Qantas Delays/Cancellations

[Melburnian1]

The expected delay to QF23 has lengthened, with departure ex SYD at 1230 expected for BKK.

UPDATE: On Friday 31 August, QF23 pushed back in STYD at 1242 hours (172 minutes late) with BKK arrival estimated as 1930 tonight local time, 170 late. QF24 overnight down to SYD should depart at 2045 with Saturday 1 September arrival as 0850 hours, 145 late.

QF81 was 70 late away from its SYD gate at 1125 hours, so SIN arrival is a revised 1755, 65 late.

'The 7' departed 54 late at 1329 this afternoon with DFW arrival expected at 1331, 31 late same day.

 

[bjm76]

The expected delay to QF23 has lengthened, with departure ex SYD at 1230 expected for BKK.

UPDATE: On Friday 31 August, QF23 pushed back in STYD at 1242 hours (172 minutes late) with BKK arrival estimated as 1930 tonight local time, 170 late. QF24 overnight down to SYD should depart at 2045 with Saturday 1 September arrival as 0850 hours, 145 late.

QF81 was 70 late away from its SYD gate at 1125 hours, so SIN arrival is a revised 1755, 65 late.

'The 7' departed 54 late at 1329 this afternoon with DFW arrival expected at 1331, 31 late same day.

Wow QF23 is very unreliable. I really do wonder why. I utilise QF23/24 twice a year for holidays in the Thai Kingdom and the flights are always full and I have caught a sneaky peek of onward boarding passes with PG (as I will be doing for my next 2 excursions on QF23).

Maybe the PG flights are all timed with enough space so alternatives can be easily managed but it just seems odd for this flight to be always so late. Not to mention the last 2 times it has been a bus from gate to plane.

 

[Melburnian1]

Wow QF23 is very unreliable.

Maybe the PG flights are all timed with enough space so alternatives can be easily managed but it just seems odd for this flight to be always so late. Not to mention the last 2 times it has been a bus from gate to plane.

bjm76, it was suggested many pages ago that one reason for QF23's unpunctuality is that domestic connecting flights (particularly from MEL) can be late. However this wasn't the case yesterday as far as I could see.

If with 'bus from gate to plane' you are referring to QF23 and not the PG (Bangkok Airways) flights in BKK, then that may be due to pressure on gates at 1000 in Sydney. However when I've been at SYDi for other flights I've always only seen 'the 23' at a gate.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Saturday 1 September, QF63 (1055 hours SYD across to JNB) is predicted to depart 50 minutes late with arrival at 1755, 55 late.

The initial B789-operated QF15 from BNE to LAX departed three minutes early at 1007 with B789 Vh-ZNB. Presumably Qantas has had to send flight (and cabin?) crews ahead on earlier flights to LAX and JFK to be in position for the first westbound workings.

Identically to yesterday, QF81 (1015 hours SYD up to SIN) should depart 45 late.

QF575 (B&38 VH-VZR, an uncomfortable way to travel from SYD to PER) should arrive in the latter at 1204 hours, 34 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Continuing with 1 September, QF63 (B744 VH-OEE) did not depart until 1231 hours, 96 late and worse than QF had predicted. It has earlier arrived on QF74 (ex SFO) only nine minutes late at 0634, so in theory huge amount of time to turn around the plane.

Arrival has been further put back to an expected 1855, 115 late, so the 1910 hours QF64 tonight local time will be unlikely to depart JNB until 2040.

 

[Flyerqf]

The initial B789-operated QF15 from BNE to LAX departed three minutes early at 1007 with B789 Vh-ZNB. Presumably Qantas has had to send flight (and cabin?) crews ahead on earlier flights to LAX and JFK to be in position for the first westbound workings.

Yes they would have. However they have been operating the 787 to LAX from MEL since the Dreamliner entered service.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF37 (1615 hours MEL - SIN) on Saturday 1 September commenced pushing back at 1705. Arrival has become a suggested 2335 tonight, 70 late. QF38, the redeye, will be delayed.

 

[Flyerqf]

Tonight is the commencement of MEL to SFO.

 

[Himeno]

The initial B789-operated QF15 from BNE to LAX departed three minutes early at 1007 with B789 Vh-ZNB. Presumably Qantas has had to send flight (and cabin?) crews ahead on earlier flights to LAX and JFK to be in position for the first westbound workings.

I'm under the impression that the same crew operates LAX-JFK-LAX.
They would already have 787 crew in LA from the 6 weekly MEL-LAX which is being dropped to 2 weekly from today.
They would need to position crew to SFO for the return sector of the new MEL-SFO flights.

 

[Flyerqf]

I'm under the impression that the same crew operates LAX-JFK-LAX.
They would already have 787 crew in LA from the 6 weekly MEL-LAX which is being dropped to 2 weekly from today.
They would need to position crew to SFO for the return sector of the new MEL-SFO flights.

On the 747, different crew operated LAX-JFK and JFK-LAX. Are you saying that with the 787 this is one crew for both sectors?

 

[Melburnian1]

Also on Saturday 1 September, QF583 (A332 VH-EBC, the 1945 hours SYD across to PER that took off at 2030) looks to be arriving at about 2320 late tonight local time, half an hour tardy.

QF35, the lunchtime MEL - SIN commenced pushing back at 1218 (23 late) but did not arrive until 1847, 52 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

On Father's Day, Sunday 2 September 2018, QF79, the 0910 hours MEL - NRT departed 29 minutes tardy. Arrival is predicted 32 late at 1907 hours.

QF127 (1035 hours midmorning SYD - HKG) is forecast to depart 70 late with arrival at 1845, 45 minutes behind the schedule.

The 1055 hours SYD - JNB B744 long flight, QF63 is again unpunctual with pushback expecetd at 1130 and arrival at 1740, 40 minutes down.

So also is QF81 (1015 hours SYD - SIN) that should be off its blocks 65 late for an anticipated 1735, 45 late arrival.

 

[Melburnian1]

QF159 (1045 hours MEL - AKL that took off at 1148 with A333 VH-QPJ) should arrive on Sunday 2 September 2018 at 1706, 46 late. There may well be various reasons but at face vale it seems a waste for an A333 (recently refurbished) to be on a TransTasman flight when numerous southeast Asian QF flights only have A332s, which as moa999 reminds us with his wonderful table of the renovations have a couple of deficiencies compared to the A333s.

QF19, the 1210 hours SYD to MNL was showing a couple of hours ago as punctual but has been altered to push back at 1305.

The 1015 hours SYD - SIN (QF81, A333 VH-QPA) departed at 1132 and should arrive at 1745, 55 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

B744 VH-OEH was a little later than predicted off blocks on Sunday 2 September with QF127 (1035 hours SYD - HKG) with departure at 1156, then a prompt takeoff at 1210 hours. Likely arrival is 1850, 50 late.

Unexpectedly (according to earlier advice from QF), QF&, the 1235 hours SYD - DFW departed at 1428 so same day arrival has become 1433, 93 late.

QF19 left five minutes earlier than predicted at 1300 hours on the dot (50 late) so MNL arrival (ex SYD) has become 1910, 40 late.

QF117 (the second SYD - HKG) was 47 minutes tardy in its off blocks time at 1507, so arrival is predicted as 2250, 50 late.

 

[Melburnian1]

Given the Sunday 2 September late arrival of QF127 in HKG, the redeye QF128 is expected to push back at 2055, 55 late for an 0745 hours, 50 minute tardy arrival in SYD on Monday 3.

 

[OATEK]

I see from JohnM's posts in the 787 thread that QF10 was delayed overnight after a technical issues. Disappointing on such a new bird.

 

[JessicaTam]

I see from JohnM's posts in the 787 thread that QF10 was delayed overnight after a technical issues. Disappointing on such a new bird.

Yes, it seems there were a couple of delays, before they pulled the pin and delayed it until 0700.

 

[Melburnian1]

I see from JohnM's posts in the 787 thread that QF10 was delayed overnight after a technical issues. Disappointing on such a new bird.

Thanks OATEK: to clarify, this was the scheduled 1315 hours Sunday 2 September 2018 QF10 from LHR that departed at 1542. The amended departure time of '0700 Monday 3 September' is not displaying on the QF website but the amended PER arrival of 0630 on Tuesday 4 September. As one would expect, the QF10 tag sector PER - MEL today (the 1430 hours) has been cancelled.

Meanwhile, QF64 ex JNB should arrive in SYD on Monday 3 at 1552, 57 minutes tardy.

 

[jb747]

I see from JohnM's posts in the 787 thread that QF10 was delayed overnight after a technical issues. Disappointing on such a new bird.

My experience is that aircraft are most reliable when middle aged. New aircraft, especially of a new design, can be extremely unreliable. New build aircraft, can also be full of manufacturing bugs.

 

[Flyerqf]

I see from JohnM's posts in the 787 thread that QF10 was delayed overnight after a technical issues. Disappointing on such a new bird.

It was ZNF’s first international trip.

As a result there are some weird movements today. QF9 is being operated by a 332 to Perth. The onward journey is delayed until tomorrow morning.

Today’s QF485 is being operated by a 787 (the aircraft that was to operate the QF9 today).