelled and it results in an enforced overnight stay, the airline will pick up the tab for accommodation and meals.
With a popular concert on in MEL tonight one would expect hotel rooms to be quite scarce even if a company such as QF wanted to suddenly block book a few hundred rooms.
Do any AFFers expect to be stranded in MEL tonight or is QF managing to find spare seats on other flights of its own, or of JQ or (shudder at the cost to QF) VA or TT?
Oh for a fast, efficient, high speed and high capacity train on the east coast of Australia!
As there is no reported sudden closure of a terminal due to a security 'scare', and no climatic issues that I could quickly see, this afternoon's extensive delays into and out of SYD in particular may well be due to the large number of attendees returning from a certain horse race yesterday and the attendant full or close to flights.
Has the QF checkin system had to revert to manual due to a software 'crash' or power failure, or is there some other reason such as a sudden walkoff by security staff, or merely many airline crews being out of position?
QF440, the 1430 from MEL to the Harbour City did not depart until 1750 and is due in SYD at 1910, 195 minutes late.
Northbound, QF456, 460, 490 and 492 have been cancelled which must create huge difficulties for those SYD bound. QF454, 458, 462 and 464 are among those forecast to be delayed between 45 and 110 minutes upon departure.
Southbound from SYD to MEL, QF451, 457 and 459 have been cancelled.
QF536 and 540 were both 90 minutes late departing from SYD to BNE this afternoon while the earlier QF532 was 111 minutes late.
QF765 and QF783 this arvo from SYD to ADL departed 101 and 71 minutes late respectively.
While VA is not immune from delays, it doesn't appear to be quite as bad as QF on this occasion.
JQ522, the 1940 from MEL to SYD has also been cancelled although there does not appear to be a matching cancellation inbound to MEL, or at least not a publicly disclosed one.
These presumably sudden cancellations must be nightmares for the operations staff at legacy airlines such as QF as despite the conditions of passenger carriage not including (if I recall) any guarantee of same day 'uplift', there is a perception among many paying passengers who are away from their home base that if a flight is cancelled and it results in an enforced overnight stay, the airline will pick up the tab for accommodation and meals.
With a popular concert on in MEL tonight one would expect hotel rooms to be quite scarce even if a company such as QF wanted to suddenly block book a few hundred rooms.
Do any AFFers expect to be stranded in MEL tonight or is QF managing to find spare seats on other flights of its own, or of JQ or (shudder at the cost to QF) VA or TT?
Oh for a fast, efficient, high speed and high capacity train on the east coast of Australia!
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